Nicknames in Kapoor Khandan of Bollywood
The Kapoors have a penchant for nicknames ending with ‘o’, and at times with ‘oo’, like Lolo, Bebo, Chintoo, Dabboo and Chimpoo, respectively for Karishma, Kareena, Rishi and Randhir and Rajiv.
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Exciting features of James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space telescope is a space telescope scheduled to be launched this decade. It has been designed to study the first formed galaxies. It would be able to see objects lying up to 1.5×106 km away from the earth. A sun shield will protect the telescope from the heat of the sun. (It…
How does a frog jump?
A frog has large webbed feet. It jumps by lifting the front legs and at the same time pushing the ground with its hind legs. This pressure opens the webs, which provides a firm base to jump. It lands on its front legs and gathers its hind legs.
ICT savvy people are popping smart pills
The new miracle pill is a tiny swallowable capsule that contains a minute chip, which transmits an individual’s personal details. Such an electronic device will be able to read the unique signal, which shall end the need for passwords and paper forms of ID, such as passports. It will also allow users to be free…
The day when Indian television’s first soap opera was set afloat
The first episode of Hum Log was aired on 7 July 1984. It had 156 episodes and each episode was about 25 minutes long. The eminent actor Ashok Kumar was the narrator, and the music was scored by Anil Biswas.
Influence of ‘The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna’ on Salinger
Salinger was a Jewish Catholic by birth, but as an adult he did not follow any of these family faiths. He practiced Zen Buddhism for several years during late 1940. Then in 1952 he read Joseph Campbell’s translation of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, and became a follower of Advaita Vedanta Hinduism.