Tagore’s famous poem Bharattirtha is a reflection of his spirit of harmony of religions, caste and creed. In Bharattirtha, Tagore describes India as a pilgrimage where people from different parts of the globe have congregated and settled down. When it was first published in the Pravasi Patrika, it was named Matree-Abhishek (adoring the mother). Later…
‘Handling the ball’ and ‘obstructing the field’ are two bizarre and extremely uncommon ways of getting out. Mohinder Amarnath is the only batsman in the world to have been dismissed in both the fashions in one-day internationals. Handling the Ball – 1986 Triseries (India-Australia-New Zealand) second match of best of three finals against Australia. Obstructing…
Both were born on 2nd October, i.e. 2/10. ‘2’ may represent the binary system. The numbers involved there are ‘1’ and ’0’, which constitute ‘10’. Moreover, ‘10’ is the binary representation of ‘2’.
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio lived little more than 21 years and in this short span he made his mark as a great teacher. Derozio (1809–1831) started the Young Bengal Movement in the first half of 19th Century with a group of courageous young men of Bengal, which included among others Radhanath Sikdar, the man who…
Einstein had said, ‘If my theory of relativity be proven successful, Germany will call me a German, and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. If my theory be proven unsuccessful, France will call me a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.’
Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman in the British Parliament. He is known for the impeachment of Warren Hastings, the Governor General of India during his time. In his famous speech of May 5, 1788 he said, ‘The first step to empire is revolution, by which power is conferred; the next is good laws, good…
