5th October 2016
Kolkata is often called the city of ‘bhadralok’, or ‘noble people’ – a city that has been home to educational elites for more than a century. Remarkably, it is also the city that has bred five Nobel laureates.
25th August 2016
Eminent physicist Albert Einstein was born in the year 1879. Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace, was born in 1869 and Adolf Hitler, the epitome of terror, in 1889. Hence the expression that Einstein was born between peace and terror.
6th May 2016
The national flag of Paraguay has different emblems on the obverse and reverse sides. The flag has an emblem on the obverse side, which is the national coat of arms of Paraguay that comprises a yellow five-pointed star surrounded by a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY. The emblem on the reverse side is the seal of the treasury, which is a yellow lion below a red Phrygian cap and the words PAZ Y JUSTICIA (‘Peace and Justice’).
20th April 2016
Olive has been the symbol of peace for thousands of years. Their roots are spread really wide, which enables them to survive drought conditions. A typical olive tree can live 1,000 years or more because the root can regenerate the entire tree if the original tree is destroyed.
