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• Elephant Herd Walking Miles in China .. ..

  

  I love elephants and have stood near them for hours admiring them – a few trips to Kerala, provided good opportunity for photographing some beautifully... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Epsom Derby - Women's Suffrage and More !

  

  According to Election Commission of India, 62.6 million people were eligible for vote in TN Elections 2021- Sholinganallur assembly constituency had the... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Remebering Great Freedom Martyrs ~ Durga Bhabhi and Bhagwati Charan Vohra

  

  In the movie ‘Indian’ – Shankar touched a raw nerve – the impact of Senapati – a devoted freedom fighter, who loses everything, incarcerated, faces... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Gory Train Accident in Pakistan at Daharki in Sindh Province !

  

  Daharki is a city in Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan – in news for wrong reasons ! (Train accidents are not uncommon ! Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Wrong Tweet Years Ago, Lands a KO on Debutant Cricketer

  

  The first Lord's Test in two years had seemed destined for a draw after losing the entire third day to rain, and drawn it surely was as the teams shook hands... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Know the Ornithologist Who Founded the Party That Ruled India

  

  A beautiful bird resembling a house sparrow – Hypolais rama is its name – pic credit www.birdphoto.fi .. … A search took me to a book ‘ Nests and Eggs of... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2021 SOCIETY

• the Coronation of Great Maratha Warrior King Took Place This Day, 347 Years Ago...

  

  First salute the majestic statue of the great Hindu warrior King whose coronation took place this day – 347 years ago ! Sangli State was one of the 11-gun salut... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Ben Gurion Hut and Airport

  

  The airport began as an airstrip of two unpaved runways on the outskirts of the town of Lydda (now Lod), near the Templer colony of Wilhelma. It was built in... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2021 SOCIETY

• 5G Slap .............. Juhi, Who ?!?

  

  By any chance, does anyone remember movie - Nattukku Oru Nallavan and its cast ?? Juhi Chawla won the 1984 Miss India beauty pageant, established herself as... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Indian Women Set to Play a Test at Bristol - a Test After 7 Years !

  

  Remember that 3 day Test in Nov 1976 at Chepauk – a drawn match – Captain Shantha Rangaswami dazzled with the bat. Earlier on Oct 31, 1976, Indian Women played... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Marine Pollution ~ - X-Press Pearl Reported Sinking off Colombo

  

  THE OCEANS are so vast and deep that until fairly recently, it was widely assumed that no matter how much trash and chemicals humans dumped into them, the... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Devon Conway Basks in Glory with a Double Ton in Test Debut

  

  Devon Conway is basking in glory at Lords after joining a long list of 111 players – and there are 15 of them who have made it for India. ‘Century on debut’ –... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Indian Citizenship Act ........ .......... What ? ! ?

  

  Ever heard of Indian Citizenship Act ! ~ that has nothing to do with India !! Movie is only a form of entertainment, yet there are some films / some scenes... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2021 SOCIETY

• How Much Freedom You Enjoy in Your Country ! ~ Including the Hair-dos !!

  

  IPL 2021 was greatly entertaining ~ besides the game, there were characters – Chris Gayle, Hardik Pandya, Shimron Hetmeyer, Andre Russel, Krunal Pandya, Kieron... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Shakespeare is Dead !!

  

  He died on 23 April 1616, at the age of 52, within a month of signing his will, a document which he begins by describing himself as being in "perfect health". N... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Indian Rail Locos ~ Naming After Women Freedom Fighters !

  

  I have travelled so many times by train – pre 1990s booking ticket was an ordeal – when Computerised Reservation complex came up at Allikulam complex near... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Shameful Attack on Culture - Biblioclasm - Burning of Jaffna Library - 40 Years...

  

  Jaffna (யாழ்ப்பாணம்) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2021 SOCIETY

• Refreshing Tea ~ Positivity of Tea Vendor

  

  This morning got up a bit early – and took stroll till my compound gate ! - this post is about the man whom I saw with a ‘kattai bag’ Morning as one gets up – i... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2021 SOCIETY

• Turkey Invokes Mahatma Gandhi and Sufi Poet Rumi - Sends Relief Material to India

  

  The ecstatic poems of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian poet and Sufi master born in 1207, have sold millions of copies in recent years, making him the... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2021 SOCIETY

• Rolls-Royce Introduces Ultimate Luxury Car !

  

  The most eye-catching features centre around the Boat Tail's 'aft deck' – a modern interpretation of a yacht's wooden rear deck in a special grey and black... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2021 SOCIETY