Lizzy and Rizzy were not
expecting anything that Christmas.
They had lost both their parents
to an accident...
Imagine their surprise when
they opened their door to find Christmas gifts!
"Isn't this our
grandmother's rocking-chair?"
"Yes, the one we had to
sell off!"
"Look! The same encyclopedia that we have been dreaming!"
We have all got it wrong in our schools. Time has come to unveil the real contribution of India to the world.
1. Father of Astronomy: Aryabhatta ; work - Aryabhattiyam2. Father of Astrology: Varahamihira , works; Panchasiddhantika, Bruhat Hora Shastra3. Fathers of Surgery : Charaka and Sushruta , works : Samhitas4. Father of Anatomy: Patanjali , work: Yogasutra5. Father of Yoga : Patanjali , work : Yogasutra6. Father of Economics : Chanakya , work: Arthashshtra
Four friends were travelling by car to see the festive lights.
"Whatever happened to
Laila?"
"Don't know. I haven't
seen her in the last week in class."
"I was inviting her for
today's outing, but my calls and messages went unanswered."
Laila was their fun-loving classmate.
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| Picture Prompt- Rochelle Wisoff-Fields |
The fourth friend seated on the
passenger seat, was silent.
That Wine Cellar was very famous.
Every tourist visited.
The happy place witnessed the
first dirty fight.
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| Photo Prompt- Rochelle Wisoff-Fields |
While a doctor attended to him,
cops interrogated the lady.
"Tell us whatever happened. Why did you smash the bottle on his head?"
They were after her life.
She escaped in her car.
Driving as fast as she could, she
felt safe after crossing the international border.
Her car malfunctioned and came to a halt.
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She was right in front of a garage!
There was no one.
It was dark.
We start with a quiz question- Identify this art.
After taking a look at the above image, the name of which art comes to your mind?
At first glance, seeing the borders and style, one knows that it is Pattachitra, that is also being spelled as Patachitra. It is an ancient art of Odisha that is linked with the Shree Jagannatha Temple, Puri.
However, the name of Odisha's exquisite Pattachitra art is being copied and presently, different art is being passed off as "Pattachitra/Patachitra".
Why is the name of West Bengal clubbed with Odisha too when the similar art of their place is called "Pot"/Patua/Potua?
The Cockroach Theory For Self Development*
"At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady.
She started screaming out of fear.
With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.
Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky.
The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed on another lady in the group.
Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.
The waiter rushed forward to their rescue.
In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter.
The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on his shirt.
When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behavior?
If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed?
The yellow envelope was top secret.
She was proud to be the chosen one.
The task was of national importance.
She tried to crack the given map and the code as she set out to accomplish the mission.
She saw the yellow arrow atop the snowy mountain.
Recently, Kalinga TV, a leading news channel of Odisha, aired a special programme about Rasagola in its Kalinga Swatantra show (on 27th November 2021 and repeat on 28th and 29th November 2021).
The show's title is in Odia - "Rasagola Kahuchhi Mu Odia".
In English, it means- "Rasagola says I'm Odia."
The show is about the Rasagola origin issue following the Twitter trend #RasagolaDibasa, and also about the Odisha Rasagola Geographical Indication (GI) application and registration. Kalinga TV has documented the views of some stakeholders- historians, authors, researchers, general public, and Rasagola shop owners and sellers, who all have shared about Rasagola's antiquity and association with Odisha.
Some of the personalities, who have been interviewed, and have shared their views in the video are- Prof Pushpesh Pant, Dr. Bhaskar Mishra, Dr. Sarat Kumar Mohanty, Shri Bhakta Tripathy, Shri Santosh Sahu, Dr. Asit Mohanty, Shri Bimbadhar Behera, Shri Satyabrat Mohanty, Shri Manoj Patra, Ms. Saipriya... and yours truly.
It has been uploaded yesterday on YouTube-
It was a normal day, but it did
not seem normal.
Their city had come out of the
second lockdown recently.
There was much excitement!
It was great to see all the
familiar faces.
Not seeing a soul in sight was
creepy.
On a normal day, there would
have been a traffic jam at that time of the day.
He walked on the street
puzzled.
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He wanted to get his smartphone
repaired.
