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15 August: Independence Day

Introduction "India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. The territory of India shall consist of: The territories of the states, The Union territories and Any territory that may be acquired.” stated in Article One of the Indian constitution. There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him/her. From the largest to the smallest, each State/UT of India has a unique demography, history, and culture, dress, festivals, language, etc. India, officially named as the Republic of India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, and the Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. The President is the constitutional head of the Executive of the Union. Jawaharlal NehruFormer Prime Minister of India World's largest democracy, India, got independence from the oppressing Britishers on 15 August 1947. The first Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru ji e hosted Tiranga, the national flag of India at the Red fort on 15 August 1947. & and declared India, a free state. From many archaeological evidences, we get to know that, a highly sophisticated urbanized culture, the Indus civilization dominated the northwestern part of the subcontinent from about 2600 to 2000 BCE. Read the full article

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The Bond Of Love and Protection- Raksha Bandhan

Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi, the festival to celebrate the love of brothers and sisters. The word Raksha Bandhan is originated from a Sanskrit word 'Rakshabandhanam'. It consists of two words Raksha that means protection & Bandhan which means a bond, which simply means a 'Bond of Protection.' This festival is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Shravana, the fifth month of Hindu Calendar every year. On this day Sister ties the knot of Rakhi (silk thread, the thread signifies a thread of love and sacrifice) on her Brother's wrist, and prays for his prosperity. The Brother, in return, gives her sister a gift and promises her of an eternal bond of love and protection. Dr Rajendra Prasad- 1953 Like every festival, Raksha Bandhan too has many stories behind it. There are cultural and historical beliefs that enhance the significance of Raksha Bandhan. There are many beliefs in Hindi culture and Mythology about Raksha Bandhan. One of the most popular reverences in Hindu Culture is of Lord Krishna and Draupadi (Panchali, wife of Pandavas). On Makar Sankranti Lord Krishna cuts his little finger. Draupadi saw Krishna bleeding profusely, she cut off a part of her Saree and tied it on Lord's finger, in return, Lord Krishna promised to protect her and he protected her from the Kauravas. One more belief is of Yama and Yamuna. When Yama, the God of Death, did not visit his sister Yamuna. Read the full article

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The Million Dollar Homepage

What you think this image could be? Is that any scenery or any error caused by the webpage? Well it is a web page that looks so strange and the story behind this will blow your mind. This web page is created by Alex Tew to raise money for his education in 2005. This page contains million pixels arranged in 1000×1000 pixel grid.The concept was very simple, he had to sell the pixel ( let say 10×10) for advertisement. So people could come and purchase the pixel to upload their business image and if someone clicks on it he can directly jump to their business website.This page went viral and almost all the pixels were sold out within 6 months. Some of the pixels were also on auction just because its popularity. Nearly  $1,037,100 revenue were generated by this page. What  do you call it, the brilliant idea of a brilliant person or its just a luck that's his idea worked?Drop you valuable comment..... Do visit this website >>http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/ Read the full article

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Mumbai's Architectural Marvel-Rajiv Gandhi sea link

Seshadri Srinivasan's designed Bandra Worli Sea Link also known as Rajiv Gandhi sea link of Mumbai is an Architectural Marvel & let me tell you some interesting things about it- This is the most-loved bridge of Mumbai which weighs almost equal to the weight of 56,000 African Elephants. 90,000 tons of cement was used to build this masterpiece. This bridge is a Cable-stayed bridge and if we put all the steel cables together  then the length of these steel cables would probably be as long as the circumference of the Earth. Isn't it mind-blowing! It took almost 10 years to build this bridge. The bridge or sea link's construction started in 2000 and this eight lane bridge completed in 2010 after four lanes being opened to public use in 2009. This 5.6 KM architectural marvel is a savior for Mumbaikars which reduces commutation time between Worli and Bandra from 80-90 minutes to under 10 minutes. Construction of the sea link was done by aced groups from India including 10 other countries, Egypt, China, Canada, Britain, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Serbia, Thailand and Switzerland. We recommend you, whenever you visit Mumbai, definitely visit this Marvelous place. Read the full article

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Unsolved Mystery of Santiago Flight that landed after 35 years

We all are aware of planes to disappear, though, there is usually evidence of what probably happens during those events to indicate that the plane has crashed — debris, luggage, or, at a minimum, records of the pilot radioing for help. But do we have ever heard that a plane set off from one place to another & disappears with nothing left behind? No, reports of distress, not even the poor weather conditions to blame on. Then one thing that comes in our mind is the Bermuda Triangle. Perhaps the most famous of these incidences are of the Bermuda Triangle, the legendary vortex where aircraft and ships seem to vanish without a trace. But what if I tell you that a disappeared plane landed successfully after too many years? On September 4, 1954, Santiago Airlines Flight 513 departed from Aachen, West Germany, destined for Porto Alegre, Brazil. The flight should have taken around 18 hours, but it took 35 years. On October 12, 1989, without any contact with air traffic controllers, Santiago Flight 513 was spotted circling the Porto Alegre airport, where it eventually made a successful landing. It was expected that Santiago Flight 513 would go the way of the unexplained vanishing aircraft — after all, no one expects an airplane to land after 35 years of missing. And it too disappeared without a trace, devoid of any communication with airport bases and showing no signs of distress. Read the full article

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Mass Suicide of Birds-Jatinga(Assam)

Jatinga, a small tribal village and Assam’s simplest hill station, is known for the mysterious suicide of birds for the duration of positive weeks of the year though, is because of its mysterious circumstances of the birds coming here to dedicate ‘suicide’. The birds don’t really suicide at all however they nonetheless flock here to their deaths. The mystery is, why do these birds come here in delirium to embody their stop on the arms of the local people? In a sure time of the 12 months, in the main from past due August to early October, just after the Monsoon, on a cloudy, misty, foggy evening inside the darkness of a moonless setting, preferably after a bout of rains with a certain wind direction, This has without a doubt baffled professionals and researches are on to locate the cause. It is said that this incident occurs among 6 pm and 9:30 pm on a foggy night, specifically when there is no moon here at the end of the monsoon. The purpose in the back of this is also stated differently. People right here trust that ghosts and invisible forces are in the back of this. At the equal time, scientists trust that the strong winds going for walks at night disturb the stability of birds. There are thorny and dense forests right here. Also, there may be no mild here, because of which they collide with the tree and they die. Despite the risk and the repeat performances each year, the birds retain to fly to their death in this small location of 1500 by using 200 meters. Read the full article

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Ishwari Babar: A Girl Made For Bharatnatyam

"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort."-Jesse Owens This story is about Ishwari Babar, a girl from Pune, Maharashtra, who justifies the above quote completely. Ishwari was born & raised in Pune. She has done her schooling from Pune & later completed her B. Tech from Pune. In her childhood, her behavior was like a boy, she used to play with boys, she loved watching Power Rangers in childhood, she enjoyed playing cars and bikes more than playing with dolls. Due to all these reasons her mother was always worried, so she decided to take Ishwari to Bharatanatyam classes. And from there Ishwari's Bharatanatyam journey started. Ishwari was in Second grade when her mother took her to Bharatanatyam class for the first time. Initially, she did not like dancing at all. She did not understand much at that time.  So she would go quietly in the corner and see her seniors dancing. She didn't miss a single class, no matter how heavy the rain falls, her mother used to take her to every Bharatanatyam class. When Ishwari was in fourth grade, her mother was unable to take her to Bharatanatyam classes due to some reasons and it was the first time she missed her class. Then she stopped going to class because she was too young and the class was far away from her house. So she could not go to Bharatanatyam class in fourth, fifth and sixth grade. Read the full article