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Jagdish Chandra Bose

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What happens if you take a rich magistrate's son and make him learn in a village school sitting besides the sons of servants and fishermen? He'll hear tales of birds and animals that make him curious about Nature. And that makes him one of India's first scientists - Jagdish Chandra Bose. Early days Jagdish Chandra was born on November 30, 1858. He was educated first at the village school in Faridpur, where his father was a magistrate, Bhagwan Chandra Bose. Later he went to Hare and St. Xavier's, Calcutta's leading English-medium schools. In 1875, he was admitted to St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, and graduated in 1879. There he met Father Eugene Lafont, who was very interested in promoting modern science in India. He later went to the UK, where he got degrees from the universities of Cambridge and London. He also met Prafulla Chandra Ray, another pioneer of Indian science. He came back and was made a Professor of Physics at Presidency C...

Goddess Durga – The slayer of Mahisha

  Goddess Durga is the warrior goddess who fought and defeated the evil Mahishasura. The story of Mahishasura starts with his father - Ramba. Ramba was an asura who performed severe penance to make the Gods happy. Lord Agni [the Lord of the Fire] was pleased with the penance and appeared before him, "Open your eyes, son of Dhanu." Ramba opened his eyes and bowed to Agni. Agni smiled and asked him, "I am pleased with your penance, what do you wish?" Ramba said, "I wish for a son, my Lord, who cannot be killed by any man or God or animal." Lord Agni said, "So be it. However if your son himself prays to Lord Brahma for the boon, he would become more powerful. " Ramba nodded his head as Lord Agni disappeared. Ramba the king of demons, then fell in love with Mahishi, a water buffalo (The water buffalo was Princess Shyamala, who was actually cursed to be a buffalo). Their son's name was Mahishasura. As Mahi...

17 సెంట్ల భూమిలో 15 క్వింటాళ్ల ధాన్యం

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బీజింగ్ ‌:   వరి ఉత్పత్తిలో మరో రికార్డు సృష్టించినట్లు ఫాదర్ ‌ ఆఫ్ ‌ హైబ్రీడ్ ‌ రైస్ ‌ యువాన్ ‌ లంగ్ ‌ పింగ్ ‌ ప్రకటించారు . చైనాకు చెందిన ఈ శాస్త్రవేత్త గతంలోనూ రికార్డు స్థాయిలో వరి ఉత్పత్తి చేశారు . తాజాగా 837 చదరపు గజాల (0.07 హెక్టార్లు ) లో 1537 కిలోల వడ్లు పండించి గతంలో తాను సృష్టించిన రికార్డును బద్దలు కొట్టానని వివరించారు . అంటే 17 సెంట్ల భూమిలో 15 క్వింటాళ్ల ధాన్యాన్ని పండించారన్న మాట .   ఈ సాంకేతికతను ఐదోతరం హైబ్రీడ్ ‌ రైస్ ‌ టెక్నాలజీగా ఆయన అభివర్ణించారు . ఇటీవల జపాన్ ‌ ఉత్పత్తి చేసిన కోషిహికారి రైస్ ‌ తరహాలోనే ప్రస్తుతం ఉత్పత్తి చేసిన వడ్లు కూడా అత్యుత్తమ నాణ్యత కలిగి ఉన్నాయని తెలిపారు . కాగా , గత యాభై ఏళ్లుగా వరి ఉత్పత్తిలో పరిశోధనలు చేస్తున్న యువాన్ ‌ గతంలో ఎన్నో రికార్డులు సృష్టించారు . చైనా మంత్రిత్వ శాఖ అధికారికంగా ప్రారంభించిన హైబ్రీడ్ ‌ రైస్ ‌ బ్రీడింగ్ ‌ పోగ్రామ్ ‌ లో భాగంగా 2000 సంవత్సరంలో హెక్ట...

20 Educational Websites for Kids That are Also Free

20 Educational Websites for Kids That are Also Free Your children can learn something new today in a safe, free and fun environment. These 20 hand-picked educational websites for kids are also free, offering online teaching games, printables, videos and so much more. 1. PBS Kids link: http://pbskids.org/ Each of the educational shows your children watch on PBS have their own learning section through PBSKids.org. Try sing-a-long songs, sorting and counting games, watch videos and more. 2. Sesame Street Younger children will love everything about Sesame Street's online home. They can choose from hundreds of the show's video clips and play games that help them learn letters, animal sounds, rhymes, colors and more. http://www.sesamestreet.org/ 3. Starfall When a mom mention she's looking for some great educational websites for her kids, it's not long before Starfall.com is mentioned. The site has been online since 2002 and works with your child...

High demand for Foreign Language experts in India - Recruise Study

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High demand for Foreign Language experts in India - Recruise Study     Language  is the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. There are 196 countries in the World wherein people speak about 6800- 6900 diverse languages. Learning a new language might seem to be tough but it is worth the effort. It is advantageous in both professional as well as personal life. It can make you a more attractive candidate to a prospective employer.   As per research, the most  spoken languages in the world are:   Ø    Mandarin   Ø    English Ø    Spanish Ø    Hindi Ø    Arabic Ø    Russian Ø    Bengali Ø    Portuguese Ø    Malay Ø    French & Japanese   Key Languages in Demand   In the recent past, there has been trem...