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Mynah Bird Can Talk Like a Human
Jan 5, 2023

"There is no index of character so sure as the voice": Pahadi Mayna of Chhattisgarh reproduce an exact pronunciation as humans at times, it begin to learn human speech sounds under social relationships, for bird to talk you must intrude on its social life

What is it that enables your Mynah bird to learn to speak more than 100 words and utter as many as 30 sentences?
The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji
Jan 5, 2023

"It is in the roots, not branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies": Cherrapunji a North Eastern paradise in Meghalaya, land abundant in rainfall and popular for lush green hills and living root bridges, handmade from aerial roots of rubber fig trees

IN THE DEPTHS OF NORTHEASTERN India, within sight of the India-Bangladesh border, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren’t built—they’re grown.
Hate Speech Denies Human Beings The Right To Dignity: Justice Nagarathna
Jan 4, 2023

Supreme Court of India Justice Nagarathna ~ Hate Speech denies human beings the Right to Dignity, and a greater responsibility is cast upon public functionaries and celebrities against vitriolic statements owing to their position

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench has held by way of a majority that statements made by a Minister, even if traceable to any affairs of state, cannot be attributed vicariously to the government. Justice Nagarathna, who was also a part of the constitution bench, though held that greater restriction cannot be imposed on free speech, she has added that in case a Minister makes disparaging statements in his "official capacity", then such statements can be vicariously attributed to the government ~ Synopsis
Why Hindu female teachers before Savitri Bai Phule are not recognised ?
Jan 4, 2023

“There are few reasons for telling the truth, but for lying the number is infinite": Hotee opened a School in Varanasi for women, taught Poetry, Law, Maths & Ayurveda, awarded title "Vidyalankar" by Kashi Pandits long before Savitribai Phule was even born

Hotee was a Bengali Hindu widow. She was a scholar of Sanskrit Poetry, Law, Mathematics and Ayurveda. She established a School in Varanasi for women. She was awarded the title "Vidyalankar" by Kashi Pandits.
Yashovati, the First Queen of Kashmir
Jan 3, 2023

“It’s like chess, you know. The Queen saves the King”: Yashovati - first regent queen of Kashmir married to King Damodara I who was kiIIed in a duel with Shri Krishna himself, Yashomati was pregnant than and was raised to the throne by Shri Krishna

Throughout ancient India, women were esteemed, and their contributions to the welfare of Throughout ancient India, women were esteemed, and their contributions to the welfare of the family and the community were vital. The elevated social standing of the ladies helped them feel good about themselves and gave them a sense of purpose. In order to develop their intellectual and spiritual capacities, they were provided with the chance. During this period, there were several female rishis.
Chand Baori – A fascinating story of Abhaneri Stepwell
Jan 3, 2023

"It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see": Chand Baori - A fascinating story of the largest and deepest stepwell in India, Abhaneri Stepwell that consists 3,500 narrow steps over 13 stories and extends 30 metres into the ground

IN 1864, THE FAMOUS FRENCH world traveler Louis Rousselet described “[a] vast sheet of water, covered with lotuses in flower, amid which thousands of aquatic birds are sporting” at the shores of which bathers washed, surrounded by jungle greenery. He was not describing a lakeside scene or one of India’s famous riverside ghats, but an ancient well, as big as a large pond.
Supreme Court dismisses pleas challenging 2016 demonetisation
Jan 3, 2023

"It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid": A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petitions challenging the Central government's 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of ₹1,000 and ₹500

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petitions challenging the Central government's 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of ₹1,000 and ₹500. [Vivek Narayan Sharma v. Union of India and ors]
How an Ancient Indian Art Utilizes Mathematics, Mythology, and Rice
Dec 31, 2022

"Function of ritual is to give form to human life, not in mere surface, but in depth": Kōlams - traditional Indian Patterns that combine Art, Mathematics & Magic, and refers to the belief that Hindus have a “karmic obligation” to “feed a thousand souls”

BEFORE THE FIRST RAYS OF sunlight stream across the rice fields and mud roads in the Nilgiri Mountains, before they force their way through the high-rises in the urban jungle of Chennai and Madurai, the women of Tamil Nadu are up for the day. In the dark, they clean the threshold to their home, and, following a centuries-long tradition, painstakingly draw beautiful, ritualistic designs called kōlam, using rice flour.
Hear the First Song Recorded on the Yazh, a 2,000 Year-Old Indian Instrument
Dec 31, 2022

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity": Hear the First Song Recorded on the Yazh, a 2,000 Year-Old Indian Instrument, whose sound “once filled the halls and temples of southern India, Over time, Tamil musical tradition all but vanished"

A Yazhi or Yali (Pronounced yA lee and unrelated to the Navajo name) is a mythical animal that is a chimera of a lion, elephant and a snake. They could have a lion face, its paws (and claws) and tail, fangs of a snake, body, hind legs and trunk of an elephant.