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Read and feel sorry for lost human heritage : For 600 years, Nalanda was one of the best Universities in the world. Located in India, it attracted students from as far away as Greece who came to study in one of the greatest libraries the world had ever seen. It extended over three buildings that were up to nine stories high. The hundreds of thousands of books inside those buildings covered subjec ts as wide ranging as grammar, logic, literature, astrology, astronomy, and medicine. But many of the most precious texts were among the most important in Hinduism & Buddhism, and those religious tomes may have been what fanatic Bakhtiyar Khilji and his Muslim army were intent on destroying when they sacked the university in 1193. There were so many books that they burned for three months. and thousands of monks were burned alive and thousands beheaded.

There are thousands of temples all over India in different size, shape and locations but not all of them are considered to be built the Vedic way. Generally, a temple should be located at a place where earth's magnetic wave path passes through densely. It can be in the outskirts of a town/village or city, or in middle of the dwelling place, or on a hilltop. The essence of visiting a temple is discussed here. Now, these temples are located strategically at a place where the positive energy is abundantly available from the magnetic and electric wave distributions of north/south pole thrust. The main idol is placed in the core center of the temple, known as "*Garbhagriha*" or *Moolasthanam*. In fact, the temple structure is built after the idol has been placed. This *Moolasthanam* is where earth’s magnetic waves are found to be maximum. We know that there are some copper plates, inscribed with Vedic scripts, buried beneath the Main Idol. What are they really? No, they a

"The Pont du Gard (Gard Bridge)"   is an ancient Roman aqueduct  bridge that crosses the Gardon  River in Vers-Pont-du- Gard near Remoulins, in the Gard  département of southern France .  It is part of the Nîmes aqueduct, a  50 km-long (31 mi) structure built  by the Romans to carry water  from a spring at Uzès to the  Roman colony of Nemausus  (Nîmes). Because the terrain  between the two points is hilly, the  aqueduct – built mostly  underground – took a long, winding  route that crossed the gorge of the  Gardon, requiring the construction  of an aqueduct bridge. Built in the  1st century AD, the Pont du Gard  is the highest of all Roman  aqueduct bridges and is the best preserved with the Aqueduct of Segovia . It was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1985 because of its historical importance.

Early 1960s.  From L to R: Sanjay Gandhi, Dara Singh's brother, Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Dara Singh & Amitabh Bachchan The Bachchan family's ties with the Nehru-Gandhi family dates back to the early 20th century when Harivansh (Amitabh's father) and Motilal Nehru, being from the same city of Allahabad were both iconic & close aides. Amitabh Bachchan (BigB) first met Rajiv Gandhi when he was  4 years old and Rajiv Gandhi was 2 years. Their friendship grew stronger as they grew up particularly due to their shared interest and similar characters. Their friendship reached the pinnacle when BigB and his family lent moral support to Rajiv in late 1960s during his marriage with Sonia, which was opposed by Indira. It was BigB's mother who acted as a mediator between the young couple and Indira during their courship and successfully convinced Indira to accept the marriage. However after few decades, in the early 1990s, their relationship turned sour after the a

More than you'd think! In 1908 Henry Ford’s foreman, William Klann, visited a slaughterhouse seeing the ‘disassembly line’. He cleverly uses the same principles in reverse to create an ‘assembly’ line for the building of cars. The idea is to have the parts flow on a line to the workers who are stationary, rather than have the workers travel to each  station to complete the cars. Henry Ford's perfection of the assembly line in 1913, allows what used to take 12.5 man hours to be reduced to 1 hour and 33 minutes. This allows Ford to make cars faster and cheaper than ever before, producing vehicles that were affordable enough to make motor car travel a possibility for everyone, not just the wealthy.

1991 AD:  Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated in a bomb blast in Sriperumbudur, near Madras (May 21); P.V. Narasimha Rao is sworn-in as the ninth Prime Minister of India(June 21); At least 1500 people are feared dead as a devastating earthquake rocks Uttarkashi district of Uttar Pradesh(Oct20); Pondicherry becomes the first Union Territory of India to be declared fully literate. 1992 AD:  Rupee is made partially convertible (March 1); Eighth Five Year plans starts; Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma is elected as the ninth President of India(July 16); Indian Air Force celebrates its Diamond Jubilee; The disputed Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (U.P.) is demolished (Dec 6). 1993 AD:  More than 400 people are killed in violence in Bombay (Jan 11). Nearly 300 people are killed in a series of bomb blasts in Bombay (March 12); Over 20,000 people are killed as earthquake rocks Latur district of Maharashtra (Sept 30).  1994 AD:  PSLV-D2 is successfully launched, putting India in a s

Battle of Hydaspes 326 B.C.— Alexander the Great, defeated Porus, the Paurava king. Impressed by the valour of Porus, ultimately Alexander returned his kingdom to him.  Battle of Kalinga 261 B.C.— Ashoka defeated the king of Kalinga. Ashoka embraced Buddhism and preached it during the rest of his life after this war.  First Battle of Tarain or Thaneswar  A.D. 1191  Prithvi Raj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori.  Second Battle of Tarain A.D. 1192— Mohammed Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan. Ghori’s victory paved the way for the establishment of Muslim rule in India.  First Battle of Panipat 1526— Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi. This laid the foundation of the Mughal rule in India.  Battle of Khanwah 1527—  Babar defeated Rana Sanga of Mewar. This battle resulted in the defeat of the powerful Rajput confederacy.  Second Battle of Panipat 1556— Bairam Khan (Akbar’s General) defeated Hemu (the Hindu General and right-hand man of Mohd. Adil Shah). It also ended the Afghan Rule a

Ornate exterior of the Kailasha Temple, Ellora  It is a megalith carved out of one single rock. It is estimated that about 400,000 tons of rocks was scooped out over years to construct this monolithic structure. It was built in the 8th century by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I. The Kailash Temple is notable for its vertical excavation— carvers started at the top of the original rock, and excavate d downward, exhuming the temple out of the existing rock. All the carvings are done in more than one level.  The Kailasa is a remarkable example of Bharatiya architecture on account of its striking proportion; elaborate workmanship architectural content and sculptural ornamentation of rock-cut architecture. It is designed to recall Mount Kailash, the abode of Mahadev Shiva. The courtyard is edged by a columned arcade three stories high. The arcades are punctuated by huge sculpted panels, and alcoves containing enormous sculptures of a variety of deities.  Originally flying bridges

 Bristol as a motto since a wooden sign greeted the Marquis de Lafayette on his “Farewell Tour of America” in 1824. The original sign still hangs within the Borough Hall, where it continues to greet newcomers as well as locals. More than three centuries have passed since the town’s first European settlers occupied the 262 acres along the Delaware River now known as Bristol Borough. A major land route linking Philadelphia and New York City passed through Bristol and hotels along this road hosted a bevy of travelers when the United States capitol was located in Philadelphia just after the American Revolution. Several of the first foreign ambassadors to America selected Bristol for their homes. These homes are still standing and are part of three centuries of architecture reflected in the residences and public building of the town. The oldest known building is the Friends’ (Quaker) Meeting House, built circa 1711. The transportation route used by those traveling between New York City and

Near Kitty Hawk,  North Carolina , Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its inaugural flight. Orville and Wilbur Wright grew up in Dayton,  Ohio , and developed an interest in aviation after learning of the glider flights of the German engineer Otto Lilienthal in the 1890s. Unlike their older brothers, Orville and Wilbur did not attend college, but they possessed extraordinary technical ability and a sophisticated approach to solving problems in mechanical design. They built printing presses and in 1892 opened a bicycle sales and repair shop. Soon, they were building their own bicycles, and this experience, combined with profits from their various businesses, allowed them to pursue actively their dream of building the world's first airplane.   After exhaustively researching other

The First Wonder Of the World is Chichen. This wonder is present in the Mexico.. The Second Wonder of the World is Christ Redeemer. This Wonder is Present in the Brazil... The Third Wonder of the World is The Great Wall.. This Wonder is Present in the China The Fourth Wonder of the World is Machuu.. This Wonder is present in the Peru.... The Fifth Wonder of the World is Petra. This Wonder is Present in the Jordan.. The Sixth Wonder in the World is Roman This Wonder is Present in the Italy The Seventh Wonder is Taj Mahal

Letter to Hapgood November 24, 1952 Mr Charles H. Hapgood 2 Allenton Street Provincetown, Mass. Dear Sir: I have read already some years ago in a popular article about the idea that excentric masses of ice, accumulated near a pole, could produce from time to time considerable dislocations of the floating rigid crust of the earth. I have never occupied myself with this problem but my impression is that a careful study of this hypothesis is really desirable. I think that our factual knowledge of the underlying facts is at present not precise enough for a reliable answer based exclusively on calculations. Knowledge of geological and paleontological facts may be of decisive importance in the matter. In any case, it would not be justified to discard the idea a priori as adventurous. The question whether high pressure may not be able to produce fusion of nuclei is also quite justified. It is not known to me if a quantitative theory has been worked out by astrophysicists.  The action

FLAME OF OUR FREEDOM STRUGGLE - Bhagat Singh  Bhagat singh was born in September 27, 1907 in khatkar kalan, Punjab, in India. His grandfather Arjan singh, father kishan singh, and uncle Ajit singh, were all active in the freedom struggle. While studying at the D.A.V school in Lahore, in 1916, young Bhagat singh came into contact with some well – known political leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai and Ras Bihari Bose. In response to Mahatma Gandhi‘s call for no – cooperation against rule in 1921, Bhagat singh left his school and joined the newly opened national college at Lahore. At this college, which was a center of revolutionary activities, he came in contact with revolutionaries such as Bhagwati charan, sukhdev and others. He became a member of the Hindustan republican Association formed by the revolutionaries of Uttar Pradesh and was initiates into their firebrand activities. The revolutionaries were branded as terrorists by the British government. They believed that given the u

INDIAN RAILWAY . . . . . . THE GOELDEN ERA The first railway on the Indian sub- continent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to thane. The ides of a railway to connect Bombay with thane, kalian and with the thal and bhore Ghats inclines first occurred to MR.GEORGE CLARK, THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE BOMBAY GOVERNEMENT, during a visit to bhandup in 1843. The formal inauguration ceremony was performed on 16th April 1853, when 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left bori bunder at 3.30 pm “amidst the applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.” The first passenger train steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hooghly a distance of 24 miles, on 15th august, thus the first section of the East Indian railway was opened to public traffic, inaugurating the beginning of the railway transport on the eastern side of the sub-continent. In south the first line was opened on 1st July, 1856 by the Madras railway company.it ran between veyasrspandy and walaj