First marble structure in India Hoshang Shah’s tomb in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, is said to be the first marble structure in India, and probably the first inspiration for the Taj Mahal.
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Do you know “Cucumbers originated in India”.
Cucumbers originated in India Earlier believed to have come to India via Afghanistan, it now turns out that cucumbers and melons were native to India all along! Pandey and Susanne Renner of the Departments of Systematic Botany and Mycology, University of Munich, Germany, produced a...
Do you know “Indian airports ranked amongst the world’s Top 5”.
Indian airports ranked amongst the world’s Top 5. Airports Council International (ACI), an international body of airports, has placed Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport second in terms of service quality after Seoul’s Incheon Airport, in the category of airports handling over 25 million passengers per...
Do you know “Youngest girl to scale Mt Everest”.
Youngest girl to scale Mt Everest Thirteen-year-old Malavath Poorna created history on May 25, 2014, when she planted the tricolour on the highest peak of the world. Poorna, born in the Pakala village of Telangana, is of tribal origin. She is a student of class...
Do you know “International award for a 9-year-old movie director”.
International award for a 9-year-old movie director. Two nine-year-old girls from a corporation school in New Delhi have proved that movie-making is child’s play for them. ‘Phoolwati Amma’, the movie they made as part of an MCD-Intach initiative on their school’s heritage, has been awarded...
Do you know “Youngest app developers”.
Youngest App Developers Brothers Shravan Kumaran (14) and Sanjay Kumaran (12), students of class IX and VIII, respectively, at Vaels Billabong High International School, Chennai, have developed 11 apps that are available on the Apple App Store and Google’s Android Play Store. The two Apps...
Do you know “Braille printer made of LEGO blocks”.
Braille printer made of LEGO blocks Thirteen-year-old Shubham Banerjee of Santa Clara, California, has made a Braille printer out of LEGO construction pieces. Braigo, the innovative, low-cost printer, will be priced at only around $350. With Intel investing up to a few hundred thousand dollars...
Do you know “Saffron Festival, Pampore”.
Saffron Festival, Pampore An annual three-day Saffron Festival is held in Pampore, Kashmir in autumn (usually October) after the saffron has been harvested. Though still in its infancy, this festival is creating ripples of interest in Purists to the picturesque state, described as ‘heaven on...
Do you know “Fruit of knowledge”.
Fruit of knowledge Deep in the precincts of the Ekambareswarar Temple in Kanchipuram, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva, is a 1000-year-old mango tree. The mangoes from this tree are said to impart knowledge. At 57 meters, the temple also has one of the tallest...
Do you know “Mango Festival”.
Mango Festival The International Mango Festival has been held annually in Delhi in July for the last 12 years. New varieties of the fruit are introduced to visitors at this festival. Those who love the fruit and wish to taste a large variety of them...
