Aryabhatta Aryabhata was the first great Indian mathematician and astronomer. His two most famous works are the Aryabhatiya and Arya-Siddhanta. Aryabhatiya is a compendium of mathematics and astronomy. Arya-Siddhanta is his work on astronomical computations. The place-value system and the knowledge of zero were clearly...
Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda was born in 1863 and was the chief disciple of Saint RamakishnaParamhansa. His inspiring character was well known both in India and in America & Europe. He was a towering personality who awakened the slumbering Indian consciousness and revived Hinduism in...
Sabeer Bhatia A graduate of the California Institute of Technology and a master’s degree holder from Stanford University, Sabeer Bhatia worked for some time at Apple Inc. It was sometime then that he hit upon an idea which revolutionized how the common man would use...
Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin was named as the Acting Prime Minister of Russia in 1999. Today, he is the Prime Minister of the country, having served as President earlier! Putin inherited the shadow of a Great World Power and has worked to restore for the...
Bill Gates William Gates III, better known as Bill Gates, is the founder and chief architect of Microsoft. Microsoft is the largest and most successful software company in the world. He has dominated the revolution in personal computers and is the catalyst that seeded the...
Why Are We Taxed? We have all heard the word ‘Tax’ but do you know what it means? In a civilized society, we all need some common amenities such as roads. water. electricity, sewage treatment, and in the larger picture, the central government needs money...
The Mobile Revolution The mobile or cell phone has revolutionized how man communicated. It is simpler, faster and very reliable. The fashionable landline connections are now passe! Today, mobile phones have outnumbered basic phones and their customers have exponentially increased within the last 25 years...
Participating In Politics — A Yes Or No While studying about the constitution of India in class, my mind drifted towards the news we read about the ‘Executives’ who run our country….the politicians. None of us in class hold the ambition of being a politician,...
Time Differences Between East And West On landing in London, I was asked to change my watch settings. Aunty resolved the puzzle by answering my ‘Why?’ She explained that the world time is measured from Greenwich, pronounced as green-itch. Zero degrees longitude line known as...
Diwali Celebrations And Its True Meaning Diwali is synonymous with Hindu rituals and the faith that surrounds it. It is celebrated by one and all, irrespective of age and socioeconomic status. Diwali is the festival of lights. It is believed to be the day when...
