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February 1: World Hijab Day
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Today, February 1, 2014 is “World Hijab Day” More than 50 countries of the world celebrated “World Hijab Day” on February 1, 2013. A New Yorker Nazma Khan born in Bangladesh...
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February 2, 2014 is World Wetlands Day
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Today, February 2 is World Wetlands Day Logo of Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Photo credit: Wikipedia) On February 2, 1971, the ‘Ramsar Convention on Wetlands’ was adopted in...
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The Pallikaranai Wetland: Part 1 – Flora and Fauna
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Last Sunday I posted an article titled “February 2, 2014 is World Wetlands Day.” Why am I interested in wetlands? Because I am concerned. My home in Jalladianpet is just 2.5...
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The Pallikaranai Wetland: Part 2 – The Once Pristine Idyllic Wetland Is Now a...
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Pallikaranai Marshland, Chennai, (Posted by Arun Christopher / ilovchennai.blogspot.in) Four decades ago, this pristine idyllic wetland had a water spread of approximately...
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Price of Petrol Around the World!
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Price of Petrol around the world (Posted in Facebook) I came across the above picture posted on Facebook. Any rational thinker would surely realize that the aim of the person...
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February 14 is Saint Valentine’s Day!
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . The feast of Saint Valentine falls on February 14 each year. This day popularly known as Valentine’s Day is celebrated by most people in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the...
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Price of Diesel Around the World!
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . On February 13, 2014, I posted an article titled “Price of Petrol Around the World!” Some of my readers wanted to know about the price of diesel in India and in other...
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Re-posted: 15 Amusing Things That’ll Happen If Arvind Kejriwal Is Made The...
Recently, Indian born Satya Nadella was promoted to the post of CEO of Microsoft. While both traditional and social media are abuzz ith debates, consequences,factors, pride and puns, we join the...
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Sugar – Part 1: History of Canesugar
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Sugar is the universal name for a variety of sweet-tasting carbohydrates, derived from various sources. Sugar is used in food, sweet meats, confectioneries, chocolates,...
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Sugar – Part 2: The Different Avatars of Sugar
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Image source: nourition.com Sugar is the universal name for a variety of carbohydrates or saccharides that have a sweet taste. The word ‘sugar’ immediately brings to our mind...
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Sugar – Part 3: Oh Sweet Poison, Thy Name is Sugar!
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . “It seems like every time I study an illness and trace a path to the first cause, I find my way back to sugar.” - Richard Johnson, Nephrologist, University of Colorado Denver...
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Re-posted: 20 Clever Inventions You Probably Didn’t Know Were Made By Indians
. Plastic Surgey – Susruta, famed Hindu surgeon, is depicted in the home of a noble of ancient India, about to begin an otoplastic operation. The patient, drugged with wine, is steadied by friends and...
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Is José Mujica The World’s Poorest and Humblest President?
. . By T.V. Antony Raj. . “I may appear to be an eccentric old man… But this is a free choice.” – José Mujica, President of Uruguay . José Alberto “Pepe” Mujica Cordano, President of Uruguay. On...
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The Gulabi Gang – The Fearless Women in Pink
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Sampat Pal Devi and her Gulabi Gang members (Source: facebook.com/pages/Sampat-Pal-Devi) These women dressed in pink and with laathi (bamboo stick) in their hands are...
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Equality for Women is Progress for All …
. . By T.V. Antony Raj. . “Equality for women is progress for all.” . Frauentag 1914 Heraus mit dem Frauenwahlrecht (Source: Wikimedia Commons) A century ago, the above poster in German for...
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Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
. . By T.V. Antony Raj. . Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia AL (MAS) 9M-MRO, the missing aircraft (Source: Laurent ERRERA from L’Union, France) On Saturday, March 8, 2014, a Malaysia Airlines Flight 370...
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Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 – The Search is Still on For...
. . By T.V. Antony Raj .. We have now entered the fourth day of searching for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) that disappeared from the radar screens of Malaysia Airlines’ Air Traffic Control...
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Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 – The Stolen Passports
. . . By T.V. Antony Raj .. On Saturday, March 8, 2041, the investigators of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 discovered that two people named on the passenger manifest - Christian Kozel from...
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Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 – Did the Aircraft Crash into the Sea?
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . For the past six days the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) has not yielded any clue to its whereabouts and remains a puzzle. On the night of March...
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Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 – Did the Aircraft Disappear From...
. . . By T.V. Antony Raj . On Saturday, March 8, 2014, the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) took off from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 00:41 MST, with 239 people, including 12 crew...
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