The story of Ramanujam, back in India would have made it a more interesting movie S. Ramanujam’s work in mathematics is truly enriching and profound and a biopic on his short life does help in making people look up his life’s work and remember this intuitive genius. The Man Who Knew Infinity is a wonderful film with a brilliant screenplay that moves fast, and challenges the audience to stay alert. […]
Umesh Malhotra an IITian working in California became aware of the strong focus and impact of books on children at a very early age, thanks to US activity-based libraries. When he decided to return to India, he promised his seven-year-old son that he will recreate a similar, more novel experience not just for him but for many more children. However, things were different when he arrived. Umesh Malhotra, founder of […]
India is a fascinating country, with wide regional differences historically, geographically, culturally, linguistically and gastronomically. To an outsider, figuring out everything at one go will be a mind boggling experience. In order to make these experiences memorable in a positive sense, please go through the rough guidelines given below. Travelling in India requires time, effort and a certain amount of guidance from reliable sources. It would make sense to categorize […]
Who doesn’t like to eat raspberries? Well, everyone loves to have this small and sweet in taste fruit. Though the fruit comes in a variety of colours ranging from black, purple, red, orange, golden and white. Red raspberries are the most cultivated one among all of them. Raspberries are not only delicious in taste but they also contains many nutritional benefits which makes them good for health. Here are some […]
Search giant Google has an annual tradition of founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin penning letter to employees on the company’s progress and priorities during the year. The custom dates back to the year 2004 when Page and Brin wrote the famous letter titled “Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one.” This year Google’s new CEO Sundar Pichai got to write the letter. This […]
The full trailer of Oliver Stone’s Snowden is out and Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays National Security Agency contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden. The film is based on the true story of Edward Snowden, who uncovered NSA’s extent of spying on the American public and handed over the intelligence over to journalists. Last we checked, he sought asylum in Russia and hasn’t been heard of ever since. Watch the trailer here. Please follow and […]
Pineapples are normally deemed unhealthy by health professionals and diet experts, due to the high levels of sugar in the tropical fruit. Highly perishable (should be consumed within two days if stored at room temperature and within about a week if refrigerated), the fruit has surprising varied nutritional and health benefits! Because of the high sugar levels, pineapples can be consumed in the form of juice to avail its benefits […]
As many as three Indian origin persons have been named among 100 highest-paid CEOs globally with PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi and LyondellBasell’s Bhavesh Patel making it to the top ten list compiled by Equilar. Chemicals company LyondellBasell Industries’ top executive Bhavesh V Patel was ranked sixth on the list with a total compensation of $24.5 million, while Nooyi, the Chief Executive of PepsiCo was ranked eighth on the list with a […]
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Thursday accomplished the task of developing the country’s own navigation system with the successful launch of IRNSS-1G, the last in the series of seven navigation satellites. Here are 10 things to know about desi ‘GPS’: 12-year mission life Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C33 carrying IRNSS-1G (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) lifted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space […]
Immunization is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease. It helps avert thousands of childhood deaths. According to World Health Organization (WHO), each year through immunization, more than 2 million child deaths could be prevented across the globe. Here are some points on why immunization is important: Prevents spread of diseases Immunization prevents spreading of the disease as the risk of an epidemic […]
