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Bookers Prize awarded to Ms. Geetanjali Shree

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हिन्दी जगत के लिए ये सचमुच बहुत बड़ी उपलब्धि है! गीतांजलि श्री को हार्दिक बधाई! गीतांजलि श्री के उपन्यास 'रेत समाधि' के अंग्रेज़ी अनुवाद Tomb of Sand को बुकर प्राइज़ मिला। Finally!!!..... The Bookers Prize is awarded to Geetanjali Shree's Hindi Translated book - Tomb of Sand. Author GeetanjaliShree's Hindi novel Tomb of Sand' has become the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize. At a ceremony in London on Thursday, the New Delhi-based writer said she was completely overwhelmed with the "bolt from the blue" as she accepted her prize, worth GBP 50,000 and shared with the book's English translator, Daisy Rockwell. As said earlier in of the posts, this time all the shortlisted six books are translated works.And this happens to be the first entry of an Indian book. Thus, encouraging the regional languages is the order of the day!  About the book: Tomb of Sand begins as a kind of comedy of manners, centred on a m

Guerilla warfare tactics; Learning from Maharana Pratap

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Learning from Maharana Pratap  Maharana Pratap, was King of Mewar of Sisodia Dynasty. Born on 9th May, 1540 at Kumbhalgarh Fort, Rajasthan, Maharana Pratap is a symbol of Rajput valor, gallantry and diligence. He was a standalone fighter against Mughal supremacy and fought all his life to free his homeland, Mewar Rajputana, from their control.  Worshiped by his men, Maharana Pratap led from the front and despite losing the Battle of Haldighati to Mughal Emperor Akbar he did not surrender and continued to fight till the end. Rana Pratap, as he is popularly known, is a legend that has been narrated from one generation to the next, but there are some things about this brave warrior that many people may not have heard. This list captures the life and times of Maharana Pratap. As a child, he was brave and fearless; Barring small pockets of resistance, the Mughals had subjugated much of North India when Maharana Pratap was born. Sensing a responsibility towards Mewar, even as a kid, Pratap t

Episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing: Asthma can be controlled.

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Greetings from  || Expert Talks || #ExpertTalks  #IAS #NDA #academy  Breathing is life. Let us promise to keep our surroundings free from toxins. Let us together " close the gaps in asthma care" Be aware about Asthma and its causes.  Once you learn, educate others. This World Asthma Day spread awareness and not charcoal smoke. Choose incense which is pleasant to your nose as well as your lungs. Every breath is a gift. And gifts should be wrapped in flowers, not dust.  World Asthma Day is an annual awareness event supported by Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and US based National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLB), and also the World Asthma Foundation. As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), about one person among 15 people in the world are suffering from asthma. These include patients from every age group. Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. A

“I want to make Twitter better" : Elon Mask

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 Greetings from  ExpertTalks Meet The Most Powerful & Richest Man in the World, His name is Elon Musk.. He just bought Twitter with the sum of $44 billion equivalent to  3 lack Crore Rupee's of India...... Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person. The move comes as Twitter faces growing pressure from politicians and regulators over the content that appears on its platform. It has drawn critics from left and right over its efforts to mediate misinformation on the platform. In one of its most high-profile moves, last year it banned former US President Donald Trump, perhaps its most powerful user, citing the risk of "incitement of violence". At the time Mr Musk observed: "A lot of people are going to be super unhappy with West Coast high tech as the de facto arbiter of fr

" Civil Servants are the Steel Frame of our Democracy. "

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 Expert Talks  " Civil Servants are the Steel Frame of our Democracy. " - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Every year, the National Civil Service Day is observed on April 21 to commemorate the efforts of Civil Servants for implementing the government's policies and schemes.  The government has chosen April 21 as the #NationalCivilServicesDay because on this day the first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the probationers of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) Officers at Metcalf House, New Delhi, in 1947. Patel had referred to the Civil Servants as the 'steel frame of India'. "Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties."  On this day, civil servants dedicate themselves to the cause of citizens, renewing their commitments and excellence in work. The main objective of #celebrating this day is to inspire the efforts and works of civil servants. Civil service is the backbo

Man who invented 0 ( zero) : Aryabhatta

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Greetings from  ExpertTalks Remembering ARYABHATTA World’s Greatest Astronomer & Mathematician Aryabhatta - the 5th century mathematician and astronomer, author of Aryabhattiyam - who gifted the world many concepts of science and astronomy. He proved that the earth is a sphere, calculated the value of Pi, correct to modern standards and laid the foundation for many more mathematical works in the following centuries The contribution of this great philosopher, mathematician, astrologer can't be summed up in a few words. He was born in 476 AD in Pataliputra.(Patna) Man who invented 0 ( zero) Aryabhatta worked out the value of pi. The man who invented the true value of pi.  He worked out the area of a triangle.  He translated his own shloka which was  “for a triangle, the result of a perpendicular with the half side is the area”. He discussed the idea of sin. He worked on the summation of series of squares and cubes (square-root and cube-root). He talked about the “rule of three” w

New Army Chief of India: The First Officer from the Corps of Engineers

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Greetings from  || Expert Talks || Vice Chief Lieutenant General Manoj Pande appointed as the next chief of the Indian Army. He will assume office on May 1. He is the first officer from the Corps of Engineers to become the Chief.  This is so important for the military modernization. He could raise that serious debate, placing military tech at the core of Army. Armed Forces are experienced and well versed with the battlefield demands on military technology. But approach is tardy at best. At the outset military science and technology is not a unitary subject. Any weapon system is the complex mix of multiple sciences and technologies. Where to focus: a modern missile, aircraft or spacecraft has high end technologies related to materials, electronics, sensors, structures, design, propulsion, control, guidance, navigation, communication, warheads and more. All are the integration of applied core sciences to integrate disparate technologies into a weapon system. Army is poised to look into s