1. MOPED is the short term for 'Motorized Pedaling'.
2. POP MUSIC is 'Popular Music' shortened.
3. BUS is the short term for 'Omnibus' that means Everybody.
4. FORTNIGHT comes from 'Fourteen Nights' (Two Weeks).
5. DRAWING ROOM was a 'withdrawing room' after Dinner. Later the prefix 'with' was dropped.
6. NEWS refers to information from4 directions N, E, W and S.
7. AG-MARK, which some products bear, stems from 'Agricultural Marketing'.2. POP MUSIC is 'Popular Music' shortened.
3. BUS is the short term for 'Omnibus' that means Everybody.
4. FORTNIGHT comes from 'Fourteen Nights' (Two Weeks).
5. DRAWING ROOM was a 'withdrawing room' after Dinner. Later the prefix 'with' was dropped.
6. NEWS refers to information from4 directions N, E, W and S.
8. JOURNAL is a diary that tells about 'Journey for a day' during each Day's business.
9. QUEUE comes from 'Queen's Quest 'of a long row of people waiting to see the Queen. Someone's comment
10. TIPS come from 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
11. JEEP is a 'General Purpose Vehicle (GP)invented during World War II GP was changed into JEEP later.
12. Coca-Cola was originally green.
13. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
14. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
15. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
16. Ants don’t sleep.
17. Women blink nearly twice as much as men... You know why....
18. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
19. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
20. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
21. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
22. The"sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
23. Mexico City sinks about 10 inches a year.
24. Snakes are immune to their own poison.
25. Owls have eyeballs that are tubular in shape, hence, they cannot move their eyes
26. Bullet proof vests, Fire Escapes, Windshield Wipers and laser Printers were all invented by women.
27. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
28. A snail can sleep for three years.
29. All polar bears are left handed.
30. Butterflies taste with their feet.
31. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
32 It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
33. On average, people fear Spiders more than they do Death.
34. Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
35. Longest word: Praetertranssubstantiationalistically has 37 letters.
36. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
37. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
38. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
39. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months,two rats could have over million descendants.
40. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
41. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
42. Most lipstick contains fish scales..
43. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different
44. The only food that doesn’t spoil is Honey.
45. A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.
46. A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
47. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
48. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to Squirt blood 30 feet.
49. When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh slightly less.
50. A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in length.
51. A mathematical wonder: 111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 gives the result 12, 345, 678, 987, 654, 321.
52. The insect responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.
53. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, never phoned his wife or mother because they were both deaf.
54. Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors,could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
55. If you leave Tokyo by plane at 7:00am, you will arrive in Honolulu at approximately 4:30pm the previous day.
56 DEATH within 10 days without sleep [ TOTAL LACK OF SLEEP], while starvation takes a few weeks.
57. 'Stewardesses' is the longest word typed with only the left hand .
58 'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'MT.
59. The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet
60. "Bookkeeper" is the only word in English language with three consecutive double letters.
61. The words: 'race car,' 'kayak,' 'level', are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
62.There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.'
63. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
64. 0nly word in the English Language with all vowels in reverse order is "s ub c ont in ent al"
65. WORD WITHOUT VOWEL : RHYTHM
66. A raisin dropped in a glass of champagne bounces up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
67. GURGAON [near Delhi] was named after Guru Dronacharya, who got the village as Dakshina for educating the Puru prices
68. OWL is the only bird, which can rotate its head to 270 degrees.
69. SNAILS have 14175 teeth laid along 135 rows on their tounge.
70. A BUTTERFLY has 12,000 eyes.
71. DOLPHINS sleep with 1 eye open.
72. A BLUE WHALE can eat 3 tonnes of food everyday, but can live without food for 6 months.
73. The EARTH has over 12,00,000 species of animals, 3,00,000 species of plants & 1,00,000 other species.
74. TYRANNOSAURS which had sixty long & sharp teeth, used to attack & eat other dinosaurs.
75. DIMETRODON was a REPTILE with a snail on its back. This acted as a radiator to cool its body
76. CASSOWARY is a BIRD, that can kill a man or animal by tearing off with its dagger like claw.
77. The SWAN has over 25,000 feathers in its body.
78. OSTRICH eats pebbles to help digestion by grinding up the ingested food.
79. POLAR BEAR can look clumsy & slow but during chase on ice, can reach 25 miles / hr of speed.
80. KIWIS are the only birds, which hunt by sense of smell.
81. ELEPHANT teeth can weigh as much as 9 pounds.
82. A zebra is white with black stripes .
83. All the planets in our solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus-only planet that rotates clockwise.
84. Hummingbirds are the only animal that can also fly backwards.
85. Insects do not make noises with their voices. The noise of bees, mosquitoes, insects is caused by rapidly moving their wings.
86. The cockroach is the fastest animal on 6 legs covering a meter a second.
87. The word "listen " contains the same letters as the word "silent".
88. The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning it's head are the rabbit and the parrot.
89. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
90. India invented the Number System . Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
91. The whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
92. A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.
93. India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
94. 'Hippopotomonstroses quippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words.
95. Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school.
96. Phobatrivaphobia is a fear of trivia about phobias
97. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
98. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
99. Names of 3 wise monkeys are: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), & Mazaru (Say no evil )
100. Electricity doesn't move through a wire but through a field around the wire.
101. In 1883 the explosion of the volcano Krakatoa put so much dust into the earth's atmosphere that sunsets appeared green and the moon appeared blue around the world for almost two years.
102. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David. Clubs - Alexander the Great. Hearts - Charles.Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
103. 55 per cent of people yawn within 5 minutes of seeing someone else yawn. Reading about yawning makes most people yawn.
104. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
105. No of Alphabets, which SOUND AS WORDS:
B Bee C Sea G Zee I Eye Q Queue R Are
S Yes T Tea U You Y Why
106. Twenty-Four- Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
107. The gates of Lal bagh Palace, Indore, are a replica of the gates of Buckingham Palace, London. They were cast in England and then shipped to Indore.
108 The longest name of a place still in use is : Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauota meteaturi- pukakpikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu - a New Zealand hill.
109. The game of snooker was conceived in Jabalpur in the latter half of the 19th century. Although snooker’s origin is not recorded explicitly, it is generally believed that a Colonel Neville Chamberlain conceived the game in the British Army Officer’s Mess in Jubbalpore, India, in 1875.
110. Horse Statue in a Park symbolizes
· If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
B· If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle
C· If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
111. The following poem has no vowel other than the letter “e”
Eve, Eden’s empress, needs defended be;
The serpent greets her when she seeks the tree
Serene she sees the speckled tempter creep;
Gentle he seems – perverted schemer deep –
Yet endless pretexts, ever fresh, prefers;
Perverted her senses, revels when she errs
Sneers when she weeps, regrets, repents she fell,
Then deep revenged, re seeks the nether hell.
112.. Ants Problem : Ants hate cucumbers. Keep the skin of cucumbers near the place or ant hole.
113.To remove chewing gum from clothes : Keep the cloth in the freezer for an hour.
114.To whiten white clothes : Soak white clothes in hot water with a slice of lemon for 10 minutes
115.To give a shine to hair : Add one teaspoon of vinegar to hair, then wash hair.
116.To get maximum juice out of lemons : Soak lemons in hot water for one hour, and juice them
117.To avoid tears while cutting onions : Chew gum.
118.To boil potatoes quickly : Skin one potato from one side only before boiling.
119.To remove ink from clothes : Put toothpaste on the ink spots and let it dry, then wash.
120.To skin sweet potatoes quickly : Soak in cold water immediately after boiling.
121.To get rid of mice or rats : sprinkle black pepper where you find mice or rats. They will run away.
122 . IN 24 HOURS AVERAGE HUMAN:
1) HEART beats 1 ,03,689 times. 2) LUNGS respire 23,045 times.
3) BLOOD flows 16,80,000 miles. 4) NAILS grow 0.00007 inches
5) HAIR grows 0.01715 inches 6) Take of 3.25 pounds FOOD.
7) Breathe 438 cubic feet AIR. 8) Produce 1.43 pints SWEAT.
9) Lose 85.60, BODY TEMPERATURE. 10) Speak 4,800 WORDS.
11) Take 2.9 pounds WATER ( all liquids) 12) During SLEEP move 25.4 times
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The letters 'a', 'b', 'c' & 'd' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of numbers 1 to 99
(Letter 'd' comes for the first time in Hundred)
Letters 'a', 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999
(Letter 'a' comes for the first time in Thousand)
Letters 'b' & 'c' do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999,999,999
(Letter 'b' comes for the first time in Billion) and
Letter 'c' does not appear anywhere in the spellings of entire English Counting!
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"I do not know where family doctors acquired illegibly perplexing handwriting; nevertheless, extraordinary pharmaceutical intellectuality counterbalancing indecipherability, transcendentalizes intercommunication's incomprehensibleness ".
This is a sentence where the first word is one letter long, the second is word of two letters; the third word is three letters long ...................................... the 8th word is 8 letters long and so on ... the 20th word is 20 letters long. VOCABULARY GENIUS ----------------------------------------------------------------------
WISDOM OF CREATION
-the eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days;
-those of the canary in 14 days;
-those of the barnyard hen in 21 days;
-The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days;
-those of the mallard in 35 days;
-The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days.
they are all divisible by seven,the number of days in a week
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------those of the canary in 14 days;
-those of the barnyard hen in 21 days;
-The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days;
-those of the mallard in 35 days;
-The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days.
they are all divisible by seven,the number of days in a week
wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant...
The four legs of this great beast all bend forward in the same direction. No other quadruped is so made. God planned that this animal would have a huge body, too large to live on two legs... For this reason He gave it four fulcrums so that it can rise from the ground easily.
The horse rises from the ground on its two front legs first.
A cow rises from the ground with its two hind legs first.
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-Each watermelon has an even number of stripes on the rind.
-Each orange has an even number of segments.
-Each ear of corn has an even number of rows.
-Each stalk of wheat has an even number of grains.
-Every bunch of bananas has on its lowest row an even number of bananas, and each row decreases by one, so that one row has an even number and the next row an odd number.
-The waves of the sea roll in on shore twenty-six to the minute in all kinds of weather.
God has caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified times during the day, so that Linnaeus, the great botanist,once said that if he had a conservatory containing the right kind of soil, moisture and temperature,he could tell the time of day or nightby the flowers that were open and those that were closed
In one day a human being breathes oxygen equivalent to three cylinders.Each oxygen cylinder on an average costs Rs 700, without subsidy.So in a day one uses Oxygen worth Rs 2100 and for a full year it is Rs 7,66,500.If we consider an average life span of 65 years; the costs of oxygen we use become a staggering sum of Rs 500,00,000. Rs 50 million.All this oxygen is derived free of cost from the surrounding trees..Very few people look at trees as a resource and there is rampart tree cutting going on everywhere which should stop.
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TEN GREAT VEDIC SCIENTISTS
ARYABHATT (476 CE) MASTER ASTRONOMER AND MATHEMATICIAN
Born in 476 CE in Kusumpur ( Bihar ), Aryabhatt's intellectual brilliance remapped the boundaries of mathematics and astronomy. In 499 CE, at the age of 23, he wrote a text on astronomy and an unparallel treatise on mathematics called "Aryabhatiyam." He formulated the process of calculating the motion of planets and the time of eclipses. Aryabhatt was the first to proclaim that the earth is round, it rotates on its axis, orbits the sun and is suspended in space - 1000 years before Copernicus published his heliocentric theory. He is also acknowledged for calculating p (Pi) to four decimal places: 3.1416 and the sine table in trigonometry. Centuries later, in 825 CE, the Arab mathematician, Mohammed Ibna Musa credited the value of Pi to the Indians, "This value has been given by the Hindus." And above all, his most spectacular contribution was the concept of zero without which modern computer technology would have been non-existent. Aryabhatt was a colossus in the field of mathematics.
BHASKARACHARYA II (1114-1183 CE)
GENIUS IN ALGEBRA
Born in the obscure village of Vijjadit (Jalgaon) in Maharastra, Bhaskaracharya's work in Algebra, Arithmetic and Geometry catapulted him to fame and immortality. His renowned mathematical works called "Lilavati" and "Bijaganita" are considered to be unparalled and a memorial to his profound intelligence. Its translation in several languages of the world bear testimony to its eminence. In his treatise " Siddhant Shiromani " he writes on planetary positions, eclipses, cosmography, mathematical techniques and astronomical equipment. In the " Surya Siddhant " he makes a note on the force of gravity: "Objects fall on earth due to a force of attraction by the earth. Therefore, the earth, planets, constellations, moon, and sun are held in orbit due to this attraction." Bhaskaracharya was the first to discover gravity, 500 years before Sir Isaac Newton . He was the champion among mathematicians of ancient and medieval India . His works fired the imagination of Persian and European scholars, who through research on his works earned fame and popularity.
ACHARYA KANAD (600 BCE) FOUNDER OF ATOMIC THEORY
As the founder of " Vaisheshik Darshan "- one of six principal philosophies of India - Acharya Kanad was a genius in philosophy. He is believed to have been born in Prabhas Kshetra near Dwarika in Gujarat . He was the pioneer expounder of realism, law of causation and the atomic theory. He has classified all the objects of creation into nine elements, namely: earth, water, light, wind, ether, time, space, mind and soul. He says, "Every object of creation is made of atoms which in turn connect with each other to form molecules." His statement ushered in the Atomic Theory for the first time ever in the world, nearly 2500 years before John Dalton . Kanad has also described the dimension and motion of atoms and their chemical reactions with each other. The eminent historian, T.N. Colebrook , has said, "Compared to the scientists of Europe , Kanad and other Indian scientists were the global masters of this field."
NAGARJUNA (100 CE)
WIZARD OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE
He was an extraordinary wizard of science born in the nondescript village of Baluka in Madhya Pradesh . His dedicated research for twelve years produced maiden discoveries and inventions in the faculties of chemistry and metallurgy. Textual masterpieces like " Ras Ratnakar ," "Rashrudaya" and "Rasendramangal" are his renowned contributions to the science of chemistry. Where the medieval alchemists of England failed, Nagarjuna had discovered the alchemy of transmuting base metals into gold.. As the author of medical books like "Arogyamanjari" and "Yogasar," he also made significant contributions to the field of curative medicine. Because of his profound scholarliness and versatile knowledge, he was appointed as Chancellor of the famous University of Nalanda . Nagarjuna's milestone discoveries impress and astonish the scientists of today.
ACHARYA CHARAK (600 BCE)
FATHER OF MEDICINE
Acharya Charak has been crowned as the Father of Medicine. His renowned work, the " Charak Samhita ", is considered as an encyclopedia of Ayurveda. His principles, diagoneses, and cures retain their potency and truth even after a couple of millennia. When the science of anatomy was confused with different theories in Europe , Acharya Charak revealed through his innate genius and enquiries the facts on human anatomy, embryology, pharmacology, blood circulation and diseases like diabetes, tuberculosis, heart disease, etc. In the " Charak Samhita " he has described the medicinal qualities and functions of 100,000 herbal plants. He has emphasized the influence of diet and activity on mind and body. He has proved the correlation of spirituality and physical health contributed greatly to diagnostic and curative sciences. He has also prescribed and ethical charter for medical practitioners two centuries prior to the Hippocratic oath. Through his genius and intuition, Acharya Charak made landmark contributions to Ayurvedal. He forever remains etched in the annals of history as one of the greatest and noblest of rishi-scientists.
ACHARYA SUSHRUT (600 BCE)
FATHER OF PLASTIC SURGERY
A genius who has been glowingly recognized in the annals of medical science. Born to sage Vishwamitra, Acharya Sudhrut details the first ever surgery procedures in " Sushrut Samhita ," a unique encyclopedia of surgery. He is venerated as the father of plastic surgery and the science of anesthesia. When surgery was in its infancy in Europe , Sushrut was performing Rhinoplasty (restoration of a damaged nose) and other challenging operations. In the " Sushrut Samhita ," he prescribes treatment for twelve types of fractures and six types of dislocations. His details on human embryology are simply amazing. Sushrut used 125 types of surgical instruments including scalpels, lancets, needles, Cathers and rectal speculums; mostly designed from the jaws of animals and birds. He has also described a number of stitching methods; the use of horse's hair as thread and fibers of bark. In the " Sushrut Samhita ," and fibers of bark. In the " Sushrut Samhita ," he details 300 types of operations. The ancient Indians were the pioneers in amputation, caesarian and cranial surgeries. Acharya Sushrut was a giant in the arena of medical science.
VARAHAMIHIR (499-587 CE)
EMINENT ASTROLOGER AND ASTRONOMERA
renowned astrologer and astronomer who was honored with a special decoration and status as one of the nine gems in the court of King Vikramaditya in Avanti ( Ujjain ). Varahamihir's book "panchsiddhant" holds a prominent place in the realm of astronomy. He notes that the moon and planets are lustrous not because of their own light but due to sunlight. In the " Bruhad Samhita " and " Bruhad Jatak ," he has revealed his discoveries in the domains of geography, constellation, science, botany and animal science. In his treatise on botanical science, Varamihir presents cures for various diseases afflicting plants and trees. The rishi-scientist survives through his unique contributions to the science of astrology and astronomy.
ACHARYA PATANJALI (200 BCE)
FATHER OF YOGA
The Science of Yoga is one of several unique contributions of India to the world. It seeks to discover and realize the ultimate Reality through yogic practices. Acharya Patanjali , the founder, hailed from the district of Gonda (Ganara) in Uttar Pradesh . He prescribed the control of prana (life breath) as the means to control the body, mind and soul. This subsequently rewards one with good health and inner happiness. Acharya Patanjali 's 84 yogic postures effectively enhance the efficiency of the respiratory, circulatory, nervous, digestive and endocrine systems and many other organs of the body. Yoga has eight limbs where Acharya Patanjali shows the attainment of the ultimate bliss of God in samadhi through the disciplines of: yam, niyam, asan, pranayam, pratyahar, dhyan and dharna. The Science of Yoga has gained popularity because of its scientific approach and benefits. Yoga also holds the honored place as one of six philosophies in the Indian philosophical system. Acharya Patanjali will forever be remembered and revered as a pioneer in the science of self-discipline, happiness and self-realization.
ACHARYA BHARADWAJ (800 BCE)
PIONEER OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
Acharya Bharadwaj had a hermitage in the holy city of Prayag and was an ordent apostle of Ayurveda and mechanical sciences. He authored the " Yantra Sarvasva " which includes astonishing and outstanding discoveries in aviation science, space science and flying machines. He has described three categories of flying machines: 1.) One that flies on earth from one place to another. 2.) One that travels from one planet to another. 3.) And One that travels from one universe to another. His designs and descriptions have impressed and amazed aviation engineers of today. His brilliance in aviation technology is further reflected through techniques described by him:
1.) Profound Secret: The technique to make a flying machine invisible through the application of sunlight and wind force.
2.) Living Secret: The technique to make an invisible space machine visible through the application of electrical force.
3.) Secret of Eavesdropping: The technique to listen to a conversation in another plane.
4.) Visual Secrets: The technique to see what's happening inside another plane.
Through his innovative and brilliant discoveries, Acharya Bharadwaj has been recognized as the pioneer of aviation technology.
ACHARYA KAPIL (3000 BCE)
FATHER OF COSMOLOGY
Celebrated as the founder of Sankhya philosophy, Acharya Kapil is believed to have been born in 3000 BCE to the illustrious sage Kardam and Devhuti. He gifted the world with the Sankhya School of Thought. His pioneering work threw light on the nature and principles of the ultimate Soul (Purusha), primal matter (Prakruti) and creation. His concept of transformation of energy and profound commentaries on atma, non-atma and the subtle elements of the cosmos places him in an elite class of master achievers - incomparable to the discoveries of other cosmologists. On his assertion that Prakruti, with the inspiration of Purusha, is the mother of cosmic creation and all energies, he contributed a new chapter in the science of cosmology. Because of his extrasensory observations and revelations on the secrets of creation, he is recognized and saluted as the Father of Cosmology.
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Some Simple, Tested, Home Remedies with TULSI
A person who eats even five leaves of Tulsi a day is safe from a large number of diseases.
1 A daily morning dose of 2 to 3 spoonfuls of Tulsi Juice taken on empty stomach helps to develop bodily strength, memory and an impressive personality.
2 If eleven Tulsi leaves are taken with four black pepper seeds, Malaria, periodic fever and such other fevers will be cured.
3 Tulsi quickly reduces blood cholesterol to normal levels.
4 Whether one wants to lose weight or gain weight Tulsi is equally beneficial. It helps to develop a healthy and well-proportioned body.
5 A few drops of Tulsi Juice with a little salt dropped into the nostrils of an unconscious person helps him quickly regain consciousness.
6 Tea brewed with Tulsi leaves is a good remedy for fevers, colds and muscular pains.
7 Taking 10 gms of Tulsi Juice with 5 gr. of honey will cure hiccups and asthma.
8 Drinking Tulsi decoction to which some Saindhav Salt and powdered dry ginger have been added, cures constipation.
9 Digestion is stimulated by chewing five leaves of Tulsi after mid-day meal, or indeed at any other time.
10 Drinking 10 gms of Tulsi Juice mixed with 5 gr. of honey and 5 gr. of powdered black pepper is good remedy for poor digestion.
11 Polluted water is purified and sanctified by dropping a few fresh green Tulsi leaves in it.
12 Swallowing five leaves of Tulsi with water every morning protects one from infectious diseases, removes weakness of the brain and improves memory.
13 A few drops of warmed Tulsi Juice in the ears will relieve ear ache.
14 Four or five roasted cloves chewed with Tulsi leaves are beneficial in all types of Coughs.
15 Chest pains and coughs are relieved by drinking Tulsi Juice with crystal sugar.
16 Rubbing Tulsi Juice over affected parts cures ringworm, eczema and other skin diseases.
17 A paste obtained by grinding Tulsi leaves in lemon juice can also be applied to cure itching and eczema.
18 The chief merit of Tulsi is that it is equally beneficial in diseases of men, women and children and causes absolutely no adverse effects.
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HMV had once published a pamphlet giving the history of gramophone Record.
Gramophone was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in the 19th century. Edison, who had invented many other gadgets like electric light and the motion picture camera, had become a legend even in his own time. When he invented the gramophone record, which could record human voice, he wanted to record the voice of an eminent scholar on his first piece. For that he chose Prof. Max Muller. He wrote to him "I want to meet you and record your voice. When should I come?" Max Muller who had great respect for Edison asked him to come on a day when most of the scholars of Europe would be gathering in England. Accordingly, Edison took a ship and went to England. He was introduced to the audience. All cheered Edison's presence. Later at the request of Edison Max Muller came on the stage and spoke in front of the instrument.
Then Edison went back to his laboratory and by afternoon came back with a Disc. He played the gramophone disc from his instrument. The audience was thrilled to hear the voice of Max Muller from the instrument.They were glad that voices of great persons like Max Muller could be stored for the benefit of posterity. After several rounds of applause and congratulations to Edison, Max Muller addressed the scholars "You heard my original voice in the morning and the same voice in the afternoon. Do you understand what I said in the morning or what you heard in the afternoon?". The audience including many European scholars fell silent because they could not understand the language in which Max Muller had spoken. Max Muller then explained that the language he spoke was Sanskrit and it was Rig Veda. This was the first recorded public version on the gramophone plate.
Why did Max Muller choose this? Addressing the audience he said, "Vedas are the oldest text of the human race. And Agni Meele Purohitam is the First verse of Rig Veda. In the most primordial time when the people of Europe were jumping like chimpanzees, from tree to tree, when they did not know how to cover their bodies, did not know agriculture and lived by hunting and lived in caves, Indians had attained high civilization and they gave to the world universal philosophies in the form of the Vedas."
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RAKSHA BANDHAN...sibling love
It is an age-old HINDU tradition, celebrating the relationship between brothers cousins and sisters and the festival falls on the full moon day (Shravan Poornima) of the Shravan month of Hindu calendar, when sisters tie Rakhi bands राखी on the wrists of their brothers.
MYTHOLOGY...
1. YAMI or YAMUNA is the twin sister of YAMARAJ, GOD OF DEATH. Yamuna tied a RAKI to YAMA and thus made hIm immortal. YAMA blessed with eternty, was moved by his sister's affectionate gesture and declared that whoever gets a rakhi tied from his sister will be blessed with a long life. Since that time the festival of Raksha Bandhan is associated with tying of Rakhi thread.
2. When Indra. the King of Gods was defeated by DEMONS, his wife SACHI tied a holy rakhi around his wrist which enhanced his powers to defeat the demons eventually.
3. Lord Krishna was left with a bleeding finger, after Shishupal's death. To stop bleeding, Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, tore a strip of silk off her sari and tied it around Krishna's wrist. Touched by her concern, Krishna declared her to be his sister and would protect her and promised to repay the debt manifold.
HISTORICAL
1. The Rajput queens practised the custom of sending rakhi threads to neighbouring rulers as token of brotherhood. Queen Karmavati of Chittor had sent a Rakhi to Humayun to protect her from Bahadur Shah. Humayun tried to carry out his sacred brotherly duty to protect her but was too late. Chittor had already fallen and the Rani had immolated herself in the Rajput custom of Jauhar.
2. According to one legendary narrative, when Alexander the Great invaded India in 326 BCE, Roxana (or Roshanak, his wife) sent a sacred thread to Porus, asking him not to harm her husband in battle. In accordance with tradition, Porus, a Katoch king, gave full respect to the rakhi. On the battlefield, when Porus was about to deliver a final blow to Alexander, he saw the rakhi on his own wrist and restrained himself from attacking Alexander personally.
3. Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel laureate poet used the occasion of the Raksha Bandhan as a community festival and gave a call to tie a rakhi amongst all Hindus and Muslims so as to maintain peace and harmony between them and spread the nationalist spirit among people from different ethnic backgrounds.
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RAKSHA BANDHAN...sibling love
It is an age-old HINDU tradition, celebrating the relationship between brothers cousins and sisters and the festival falls on the full moon day (Shravan Poornima) of the Shravan month of Hindu calendar, when sisters tie Rakhi bands राखी on the wrists of their brothers.
MYTHOLOGY...
1. YAMI or YAMUNA is the twin sister of YAMARAJ, GOD OF DEATH. Yamuna tied a RAKI to YAMA and thus made hIm immortal. YAMA blessed with eternty, was moved by his sister's affectionate gesture and declared that whoever gets a rakhi tied from his sister will be blessed with a long life. Since that time the festival of Raksha Bandhan is associated with tying of Rakhi thread.
2. When Indra. the King of Gods was defeated by DEMONS, his wife SACHI tied a holy rakhi around his wrist which enhanced his powers to defeat the demons eventually.
3. Lord Krishna was left with a bleeding finger, after Shishupal's death. To stop bleeding, Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas, tore a strip of silk off her sari and tied it around Krishna's wrist. Touched by her concern, Krishna declared her to be his sister and would protect her and promised to repay the debt manifold.
HISTORICAL
1. The Rajput queens practised the custom of sending rakhi threads to neighbouring rulers as token of brotherhood. Queen Karmavati of Chittor had sent a Rakhi to Humayun to protect her from Bahadur Shah. Humayun tried to carry out his sacred brotherly duty to protect her but was too late. Chittor had already fallen and the Rani had immolated herself in the Rajput custom of Jauhar.
2. According to one legendary narrative, when Alexander the Great invaded India in 326 BCE, Roxana (or Roshanak, his wife) sent a sacred thread to Porus, asking him not to harm her husband in battle. In accordance with tradition, Porus, a Katoch king, gave full respect to the rakhi. On the battlefield, when Porus was about to deliver a final blow to Alexander, he saw the rakhi on his own wrist and restrained himself from attacking Alexander personally.
3. Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel laureate poet used the occasion of the Raksha Bandhan as a community festival and gave a call to tie a rakhi amongst all Hindus and Muslims so as to maintain peace and harmony between them and spread the nationalist spirit among people from different ethnic backgrounds.
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