Fame By This Name

THE EAGLES TURN 86!! Introduction What kind of an animal is  an eagle? What is its role ? An eagle can see a predator  very far from its vicinity. It loves the storm along with soaring high. This post would try to highlight the history and achievements of our eagles on their 86th anniversary who secure our skies and touch the sky with pride- our very own Indian Air Force. Formation- 8th October 1932 Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee, Order of the British Empire Wing Commander KK Majumdar, Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar No 1 Squadron IAF Great Britain which has the oldest independent air force also influenced India- its erstwhile colony to form its own independent air wing which soon overtook in terms of power. 6 men were send to the UK to train as pilots at RAF Cranwell, the training institute for the RAF and 29 were recruited as "Hawai sepoys" to maintain the aircraft. The first squadron was formed on 8th October 1932 with only one W...

                               INDIA AND ASTRONOMY - A CLASSIC BOND Note-I am extremely sorry for the month long hiatus due to examinations. Sincere apologies. Introduction Whenever a child in India studies mathematics he comes across  a quintessential Indian man dressed in a Dhoti with a typical ponytail. The man who is now known as Aryabhata laid foundation for Astronomy and Mathematics at an age of 23. We can now look around One and half Millennia after this event. Till date in many urban and rural areas, one of the favourite pastimes of  a person regardless of his/her age is to  have a glimpse of the stars and planets. The Universe has been a topic which has been covered greatly in Indian Mythological and Scientific literature. In this post I would be writing about our history and heritage which continues in the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Humble beginn...

                      INDIA: WORK IN PROGRESS... Tomorrow  as India celebrates its 72nd Independence day, there are a lot of events which have happened. A country which is the second largest in terms of population and 7th largest in terms of area, 22 recognised languages has more than numerical facts, data and tangible resources. India being united even after 71 years has a great reasons behind it : INDIANS India which has been excelling in every field has had many such figures who have constantly inspired us to greater heights. Till date many Indians are achieving wonderful feats leading to the progress of our country. In this post I  would be discussing a few legends who have influenced India to a great extent and are still being remembered till date. Dr Vikram Sarabhai Dr Sarabhai is largely recognised as the father of the Indian space program and was the chairman of ISRO and its pred...

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                  :    Football    An interesting relationship                                                                          Introduction   As the whole world cheers for the finals of the FIFA World Cup   happening in Moscow on 15th of July I cannot help but be astonished and surprised as how this modest game has taken over this world in so many ways. This game has done much more than it was imagined it could.It has had humble beginnings  and a lot of history before becoming popular to this level.This post I would be writing about football its history and the affect it has had on the world. Current status- It is played by 250 million players in across 200 countries making it the most...