Category: India
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Smiling Buddha : A Note
Smiling Buddha was the assigned code name of India’s first nuclear weapon explosion in 1974. I Googled about it a while back and made an Evernote note of the explosion project of the GOI. The nuclear blasts are one of the most amazing events with a scientific background in Indian history. The preparation – execution…
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Kukeri, Chikhli, Gujarat – A Village of Teachers in Navsari
Kukeri is a small village in Navsari district. It houses nearly 5000 people, mostly from the Rajput and Dodiya Patel community. Kukeri is well-connected to Chikhli – the taluka headquarter, Anaval and Vansda by road. A narrow gauge track of Bilimora Waghai line also passes through the village. Most families are well-do, making Kukeri a…
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A Science Magazine is Dead, Jim!
We all flooded Twitter with our condolences when Paul Walker met with an accident and died. Didn’t we? We at least posted one status update on Facebook for Indian Cricket Team when they died in the world cup semi final. Didn’t we? Now, there’s a magazine which also died a few months back. A science…
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You Mean APJ Abdul Kalam? The Scientist?
Foreigners might be incognisant about the Indian superstars, Rajnikanth, Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai or the likes of Ratan Tata, Dhirubhai Ambani but they do know Abdul Kalam.