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Rani Ahilyabai Holkar: A Queen Beyond Her Time, Whose Leadership Legacy Endures in the Heart of people

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Her legacy—visible in India’s temples, textiles, and tales of just governance—continues to inspire. She remains a beacon of timeless wisdom and courage in the annals of Indian history. This week is being celebrated as her 300th birth anniversary and we remember her not only as a historical figure but also as a symbol of what ethical leadership and inclusive governance can achieve Rani Ahilyabai Holkar, a legendary queen and revered figure in Indian history, ruled the Malwa kingdom from 1767 until her death in 1795. Her exemplary leadership, humanitarian vision, and profound contributions to governance, culture, religion, and the economy. The lore of Ahilyabai remains one of the most fascinating stories of India in the early modern period. Born into a humble family in a small village and married in a powerful ruling family, her rise to power is a testament to her determination, intelligence, and perseverance. Following the untimely death of her husband, she was mentored by her father-in...

What can turn CO2 gas into stone, which could then be used for buildings

Carbon dioxide usually floats away into the sky, but a tiny soil bacterium has a different plan. Under the right conditions, it converts the gas into solid limestone. The trick belongs to  Bacillus megaterium , and a new study shows how the microbe locks away carbon with remarkable efficiency. Bacteria turn carbon into limestone fast Inside sealed flasks pressurized with carbon dioxide at more than 470 times atmospheric levels, the bacteria precipitated calcium carbonate with 94 percent of its carbon coming directly from the gas. Such efficiency dwarfs that of most engineered sorbents. “We know that dozens of bacteria have the potential to mineralize crystals. He argues that harnessing one that eats carbon directly will simplify industrial roll‑out. That performance matters because the most polluting industries need options at the smokestack, not halfway around the world. A biological process that makes rock on demand could fit into cement plants, steel mills, or even soil sta...

Neera Arya - Courageous Freedom Fighters - Unfolding some turns from freedom history.

ढोल, गंवार, शूद्र, पशु, नारी। सकल ताड़ना के अधिकारी ! ramcharitmanas famous shlok signifies that women deserves more protection and respect, yet it missed everything instance. Still women stand strong and faced numerous stumblings. The tradition goes on that her contribution is ignored and never transferred to generations, might out of fear of evolving women to some higher grades. Let's unturn some unturned pages from freedom struggle of India.   Through India’s struggle for freedom, there emerge a number of names to whom we owe our independence.  And one such significant name is that of Neera Arya, who is more popularly known as the first women spy in the Indian National Army.  Over seven decades later, the world will now know of the bravery of the woman who chose to lead a life less ordinary and give her all to the nation.  A sacrifice   On 5 March 1902 in Khekra Nagar in Baghpat district, Neera Arya was born into an influential family. Her father Seth Ch...

The Story of India’s “First Whistleblower:” Stalled Progress in the Wake of Satyendra Dubey’s 2003 Murder

The word “whistleblower” tends to immediately elicit a certain image. Most picture a government or company insider who bravely sacrificed their safety to disclose wrongdoing. Many think of a specific name of a whistleblower whose story became a national sensation. In India, that name is Satyendra Dubey, known as the country’s first whistleblower. Satyendra was murdered over 20 years ago upon exposing corruption involved in the construction of India’s largest highway project at the time, which resulted in poor quality of work and the looting of public money. Mr. Dubey with a very high level of integrity and honesty. After no action was taken when he reported corrupt practices internally, Satyendra Dubey sent a letter to the Prime Minister reporting the crimes he had witnessed and asking that his identity be protected. “Here is one person,” despite being aware of consequences, was taking risks with his life to eradicate the corruption in the system without any personal gain. This is what...

Restaurant that offers wrong order

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Imagine you have ordered something of your choice and received food that you don't like, yet you eat it with fun and pay for it equally by offering tip too. Confused 🤔 but this is true instance of one restaurant in Northern State of Mizoram, where people with alzheimer are employed. They forget what customers order and often wrong orders are served, yet knowing this bug, people love to visit the restaurant and relish their food without any complaint. Isn't this so warming and beautiful. Beyond the happiness, this specific restaurant teaches many lessons that every human must learn. Many times, we focus on our mistakes and forget our strength. Offcourse main villain is soceity and our perspective. Bhagwat Gita states उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानम् , as an affirmation helps us identify our power to change, to move on, and to uplift ourself with our own self, and without any external help or validation. It's our perspective to judge, preview and open up the path of devotion...

A lifelong attachment with strings and stories

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Hands holding the legacy and pride in heart. This is the true representation of Padma Shri. Both are complementing each other. Draped in simplicity and tradition, Bhimavva Shillekyathara slowly walked through and bowed to PM Narendra Modi and the PM in admiration bowed back to her. The hall went silent and was broken by applause and a standing ovation while she was receiving her award. For nearly 80 years, Bhimavva has mesmerized audiences with her mastery of shadow puppetry. Her craft blends mythology, music, and movement, offering entertainment and a deep, soulful connection to India’s folk roots. Despite limited resources and fading public attention, she continued to travel, perform, and teach. What is Togalu Gombeyaata ? Togalu Gombeyaata, meaning “a play of leather dolls” in Kannada, is a traditional shadow puppetry art from Karnataka. This performance style uses leather puppets to narrate mythological tales and folk stories. Culturally significant and symbolically lin...

Constitutions' two words are burning debates being secular or socialist or obsolete both

Recent instances of Bengal, Bangladesh and Pahlegram where religion based terrorism has happened. Attacked and killed in the name of religion. Such incidents are penetrating several if and buts what exactly the scenario globally and nation wide going on. Spreading hatedness or religion discrimination, debates cooked and gazing into heavy arguments. Keeping country first goal and endeavour to achieve the best for nation is always a priority.  Recently, RSS and the vice president are among those who have recently batted for deleting ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ from the Preamble of the Constitution. Their arguments echo those made earlier – that Indira Gandhi inserted these adjectives during Emergency in 1976, and that such descriptors were not considered necessary by the constituent assembly. The Supreme Court has maintained both terms have distinct Indian contexts; that they capture the spirit of the Constitution, are part of basic structure doctrine, and cannot be equated with Wester...