1840-45: The home of Sir Arthur Cotton when he worked on engineering projects in Rajahmundry. Built on one of the few hills in the area the roof affords a fine view of the Godavari River. Much celebrated local figure for his engineering genius & benevolance.
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Thousands of migratory #birds of various species are dead around #Sambhar Lake, the country’s largest inland saltwater lake. Lakhs of migratory birds visit it annually & now dying. Samples are being investigated but few talks about water contamination. If true worrying & tragic.
Suprabhatam! He didn’t need a Bharat Ratna, didn’t need a Nobel peace prize: Mahatma Gandhi is/was Sui generis. forget all the piety that will be showered around him today, ask yourself:have we imbibed his values? The super-hero with the BIG HEART.. Thank you Bapu! #GandhiAt150
UK Supreme Court President Lady Hale QC says UK PM Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament was unlawful as it "had the effect of frustrating or preventing Parliament from carrying out its constitutional functions"
https://t.co/bAeCN3kLLP
"Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to degradation and to eventual dictatorship."
Dr B. R. Ambedkar, in his last speech to the Constituent Assembly of India.
In 1981 ISRO Scientists Used to Carry India's First Communication APPLE Satellite On Bullock Cart
And Today Chandrayaan 2 Landing Missed by a Whisker.
In Next Attempt We Will Succeed and Succeed We Will
For @ISRO Impossible Is Nothing
After a failed attempt to conquer Mount #Everest Sir Edmund #Hillary remarked, “I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain you can’t grow, but as a human I can.” Rest is history and lesson is to keep trying until you achieve your #dream.
Recently tweeted a video of @Pvsindhu1 ‘s training regime. I recommend you watch this again right after seeing that one. It will make clear how much her success is linked to her rigorous workouts. The narrow ‘saves’ in this rally were only due to her fitness & agility...
In an age where many mantris swan in and out of big cars, a story sent by a friend: when Madhu Dandavate was sworn in, he did not have a car to take him back from Rashtrapati Bhavan. He took a ride in with a fellow minister and rode pillion on way back on a journalists scooter!