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THE TRADITIONAL TREASSURE OF INDIANS PLUNDERED BY BRITONS

We have all heard about the stories of the immeasurable art and cultural heritage India holds. We are also aware of the numerous attempts made by foreign rulers to plunder our wealth. This is one such story, where we have managed to collect a list of priceless artifacts taken away during the British rule. The eminence of our art and culture is beyond time and value. We hope to deliver the greatness of these artifacts, and its history through this article. Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Throne: Hafez Muhammad Multani[Goldsmith] made a throne for Maharaja Ranjit Singh   between 1820 to 1830. The throne’s outer surface was engraved with gold sheets and inside was made of wood and resin core. This throne is composed of two tiers of lotus petals. Traditionally lotus throne had been used by kings. Even though Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a king, he followed simplicity and rarely sat on his throne. After second Anglo-Sikh war, Singh’s throne was taken by British in 1849. It was displayed at an ...

The Friday night bank robber |Carl Gugasian| America's most notorious bank robber

Carl Gugasian, also known as the Friday night bank robber, dedicated all his life to master a crime so perfect, that it could never be traced back to him whatsoever. He worked so hard and devised his grand robbery, the plan worked so perfectly for almost 30 years. He left no trial at all; he succeeded more than 50 robberies, none of them had any clue that related him, still he was caught. He was sentenced with 115years imprisonment. How did the officials manage to catch him? What was his strategy that kept him from being caught for almost 30 years? The story starts when Carl Gugasian was 15 years old. He tried to rob at a candy store near his locality and got caught. He served 18 months in a youth facility before he started his higher education. He did his under graduation in Electrical Engineering and joined to army to gain weapons training. Later he did his post graduation in system analysis at the University of Pennsylvania. He continued his education and completed doctorate in ...

Climatic changes during lockdown

Climatic changes during the lockdown          Lockdown started in India on March 22, 2020. It prolonged over a long period due to continuous increase in Corona spread rate. Even now there are a lot of restrictions. Everyone is worried about being inside their home within the four walls and everyone’s missing the travels and the usual environment they used to spend their time with.   Actually this lockdown has made the environment more good causing lesser pollution compared to earlier. The main source of pollution earlier was automobiles, industries, etc., after lockdown, pollution from vehicle mobility and industries have decreased noticeably. Nature is the only thing that refreshes the soul and mind. It's the time to save the earth and make it green as much as we could. Lets take a look at a list of positive impact due to this lockdown: 1.      Improvement in air quality especially in Delhi. Delhi, as we know, is ...

India'a most cleverly planned robbery ever |The 1987 Opera house heist Mumbai|

Simply known as the opera house heist, it has managed to be known as India’s most cleverly plotted heist ever. This case has gained so much fame and attention that 3 movies and a book has been adapted based on this real incident. The popularity is mainly because, the heist took place in broad daylight, it was so cleverly planned that no one ever doubted what was happening around them. Inamdar, the investigation officer had received a call from the city’s biggest jeweler, who doubted to have been cheated by a fake CBI raid. The details received from the other end sounded almost like a usual CBI raid, except for the claim that the team’s leader has disappeared with jewel samples, cash and a licensed pistol that belonged to the jeweler. The story starts with Mon Singh (Mohan Singh), an individual claiming to be a CBI officer. Mon Singh books a room (No 415) at the Taj intercontinental, on 17 th March 1987 and gives an advertisement in the Indian express seeking “Dynamic graduat...

SCIENCE BEHIND SUPERSTITION

Do not sleep alon g the north direction: Indian mythology says that sleeping with your head on the north direction is not the right thing to do. You could have faced incomplete sleep or nightmares when you sleep along the north. Have you ever wondered why? Ever heard a story from your grandma or your grandpa supporting this superstition? The story goes like this..When lord Shiva unknowingly cut off lord Ganesha’s head (who, he later realized to be his son). Lord Shiva felt very bad wishing he could make up for his terrible mistake. So he ordered his men to search throughout the land to get the first person who is sleeping facing north. Unfortunately they could only find an elephant that slept along north direction. Later the elephant was beheaded and fixed for Ganesha’s head. This is the story our ancestors.   But the actual science behind the superstition is magnetism. As we speak, magnetic field lines are passing from North Pole to South Pole of the earth. Which mean...