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  1 Day , 13 Hours , 23 Mins Author : Svara Pawar Christmas festival is the time when family, friends and relatives come together and celebrate with full of joy. Children are mostly excited due to the gifts they receive from Santa Claus. Therefore, we can say that in the Christmas celebration there is a mythical figure named Santa Claus that plays an important role.There are lots of interpretations regarding the name of Christmas and why it is celebrated. One of them is, Eucharist or Communion is a Mass service where Jesus died for his people and then came back to life. Therefore, the 'Christ-Mass' is the service that took place after the dusk and before the dawn on next day and so the trend of Midnight started. And this way we got the name Christ-Mas that is Christmas. Origin of Christmas The first known date of Christmas being rejoiced on December 25th was in 336 AD, through the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine who was the first Christian Roman Emperor. After some years...

  Bhishma Author : YASHWANT RAMESH KUMAR In the  Mahabharata ,  Bhishma  ( Sanskrit : भीष्‍म,  IAST :  Bhīṣma ) also known as Bhishma Pitamaha and  Gangaputra Bhishma   was well known for his pledge of celibacy. Originally named as 'Devavrata', he was the eighth son of the  Kuru   King  Shantanu   and the river goddess  Ganga . Bhishma was blessed with a boon from his father that he could choose the time of his death or he may remain immortal till he desires.   He was related to both the  Pandavas   and the  Kauravas   through his half-brother, Vichitravirya (Son of Satyavati).   He was one of the greatest archers and warriors of his time and was trained by Lord Vishnuś sixth avatar  Parshurama . He also handed down the  Vishnu Sahasranama   to  Yudhishtira   when he was on his bed of arrows after the battle of  Kurukshetra . Birth and Early Life King Shantan...

  6 Reasons - Why Are Farmers Protesting Author : Bhuvanesh Chaudhari After the kissan bill was passed, it was intended to bring a big change and boost India's agricultural sector, but it seems to be quite controversial. The Farmer Union is marching toward Delhi. No one other than the government knows why are farmers protesting. So following are 6 reasons-  Why Are Farmers Protesting? Firstly, it is an undisputed fact that there was no consultation undertaken by the central government at the time of promulgating the ordinances, and subsequently while pushing the bills through the Parliament. Secondly, not with-standing the several pro-corporate and perceived anti-farmer provisions in the farm laws, the Union government has by-passed the federal structure by legislating on subjects that exclusively fall within the domain of the state government under the state list of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. Thirdly, the global experience across agricultural markets demon...

  Jantar Mantar Author : DIPANSHU SARKAR Hi guys your blog mate, Dipanshu is back and so let's get started-- The Jantar Mantar is anequinoctialsundial, consisting of a gigantic triangulargnomonwith thehypotenuseparallel to theEarth's axis. On either side of the gnomon is aquadrantof a circle, parallel to the plane of theequator. The instrument is intended to measure the time of day, correct to half a second anddeclinationof theSunand the otherheavenly bodies. There were five Jantar Mantars inIndia, of whichthe largestis inJaipurwhich features many instruments along with the world's largest stone sundial. At present only four Jantar Mantar exist, as the Jantar Mantar at Mathura was torn down just beforeRevolt of 1857. The Vrihat Samrat yantra is a sundial that can give the local time to an accuracy of 2 seconds. It is a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site. History In the early 18th century,MaharajaJai Singh IIofJaipurconstructed five Jantar Mantar in total, inNew Delhi,Jaipur,Ujjain,M...

  How Plants Help Drought Author : CHARUL MORE Hello Everyone! Happy Start of The Week! Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year in advance! Well, lets come to the point and talk about todays blog. So, guys do you all know about a Natural disaster named Drought? Well, if you dont here it is. Drought is a condition when a place or a district have very less amount of rainfall and very dry land is there. And one of the reasons to prevent drought is also plantinf trees!  Read more to find out how they help! As we all know how much the pollution levels are rising, and for that we plant trees because they absorb the pollution and give out oxygen cleaning the air. One of the cause of drought is scarcity of trees also, when the ground is dry, tue arid atmosphere also cause cracks on the ground. Especially in Rajasthan where there are many desserts and dry lands. They would cause mostly of drought in humid seasons like summer. While, in those reasons before drought, when we...

  Russia Author : ANUSHKA RAVIKIRAN TIWARI Hello, today you will like the topic because it is about "Russia". Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the south. Is Russia a safe country for tourists? In general, Russia is a safe country, especially if you're traveling as a tourist in large cities (such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, etc.) or if you are making the Trans-Siberian route. However, there are a number of risk areas in Russia, which is advisable not to travel to The border with Ukraine. Russia has 21 republics: Adygey, Altai, Bashkortostan, Buryat, Chechnya, Chuvash, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkar, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkess, Karelia, Khakass, Komi, Mari El, Mordovia, North Ossetia-Alania, Sakha, Tatarstan, Tuva, and Udmur...

  Time And Tide Wait For None. Author : Manasi Patil Time and tide wait for none this idiom is apt in today’s world. As the world is moving at a fast pace nobody has got time to waist. Moreover, time never stops, the clock is always ticking. Therefore to use our time we should work hard every second. Because if time once has gone, we cannot regain it. It is the most precious thing a person can have. With time everything is possible, it’s just that you should have a dedication towards utilizing it. Also, various successful people know how to manage their time. And that is the reason they are successful. You can earn money by using time but you can never earn time by using money. Since we all know the story of the rabbit and the tortoise, this story is perfect for the idiom. But if you don’t know anything about the story let me narrate it. Once there was a tortoise who was slow in running he was always criticized by others for his slow pace. But instead, there was a rabbit in th...