Fungi as a separate kingdom of life were classified merely 5 decades ago, i.e. in 1969 when the American plant ecologist Robert Whittaker proposed his five-kingdom system of classification of the biota. Before that, fungi were considered low-level plants. The separation of fungi came into existence when scientists saw that the nutritional mechanisms of fungi […]
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War Humanity has always been in a state of conflict – be it one individual with another on matters involving personal belongings or one tribe with another, one commune with another or even one kingdom with
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Of hopes and promises December 12, 2019. It was decided by organizations and artists protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 that they shall all gather at the Latasil Ground to put up a demonstration against the government. But the demonstrations and protest rallies of the days prior had heated the system. Police and administration,
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Mughal-e-Azam can undoubtedly be deemed as one of the best Indian movies ever produced. It was and still is revered as a cinematic marvel; maybe that is why it was re-released in 2004 in a coloured version. The stoic, bushy moustached Punjabi Prithiviraj Kapoor plays the role of the great Mughal emperor Akbar and quite
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 came into force on 10 January 2020 (Signed by the President of India on 12 December 2019). It was during those days that Assam saw another violent uprising against the said Bill. Although the central and state governments promised that there was no need to worry, the people of Assam
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We were in the ninth standard, in 2009, when we got to read The Fun They Had by Issac Asimov. The plot was set in the year 2157 when children used to study at home, alone, with the help of a robotic teacher. We were intrigued by the thought of it. We were amazed at
