IWD Special: These empowered women challenged conventions Shoot At Sight: Nisha Pahuja – Empowered women [1] Documentary filmmaker Nisha Pahuja got relentless support from Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap for her docu-film, The World Before Her. Why? Because she challenged the conventions of women empowerment and regression on screen. Always socially conscious, Nisha took on the changing idea of women liberation …
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Women Can Spot Unfaithful Men? Research has shown that women can judge a man’s fidelity simply by studying his face. Signs of a male who is prone to cheating include classic masculine features, such as a wide, angular jaw, a square chin and a prominent brow, a tabloid reported. Women Can Spot Unfaithful Men? The finding comes from Australian researchers …
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13 Women You Should Never, Ever Date Control freak: This woman is dominant and wants to show that she’s the supreme being. From choosing a place to eat and movies to choosing who you should hangout with, she takes a call. Sometimes you wonder if you exist at all. Where’s the money honey: Call it daylight robbery. This kind of …
Read More »Jayant Vishnu Narlikar Biography For Students
Name: Jayant Vishnu Narlikar Born: 19 July 1938, Kolhapur, Maharashtra Spouse: Mangala Narlikar Education: Central Hindu College (now Central Hindu Boys School) Banaras Hindu University Cambridge University Fields: Physics, Astronomy, Writer Awards: Smith’s Prize (1962) Padma Bhushan (1965) Adams Prize (1967) Padma Vibhushan (2004) Prix Jules Janssen (2004) Parents: Vishnu Vasudev Narlikar, Sumati Narlikar Jayant Vishnu Narlikar — How did …
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Kingdom: Plantae Family: Apiaceae Order: Apiales Genus: Anethum Tribe: Apieae Dill Annual Herb — Dill (Anethum graveolens) is a short-lived annual herb. It is the sole species of the genus Anethum, though classified by some botanists in the related genus Peucedanum as Peucedanum graveolens (L.) C.B. Clarke. It grows to 40-60 cm tall, with slender stems and alternate, finely divided, …
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Kingdom: Plantae Family: Araliaceae Order: Genus: Panax Tribe: Ginseng: Medicinal Root of Plant: Ginseng refers to species within Panax, a genus of 11 species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, in the family Araliaceae. They grow in the Northern Hemisphere in eastern Asia (mostly northern China, Korea, and eastern Siberia), typically in cooler climates; Panax vietnamensis, discovered in Vietnam, is …
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Kingdom: Plantae Family: Malvaceae Order: Fagales Genus: Gossypium Cotton Plant — Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypium sp.), a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India, and Africa. However, virtually all of the commercial cotton grown today worldwide is grown from varieties of …
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Kingdom: Plantae Family: Piperaceae Order: Piperales Genus: Piper Betel Medical Plant — The Betel (Piper betle) is a spice whose leaves have medicinal properties. The plant is known by a series of different names in the regions in which it is consumed – among these are Vetrilai (Tamil), Vettila (Malayalam). The plant is evergreen and perennial, with glossy heart-shaped leaves …
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Kingdom: Plantae Family: Poaceae Order: Poales Genus: Hordeum Barley — Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an annual cereal grain, which serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food. It is a member of the grass family Poaceae. In 2005, barley ranked fourth in quantity produced and in area of cultivation of cereal …
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