Kartar Singh Sarabha

Revolutionary Kartar Singh, the great devotee of Bellona, the goddess of war, was not even twenty years old when he sacrificed himself on the altar of goddess of freedom. He appeared like a storm from somewhere, ignited the flame of revolution and tried to wake up the sleeping Bellona. He blazed the holy yajna of revolution and became himself an offering for the same.

How do we shorten the span of time it takes to get one emergency unit donated?

Submitted by rajat on

Sankalp Emergency Wing has been working to ensure that the people who do not get blood from the usual means are helped out. Many times we come across a situation when no blood bank in the city has a single unit of blood. In these scenarios we have to get a donation done. The donation itself takes about 2 hours followed by another 2 hours of testing. This 4 hours of delay can sometime prove fatal. Requesting people to pour in suggestions on how this time can be shortened?

New course for Education

Submitted by pooja on

The new HRD minister Kapil Sibal has proposed to have 1 national board and no class 10 exam. Well, I don't know about the idea of scraping the class 10 exam but the idea of having one national board is definitely a change I dreamed of in our educational system.

Pin Parbati Pass - A trekking delight

Submitted by aurora on

This forms one of the most strenuous routes for trekking which lies at an altitude of 5320 m above sea level. Lying in the Kullu – Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh, this pass is conspicuous by its rocky terrains and prayer flags. Once on this pass, you cannot miss the aerial view of the snow capped mountains that acts as a contrast to the barren mountain declivities.

Thang -ta and Sarit - Sarak: Manipuri Martial Arts!

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Thang -ta and Sarit - Sarak are traditional martial art types of the Indian state of manipur. The art is considered as an unconventional form of martial art as it is simply faultless in its evasive and offensive action in compared to many others. History says that Lainingthou Pakhangba, the dragon god - king, predestined King Mungyamba, to kill the fiend Moydana of Khagi with a spear and sword.