In the year 1947, a month after independence, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan's elder brother tied the knot in Tiruchirapalli, and the rules stipulated only 30 guests could be served during wedding feasts as the nation was reeling under an acute food shortage. Banana leaves were counted and arrests made in case the organisers violated the rules. Hurt by the food rationing and the fallout of the 1942-43 Bengal famine, MS decided to study and do research in agriculture. Instead of choosing the easy way out by becoming a farmer, he felt, as a scientist he would be able to 'shape the future', by preventing food shortage. … [Read more...] about India’s best: He wanted to feed India’s masses
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New U.P. ordinance also evoked in cases of alleged conversion to Christianity
Mr. Yadav alleged that the group had already converted scores of people and distributed religious material over four days when he intervened. He claims to have found out about the prayer meet when he spotted the group praying outside under the sun due to the cold. “When I went to inquire, they asked me to join the prayer and to convert and leave Hinduism. When I refused, they abused and threatened me. I then called the other villagers,” Mr. Yadav said. He said he did not receive any monetary allurement but claims, without any proof, that others did. … [Read more...] about New U.P. ordinance also evoked in cases of alleged conversion to Christianity
Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple south of Cairo
Egypt's former antiquities minister and noted archaeologist Zahi Hawass on Sunday revealed details of an ancient funerary temple in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. Hawass told reporters at the Saqqara necropolis that archaeologists unearthed the temple of Queen Neit, wife of King Teti, the first king of the Sixth Dynasty that ruled Egypt from 2323 B.C. till 2150 B.C. Archaeologists also found a 4-meter (13-foot) long papyrus that includes texts of the Book of the Dead, which is a collection of spells aimed at directing the dead through the underworld in ancient Egypt, he said. They unveiled at least 22 burial shafts up to 12 meters (40 feet) deep, with more than 50 wooden coffins dating back to the New Kingdom, said Hawass, who is Egypt's best known archaeologist. Hawass, known for his Indiana Jones hat and TV specials on Egypt's ancient sites, said work has been done at the site close to the Pyramid of Teti for over a decade. The discovery was the result of cooperation … [Read more...] about Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple south of Cairo
The Kerala minister who’s fighting for states in GST Council
In 2020, the second-time Kerala finance minister has also emerged as the vocal leader of the group of leaders from opposition states -- West Bengal’s Amit Mitra, Punjab’s Manpreet Singh Badal or TS Singh Deo of Chhattisgarh -- who are pressuring the Centre to pay the states long overdue compensation cess of Rs 2.35 trillion to meet shortfalls in tax revenues. … [Read more...] about The Kerala minister who’s fighting for states in GST Council