Sonu Kumar Kushwaha

Sheikh  Abdul Qadir AL-Gelani was a great saint who lived in Afghanistan about one thousand years ago. One day when child Abdul Qadir was grazing his cows 🐄 , he heard a cow saying,"What are you doing here in the grazing fields? It is not for this that you have been created." He promptly ran back to his house feeling utterly terrified and climbed on to the roof of his house. From there he saw a large group of people returning from the Arafat Mountain, after performing Haj. Bewildered, Abdul Qadir went to his mother and asked her permission to make a journey to Baghdad to pursue a career in knowledge. His mother heard the divine call and promptly gave permission to Abdul Qadir to go. She gave him forty gold coins, which was his share of inheritance from his father, and stitched them inside the lining of his coat. When she stepped out of the door to bid him farewell, she said,"Oh,my son ! You are going !  I have detached myself from you for the sake of Allah knowing th...

1. National Flag  THE National Flag shall be a tricolor panel made up of three rectangular panels or sub-panels of equal width. The colour of the top panel shall be India saffron (kesari) and that of the bottom panel India green. The middle panel shall be white, bearing at its centre the design of Ashoka Chakra in navy blue colour with 24 equally spaced spokes. The Ashoka Chakra shall preferably be screen printed or otherwise printed or stenciled or suitably embroidered and shall be completely visible on both sides of the Flag in the centre of the white panel. The National Flag shall be rectangular in shape. The ratio of the length to the height (width) of the Flag shall be 3:2. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on July 22, 1947. Apart from non-statutory instructions issued by the government from time to time, display of the National Flag is governed by the provisions of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper U...

Click on the name to know more about the festivals. 1.  Vasant Panchami 2.  Makar Sankranti 3.  Maha Shivratri 4.  Holi 5.  Gangaur 6.  Rama navami 7.  Tamil New Year 8.  Bihu 9.  Hanuman Jayanti 10.  Rath Yatra 11.  Guru Purnima 12.  Onam 13.  Raksha Bandhan 14.  Krishna Janmaashtami 15.  Ganesh chaturthi 16.  Navratri 17.  Durga Puja 18.  Vijayadashami 19.  Diwali 20.  Bhai dooj 21.  Chhath 22.  Kumbh Mela 23.  Godavari Pushkaram 24.  Nag Panchami

 Nation: India Objective(s): Mars orbit Spacecraft: Mars Orbiter Spacecraft Spacecraft Mass: 1,337 kg Mission Design and Management: ISRO Launch Vehicle: PSLV-XL (no. C25) Launch Date and Time: 5 November 2013 / 09:08 UT Launch Site: SHAR / PSLV pad Scientific Instruments: 1. Mars color camera (MCC) 2. thermal infrared imaging spectrometer (TIS) 3. methane sensor for Mars (MSM) 4. Mars exospheric neutral composition analyzer (MENCA) 5. Lyman alpha photometer (LAP) Results: India’s first interplanetary spacecraft was designed and built in a relatively short period of time, with a total development time of 4 years and 2 months, although official government approval came as late as August  2012. The main spacecraft bus was  a modified I-1 bus used on the lunar Chandrayaan-1 mission.  The mission was essentially a technology demonstrator although it carried  a set of modest scientific instruments to study the surface featur...

Death of Badluram gave life to hundreds of other jawans! It is related to a true story from World War II where 100 million plus people from over 30 countries were involved. Yes, for several days Indian soldiers survived on his name after his death! It was formed on 15 June 1941 in Shillong. Countering the threat of the Japanese invasion of India was the key objective behind its formation. Today it has 22 battalions. All jawans in this regiment are recruited exclusively from the Northeastern states. Its emblem is the rhino. It is an Infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It is the Assam Regiment. Badluram ka Badan Zameen ke Neeche Hai is the regimental song of the Assam Regiment. The passing out ceremony of recruits is celebrated at the Regimental Center at Happy Valley, Shillong. It is called the Kasam Parade. Young recruits march, sing, and foot stomp to the tune of this regimental song. Indian soldiers p...

September 15 is celebrated every year in  India   as tribute to the greatest Indian engineer and Bharat Ratna  Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya Internationally recognised for his genius in harnessing water resources, he was responsible for successful design and construction of several river dams, bridges and implementing irrigation and drinking water schemes all over India. He served as the dewan of Mysore State and was considered to be the architect of the all-round development of Karnataka. Among his most successful projects are the design and construction of the K.R. Sagar dam and its adjoining Brindavan Gardens. turn-around of the Bhadravati Iron and Steel Works, setting up of the Mysore Sandalwood Oil Factory and the founding of the Bank of Mysore.V. Venkata Rao, Ahmedabad.

Nation: India Objective(s): lunar orbit, lunar impact Spacecraft: Chandrayaan-1 / MIP Spacecraft Mass: 1,380 kg Mission Design and Management: ISRO Launch Vehicle: PSLV-XL (no. C11) Launch Date and Time: 22 October 2008 / 00:52:11 UT Launch Site: Sriharikota / SLP Scientific Instruments: Main Satellite: 1. terrain mapping camera (TMC) 2. hyper spectral imager (HySI) 3. lunar laser ranging instrument (LLRI) 4. high energy x-ray spectrometer (HEX) 5. Moon impact probe (MIP) 6. Chandrayaan-1 x-ray spectrometer (CIXS) 7. near infrared spectrometer (SIR-2) 8. Sub keV atom reflecting analyzer (SARA) 9. miniature synthetic aperture radar (Mini SAR) 10. Moon mineralogy mapper (M3) 11. radiation dose monitor (RADOM) MIP: 1. radar altimeter 2. video imaging system 3. Chandra’s altitudinal composition explorer (mass spectrometer) (CHASE) Results: Chandrayaan-1, the first Indian deep space mission, was launched  to orbit the Moon and dispatch a...

Once upon a time, there lived a wise man. He was the head of the local administration of a small village. Everyone respected him and his views and opinions were well regarded. Many people came to him seeking for advice. His son, however, was very lazy and wasted his time sleeping and spending time with his friends. No amount of advice or threat made any difference to him. He wouldn’t change at all. The years passed, and with time faded the youth of the wise man  grew older, he began to worry  about his son’s future. He recognized the need to give something to his son so that he can take care of himself and his family to be. One day, he called his son to his room and said-“My son, you are no more a kid now. You must learn to take responsibilities and understand life.” “I want you to find the real purpose of your life and when you find it remember it always and you will lead a life full of happiness and joy.” Then he handed his son a bag. When the son opened the ba...

Golden Temple Temple in  India Spread over five days,  Diwali is a celebration of good conquering evil, and light overcoming dark. The religious festival originates in India, and is marked around the world by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. This marble-and-gold-leaf temple is a central worship place for Sikhs, who visit during Diwali to celebrate "Bandi Chhor Divas." This day coincides with Diwali, but remembers Guru Hargobind and 52 others, who were released from prison in the early 1600s. Mustafa Centre Supermarket in Singapore In preparation for the first day of Diwali, known as Dhanteras, homes are cleaned and a flurry of shopping takes place. New outfits, gifts and sweets are bought and it is customary to buy gold or silver jewelry. "Deepavali," as it is known in Singapore, marks a major shopping season as people prepare for festivities, stocking up at malls like this one in Little India. Temple of the Emerald Buddha Wat in B...

The Ganges The River Ganga, also known as River Ganges crosses national and international borders of India and Bangladesh during its long extensive flow. Rising in the state of Uttarakhand in the Himalayas, it commences its 2,525 km (1,569 mi) journey eventually reaching the Bay of Bengal, flowing south and east, traversing the Gangetic Plain of North India, moving into Bangladesh, and eventually emptying into the Bay of Bengal. Being the most sacred river to the Hindus, the Ganga is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its course. Worshipped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism, the river has been important historically too, with many former imperial capital cities such as Pataliputra, Kannauj, Kashi, Patna, Hajipur, Munger, Bhagalpur, Murshidabad, Baharampur, Kampilya, and Kolkata located on its banks. Even today, the Ganges continues to serve the many that depend on it for their daily needs. Himalayan rivers are perennial as they are fed by melting sn...