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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Science Reporter, November 2013

Contents

REACTIONS......................................6
EDITORIAL........................................7
SPECTRUM ......................................8
HUMOR.............................................30
PUZZLE CORNER............................50
INVENTIONS ....................................53
ANIMAL BYTES.................................54
INDIAN SCIENTISTS.........................56
FUN QUIZ...........................................58
WHAT'S NEW....................................60
CROSSWORD..................................61

Pratham Jain
V- C

Bal Bharati Public School,

Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Puppet Show by Japan Foundation

Date & Time: 29th November, 2013. 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Address: Chinmaya Mission, 89, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110003

About the Event : The Japan Foundation brings stimulating world of puppets with Yumemi Trunk Puppet Theater. Puppet Theater YUMEMI-TRUNK was founded by Satoko Yumidate in 2008 after her 5 years experience in a professional puppet performance company which Susumu Tange (UNIMA honorary member) leads. The performer Hiroyuki Kuwahara won ‘BEST ACTOR’ Award in ‘World Puppet Carnival Indonesia 2013’ for “Urashima”

The group will present two performances – URASHIMA and YAGI NO OHANASHI (The Story of Goat). This Puppet Theater will later tour to Udaipur and Kathmandu.

Organized by : The Japan Foundation, 5A Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi - 110024

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Indian Festival, Raksha Bandhan

RAKSHA BANDHAN

Raksha Bandhan is a unspoken pledge exchange between a brother and a sister cementing their relationships. It is celebrated on the day of Shravan Purnima (full moon) that falls in the month of August every year. On this day, sister ties a delicate, sometimes decorative, thread on the wrist of their brothers and apply tilak on the forehead as a symbol of love and affection. The brother responds by giving a gift, implicitly pledging to protect his sister from danger. In some places in medieval India where women felt unsafe, they tied Rakhi around the wrists of men they could count upon. Later this practice changed and sister started typing Rakhi only on their brother's wrists. There are many legends that signify the importance of Rakhi in India.

Ishita Rastogi

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BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, Brij Vihar, Ghaziabad

Monday, November 25, 2013

Food for Fine

More and more libraries are allowing patrons to pay their fines by donating food.

Here's a solution to hunger that's long overdue. More and more libraries are allowing patrons to pay their fines by donating food.

The South Burlington library in Vermont is knocking $2 off late fees for every canned good readers deliver for a food drive, ABC 22 reports.

"People don't like paying library fines but they are more than happy to donate to a good cause," Library Director Louise Murphy told the station in the segment above.

But the annual program isn't so, ahem, novel. Libraries in Park City, Utah,Clearwater, Fla., and other cities across the country host similar "Food For Fines" benefits.

And their numbers seem to be increasing.

Patty Sherbondy, director of the Warren Public Library in Pennsylvania, calls the strategy a win-win.

"Donating food items is a great way for library users to take care of their overdue fines and help their neighbors," she told the Times Observer.

You might say it's a fine way to help.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/22/library-food-fines-donate-food-canned-goods_n_4324389.html?utm_hp_ref=impact

President of India - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

President 1950-62

Dr. Rajendra Prasad [1884-1963]

A stalwart of India's struggle for freedom and elected president of the Constituent Assembly in 1946, Dr Rajendra Prasad became India's president when India became a republic on 26^th January 1950. He held office for twelve years till May 1962 the longest term of any president.

Born in Bihar where he had his early education, he later joint Presidency Collage, Calcutta, where he had a brilliant academic record. After his MA he worked as a Professor at Muzzafarpur College. Later he obtained the degree of Master of Law.

In 1910, he came in contact with Gopal Krishna Gokhale and joined the Servants of Indian Society. He met Mahatma Gandhi in 1915 and became an active Congress worker and freedom fighter. In 1932, he was elected President of Indian National Congress.

He wrote three books: History of the Champaran Campaign; India Divided and autobiography.

Immensely respected and admired, he could have continued for another term he wished, but he preferred to stand down in a spirit of self-abnegation.

He awarded the country's highest honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1962.

Anushka Prakash

IV – B

Bal Bharati Public School, Brij Vihar,

Ghaziabad, U.P.

President of India- Dr S Radhakrishan

President 1962-67, Vice president 1952-62

Dr S Radhakrishan [1888-1975]

Dr S Radhakrishan had his early education at Christian missionary schools had a brilliant academic record. He got his MA degree in Philosophy from Madras University.

Recipient of numerous honors and distinctions from great universities the world over, Dr Radhakrishan was Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University from 1936 to 1939 to 1948.

A great scholar of Sanskrit, Indian philosophy and comparative religions as well as philosopher, writer, educationist and statesman, he will be always be remembered for his towering intellect and monumental writings. Among his 32 published works are History of Indian Philosophy, The Hindu View of Line and Eastern Religions and Western Thoughts.

Dr Radhakrishan served as Vice President from 1952 to 1962 for a five year term.

It is a fitting tribute to his greatness as a scholar and teacher that teacher's Day is celebrated throughout the country on his birthday, September 5, each year.

He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1963

Anushka Prakash

IV- B

Bal Bharati Public School, Brij Vihar,

Ghaziabad, U.P.