Ajanta Caves: History, Painting, Facts, Built by Architecture and More

May 27, 2021, 6:20 PM

Ajanta Caves:History, Painting, Facts, Built by Architecture and More

Ajanta Caves can be seen as a cluster of 30 rock-cut caves representing the Buddhist architecture, sculptures and cave paintings which were built by monks using simple tools like hammer and chisel to bring out the stories depicted here.

History: These caves are believed to be existent since the pre-Christian era, with the oldest being Cave 10 which is dated back to second century BC. Ajanta caves were discovered by an Army officer posted in the Madras Regiment of British Army in the year 1819.

Paintings: The painting style of Ajanta caves showcase a strong influence of artistic styles from Tibet and Sri Lanka where the binding material used for most of the paintings is glue.

Facts: Ajanta caves are seen as a cluster of 30 rock-cut caves showing a true representation of earlier Buddhist architecture, sculptures and cave paintings.

The Architecture of Ajanta Caves: The sculptures and other structures of these caves were built by monks by using tools like hammer and chisel to bring out the stories depicted here.

Theme Of the Carvings at Ajanta Caves: Carvings’ main theme are the illustrations and events related to the life of Buddha. They also portray Buddhist philosophies and teachings of Buddha

World Heritage Site: Since 1983, Ajanta caves have been listed among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of India. It is also a protected monument which is taken care of by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

Excavation of Ajanta Caves The caves of Ajanta were excavated from a horse-shoe shaped cliff along river Waghora.

Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon : The father of modern legal education in India

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May 27, 2021, 6:11 PM

Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon (NR Madhava Menon) is known as the father of modern legal education in India who introduced five years of integrated law degree course and established national law schools in country

Neelakanta Ramakrishna Madhava Menon was awarded Padma Shri in 2003 for his outstanding contribution for modern legal education system.

He died in Thiruvanathapuram when he was 84.

Menon was enrolled as a lawyer when he was 21. He joined the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and completed his LLM and PhD from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Menon worked as a professor at AMU campus’ law centre.

Menon introduced five years of integrated law degree course in India and established national law schools.

He served as the founding vice chancellor for 12 years in the National Law School India University, Bangalore and Kolkata.

The Supreme Court appointed him to set up the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal where he served two terms as a member of the Law Commission of India.

Find the world’s oldest illusion in Thanjavur and Mahabalipuram

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May 27, 2021, 1:01 PM

India houses the world’s oldest illusion, situated in the Airavatesvara Temple in Thanjavur district of India which has captured the attention of both art historians and vision scientists

The Airavatesvara Temple in India houses a bas-relief—which was sculpted around 850 years ago.

All well preserved, it has captured the attention of both art historians and vision scientists.

This piece of art is remarkable as neither the subject has been depicted in it, nor its delicate details, however it contains one of the oldest examples of illusions in art.

The creature it represents is either seen as an elephant or a bull, taking cues of ancient example of ambiguous brain teasers which include the duck/rabbit, or the old/young lady illusions.

The city of Mahabalipuram is possibly home to even older ambiguous illusion, which was sculpted on a pillar some 1300 years ago.

The depiction, at first site, appears to be of cow and her calf, but by blocking the center of the carving, it portray an adult and a baby elephant.

This 105-year-old woman remembers 700 shlokas of Bhagwad Gita despite being illiterate

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May 27, 2021, 12:05 PM

This 105-year-old woman from Rajasthan can recite 700 shlokas of Geeta at one go…

This 105-year-old woman, named Ratanbai, who is a resident of Rajasthan from Ravatbhata, has left many people stunned with her sharp memory which remembers 700 shlokas of Bhagwad Gita even after passing the 100 years of her life.

Despite being illiterate, she remembers 700 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita since last 80 years. She is Ratanbai who learnt the Geeta shlokas in a temple.

In academic terms, she is illiterate, however, on spiritual terms, she is highly literate.

She may not have gone to school or received a passing certificate/degree from school, but she is educated in temple in a similar manner which once used to be an education system during pre-colonial era in Bharat. Can we draw lessons from her and revive our education system?

Let temples be the base of our education system which once were during ancient and medieval era times.

WhatsApp War can leave trillions suffering

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May 26, 2021, 10:24 PM

WhatsApp-War: Is it to undermine “right to privacy”

WhatsApp-War: Is it to undermine “right to privacy? Cannot be the latest in present scenario.

Each day, a new angle emerges in the rife controversy over using Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter in India.

In an unusual move, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has files a lawsuit against the Indian government, seeking to block the new IT rules that come into effect on 26 May 2021.

Social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and Twitter are presently facing the the risk of losing their status as intermediaries. So they are liable for “criminal action” for the content posted on their platforms if they fail to comply with the revised rules as set out by the Government of India. Google and Facebook said that they are attempting to comply with the new Rules.

What is the whole issue about? The new rules require “significant social media intermediaries” like WhatsApp to be able to trace the “originator” of any message the government deems problematic. The rules define “significant social media intermediary” as platforms that have at least five million registered users.

WhatsApp says this requirement is equivalent to asking the company to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent through its service, which “would break end-to-end encryption and fundamentally undermines people’s right to privacy.”

Meanwhile there is new development: The homegrown block-chain technology firm Polygon (MATIC) has landed funding from US-based billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban. He will be integrating Polygon crypto into a portfolio firm Lazy.com that allows people to easily display non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It is stated by Coindesk. Polygon’s token had breached USDollars 13 billion in market cap earlier this month, making it among the top 20 crypto tokens across the world.

Ravi Shastri: Know about this cricketer who stays young even in his late 50s

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May 26, 2021, 10:13 PM

Ravi Shastri, a never ageing ‘Young’ boy of Indian cricket team is wearing different hats even after his retirement days. On his birthday on May 27, let’s know how this cricketer keeps his ‘always young’ image even at the age of 59.

Ravi Shastri! Look at his tweets and you will come to know how the former captain of Indian cricket team keeps his eye on all developments while he acts like a fatherly figure to his team members at the same.

Before the cyclone Tautke hit the shores, he termed Nisagra as a Mickey Mouse in front of it.

In his tweet, he said, “Cyclone is a Cyclone. Absolutely devastating. What one saw today made Nisagra of last year look like Mickey Mouse. This was a serious nasty piece of work and still in progress. Fingers cross. It doesn’t cause even more serious damage in landfall. God bless,” he said and added a hash tag #CycloneTaukte

Cyclone is a Cyclone. Absolutely devastating. What one saw today made Nisagra of last year look like Mickey Mouse. This was a serious nasty piece of work and still in progress. Fingers cross. It doesn't cause even more serious damage in landfall. God bless 🙏 #CycloneTaukte
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) May 17, 2021

On May 13, he patted back of his team members and said, “This team has shown steely resolve & unwavering focus to be crowned No. 1. It is something the boys have earned fair & square. Rules changed midway but #TeamIndia overcame every hurdle along the way. My boys played tough cricket in tough times. Super proud of this bindass bunch.”

This 🇮🇳team has shown steely resolve & unwavering focus to be crowned No. 1. It is something the boys have earned fair & square. Rules changed midway but #TeamIndia overcame every hurdle along the way. My boys played tough cricket in tough times. Super proud of this bindass bunch pic.twitter.com/StzcsexCRF
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) May 13, 2021

Shastri looks creative with his tweets and termed Viral Kohli and Mahendra Dhoni’s episode of hugging together as ‘Box office stuff coming up.

“Box office stuff coming up. Legendary captain and a Legendary one in the making #IPL2021,” he tweeted from IPL.

Box office stuff coming up. Legendary captain and a Legendary one in the making #IPL2021 – @ChennaiIPL @RCBTweets #CSKvsRCB pic.twitter.com/lc9y0nXOAR
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 25, 2021

Narada Jayanti 2021 Date, Time, Rituals, Significance, Wishes Quotes, Poster Images

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May 26, 2021, 5:45 PM

Narada Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of Devrishi Narada Muni, who is considered as the messenger of Gods and the divine sage. The festival is observed in Jayeshtha month of Hindu calendar.

This year, the date for this festival is on May 27, 2021. Lets know more about this festival:

Narada Jayanti: Date And Muhurta

As per the Hindu calender, the Pratipada tithi, in the Krishna Paksha of the Hindu month of Jyeshtha, is observed as Narada Jayanti.

The festival is observed the next day of the Buddha Purnima.

This year, Narad Jayanti is being celebrated on May 27, 2021.

The Pratipada tithi begins at 04:43 PM on May 26, 2021 and will end at 01:02 PM on May 27, 2021.

Narada Jayanti: Significance

As per the Hindu scriptures and mythological stories, sage Narada wasn’t restricted to one world and was the one who travelled in all three Lokas namely, Swarg (heaven), Dharti (earth) and Narak (hell).

He had the power to appear at any place and deliver the Almighty’s messages and used to play His Veena and sing songs while delivering the messages.

Believed to be the son of Lord Brahma, Narada Muni was considered the ardent worshipper of Lord Vishnu and was seen as the pioneer of the communication. Though there are a few temples of Narada Muni, the most important one is Chigateri near Devnagere in Karnataka.

Chaturbhujnath Nala Rock Shelters in MP: Bask under the natural centuries-old ancient art

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May 26, 2021, 11:15 AM

The Chaturbhuj nala rock shelters, situated near Mandsaur in MP, is a pristine site which stretches over the 5 km long trail with thousands of ancient rock paintings on the wall.

Situated 30 kms from Bhanpura, a small township in Mandsaur, are these rock shelters called Chaturbhujnath Nala or Chaturbhuj Nala rock shelters which are situated within the Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary, encompassing spectacular views of sprawling landscape and splendid water bodies.

The site was discovered in 1977 by a local school teacher Ramesh Kumar Pancholi and his friends and was named after a nearby Chaturbhujnath temple.

Since then, many international tourists and travellers have been lured to these rock canvases who come to spend fun weekends.

Belonging to the pre-pastoral (over 6,000-12,000 years old) to the early medieval age (10th century), the site is often compared to the UNESCO approved Bhimbetka rock shelter situated near Bhopal.

Other ancient sites near Chaturbhujnath nala rock shelters

Just 5 kms from Bhanpura is a hill known as “Dar Ki Chattan” which features almost 560 man-made cupules marked on the walls. Supposed to be the earliest efforts of artistic expression by the human, these cup marks are anywhere between 1,00,000 to 2,00,000 years old, say archaeologists and scholars, Other rock-art sites in the region that existed in the ancient times and used by ancient humans are Chiber Nala, Sita Khardi and Modi. But, the most prominent and well protected till date is the site of Chaturbhujnala.

Lunar eclipse 2021 in India date and time: Chandra grahan 2021

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May 26, 2021, 9:04 AM

Lunar Eclipse 2021 Time in India: The celestial event coincides with this year’s only total lunar eclipse, the first since January 2019.

During the lunar eclipse, the Moon will be located on the Earth’s opposite side on May 26 and will be fully illuminated at 6:13 am during the Central Daylight Time (CDT), which will be around 4 pm at the Indian Standard Time (IST). Observers all over the world will be able to view the supermoon throughout the night if the sky is clear.

Can we watch lunar eclipse with bare eyes

As such, there is no need to have special glasses required to watch the lunar eclipse and is completely safe to watch all the phases of the lunar eclipse with bare eyes. However, one needs to avoid look at the lunar eclipse with bare eyes is when it’s not that far away from the sun.

Can we sleep during lunar eclipse

There is a myth that says one shouldn’t sleep during a solar eclipse. Studies say that the solar eclipse causes daytime darkness, which can affect sleep pattern. If it is psychological or physical, one needs to find it out.

There is also a belief that pregnant women should not sleep during a lunar or solar eclipse for it may harm the unborn baby. However, yet again, there is no scientific evidence to back this statement. Further, there is no research behind the myth linking eclipse with insomnia. These superstitions and beliefs have been a part of our lives since thousands of years and it becomes hard to digest that they might be false.

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