Prometheus was the friend of the human race, the giver of fire, the inventor of the useful arts and an omniscient seer.There is a lot we can learn from him Who: Prometheus What: Creator of Mankind Son Of: Iapetus and Clymene Symbol: Fire Invention: Mortals — People and Animals Unique Features Prometheus was a Titan, and the brother of Atlas, Epimetheus [...]
Wessel Johannes Cronje aka Hansie Cronje would have been forty-three years old had he been alive today. Words used to describe this fiery former South African cricket captain included positive, enthusiastic, inspiring, supportive, winner and great leader. And yet at the time of his untimely demise, he found himself working as a financial manager with [...]
ODD JOBS Yoga Guru A yoga teacher guidance is must for anyone who takes up yoga. You can be that person A yoga teacher educates their students about the mind-body-spirit connection; and teaches them to relax and stretch so that they can do yoga poses which help them to lead a healthier and more balanced [...]
Moody, and vengeful as he might be, Poseidon was still revered as the Lord of the Seas, second in power only to Zeus among the Greek deities Who: Poseidon What: God of the Sea Son Of: Cronus and Rhea Symbol: Trident Worshipped By: Sailors Unique features: Poseidon was one of Zeus’s older siblings who had been swallowed by his dad Cronus; [...]
The promos of Aamir Khan’s Satyamev Jayate along with the sombre title of the show gave me the impression that this show was definitely not for me. There’s enough to weep about and get depressed about in real life, so why watch more of it on TV; is my reasoning for sticking solely with sitcoms. [...]
Who: Hermes What: Messenger of Gods Born to: Zeus and Maia Symbol: Caduceus Worshipped by: Athletes, Boxers,Merchants, Travellers Inventions: The alphabet, astronomy, weighing scales, card games (he also invented cheating, since he cheated in the card games), foot racing, boxing Unique Features Hermes, the herald of the Olympian gods, is a handsome young man with [...]
“Well, there are these lovely villas close to your preferred location,” the property agent smirked disparagingly at me, “if affordability is not an issue!” Instantly sirens started wailing in my head, steam started coming out of my ears, my hair stood on end and my face turned an impossible beetroot red. “How dare she! How [...]
I stepped out of the apartment building with a sick feeling in the pit of my belly. The sight that met my eyes was revolting. The path leading to the gate of the township was strewn with a three-inch thick layer of dead honeybees. As my shoes sank into their soft dead flesh, I was [...]
Pastry chef or Chef de Patisserie Snapshot: A pastry chef is a station chef in a professional kitchen, skilled in the art of making of pastries, desserts, breads and other baked goods. Qualifications: In addition to the four-year catering degree, aspiring pastry chefs or Chefs de Patisserie need to attend a pastry school. These institutions [...]
Hephaestus, despite his deformity used his skills to become indispensable to the gods Who: Hephaestus What: God of Fire Son Of : Zeus and Hera Symbol : Hammer, Anvil, Tongs Unique features This Olympian god was born deformed; he was sickly and lame, with one shrunken leg. Hephaestus was a master craftsman and is worshipped by craftsmen for his [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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The final kick-off for passion
Tonight the football season will finally come to a close with the Champions League final being played at Wembley stadium. It’s been a tumultuous season for all the wrong reasons. The four big leagues were wrapped up early: Manchester United in the EPL, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in [...]
Earlier this week, I received an email about the Gayatri Mantra being proven to be the most divine and powerful hymn in the world. An American scientist called Dr Howard Steingeril is said to have collected hymns, prayers, mantras and invocations from all over the world and from all religions. He tested these for sound [...]
Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
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