A scroll From China…
A scroll featuring more than 40,000 handprints from China’s Jilin province has been officially named the largest handprint scroll in the world by the Guinness World Records. The waterproof scroll, measuring 3,715.86 square metres, was demonstrated at the opening of the third Changchun international automobile festival on Thursday in Changchun. After nearly four hours of measuring the scroll, Wu Xiaohong, an official for the Guinness World Records, announced that the scroll has set a new world record, … Read entire article »
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Tribute To Michael Jackson–”The King of Pop”
Even after the death of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, his fame and work is keeping him alive and in the mind of thousands. His fans around the world lit candles on Friday to mark the death one year ago of the controversial pop star whose posthumous popularity has returned him to a pedestal and made him a billion dollar man. Fans in Hanoi, Vietnam, held a night of performances of Jackson’s songs while 50 … Read entire article »
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Tipu Sultan’s Sword An Excellence Of Telangana Sword Makers
A majestic sabre of Tipu Sultan was recently auctioned in London for a mind-boggling 502,500 pounds at a Sotheby’s auction. This happened exactly seven years after liquor baron Vijay Mallya bought a sword. The 200-year-old sword went under the hammer for at lest 10 time the estimated price. According to the auction house, it has one or the rare kind of sword hilts. The sword has a hilt with a pronounced tiger theme that was a … Read entire article »
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Folk Art: Evoking God And Balancing Power
The Indian society today delves upon the principle dogmas that were etched and passed on to the next generation without even being educated about what they meant and how they originated. It is unquestioned that the human mind over the time has grown more rational and pragmatic; and has often disowned the beliefs which never gave a convincing answer. Folk art forms have always been considered as the research subjects of the think-thanks but have always … Read entire article »
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Islam: From Rhetoric To Reality.
Today when we hear the word ‘terrorism’ we think of Muslims, when we hear the word ‘Muslims’ we think of terrorism. People are assuming things that are not genuine enough and give unworthy opinions. Terrorism comes from the word ‘terror’ which means ‘beyond fear’ or ‘extreme fear’. It doesn’t have any relationship with Islam. Islam propagates things to avoid terror, not to be a part of it. Due to the influence of terrorism, the Muslim culture … Read entire article »
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