EDITION 31 11, Margashirsha

30th November 2021

“The greatness of a culture Krishna Paksha, Ekadashi
2078 Aananda, Vikrama
Saturday can be found in its festivals” Samvata
 Editor Prashasti Singh VIII Lucknow

Name of the Column Columnist Class City

This Day, That Year Anudita Srivastava VIII Lucknow
PetOlogy – Life of Pet
In Focus Sanvi Kaushik VIII Delhi
Book At A Glance Aanya Rastogi VIII Lucknow
Hiba Farrukh VIII Lucknow
Techno Buff Svanik Kashyap VIII Lucknow
India: My Country Aryan Abhay Verma VIII Lucknow
Sanvi Kaushik VIII Delhi
The Epic Siddhi Vidyarthi VIII Lucknow
Everyday Inventions Kartikey Singh VII Lucknow
Beyond Earth Rishika Ranjan VII Lucknow
A Life In the Wild
Super Speller Shivika Singh VIII Lucknow
Different Women, Different Stories
Tervi Traveller Aryan Abhay Verma VIII Lucknow
Transport Trivia Utkarsh Singh VIII Lucknow
Be Sporting Aarjav Ashok Singh VIII Lucknow
M.A.D. Facts Dhruv Bajpai VIII Lucknow
Shortgun Prashansa Singh III Lucknow
It’s Different
Out In the Garden Adya Khanna VIII Lucknow
The Conscientious Living Hiba Farrukh VIII Lucknow
Tell Me Why ? Jay Upadhyay III Lucknow
Navya Khanna III Lucknow
The Mystical World of Myths Devishi Verma VIII Lucknow
The Vast Part
Into the Unknown Samriddhi Srivastava VIII Lucknow
Under the Sea Aaditya Shukla VIII Lucknow
Aashna Gupta X Noida
Anybody Can Paint Sanskriti Agarwal VIII Lucknow
The Sweet Tooth Amolika Singh IX Unchahar
Inspiring Souls
Reminiscing the Forgotten Ayushi Srivastava VIII Lucknow
Green Revolution Aarna Agarwal VIII Lucknow
The Powerpuff Girls Arini Rastogi VIII Lucknow
 This Day, That Year 1-2
 In Focus 3
 Book At A Glance 4
 Techno Buff 5
 Super Speller 5
 Green Revolution 6
 Entertainment Mania 7
 Transport Trivia 7
 Everyday Inventions 8
 Under the Sea 9
 The Epic 10
 The Mystical World Of Myths 11
 It’s Different 12
 Tell Me Why 12
 The Powerpuff Girls 13
 PetOlogy 13
 Inspiring Souls 14
 The Sweet Tooth 14
 Beyond Books 15
 Quiz Master 16
 Result of the Digital Decor ! Rangoli Making Contest 17
 The Festive Season Marathon 18
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This Day , That Year
1st November – 15th November

1st November
1st November is observed as World Vegan Day.
1966-The Indian State of Haryana was established .
1973—The Indian State of Mysore was renamed as Karnataka .

2nd November
1988-The 1st worm was launched to hack computers .
3rd November
1957—The Soviet Union sent a dog named Laika
into the space .
1973—NASA launched its 1st space probe to
Mercury ,MARINER-10 .

4th November
1929—The Great Indian Mathematician
Shakuntala Devi was born .
2008—Barak Obama became the 1st African
– American to be elected The President of
The United States Of America .

5th November
1920—The Indian Red Cross Society was
established.
2007—Android Mobile Operating System was launched.
2013—India launched its 1st Mars Mission called The Mars
Orbiter Mission .

7th November
7th November is observed as World Cancer Awareness Day .
1888- The great physicist C.V. Raman was born .
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8th November
2016—The Indian Currency ₨.500 And Rs.1000 were abolished.

10th November
10th November is observed as World Science Day.
1970—The Great Wall Of China was inaugurated.

11th November
11th November is observed as National Education
Day In India.
1888-The 1st Educational Minister of India
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad was born.
1918—The 1st World War was ended .

12th November
12th November is observed as World
Pneumonia Day.

13th November
13th November is observed as World
Kindness Day.

14th November
14th November is observed as World Diabetes
Day and National Children’s Day .
1889—The 1st Prime Minister Of India
Jawaharlal Nehru was born .

15th November
1971—The Indian State Of Jharkhand was established.

Covid on Rise Again Across Globe, New Variant, Festive
Surge Keep India on Toes
Amid the ongoing festive
season, coronavirus cases
that have been on a record
low are once again
witnessing a slight spike.
Taking cognizance of the
sudden rise, the Centre on
Thursday extended the
nationwide COVID-19 containment measures till November
30. In a communication to chief secretaries of all states and
union territories, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said
that existing protocols for curbing the spread of Covid-19
will continue till November 30. Last month, he had said that
there was a possibility that Covid-appropriate behaviour
might not be adhered to strictly, especially during the
festival season and hence it was critical to enforce
guidelines that allowed regular festivities in a cautious, safe
and Covid-appropriate manner. As per the health ministry’s
data, on Friday India recorded 14,348 fresh cases, slightly
lower than Thursday- recorded 16,156 fresh cases- a rise of
20 per cent from Wednesday. The country’s total caseload
now stands at 3,42,46,157. On October 27, the country
recorded 13.45k new cases and 585 new deaths. The
difference between new cases reported in the last seven
days and the preceding seven days in India is -2%, while the
world average is +4%.
Are Covid Cases Rising Globally?
Several countries have imposed fresh restrictions and
lockdowns as the world enters its second winter with
Covid-19. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv will tighten lockdown
restrictions due to a spike in coronavirus cases, mayor
Vitali Klitschko said. As Russia reported record numbers of
daily coronavirus cases and deaths, Moscow shut down
non-essential services for 11 days to combat the surge in
infections. Meanwhile in China, where the Covid-19
infection first emerged- the third city went under lockdown
to tackle Covid-19 numbers. The resurgence prompted
officials this week to lock down Lanzhou city-with a
population of over four million -and Ejin in the Inner
Mongolia region. Europe stood out as the only major region
worldwide to report an increase in both coronavirus cases
and deaths over the last week, with double-digit percentage
increases in each, WHO said. Coming back to Asia,
Singapore’s health ministry is looking into an “unusual
surge" in infections after the city-state reported 5,324 new
cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, the most since the
beginning of the pandemic.
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Facebook renames itself Meta to emphasize its
‘metaverse’ vision
Facebook chief
Mark
Zuckerberg on
Thursday
announced the
parent company's
name is being
changed to "Meta"
to represent a future beyond just its troubled
social network. The name change comes as the
company battles criticisms from lawmakers and
regulators over its market power, its algorithmic
decisions and the policing of abuses on its
platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, speaking at the
company's live-streamed virtual and augmented
reality conference, said the new name reflected its
focus on building the metaverse. "Right now, our
brand is so tightly linked to one product that it
can't possibly represent everything that we're
doing today, let alone in the future," he said.
"We've learned a lot from struggling with social
issues and living under closed platforms, and now
it is time to take everything that we've learned and
help build the next chapter," Zuckerberg said.
Name of apps to remain same The tech giant said
the change would bring together its different apps
and technologies under one new brand. It said it
would not change its corporate structure. The
names of the apps that it builds — Facebook,
Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp — will
remain the same. The metaverse, a term first
coined in a dystopian novel three decades ago and
now attracting buzz in Silicon Valley, refers
broadly to the idea of a shared virtual
environment which can be accessed by people
using different devices. New symbol The company
unveiled a new sign at its headquarters in Menlo
Park, California, on Thursday, replacing its
thumbs-up "Like" logo with a blue infinity shape.
Skeptics pointed out that the name change appears
to be an attempt to change the subject from the
Facebook Papers, a leaked document trove that
has revealed the ways Facebook ignored internal
reports and warnings of the harms its social
network created or magnified across the world.
Zuckerberg said he expects the metaverse to reach
a billion people within the next decade.
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Novel: The Secret life of Bees
Author: Sue Monk Kidd
Published: 8 November 2001
Religion, labour, nature, sexism, orphanhood , rejection,
emotional problems, and suicide are among the themes
dealt in the work.
Lily’s (character) search for a mother figure is part of a
larger drive for self. Lily's battle to identify her place in
her family and in the world, as well as her traumas, is
depicted in the Narrative. The historical backdrop and
racism in the 1960s southern United States are another
issue. The novel discusses police exploitation of African-
Americans, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the interracial
relations dispute.
In "The Secret Life of Bees," there are a few major symbols
and motifs. Bees and bee-related objects are a key symbol.
In the novel, bees are a significant indication and element.
Bees represent two things: direction and the strength of a
feminine community. The theme reflects this. Lily is
yearning for a connection to her mother or a mother
figure, which is a recurring motif. She meets a lot of strong
ladies in the novel. She not only encounters the
Boatwright Sister and the Daughters of Mary, who
increase this emblem of authority in a female community
in reference to bees, but she also grows up with Rosalee,
who is Lily's surrogate mother. An emotional yet
magically real novel emphasizing on dealing with
suffering and tragedies of daily life and moving on
explaining the real meaning of LIFE being a Female . This
book deserves to be on your bookshelf.
"I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a book." ~ J. K. Rowling
Novel: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
Published: 17 May 1900
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American
children's novel written by author L. Frank
Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. The
first novel in the Oz series, the story chronicles
the adventures of a young Kansas farm girl
named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz after
she and her pet dog Toto are swept away from
their home by a tornado. Upon her arrival in
Oz, she learns she cannot return home until
she has destroyed the Wicked Witch of the
West. Dorothy is a young girl who lives with
her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and dog, Toto, on a
farm on the Kansas prairie. One day, she and
Toto are caught up in a cyclone that deposits
them and the farmhouse into Munchkin
Country in the magical Land of Oz. The falling
house has killed the Wicked Witch of the East,
the evil ruler of the Munchkins. The Good
Witch of the North arrives with three grateful
Munchkins and gives Dorothy the magical
silver shoes that once belonged to the Wicked
Witch. The Good Witch tells Dorothy that the
only way she can return home is to follow the
yellow brick road to the Emerald City and ask
the great and powerful Wizard of Oz to help
her. Join there wonderful journey to find out
what happens in the end!
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Word-Inveterate Word- Irony

Meaning- habitual
Sentence- Lucy is an inveterate reader who always has a
book in her hands.
Word- Nonplussed
Meaning- so surprised and confused that one is unsure how
to react
Sentence- Henry looked completely nonplussed.
Word- Abject
Meaning- experienced or present to the maximum degree.
Sentence- The poor surroundings caused abject misery.
Meaning - the expression of one's meaning by
using language that normally signifies the
opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic
effect.
Sentence- “Don't go overboard with the
gratitude.” He rejoined with heavy irony.
Word- Stan
Meaning- an overzealous or obsessive fan of a
particular celebrity.
Sentence- "He has millions of stans who are
obsessed with him and call him a rap God.”
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The 3R’s Of Waste Management

One of the best ways to conserve the environment and prevent pollution
and waste distribution is following the three R’s of waste management.
They help to cut down on the amount of waste we throw away. They
conserve natural resources, landfill space and energy. These 3R’s can not
only save the environment ,but your precious money as well.
In this edition, we will be majorly focusing on the First R that is, REDUCE.
REDUCE: The word reduce means “to lessen”. Something can not trouble you if it doesn’t exist, right?
Similarly, the best way to manage waste is to NOT produce it. This can be done by buying only the
absolutely essential stuff and refraining from buying things that are neither durable nor beneficial as
they would just end up as waste in the end.
There is a reason why this is the First R of recycling. Reducing waste is the most effective way of waste
management.
Reducing waste saves money. If you won’t buy useless stuff, it would obviously save money. Therefore,
reducing waste and shopping carefully can not only benefit the environment, but also benefit you . A
pretty good deal and a win-win situation if you ask me(profitable for both the sides). So why not give it
a try?
Here are a few ways you can practice reducing waste:
Looking for durable items is the key to reducing waste. If they are nice and durable, they can last a long
while and also save money. Durable goods that have an extended warranty generally last longer and
save on landfill space.
For example: Use of cloth napkins instead of kitchen towels or paper napkins as they are more durable.
Avoid buying goods with excess packaging. There is nothing much that can be done about the paper
and plastic packaging on the goods-they are simply waste that have to be discarded anyway. Not to
mention that goods with excess packaging cost a lot more than the ones with less packaging.
Tip: Buy items in bulk to reduce the overall amount of packaging used
Avoid use of disposable plates, spoons, glass, cups, and napkins.
Try borrowing things you don’t need often instead of unnecessarily buying them.
Avoid excess use of paper and plastic materials or accessories as they increase the amount of waste.
Also, plastic does not decompose so it’s harmful for the environment.
Since we no longer live in the world of the 50’s, we no longer need to send paper mails(or pigeons) to
get our messages through. We can simply use our free and convenient internet to send mails,
messages, text etc.
The earth needs you, LET’S RESCUE!
In the next edition, we will discuss about the second R of waste management, equally as important-
REUSE. Stay Connected!
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui who needs no introduction has proved his mettle time and again
as an actor. The Versatility King is a name in the world of entertainment that shows
nothing less than excellence.
It is not surprising that the actor was awarded last night with Excellence in Cinema
Award at the Filmfare Middle East Achievers Night held in Dubai that saw the
presence of more than 100 eminent personalities from the Indian Film Industry.
Siddiqui, after receiving the award said, "For an artist, there is no bigger reward than
the audience giving you their love and appreciation for your work and I am glad to see
people here in Dubai giving me so much love. To receive an award among a much vibrant audience here in Dubai is
heartwarming to say the least."
The actor has also been nominated at Emmy International Awards for Serious Men directed by Sudhir Mishra that
released on Netflix last year. He is the only Indian actor nominated in the ‘best performance by an actor’ category for
Emmy this year alongside Christian Tappan (The Great Heist), David Tennant (Des) and Roy Nik (Normali).
While the actor shot for four films this year (Heropanti 2, Jogira Sara Ra Ra, Adbhut and Sangeen), his international film
No Land’s Man has already started its festival circuit. Siddiqui is all set to start shooting for Kangana Ranaut’s
production Tiku Weds Sheru in November.

2021 Porsche Taycan EV coming to India in November

German sports carmaker Porsche is setting the stage to bring its

first-ever fully-electric Taycan to India sometime in November.
The four-door performance coupé comes in four variants with
two distinguishable battery sizes that are present in international
markets. Interestingly, the brand delivered 28,640 Taycan
models worldwide between January to September 2021.
Even though the Taycan is an electric vehicle, it bears the
typical sporty characteristic of other Porsche models. There are
familiar four-pointed daytime running lights with a full-LED headlight setup, while the rear end features a slender
LED light bar reminiscent of the legendary 911.
Inspired by the iconic 911 in 1963, the cockpit of the Taycan is a modern art piece. There are multiple displays
inside, including the largest 16.8-inch curved driver display. Even the co-passenger gets an individual touchscreen
display. Apart from that, the fascia does not have many switches - everything is integrated into the centre displays.
The Taycan sets a shining example when it comes to performance. It is one of the fastest electric cars in the world
in terms of acceleration tests. Technically, Porsche offers two battery sizes - 76kWh and 93.4kWh. The biggest one
is capable of developing a staggering 751bhp and an astronomical 1,050Nm of torque - when launch control is
activated.
These figures, in reality, mean - zero to 100kmph in just 2.8 seconds while 200kmph from stationary comes in 9.6
seconds. The Taycan has a top speed of 260kmph, and more importantly, it can travel up to 416km on a full
charge as per WLTP. Porsche claims that the saloon can be charged in 22.5 minutes from 5 to 80 per cent using a
270kW super-fast charger whereas an 11kW one takes about nine hours to go from zero to 100 per cent.
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The Invention of Computers

A computer is a machine that can be programmed to carry
out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations
automatically. These programs enable computers to
perform a wide range of tasks. So now let us understand
how was the computer invented. A computer is an
advanced calculator. The abacus was one of the first
calculators. The first abacus was called as Chinese
Saunpan.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first
known use of computers was in a 1613 book called The
Yong Mans Gleanings by the English writer Richard
Braithwait, this usage of the term referred to a human-
computer, a person who carried out calculations or
computations.
Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer,
originated the concept of a programmable computer.
Considered the "father of the computer he conceptualized
and invented the first mechanical computer in the early
19th century. For output, the machine would have a printer, a curve plotter and a bell. The machine
would also be able to punch numbers onto cards to be read in later. The Engine incorporated an
arithmetic logic unit, control flow in the form of conditional branching and loops, and integrated
memory. The machine was about a century ahead of its time. All the parts for his machine had to be
made by hand – this was a major problem for a device with thousands of parts. Eventually, the
project was dissolved with the decision of the British Government to cease funding. Babbage's
failure to complete the analytical engine.
By 1938, the United States Navy had developed an
electromechanical analog computer small enough to use
aboard a submarine. This was the Torpedo Data
Computer, which used trigonometry to solve the problem
of firing a torpedo at a moving target. During World War
II similar devices were developed in other countries as
well.
The principle of the modern computer was proposed by
Alan Turing in his seminal 1936 paper. He proved that
such a machine is capable of computing anything computable by executing instructions (program)
stored on tape, allowing the machine to be programmable. The fundamental concept of Turing's
design is the stored program, where all the instructions for computing are stored in memory.
Nowadays the modern computer are in form of Laptops and Mobile phones and PCs.
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Can You Drown In The Dead Sea?

Your answer must be yes, right? You must be thinking

that anybody who cannot swim will obviously drown,
whether it is a swimming pool or the dead sea.
However, that is not 100% true. Confused? Let’s find
then what happens if a person falls in dead sea.
So, let’s Dive in To find more.
Dead sea has a huge amount of salt dissolved in it as
compared to any other sea or ocean. The presence of
this salt increases density of water present in the
dead sea. Higher density leads to greater buoyant
force. As the dead sea has very high density, it exerts
enough amount of buoyant force to make us float on it. So, if we can float on the dead sea, we
are definitely not going to drown in it. Now you must be wondering what is buoyancy ?
Water exerts an upward force This force is called buoyant force and the tendency of water to
exert that buoyant force is called buoyancy.
Next time, if someone claims and tells you if a person doesn’t know swimming they will
drown in each and every sea or ocean .

An Oil Spill Devastated Mauritius

In July, a Japanese tanker ran aground on a coral reef

off the coast of Mauritius and an estimated quarter
of the ship’s 4,000 tons of heavy bunker oil leaked
into the surrounding ocean. Though the spill wasn’t
one of the biggest in recent years, it made headlines
because it occurred in a sensitive hotspot of
biodiversity. The oil entered two UNESCO Ramsar
sites, wetlands of international importance, including
the Blue Bay Marine Park reserve that forms the basis of Mauritius’ tourist-based economy.
The coral reefs, mangrove forests and seagrass beds in the affected area will all likely suffer
significant damage, including species die offs and chronic health issues. Residents of all ages
took it upon themselves to help steer the oil away from shore by building booms made of
clothing, plastic bottles and sugar cane leaves. The tanker’s company aims to complete oil
cleanup by January, but as seen in other notorious spills, the damage to the ecosystem will
likely continue for many years.
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Lord Rama Temples Across India

 Ram Raja Temple, Madhya Pradesh

The temple is situated in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh. It lies on the bank of
river Betwa. The story behind the temple is that the queen of Orcha was
an ardent devotee of Lord Rama. She once went to Ayodhya with a
desire to bring her revered deity back in the form of a boy. Lord Rama
agreed to come with her to Orchha but with a condition that he would
not move from one temple to another, but will stay where she would
initially house him. A temple was constructed for Lord Rama. When the temple was ready he
refused to move because of the condition he had set with the queen. Therefore, the queen's palace
eventually became the Ram Raja Temple. Here, Lord Rama is worshipped not just as a God, but also
as a King. He even gets a gun salute! On the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, thousands of
devotees queue up for darshan.

 Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple, Telangana

It is one of the famous Ram Mandir in India. It is located in Telangana.
On Ram Navami day it is the venue of grand celebrations when the
wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and his consort Sita takes place with
much fanfare. The temple is also known as the Bhadrachalam temple. It
is said that Lord Rama has crossed the river Godavari on his way to Sri
Lanka to rescue Sita and at this spot, the Bhadrachalam temple stands,
on the northern bank of the river..

 Raghunath Temple,Jammu
The temple has seven shrines each with its own Shikara and is one of
the largest temple complexes of north India which is located in Jammu
city. The temple was built by Maharaja Gulab Singh and his son Maharaj
Ranbir Singh during the period of 1853-1860. The temple has many
gods enshrined but the presiding deity is Lord Rama.

Ram Mandir, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

The temple is situated near Kharavel Nagar in Bhubaneswar. As situated
in the heart of the city is one of the most famous temples for the
devotees of Lord Rama. The temple has beautiful images of Lord Rama,
Lord Lakshmana, and Goddess Sita. It is built and managed by a private
trust. Also, the temple complex consists of shrines devoted to Lord
Hanuman, Lord Shiva, and other gods.
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The Tower of Babel

Mentioned in Genesis 11 of the Bible, the legend of the Tower of Babel is an intriguing one that proposes an
explanation of the diversity in man’s multiple languages that exist all over the world. It is believed that
initially, all men on Earth spoke the same language. This tower is considered to be the first skyscraper to ever
exist. This tower was intended to reach the heavens so that one may ascend and commune directly with God
himself.
The Babylonians decided to construct a building so high, that it would touch the heavens. The structure
would demonstrate their creativity and resourcefulness to build and to prevent the people from wandering
off and scattering in different regions of the world, as the building would be a gigantic structure they could
gaze upon and not get lost. The intentions of the Babylonians seemed to be benign, however it is disputed
that their desire to reach heaven was a sign of arrogance and hubris, equalling themselves with God is
considered to be a sin in itself. So the Gods in heaven decided that the construction of such a building must be
ceased instantly since it would allow man to have access to heaven whenever he fancied and would also
interfere with the ‘Grand Scheme of Things’. They agreed that man’s ambition cannot be suppressed and it
was very well possible for them to build a temple to reach heaven. In order to hinder the progress of this
construction, God did what these humans were avoiding: he scattered them to ends of the earth and confused
their language. He prevented the completion of this mission and men began venturing away. Unable to
comprehend the distinct languages, communication could not take place, and the inability to converse led to
the construction of the great architectural feat to come to a standstill. The tower came to be known as the
Tower of Babel, babel coming from the Hebraic term ‘balan’, meaning to jumble or confuse.
The main theme of this story is the often unspoken competition between man and the creator, man’s
ambition and his desire to stand toe-to-toe with Him, quite literally as seen in the story of this tower. This
type of thinking on man’s part, wishing to be His equal, receives disapproval and in-tolerance from God as
seen in history and legends numerous times. However, we also get a glimpse of mercy here on the creator’s
part as how he stopped the further construction of this tower by confusing the humans with altered
languages and preventing bloodshed by not destroying the building.
Numerous versions of this same story can be seen in different traditions where a group of men set an
intention to build a foundation of heaven on earth, only for their languages to be disrupted or altered.
Etemenanki Ziggurat of Sumer dedicated to Marduk, suffered the same fate of never being finished. It
appeared to be cursed and thus, even after attempts from Nebuchadnezzar II and other rulers, could never be
completed. A similar story is told in the Mexican folktales revolving around Giants who once roamed the land
and set off to find the sun, building the Pyramid of Cholula in order to ascend into the skies to achieve this
feat. This angered the inhabitants of the sky who destroyed the tower and disseminated the giants across the
world as punishment.
In these stories the tower is left in ruins and the gods unleash their anger on those who dare to reach them
by disunifying them with barriers of language.

An ancient inscribed stone tablet discovered, which shows what the Tower may have looked like
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Are photo and picture the same thing?

A Picture is a visual representation of any place, people or
things that is embedded in either a drawing, painting or an
artwork created on computer. A picture is also used to
describe anything created using a camera or scanner. .It is the
most general term for any representation of a person, an
object or a landscape. On the other hand, A photo, short for
photograph, is always taken with a camera can be a painting
or a pencil drawing, etc. It is a visual representation of
something or someone on a piece of paper with the help of a
camera, digital camera or a photocopier.

Why can't elephants Why snakes are called farmer's friends?

jump? Snakes are friends to farmers
Animals that jump need because snakes help reduce
really flexible ankles, strong pests that would otherwise
tendons and calf muscles, decimate crops, and they also
and elephants have wimpy provide protection from
lower-leg muscles and not other predators that might
very flexible ankles so they hurt livestock or humans.
can't jump. Farmers know that if they
don’t disturb the snakes, then
the snake won’t bite them. Snake has been an iconic
symbol of fertility throughout history, so farmers
keep them because they think snakes will make their
land more fertile. The farmers that live in areas
inhabited by venomous, poisonous, or otherwise
dangerous snakes lookout for these slithering
creatures because they don’t want to get bitten.
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The First Woman Actress

Margaret Hughes (c. 1645–1 October 1719), sometimes known as Peg Hughes or Margaret Hewes, is
often regarded as the very first professional actress in British theatre, having debuted around
December 8, 1660. Hughes began her career as an actor during a moment of significant upheaval in
English play, which had been severely impacted by the English Civil War.
Some of her plays were-
● Octavia inThe Wrangling Lovers by Edward Ravenscroft
● Gerana in Pastor Fido by Elkanah Settle
● Mirva in Ibrahim by Elkanah Settle
● Mrs. Moneylove inTom Essence by Thomas Rawlins
● Charmion in Antony and Cleopatra by Sir Charles Sedley
● Valeria in The Rover by Aphra Behn
● Leonora in The French Conjuror by Thomas Porter
● Cordelia in A Fond Husband by Thomas d'Urfey
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Menaka Guruswamy (born 27 November 1974) is a Senior Advocate at

the Supreme Court of India. She was the B.R. Ambedkar Research
Scholar and Lecturer at Columbia Law School, New York from 2017 to
2019. Guruswamy has been visiting faculty at Yale Law School, New
York University School of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
She is known for having played a significant role in many landmark
cases before the Supreme Court, including the Section 377 case, the
bureaucratic reforms case, the Augusta Westland bribery case, the
Salwa Judum case, and the Right to Education case. She is assisting the
Supreme Court as Amicus Curie in the case pertaining to the alleged
extrajudicial killings of 1,528 persons in Manipur.
Guruswamy has advised the United Nations Development Fund, New York and United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York and UNICEF South Sudan on various aspects of International
Human Rights Law and has also supported the constitution-making process in Nepal.
Her struggle gave results when the SC of India decriminalized section 377. In April 2016,
Guruswamy along with a team of lawyers including Arundhati Katju and Saurabh Kripal filed a
petition on behalf of five LGBT petitioners led by Navtej Singh Johar challenging the
constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The petition was the first instance
that LGBT Indians actually filed writ petitions alleging violation of their fundamental rights.
Guruswamy also appeared on behalf of petitioners from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
and in the landmark judgment, the 5-judge Constitutional bench of the Supreme Court read down
Section 377 as not applicable to consenting adults.
She had also appeared for Shyam Benegal the film maker in the Supreme Court in the case of Suresh
Kumar Koushal v. Naz Foundation (2013).

As the Halloween season comes with a gust of initial winter

temperatures, we will see a lot of pumpkins, whether they are craved
for spooking someone or pumpkin spice latte or most famously
preferred our all time favorite- pumpkin pie.
Pumpkin pie is pumpkin plus custard filled pie dessert. It is usually
prepared during Halloween or thanksgiving season. Sometimes it is
topped with whipped cream or icing.
It is native to the continent of North America. The pumpkin was an early
export to France; from there it was introduced to Tudor England, and
the flesh of the “pompion” was quickly accepted as pie filler. During the
seventeenth century, pumpkin pie recipes could be found in English cookbooks, such as Hannah
Woolley’s The Gentlewoman’s Companion (1675). Pumpkin “pies” made by early American
colonists were more likely to be a savory soup made and served in a pumpkin than a sweet custard
in a crust.
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Siddhi Vidyarthi VIII, CMS GN1, Lucknow

Jahanvi Singh VIII, CMS GN1, Lucknow

Aisha Khan VIII, CMS GN1, Lucknow

Aakriti Rastogi VII, CMS GN1, Lucknow Vaibhav Gupta VI, CMS GN1, Lucknow
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The purpose of the quiz to make sure everyone is on the same page.
Riddle Tickle: I have a bed but I never sleep. I have a mouth but I never speak. What am I?
English Vinglish
Complete the proverb
Festivals attract ____________
and repel _____________.
Get .. Set.. Go..
The number of hours
left today is half of
the number of hours
already passed.
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Belly Laugh Answers of Edition 30 with winner’s name
English Vinglish: “Life is a question and how we live it
Q) What insects make is our answer.”
the best detectives ? Get Set Go: 24 eggs; 1.5 hens can give 1.5 eggs in 1.5
A) Spyders days, thus, 3 hens will give 3 eggs in 1.5 days. 6 hens
can give 6 eggs in 1.5 days. 6 hens can give 12 eggs in 3
days, therefore 6 hens will give 24 eggs in 12 days.
Q) What did the
cherry say to the Mind Bender: Live; When the word live is spelled
backwards it is read as evil
other cherry ? Divyansh Rai, VII, CMS GN1, Lucknow
A) You are my cherry
good friend.
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Announces the Digital Decor ! Rangoli Making Contest

Agrima Puri, VI, CMS, GN 1

Prashansa Singh, III, CMS, GN 1

Akshara Chaurasia, VII, GN 1

Thank you all the participants for participating in

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