Maharana Pratap Singh was a Great War hero in the history of India. Till death, he fought against Mughal Empire with his little resources through Guerilla warfare. Those were the days of 16th century and most part of the India was being ruled by the famous Mughal emperor “Akbar”. Akbar defeated so many kings in the battles and his kingdom spread to faraway away places, thus he ruled such a vast land. Delhi was the capital of his kingdom. But, there was only one Raj put king, by name “Rana Pratap” ruling independently “Mewar area” in Rajasthan, who was not willing to surrender to the emperor, Akbar. Akbar sent a message to Rana pratap, asking him to accept “Akbar as his emperor” and thereafter Rana could rule his kingdom independently, but Rana refused to surrender and not willing to accept the supremacy of Akbar. Akbar declared war on Rana and the forces of Rana and Akbar fought at a place called “Haldighat” and the Rana was defeated, but refused to surrender to Akbar and left the palace and went to live in the deep forest area. Akbar tried his level best to make Rana come to his terms, but Rana refused to do so. Akbar went on giving troubles Rana and both were stuck to their guns. It was reported that, sometimes Rana was unable to find food for some days and at those times he and his followers prepare roties (bread) with grass and ate them to minimize the hunger problem. The name of his horse was “Chetak” and its name was used by Bajaj Auto company for its scooters. Today (May 9th) is his birthday. We should feel proud of our great warriors like Maharana Pratap Singh of Mewar. We can here many folklore about this great fighter in Rajasthan area. … [Read more...]
10 General Knowledge questions
10 quiz questions and answers: Author: Geetanav Ojha, Kochi 1. Pravda is a famous Russian newspaper published from all the major centres of Russia. What does Pravda mean in Russian? 2. The famous word inscription on the Ashoka pillar is the phrase ‘Satyameva Jayate’. The question is which Hindu scripture is the phrase taken from? 3. In Hindu mythology, who is the famous husband of Riddhi and Siddhi? 4. For which sporting legend was the term ‘He floats like a butterfly but stings like a bee’ coined? 5. A cricket ball is generally made up of leather. Can you tell what the interior of a cricket ball is called? 6. Rita Faria was the first Indian to don this coveted title. Which title am I talking about? 7. Which company’s logo depicts a dog named Nipper lending his ears to a gramophone? (Work out the answer!) 8. ‘Water Drip Effect’. It is not a term associated with hydrodynamics or for that matter science. It is actually a cricketing term. What is water drip effect? 9. Which insect causes the disease sleeping sickness? 10. Which is the only Asian country to share its name with a river? Quiz Answers: 1. Truth 2. Mundaka Upanishad 3. Lord Ganesha 4. Mohammed Ali 5. Quilt 6. Miss World 7. HMV (His Master’s Voice) 8. Water drip effect is a term to describe a situation when the players run to congratulate a bowler before the umpire has given his decision. Aussies!! 9. Tsetse fly 10. Jordan … [Read more...]
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