Google often changes it's logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries or the lives of famous artists and scientists. Today's Google Doodle…
Swapna Barman: A brave daughter of India
Swapna Barman on Wednesday created history as became the first Indian to win a gold in the heptathlon at Asian Games in Jakarta. The 21-YO Swapna became the first Indian to win the women’s all-round event at the Asian Games, a feat that traditionally would mark her the best woman athlete of the tournament.
Chandrasekhar: He knew how the stars will die
Chandrasekhar became famous for his discoveries about the evolution of the stars. His work was vast, and he began early, developing his theory of stars’ evolution before he had even turned 20. Google is changing its logo globally to a doodle of him and the Chandrasekhar Limit. That refers to his calculation that once a star reaches 1.44 times the size of our own sun, it doesn’t form a white dwarf as expected but collapses, eventually becoming a black hole.
A tribute to a great teacher
Shri Rabindranath Mitra was English teacher in our school — Raisina Bengali High School in New Delhi. He was a recipient of the President of India award for best teacher. Yesterday was his birth centenary.
Daughters of India at Rio Olympics
Hats off to Dipa, Sakshi, Sindhu, Babita, Adity and all other sportswomen who competed with international champions and gave their best. Winning is not everything, but fighting tough is!
Value vs Price
A blue, dinosaur-printed pouch, carried by Ms Ho Ching, the wife of Singapore’s PM on a state visit to the White House, has stolen the limelight. Priced at just SGD 14.80 (USD 11), the dinosaur-printed pouch is designed by a 19-year-old Singaporean student at Pathlight, the country’s first autism-focused school.
RIP TELEGRAM STOP
Arguably one of the oldest victims of the digital age, telegrams were the fastest and most reliable communication method from the 19th century until the end of the 20th century. More than the Internet and email, it is the mobile phone that has led to the demise of the original character-constrained mode of communication.
