Mission Lanka: Hanuman’s triumph. Part-3

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Orientation Context More than a month had elapsed since Sugreev(Hindi: सुग्रीव) dispatched the search parties in all directions, to locate Sita(Hindi: सीता).Failure to locate Sita meant bad news for everyone - Sugreev would execute the failed Vanaras(Hindi: वानर), conflicts would erupt between Sugreev and Ram(Hindi: राम), internal turbulence would destroy Sugreev's kingdom.Hanuman’s legendary feat to reach Lanka came … Continue reading Mission Lanka: Hanuman’s triumph. Part-3

Mission Lanka: Hanuman’s triumph. Part-2

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Orientation Context More than a month had elapsed since Sugreev(Hindi: सुग्रीव) dispatched the search parties in all directions, to locate Sita(Hindi: सीता).Failure to locate Sita meant bad news for everyone - Sugreev executing the failed Vanaras(Hindi: वानर), conflicts between Sugreev and Ram(Hindi: राम), internal turbulence in Sugreev's kingdom.Hanuman’s legendary feat to reach Lanka came just in nick of … Continue reading Mission Lanka: Hanuman’s triumph. Part-2

Mission Lanka: Hanuman’s triumph. Part-1

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Orientation Context More than a month had elapsed since Sugreev(Hindi: सुग्रीव) dispatched the search parties in all directions, to locate Sita(Hindi: सीता).Failure to locate Sita meant bad news for everyone - Sugreev executing the failed Vanaras(Hindi: वानर), conflicts between Sugreev and Ram(Hindi: राम), internal turbulence in Sugreev's kingdom.Hanuman’s legendary feat to reach Lanka came just in nick of … Continue reading Mission Lanka: Hanuman’s triumph. Part-1

A witness of the quest to define the ‘Metre’.

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We all are aware of the metre unit but how was it established? Was this tower related to that historic event? A tower at Montjuïc castle. After the French Revolution (1789), it was decided that a standard unit to measure distance was needed. The unit was named metre and it would be the one ten-millionth … Continue reading A witness of the quest to define the ‘Metre’.