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Koilighughar is definitely one of the best tourist place to visit in Jharsuguda district. Koilighughar is around 55km from Jharsuguda and around 39km from the nearest Belpahar railway station. Koilighughar comes under Lakhanpur block and is visited by thousands of tourist every year for its picturesque beauty of waterfall with a Shiv Temple on top of it.  Koilighughar waterfall is surrounded by lush green forest and a rivulet named Ahiraj which has its origin from Chhuikhanch forest falls here through large rocks. This rivulet Ahiraj later merge into Mahanadi river. Koilighughar apart from the beautiful waterfall, also hosts a Shivalayam known as Maheshwarnath inside the falls. Visitors visiting the spot during winter and summer do try to see the submerged lingam at the spot by diving into the water as reflected sunlight gives a glimpse of the lingam. A Shiva lingam has been created outside the waterfall for the visiting pilgrims.  Koilighughar which loosely translates into voice of &q

Ullapgarh which is situated around 7km from Belpahar Railway station is one of the major tourist destination in the Belpahar Municipality. Ullapgarh is a hillock which also has few caves in it. According to local tales, Ullapgarh was named after the princess (Ullupi) of Nagakanya Kingdom or Nagavansha tribe.  Mythological connection of Ullapgarh It is believed that during Dwapar Yuga when Pandavas (5 brothers who had also fought the great war of Mahabharata) went to 'Agyaatvaas' (staying in disguise) had a brief stay out of their total 12 years of 'Agyaatvaas' here in some caves of this hillock. It is also believed that the Arjun one of the greatest archer of pandava brothers married to Ullupi here. Veer Surendrasai connection with Ullapgarh According to locals, Veer Surendra Sai who was a freedom fighter and had fought for the freedom struggle against britishers also came here to hid when Britishers were chasing him. Ullapgarh is a beautiful hillock surrounded by mount

Parag Agrawal ( An Indian-American executive ) named CEO of Twitter by the founder and stepping down CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey. Parag is an IIT Bombay alumnus, studied Computer Science & Engineering. Parag later completed his PhD from Stanford University.  Parag Agrawal (CEO of Twitter) Parag joined Twitter in 2011 as a Distinguished Software Engineer and then promoted to Chief Technology Officer in 2017. As CTO parag was responsible for Twitter’s technical strategy and overseeing machine learning and AI across the consumer, revenue, and science teams. Parag finally replaced founder Jack Dorsey on 29th of November 2021 to become the new Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. Before Twitter Parag had also worked in Microsoft, Yahoo! and AT&T Labs. In December 2019, Parag was in charge of Project Bluesky, "an independent team of open source architects, engineers and designers to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media that would help better control abusive

Matilda Kullu from Sundargarh district of Odisha is a Covid Warrior and one among the strong women personalities in the country who have featured in the Forbes India W-Power 2021 list. This W-Power 2021 list strives to feature women who have taken charge, coped with crises and scripted success. It is representative of women from diverse fields like business and science, entertainment to social impact and sports. ASHA worker Matilda Kullu Working as an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) for Gargadbahal village in Baragaon tehsil of the district for the last 15 years, Kullu has been instrumental in bringing the healthcare system closer to the people. As reported by Forbes India, Kullu starts her day early in the morning by around 5A.M, finishing household chores, preparing lunch for the family of four, and feeding the cattle before hopping on to her cycle to start her day with door-to-door visits. It has never been an easy task for the 45-year-old who has faced many challenges such

 Poorest to Richest states of India per Niti Aayog in terms of Population under Poverty - 2021 Bihar 51.91% Jharkhand 42.16% Uttar Pradesh 37.79% Madhya Pradesh 36.65% Meghalaya 32.67% Union Territories Dadra and Nagar Haveli 27.36% Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh 12.58% Daman & Diu 6.82% Chandigarh 5.97% Union Territories with lowest population under poverty Delhi 4.79% Andaman & Nicobar Islands 4.30% Lakshadweep 1.82% Puducherry 1.72% States with lowest population under poverty Punjab 5.59% Tamil Nadu 4.89% Sikkim 3.82% Goa 3.76% Kerala 0.71% States with highest malnourished population Bihar Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Chhattisgarh State performed worst when it comes with population deprived of maternal health, percentage of population deprived of years of schooling, school attendance and percentage of population deprived of cooking fuel and electricity. Bihar State performed worst in the child and adolescent mortalit

Biju (Bijayananda) Patnaik  (5 March 1916 – 17 April 1997) is the only person in India on whose death his body was wrapped in the national flag of three countries. India, Russia and Indonesia. Biju Patnaik was an Indian politician, aviator and businessman. Biju Patnaik served twice as the Chief Minister of the State of Odisha. Biju Patnaik was a pilot and when the Soviet Union was in trouble during World War II, he bombed Hitler's forces by flying a fighter aircraft Dakota, which forced Hitler to retreat. The highest award was also given to him and he was granted honorary citizenship by the Soviet Union. When the Kavalis attacked Kashmir, it was Biju Patnaik who made several trips a day from Delhi to Srinagar on 27th Oct 1947 by flying a plane and transporting the soldiers to Srinagar.  Indonesia was once a colony of Dutch or Holland and the Dutch occupied a large area of Indonesia. Dutch soldiers kept the whole sea around Indonesia under their control and they did not let any Ind

The Ministry of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat declares Umngot river around 100kms from Shillong in Meghalaya as The Cleanest River in The World. He also shared some beautiful images of the river along with a boat. The boat floating on the river but looking as if a boat is flying mid-air. Umngot flows in Mawlynnong village, close to India's border with Bangladesh, which is touted as "Asia's Cleanest Village". The river acts as a natural divide between Jaintia and Khasi hills, before finally flowing into Bangladesh.

India has the largest network of postal system in the world . India Post previously known as " Department of Post " was formed on 1st October 1854 and comes under the jurisdiction of ministry of communication. Headquartered at Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi, It has around 1,55,000 post offices across the country. As of March 2017, India Post has more than 433,417 employees working. Calcutta GPO is the first post office in India - The East India Company started establishing post offices in India. In 1774 Calcutta GPO was established. Hikkim in Himachal Pradesh is famous for it's world's highest post-office , situated at around 4400 mtr (15,500 ft) above sea level.  Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir has a floating post office . Postal Number 9 (PB No 9), set up in 1920s is said to have completed 100 years and is situated in Munnar, Kerala.

International Cooperation and Convention Centre - Rudraksh is a two-storey convention centre, which has a seating capacity of 1200, was built with the assistance of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Rudraksh Constructed in the Sigra area of Varanasi over 3-acres of land. JICA provided the cost of the construction of the convention centre by providing a grant of Rs 200 crore under the Japanese ODA scheme. The foundation stone for the centre was laid in 2015, during the then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Varanasi. The 'Rudraksh' centre has been positioned as an ideal location to host all types of international conventions, concerts and exhibitions in order to strengthen the city's competitiveness by developing its tourism sector. The convention centre comprises of a main hall with a tower, meeting rooms and a spacious parking area that can accommodate as many as 120 cars. The roof of the building has been constructed to resemble the Sh

Is it allowed to marry a 6 year old girl in Hinduism? As per Hindu holy book, the Vedas, Girl's marriage is considered valid only after the age of puberty. In the Vedas marriage is shown to be between two adult persons after the Brahmacharya stage. The Vedas, specifically the Rigveda and Atharvaveda, have verses that clearly indicate that during the Vedic Period, girls married well after attaining puberty and were of a mature age. The early Dharmaśhāstra also state that girls should be married only after they have attained puberty, while some texts extend the marriageable age to before puberty. In the Manusmriti, which was not implemented as law, a father is considered to have wronged his daughter if he fails to marry her before puberty and if the girl is not married in less than three years after reaching puberty, she can search for the husband herself. It seems some briyani dealer has mixed some medicines with the biryanis and sold to the hindus. is it correct? These are absolute

Pranati Nayak (born 6 April 1995) is an Indian artistic gymnast hails from Medinipur, West Bengal. She earned a bronze medal on vault at the 2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Pranati Nayak is being trained by Minara Begum for the last 18 years. Pranati Nayak was Eight years old when Minara Begum started to train her, Minara Begum also took her complete responsibilities for her education and living expenses in Kolkata since her parents were unable to afford it. Pranati's father retired as a bus driver in 2017. Indian Gymnast Pranati Nayak Pranati Nayak is the only Indian gymnast to have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. The 26-year old became only the second woman gymnast from India to qualify for the Summer Olympic Games. She secured a spot in the Olympics, after claiming a Bronze Medal at the 2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Vault, 2019 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In 2019, she became eligible to compete in the World Championships in Stuttgart where she sec

Justin Narayan is an Indian origin pastor who stays in Perth, Western Australia, and with this victory Masterchef Australia season -13, he has become the second Indian-origin contestant on the Master Chef show to take home the trophy. Before him, it was prison guard Sashi Cheliah, who had won the Masterchef title in the year 2018. In some of the episodes of Masterchef, Justin had impressed judges with Indian chicken tacos, Charcoal Chicken with Toum, Flatbread and Pickle Salad and Indian Chicken Curry. Along with the Master Chef 2021 title & trophy, Justin took home AUD250,000 which is approx 1Cr Indian rupees. Justin had travelled to India in 2017 and fell in love with its culture, history, people and its food. Justin was seen preparing all kinds of cuisines in the MasterChef Australia kitchen but he possesses a great understanding of Indian flavours. Masterchef Australia 2021 - Justin Narayan

Who was given the Bharat Ratna award in 1980 who died in Kolkata she was a naturalised citizen? Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa was a naturalized citizen and was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in the year 1980. Name the sports person who got the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna? Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was conferred with Bharat Ratna on 4th February, 2014 for his contribution towards cricket. As a commerce student what we need to do to get Bharat Ratna award? Professor Amartya Sen was awarded Bharat Ratna in the year 1999 for his contribution in economics . Which article related to the dispute of Bharat Ratna awards? Article 18 of the Indian Constitution, which abolishes conferment of titles by the state. Article 18 has an abolition of titles clauses No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State. No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State. No person who is not a citizen of India

Pachisi, Chausar, Chopad or popularly known as Ludo is an ancient Indian game, which per some historians Mughal Emperor Akbar was addicted to and used to play with real people instead of plastic buttons or plastic statue miniatures, the game has now become a strategy game and are taught at business schools. On August 29, 1891, Alfred Collier had applied for a patent in England, claiming that a board game, which he named Royal Ludo, was his invention. Since then the game became popular worldwide by the name we know today. Later on, the British Royal Navy converted it into a board game called ‘Uckers’. According to some historians this board game of Ludo or pachisi originates in India as far back as 3300 BC. The exact origins of this legendary game though seems uncertain, but some earliest proofs of this game comes from the historic Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, where the board game was depicted in the form illustrations on the wall. This seems to suggest that Ludo was an Indian creation.

The board game chutes & ladders alo popularly known as Snakes and Ladders , originated in ancient India. According to some historians, the game was invented by 13th-century poet saint Gyandev and was known with the name Mokshapat or Moksha Patamu. The squares in which ladders start representing for a virtue, and those housing the head of a snake were supposed to stand for an evil. The snakes outnumbered the ladders in the original Hindu game. The game was transported to England by the colonial ruler and a newer version was introduced by John Jacques in 1892. The modified game was named Snakes and Ladders and stripped of its moral and religious aspects and the number of ladders and snakes were equalized. In 1943, the game was reintroduced in the US by Milton Bradley under the name Chutes and Ladders. Snakes & Ladders or Mokshapat or Chutes & ladders Get the Game at Amazon from below link ↓↓↓

A Uniform Civil Code (UCC) involves having a common set of laws governing marriage, divorce, succession and adoption for all Indians, instead of allowing different personal laws for people of different faiths. The aim of such uniformity is meant to be ensuring equality and justice for women in particular, who are often denied their rights in marriage, divorce and inheritance under patriarchal personal laws. The UCC comes under Article 44 of the Constitution, which lays down that " The state shall endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for the citizens throughout the territory of India. " What will Uniform Civil Code do? The objective of Article 44 of the Directive Principles in the Indian Constitution was to address the discrimination against vulnerable groups and harmonise diverse cultural groups across the country. Dr. B R Ambedkar, while formulating the Constitution had said that a UCC is desirable but for the moment it should remain voluntary, and thus the Article 35

V.V. Giri was one and only Odia to receive India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna. V.V. Giri was involved in the Irish Sinn Féin movement. Returning to India, he organised trade unions and brought them to take active participation in Indian freedom struggle. Post-independence, Giri held positions of Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Mysore and various other cabinet ministries. He became the first acting president and was eventually elected as the fourth President of India (1969–74). He was conferred Bharat Ratna in the year 1975 when Shrimati Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India. Being an Odia, I wish Shree Naveen Patnaik ji to be conferred the highest Civilian award Bharat Ratna. Naveen Patnaik has been known for his quick and active responses during cyclones and has been particularly recognized for his evacuation strategies. 

Karnataka has given as many as 3 Bharat Ratnas to the country as of date.  Here below are Bharat Ratna awardees from the state of Karnataka. 1955 - M. Visvesvaraya - A Civil engineer, statesman, and Diwan of Mysore (1912–18), Visvesvaraya was a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. His birthday, 15 September, is observed as "Engineer's Day" in India. 2009 - Bhimsen Joshi - A Hindustani classical vocalist from Karnataka, Joshi was a disciple of Kirana gharana, an Indian musical school. He is widely known for the Khyal genre of singing with a "mastery over rhythm and accurate notes". 2014 - C. N. R. Rao - The recipient of Honorary Doctorates from 63 Universities including Purdue, IIT Bombay, Oxford, chemist and professor Rao has worked prominently in the fields of Solid State and Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Molecular Structure. He has authored around 1600 research papers and 48 books.

Proposed " Ganga Expressway " is expected to be the second longest expressway in the country after completion, Ganga expressway is expected to be complete by September 2023. Ganga Expressway will be connecting the western part of Uttar Pradesh (Meerut) with the eastern part of the state (Prayagraj/Allahabad). The new Ganga Expressway will be 594 kms long . The construction of the new expressway will begin in September 2021. Ganga Expressway is proposed to start from NH-334, in district Meerut and end in district Prayagraj at the bypass of NH-2. Districts that will benefit from the project: Meerut, Hapur, Bulandshahar, Amroha, Sambhal, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rai Bareli, Pratapgarh, and Prayagraj. Around 519 villages will be connected to the expressway. The travel time between Delhi and Prayagraj is expected to be cut short from the current 10-11 hours to just 6-7 hours with the help of the expressway. The top speed on the Ganga Expressway has been set at 120 kmp

 Who are the only non Indians awarded India's highest Civilian award Bharat Ratna? Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (born on 6 February 1890 into a prosperous Sunni Muslim Pashtun family from Utmanzai, in the Peshawar Valley of British India's Punjab province. His father, Abdul Bahram Khan, was a land owner in Hashtnagar. Abdul Ghaffar Khan was an Afghan Political leader and spiritual leader known for his nonviolent opposition and lifelong pacifism, he was a devout Muslim and an advocate for Hindu−Muslim unity) And Nelson Mandela (born on 18 July 1918 in the village of Mvezo in Umtata, then part of South Africa's Cape Province. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa) are the only two Non-Indian Bharat Ratna awardees till date.

Pushkar Singh Dhami (born 16 September 1975) is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party serving as the 11th and the current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand . Dhami is a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from the Khatima constituency in Udham Singh Nagar district. He became the youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand at the age of 45 . Previous to him, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank became the youngest leader in the top job when he became Chief Minister at age 49. Youngest CM of Uttarakhand at 45 - Pushkar Singh Dhami Dhami's ancestral village is Harkhola (Kanalichhina Block), Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. He was born in Khatima. His father was in the army and retired as a Subedar. Pushkar Singh Dhami is said to be close to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and had also served as an Officer on Special Duty to former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari. Dhami is a qualified lawyer, and holds a LLB degree from Lucknow University . According t

" First superstar ". "Tragedy King" or widely known as " The greatest actor in the history of Hindi Cinema " Dilip Kumar was born as Mohammed Yusuf Khan. Dilip Kumar was his professional name, he was born in Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar (currently Pakistan) on 11th of December 1922. Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor, film producer and philanthropist. Actor has been credited for bringing the method acting technique to Indian cinema. Kumar holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and was also the inaugural recipient of the award. Dilip Kumar (Mohammed Yusuf Khan) Kumar debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata (1944), produced by Bombay Talkies. In a career spanning over five decades, Kumar worked in over 65 films. Kumar is known for roles in films such as the romantic Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling Aan (1952), the social drama Daag (1952), the dramatic Devdas (1955), the comical Azaad (1955), the epic historical Mughal

Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island and is about 24 kilometres west of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The town was destroyed during the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone and remains uninhabited in the aftermath. It is also called the southernmost end of India.  Dhanushkodi, Pamban Island, TN, INDIA Sri Lanka is visible from this southernmost tip or the last land of India. Dhanushkodi is situated between India and Sri Lanka, Which is the only terrestrial border between the two countries that exists on the sand dune in the Palk Strait, which is only 50 yards in length. For this reason, this place is considered as one of the shortest town in the world and popularly known as the ghost town of India.

We read inspiring stories and get amazed to see some extraordinary talents and sometime hard work achieving a very rare feats. But all these inspirations we get reading these stories help us somehow to grow in our fields as well. Get ready to be amazed by one such rare talent where 7 year old, standard III student cleared an exam conducted by Microsoft and meant for adults. This 7 year old boy Venkat Raman Patnaik comes from a small town Bolangir in Odisha and he cleared Microsoft Technology Associate Examination. It is a globally recognised certification for those who want to embark on a career in technology. Venkat cleared the MTA exam for introduction to programming in Java, Javascript, Python, HTML, CSS and database administration fundamentals.  Although his teacher Jatinder Kaur from private institute WhiteHatJunior credits Venkat's achievement to WhiteHatJunior which Venkat had enrolled since 19th March 2020, but also believes Venkat's achievement is rare and he has a lot

Hope you would not have forgotten our own "Google Boy" or Child Prodigy Kautilya Pandit for his flash memories which amazed the world, that young guy had almost imprinted the world map in his brain. How about meeting Google girl then, meet Presha Khemani who set a world record by identifying 150 countries names and their capitals from their flags in just 4 minutes and 17 seconds. Presha's parents who live in Pune, India believes they realize her brilliance when one of their family friend gifted Presha a "World Book". Presha was quite interested in seeing the flags and asking about them, her mother used to tell her about the countries name and capitals. Presha's mother got surprised to see that Presha used to remember every country name she had told her and Presha can identify all the countries just by seeing their flags. Presha's parents applied for World record India book on seeing Presha's extraordinary brilliance and she won the Gold medal in tha