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  The Inspirational Saga of Ram Mandir, Ayodhya   In a world often marked by divisions, the story of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya stands as a testament to the power of unity, resilience, and the pursuit of shared cultural heritage. This architectural marvel, rooted in centuries of history, symbolizes a journey that goes beyond bricks and mortar, reaching into the depths of India's cultural and spiritual identity.   A Tapestry of Centuries The tale begins with the layers of time that have shaped Ayodhya. From ancient scriptures to medieval narratives, the city has been woven into the fabric of India's diverse history. The Ram Mandir, dedicated to Lord Ram, represents a culmination of dreams and aspirations spanning generations.   Trials and Tribulations The path to the construction of the Ram Mandir has not been without challenges. Decades of legal disputes, communal tensions, and political debates created a complex narrative. However, it was the unwavering...

   The Energy Economy of Aerial Robots   As we all know some reasons for “Why don’t we see flying vehicles/machines around us in a sufficient quantity?”. One of the major reasons for this is the huge amount of energy required by this type of operation (flying)   To understand the reasons behind this energy consumption, first, we should have some knowledge of how aerodynamics works. Starting with the commonly known explanation of flight “The drag and thrust due to action of air”, which in simple terms means that “The flying object should produce enough thrust to counter its weight and drag offered by air resistance”. To obtain the required amount of thrust some technical specifications are to be met, this may include wing span to weight ratio, thrust offered by motors/propulsion system, aerodynamic design, etc. Now let us see the energy requirement and other details of different flying objects, 1)    Planes (or any flying object based on wings to produce thr...

Many of you must have played chess atleast once in life. Have you ever thought that there are more possible iteration of a Game of chess than Atoms in observable universe. Intersting Right!  Let's look more into it~   The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in chess is greater than the number of atoms in the observable universe.  HOW!? In chess, each player has 20 possible opening moves for their pawns and 16 possible opening moves for their pieces  leading to an expansive number of potential positions right from the start. As the game progresses, the number of possible moves for each player increases exponentially with each turn. The total number of possible chess games is estimated to be on the order of 10^120, a staggeringly large number often referred to as the Shannon number, named after Claude Shannon, a mathematician and computer scientist. This astronomical figure far surpasses the estimated number of atoms in the observable ...

  Mildred Dresselhaus: The Queen of Carbon Science   There's an old proverb in science that says," We make progress by standing on the shoulders of the giants". Sometimes a researcher will spend their entire life doing important foundational work which paves the path for others to make discoveries later. One such giant was Mildred Dresselhaus. Mildred Dresselhaus (November 11, 1930 – February 20, 2017), known as the "Queen of Carbon Science", was an American physicist, materials scientist, and nanotechnologist. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she attended Hunter College where she was mentored by Rosalyn Yalow who went on to become a future Nobel laureate. Dresselhaus further went on to study at Cambridge University and the University of Chicago under the renowned physicist Enrico Fermi. After completing her PhD on semiconductors, she started her pioneering work on carbon at MIT and married her fellow physicist, Gene Dresselhaus. She stayed there for almost 60 years ...

  "Rising from the Ashes: An Inspirational Journey of Triumph" The New  Simba , the  Singham  who was just introduced to all of us from the recent movie ‘ 12 th  Fail ’. He is IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma, an exemplary officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS), stands as a testament to the power of unwavering determination and resilience. He was born in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh. “Edmund Hilary was the first person to climb Mount Everest, but the Sherpa were the first to reach without oxygen support. ” IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma Journey: From a Chambal ka localite to an IPS officer with lots of struggles in place like Delhi between lakhs of students preparing for the UPSC examination which is considered as one of the most difficult examinations with very less success rate. His optimistic belief made him successful. He never complained about his problem instead took them as challenges. He said “Abdul Kalam sir studied under streetlight, but he got his own bulb” ac...