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The Colour Orange (Source: Serendip)
A Norange hypocrisy: Did you know that the fruit and the colour have their roots in our humble corner of the world?
Easter Island Moai (Source: HowStuffWorks (Easter Island Statues))
Often cited as the remotest place on Earth, how is Easter Island linked to India?
He-Man during the transformation sequence in the intro to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. (Source: Wikia)
What links He-man, the Chinese silk trade, Tamil, and the perfume industry?

Quotable quotes

India's link language

Since every school in India teaches English, why can't it be our link language? Why do Tamils have to study English for communication with the world and Hindi for communications within India? Do we need a big door for the big dog and a small door for the small dog? I say, let the small dog use the big door too!

India's rashtrabhasha

It is claimed that Hindi should be the common language because it is spoken by the majority. Why should we then claim the tiger as our national animal instead of the rat which is so much more numerous? Or the peacock as our national bird when the crow is ubiquitous?

Did you know?

Free Tamil OC

The Tamil slang for something free of charge, oasi, is derived from the abbreviation, OC, which expands to On Company's Service. The company in question was the British East India Company which stamped its official mail with these letters to avoid having to pay postage.