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Do you remember the time when Gandhi passed an order stating that all goats were to be freed?

Robert Clive and Adwaita

Robert Clive was gifted an Aldabra giant tortoise in the mid-1700s which he named Adwaita. It passed away about 250 years later in 2006.

The Ho's of India

In 2001, there were just over one million Ho's in India. The Ho tribe can be found in the states of Jharkand and Odisha.

Bose and the fifth state of matter

After solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, the fifth state of matter is known as Bose-Einstein Condensate. BEC is named after the Bengali physicist, Satyendranath Bose and Albert Einstein.

Uttarakhand and Sanskrit

The state of Uttarakhand has two official languages, Hindi and Sanskrit. It also has a Sanskrit Education Minister.

Geet Sethi's 147

The first ever maximum break (147) in an amateur snooker competition was achieved by Geet Sethi in the Indian Amateur Championships on 21 Feb 1988.

Had I not been a classical singer

Had I not been a classical singer, I would have loved to spend my entire life in a garage fine-tuning a Fiat or a Maruti.

Shere Khan and the Mowgli Pench Sanctuary

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One of our national parks, primarily a tiger reserve, is named after a tiger-killer.

M.S. Subbulakshmi, when singing, comes closer to God

Subbulakshmi, when singing, comes closer to God and the same happens to those who listen to her.

The India I love does not make the headlines

The India I love does not make the headlines. But I find it wherever I go — in field or forest, town or village, mountain or desert — and in the hearts and minds of people who have given me love and affection for the better part of a lifetime.

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