Indian Village Names - Interesting Facts

Here's some interesting information about how India Names it's villages - and what's the most popular basis for it. Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, Mahatma Gandhi, or something else? Take a look for yourself.
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Nalanda, the ancient learning centre: The Old & the New

The Old Nalanda University:

"One of the oldest universities of learning in India, NU located around 80 km from Patna flourished from the fourth century AD to about the 12th century. Back in those times, the university attracted scholars from China, Tibet, Greece before it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji’s army in 1193.

And while this fact may surprise you, it is believed that the library of NU was so vast that it continued to burn for close to three months after invaders destroyed and set fire to it.

It is about six years ago that countries including Japan, Singapore and China besides India proposed a plan to restore and revive the ancient site as Nalanda International University."

The New Nalanda University:
NU organised an architectural design competition to choose the master plan for the proposed university campus to be spread across 455 acres where the expert jury comprised four international architects - former chief town planner for Singapore Dr Liu Thai Ker, Japan’s Waseda University’s professor Osamu Ishiyama, Beijing’s Tsinghua University’s Professor Li Xiaodong and Ahmedabad’s CEPT University’s professor Neelkanth Chhaya...

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Transporter - Mega Marathon, Wow!

We all have seen a series of sequels and trilogies scheduled back-to-back by your favorite movie channel. But, check this schedule out: a dozen parts of the 'Transporter' action series.

Sony Pix - Transporter Mega Marathon (02 March 2013)

Sony Pix scheduled the MEGA-marathon - a whopping 12 hours of back-to-back of the twelve parts of the transporter series. Wow, is all we can say! A helluva listing, that is! (Needless to say, we didn't manage to see it all).

Remembering the King of Ghazal - Jagjit Singh

For many of the youth, ghazal is synonymous with Jagjit Singh - fondly, and aptly remembered as the 'King of Ghazal'. He brought this wonderful form of music closer to the masses, and the songs or ghazals he sang have left a mark on many's hearts and ears. His deep voice, and emotional touch, was truly mesmerizing.

For the lucky ones, who have had the chance to listen to his live performances, it's something you cannot forget.

On the occasion of his 72nd birth anniversary recently on 8th Feb, and in fond remembrance of this great maestro, here are a couple of memories (including a fitting tribute by Google India).