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Daily Quiz | On Dalit activists

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Prathmesh Kher |Srinivasan Ramani

Daily Quiz | On Dalit activists YOUR SCORE Copy link Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit 0/6 RETAKE THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | On 20 March 1927, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar led an agitation to allow Dalits to use water in a public tank in a place in Raigad district. Name the place. Answer : Mahad DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO SHOW ANSWER 2 / 6 | Savitribhai Phule wrote a collection of poems in 1854. Name the collection. Answer : Kavya Phule DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO SHOW ANSWER 3 / 6 |...
If diamonds and pencils are made out of carbon, how is it that pencils can write?

Nov 19, 2024 | thehindu.com | Adhip Agarwala |Vasudevan Mukunth |Prathmesh Kher |Awanish Pandey

“Can I get a pencil?”“Yes of course,” and the lady at the counter hands me a cigarette. I awkwardly resist and say “I actually do need a pencil.” She judges me a bit and hands me one, probably wondering why an adult might need this. As it turns out, ‘pencil’ is one of many words young adults use to refer to cigarettes, which is unfortunate because a pencil should just mean a pencil. While tables and smartphones are all the fad, some of us still prefer the pencil.
The quest for freedom: is the ‘will’ truly free?

Nov 12, 2024 | thehindu.com | Prathmesh Kher

Since the dawn of history, the most central question of human existence has been whether or not we have free will. The question might seem pointless to many and airy philosophising to others. However, attempting to answer it is foundational to our moral codes, legal framework, interpersonal relationships, religious belief, and even to the very meaning of life itself. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let us ponder over a most simple question. What do we mean by free will?
Daily Quiz | On Bhagat Singh

Sep 27, 2024 | thehindu.com | Prathmesh Kher

Daily Quiz | On Bhagat Singh1 / 5 |Which school did Bhagat Singh attend in his boyhood? 2 / 5 |What word did Singh and his comrades add to the Hindustan Republican Association thus changing its acronym from HRA to HSRA? 3 / 5 |What was the name of the British officer assassinated by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru? 4 / 5 |Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly in opposition to the introduction of which sets of laws?
A life in revolution: Bhagat Singh, a radical thinker and ideologue

Sep 26, 2024 | thehindu.com | Prathmesh Kher

In our age and clime, a radical notion is often simplified to its most primordial version. As if an entire ideology could be reduced to a haiku, and the worth of a man reduced to mere sloganeering. Whether it is Gandhi, Ambedkar, Bose, Savarkar, Nehru -- all are victims of this malaise; as if those who existed in the past serve merely the political interests of the present. One such figure of history is Bhagat Singh.
What are AM, FM, and signal modulation? | Explained

Sep 13, 2024 | thehindu.com | Vasudevan Mukunth |Adhip Agarwala |Prathmesh Kher |Awanish Pandey

When you tune in to the radio, the announcer says, “Welcome to 100.1 FM Gold” or “You are listening to Akashvani at 783 AM”. The terms ‘AM’ and ‘FM’ refer to forms of signal modulation — a method at the heart of modern long-distance communications. Signal modulation simplifies the technologies required to send and receive good-quality signals carrying information, like the news and songs on the radio. How do we ‘measure’ waves? Imagine a vast, quiet lake. The water is as still as a statue.
On the ethics of hunger strikes as a mode of protest

Jul 30, 2024 | thehindu.com | Prathmesh Kher

“It is far easier to die of a police bullet or by going to the gallows then perishing away ‘iota by iota’ in a hunger strike,” freedom fighter Jatin Das is said to have told his fellow revolutionaries whilst in prison. His comment was made to dissuade those of a weaker constitution to refrain from engaging in a method of protest which was bound to take a heavy toll on their physical and mental being, and possibly much worse.
How cinema is captured and presented through the IMAX format

Jul 1, 2024 | thehindu.com | Prathmesh Kher

Cinema has always been a home to spectacle. Most theatrically released cinematic works, especially till the development of digital photography, employed the use of 35 mm film stock to capture the stunning vistas and cinematic protagonists. For the bulk of its history, almost all movies were shot using this 35mm film. Most modern cinematic productions have since replaced the 35mm film stock with a digital sensor. But film purists argue that film stock provides for superior resolution.
How cinema is captured and presented through the IMAX format

Jul 1, 2024 | flipboard.com | Prathmesh Kher

How cinema is captured and presented through the IMAX formatCinema has always been a home to spectacle. Most theatrically released cinematic works, especially till the development of digital photography, …
Radical democracy: why is it still relevant today?

May 20, 2024 | thehindu.com | Prathmesh Kher

Periods of crisis, social, political or economic, call attention to the necessity for a radical reorganisation of society; all rational and progressive individuals are cognisant of this urge. This was the case with 19th century liberal democracy, which had degenerated into exploitation under capitalism, forcing those with a sense of dignity and justice to seek out a better alternative to a social order that was building itself atop the dictum “every man for himself, and devil take the hindmost’‘.