“History doesn’t always roar , Sometimes it whispers from a petri dish.” In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the mold he was working with produced a substance that could kill many common bacteria. He called this new, exciting substance “mold juice”. Only after a couple of months did he name it penicillin. Alexander Fleming’s “mould juice”Continue reading “Nobel Prize 1945”
Monthly Archives: November 2025
Don’t Let Labels Define You: The Lesson of the Math Class Prank
During a prank, a student stuck a paper on his classmate’s back that said “I’m stupid”. He asked the rest of the class not to tell him.Thus the class began laughing throught the period.Next period was math class. The math professor wrote a difficult question on the board.No one was able to answer it exceptContinue reading “Don’t Let Labels Define You: The Lesson of the Math Class Prank”
Mamdani, Adani and Khomeini
What is common in these 3 names ? The Mayor of New York, A Global business tycoon and the theocratic founder who overthrew the powerful Shahs of Iran, all connect to India. [ The family name of Ayatollah Khomeini still remains Al- hindi ( belongs to Hind) to announce that his grandfather Ahmad Hindi had migratedContinue reading “Mamdani, Adani and Khomeini”
The next batsman padded up and waiting
It was February 24, 1988. – Azad Maidan, Bombay.– Harris Shield semifinal. The two boys from the Shardashram Vidyamandir just went on and on, in a scoring spree. When the stumps were drawn for the night, the two had piled up an unbeaten 664 runs. In the next 5 years they would be the toastContinue reading “The next batsman padded up and waiting”
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