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Jenny speeds up spinning
James Hargreaves developed a new spinning machine that allowed its operator to spin several threads at once.

Jewel in the desert
Pushkar means `lake' and it is also the name of the ancient pilgrimage town on the edge of the Thar desert in Rajasthan.

WORLD OF SCIENCE
Mathematical genius
Emmy Noether overcame many obstacles to make a mark in the field of mathematics.

Aryabhatta
Aryabhatta (476 A.D. - 499 A.D.) was the first astronomer to state that the earth is round and it rotates on its axis

Techie Taffy
There is something about Chennai, known as Madras till the early 90's' isn't it? The endless beaches with their fine sand that feels like silk under bare feet, the salty air, and a university with the beach as its front yard — this is truly ...

Glorious blooms
The kurinji flower, belonging to the family of Acathancea, of the Western Ghats is exclusive to India. It flowers in cyclic process of 12 years. In early 2006, the flower bloomed and the Sahyadri ranges and the Kodaikanal hills in ...

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