TODAY WORD - PELTON

The Word of the Day for July 6 is: peloton \pel-uh-TAHN\ noun : the main body of riders in a bicycle race Example sentence: "The first major splits occur in the peloton at about the 110-mile mark, where many riders find they can no longer keep up." (Michael Barry, The New York Times, September 26, 2008) Did you know? If you've ever watched the Tour de France on television, you've seen the peloton,...

HUSH - A TIKULI POETRY

Hush She stood on the edge overlooking the valley. Her elegant frame silhouetted in the moonlit night. Her intense eyes, Pregnant with grief and pain. Her gaze, Penetrating into the quite lugubrious abyss. The maelstrom inside her, resounding in the stillness of the night. Nothing is moving, not even the dewdrops hanging precariously from the leaves. A small cub rests in peace cuddled between her...

RATAN N. TATA - TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICE - CHAIRMAN

Ratan N Tata (Chairman) Ratan N Tata has been the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, since 1991. He is also the Chairman of the major Tata companies including Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Power, Tata Tea, Tata Chemicals, Indian Hotels and Tata Teleservices. During his tenure, the Group’s revenues have grown over 13-fold to annualized Group...

BIHAR - AT A GLANCE

History and Geography Bihar finds mention in the Vedas, Puranas, epics, etc., and was the main scene of activities of Buddha, and 24 Jain Tirthankars. Great rulers of the State before the Christian era were Bimbisar, Udayin, who founded the city of Pataliputra. Chandragupta Maurya and Emperor Ashoka and Maurya dynasty, the Sungs and the Kanvas. Then came the Kushan rulers followed by Chandragupta...

ASSAM - AT A GLANCE

History and GeographyThe word 'Assam' as interpreted by some scholars is derived from the Sanskrit word Asoma meaning peerless or unparalleled. But the widely accepted opinion of the academic circles today is that the term has come from the original name of the Ahoms, who ruled the land for about six hundred years prior to its annexation by the British. The races like Austric, Mongolian, Dravidian...

ARUNACHAL PRADESH - AT A GLANCE

History and GeographyArunachal Pradesh, the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency shares international boundaries with Bhutan, Tibet, China and Myanmar to the west, north-east, north and east respectively, and the state boundaries with Assam and Nagaland. The terrain consists of submontane and mountainous ranges, sloping down to the plains of Assam, divided into valleys by the rivers Kameng, Subansiri,...