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Career Opportunities In Calligraphy
Calligraphy – the art of beautiful handwriting – is a branch of paleography or ancient writing. The artistic strokes created may or may not resemble letters. Calligraphy is extensively used in creating fonts, alphabets and words as a way of expressing ones imagination through creativity and design. A contemporary definition of Calligraphy is ‘the art
Blame And Misery
Knowledge Sutra When a worldly man is miserable, he blames the people around him, the system, and the world in general. When a seeker is miserable, he blames not only the world – he also blames the path, the Knowledge, and himself. It is better not to be a seeker so that you blame less.
On Second Thought, The Moon’s Water May Be Widespread And Immobile
A new analysis of data from two lunar missions finds evidence that the Moon’s water is widely distributed across the surface and is not confined to a particular region or type of terrain. The water appears to be present day and night, though it’s not necessarily easily accessible. The findings could help researchers understand the
Gizmo Buzz
Fujifilm X-H1 Mirrorless Camera Fujifilm has launched its top of the line mirrorless camera, the X-H1 in India. The camera comes with five-axis in-body image stabilisation and is aimed at professional photographers and videographers. The device supports DCI 4K video shooting and comes with a new flicker reduction mode, which the company claims can “enhances
App Of The Week
Record Bird Record Bird is a different kind of music app. It doesn’t stream music or cover music news like a blog. Instead, it shows recent releases. The app lets you keep track of your favorite artists. That way you only get notified for stuff you actually care about. You also get album previews, updates
Chief Minister’s Janjehli Dilemma
Janjehli residents are agitating following High Court's order to cancel notification of SDM office in Janjehli and Chhatri sub-tehsil in Mandi district issued by previous Virbhadra government. The area has witnessed incidents like stone pelting, chakka jam,
HIMACHAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Scientific Innovation Of The Year: Dr. Omesh Bharti Citation: Dr. Omesh Bharti’s relentless effort to save lives of rabid dog bite patients has turned out to be a big leap in rabies research globally. He has made Post Exposure Rabies Prophylaxis for dog bite affordable, bringing down the treatment cost from Rs 35,000 to Rs
War Of Words Heats Up In Himachal Congress
Political Analysis Himachal This Week War of words has once again intensified between former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Recent allegations and counter allegations have raised political temperature in Himachal Congress ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections due in 2019. Accusing the HPCC president of weakening
New CM Must Find New Development Model
Prof N.K. Singh Former Chairman, Task Force On Integrated Development, Panning Commission of India The current practice of mindless pursuit of polluting industry -hydro power craze model needs to be discarded due to latest worldwide concern for ecology and acute sensitivity to preservation of Himachal’s climate and culture. No more industry harming prized landscape with
