Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Frog turned maiden, Mandodari

 Mandodari is wife of Ravana.


There is a story behind her birth. 


In the forest, there lived a group of sages. 


Early in the morning, they were getting up.  They were looking after some cows. 


Morning they were milching the cows. They were collecting the milk in big cans. 


Before going to nearby river, they were keeping the milk to boil.


The milk would be ready for use as soon as they return from the river. 


A frog which was living in the nearby tree, was watching all these. 


It was the daily routine. 


But one day, sages have kept the milk to boil and went to river. 


That time, an eagle carried a poisonous snake in its beak and sat on the tree branch which was above the boiling milk. 


As the eagle was killing the snake, the drops of poison from it's body dropped down and got mixed up with boiling milk. 


Frog was watching all these and it got scared that sages are going to drink this poisonous milk when they return. 


Frog noticed that sages are coming and in order to keep them away from drinking poisonous milk, frog jumped on the bowl of milk.


Seeing the dead frog in the milk bowl, sages just spilled the poisonous milk to ground. 


But they soon figured out what had happened and felt sympathy for the dead frog. 


They made the frog to live again and blessed the frog to become a beautiful girl.


That girl is Mandodari.

Countries that allow foreigners to join their army

 These countries allow foreigners to enlist in their military forces !!!


Such countries are   ------


1.    France 


2.  United States of  America 


3.  Russia 


4.  Israel 


5.  India 


6.  Ireland 

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

What is Kanyakumari called as ??

 This question was asked on  Koun Banega Karodpati program.


Question 


What is Kanyakumari, the southernmost point of mainland India, known as  ???

1.  Cape  Comorin 

2.  Cape Trichy 

3.  Cape Malabar 

4.  Cape  Kochi



Answer 


We have to make sure what is mainland India   ??


We know southern most point of India is INDIRA POINT in Nicobar island.


But here we are talking about southern most point of mainland India excluding Nicobar islands.


Obviously it is KANYAKUMARI   !!!


It is located at the southern most tip of mainland, where Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian ocean meet    !!!


Kanyakumari is also known as  Cape Comorin as British found it difficult to spell Kanyakumari   !!!

Where is the world's highest ATM located ??

 This ATM  (  Automated Teller Machine   )  is located at Khunjerab pass, a high altitude mountain pass on border between Pakistan and China.


It is located about 4693 meters above sea level. It was installed by National Bank of Pakistan to provide banking facilities to people travelling through this remote region.



Interesting facts 


1.  It is located at one of the highest borders 


2.  Operates in extreme weather conditions 


3.  Serves travellers on Karakorum highway 


4.   Unique banking innovation 


5.  Popular attraction for visitors 

Monday, March 9, 2026

Which planet can float on water ??

 If we could find a bathtub large enough to hold this planet, this planet would float on the surface like a giant cork !!!


The planet is SATURN   !!!


 It is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in solar system.


Despite its size, it has low density than other planets and its density is lesser than water and hence floats.


Saturn is called " Moon King '"as it has 276confirmed Moons   !!!


High pressure of Saturn 's atmosphere turns methane gas into soot which hardens into graphite and then to diamond and fall toward the core  !!!



A permanent six sided storm is found on northern pole.



Saturn is slowly "  eating " its rings means they are falling into core  and could be gone in 100 million years.



The moon Mimas has giant crater.



Saturn generates more heat internally than it receives from Sun  !!!



Saturn's moon Titon is the only place other than Earth in aolar system, to have liquid lakes.  Lakes are not filled with water but liquid methane !!!