 | Derek O'Brien |
In 2010, India became one of 135 countries to make education a fundamental right of every child. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, popularly known as Right to Education Act (RTE), lays down the directives for the provision of free and compulsory education for children between the ages of 6 and 14. According to latest statistics, there are over 1.3 million recognised schools imparting elementary education across India. Of these, around 80% are government schools. Moving away from schools, on this day, over a century ago in 1910, in the city of Skopje, Agnes Gonxha was born to Nikollë and Drana Bojaxhiu. Nineteen years later, young Agnes first came to India, the country she adopted and made her own. Then came her ‘call within the call’ in 1946, and with the birth of a new India, we welcomed this new mother. Happy Birthday, Blessed Mother Teresa
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Which Bengali author is credited with the invention of the 60 inches screen, multiple-strip process and screen adjustment indicator — three pathbreaking equipment in print technology?
Ratan Kumar Mondal, Calcutta
2. Which event in the Mahabharata signalled the end of the Dwaparayuga and the commencement of the Kaliyuga?
Niladri Bhowmik, Calcutta
3. What are the fern-leaf pattern of reddish, painless marks on the skin that result from lightening strike, called,?
Shreya Bose, Calcutta
4. In the NATO phonetic alphabet, which is the only sport represented by a letter?
Sayan Mitra, Calcutta
5. After which Hindu deity was the first Amar Chitra Katha titled?
Rohan Burman, Calcutta
6. Parsis in India plant a sapling of which tree for newly married couples?
Aditya Roy, Calcutta
7. Who created the sculpture of The Lion of Belfort in France, which commemorates the resistance offered by the French during the Franco Prussian War?
Joyshree Nath, Calcutta
8. Which fundamental right did B R Ambedkar reckon as the ‘heart and soul’ of the constitution?
Souvik Dey, Calcutta
9. In 1872, which Scottish scientist opened the School of Vocal Physiology in Boston?
Amrita Bannerjee, Calcutta
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
The word school derives its origins from the Old English word Scol, Scolu, via Latin from Greek Skhole meaning ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture palace’.
ANSWER & WIN
The beheading of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1793 is believed to be the origin of which famous nursery rhyme?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 12.08.12
Amrita Bannerjee, Calcutta
In Freestyle swimming, what is the name of the stroke that is used universally in competitions since it is the fastest?
The Answer is: Front Crawl
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this photographer
2. Identify this singer
ANSWERS
1. Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhary
2. War of Kurukshetra
3. Lichtenberg figures
4. Golf
5. Krishna
6. Mango
7. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
8. Right to constitutional remedies
9. Alexander Graham Bell
WHO AM I ? 
Neil Gaiman
POINT OF VIEW 1 Prabuddha Dasgupta
POINT OF VIEW 2 Bombay Jayashri Ramnath
