 | Derek O'Brien |
How many Nobel laureates had I met even for a fleeting moment? How many had I shaken hands with? Till last week, none. That’s why I am excited to tell you about the afternoon I had coffee and adda with one of the finest writers of our times, the 2006 Nobel Prize winner for literature, Orhan Pamuk. The literary rock star who divides his time between Istanbul (five months), New York (four), Goa (two) and exotic holidays, wears his greatness with such humility — it’s embarrassing. He mildly complained though about his last trip to Calcutta being “just meetings and meetings” but did not snub my invitation to make trip two.
YOUR QUESTIONS
1. Bababudangiris in Karnataka is considered the birthplace of which beverage in India?
Ragini Chowdhury, Andal
2. According to security solution companies, which is the most common password on the Internet?
Amitava Dasgupta, Howrah
3. In 1920, which club did the then Mohun Bagan club’s vice-president, industrialist Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri set up?
Aviroop Ghosh, Calcutta
4. Which species of penguins bow in front of each other during the mating season?
Sayan Ghosh, Kharagpur
5. The mass of which planet is about four-fifths that of the Earth?
Santanu Das, Calcutta
6. What is the protein-based material that cushions the bone ends called?
Sounak Bhattacharya, Calcutta
7. How do we popularly know the nationalist leader Nguyen Tat Thanh?
Sharnami Ghosh, Calcutta
8. Which is the largest, fastest and most intelligent invertebrate of all?
Rahul Maiti, Calcutta
9. Moving clockwise around which monument in Jaipur would you see samrat, dhruva and narivalya among other things?
Simki Basak, Burdwan
KNOW & GROW WITH DEREK
Orhan Pamuk’s two best-known works are My Name Is Red and Snow. His books have been translated into over 50 languages. In his latest book he has warmly acknowledged the contribution of Indian-born writer Kiran Desai for her ideas and invaluable inputs.
ANSWER & WIN
Who is the only person to decline a Nobel Peace Prize so far?
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Winner of the Answer and Win
Quiz published on 3.10.10
Simki Basak, Burdwan
For generations, the children of Heimaey, an island in Iceland, have saved and reared which bird?
The answer is: Puffin
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POINT OF VIEW
1. Identify this footballer
2. Identify this entrepreneur
ANSWERS
1. Coffee
2. 123456
3. East Bengal
4. Adelie penguins
5. Venus
6. Cartilage
7. Ho Chi Minh
8. Octopus
9. Jantar Mantar
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