Category: Amazing Feats
** Column | Sardar KM Panikkar – saviour of thousands of Partition refugees
Sardar Kavalam Madhava (K M) Panikkar is celebrated for his incredibly long list of achievements, ….
** Bengaluru’s BEL to protect Indian Army, Navy, Air Force from drones
The anti-drone system was first deployed to provide security cover for the Republic Day parade this year.
The Indian Navy on Tuesday signed the contract with the BEL for the supply of the first indigenous comprehensive Naval Anti Drone System (NADS) with both hard kill and soft kill capabilities.
** Bilingual affair: Kerala woman enters India Book of Records for writing unique novel
When young writer Anju Sajith decided to utilise the pandemic-induced lockdown creatively, little did she know that her attempt would get her name etched on the prestigious India Book of Records.
Recently, the Palakkad-native shared the Book of Records with the Tamil poet and writer Bho Manivannan, for developing a novel uniquely.
The duo wrote the chapters of the novel- Ven Tharishu Nilangal- in each other’s mother tongue. Anju penned some in Malayalam, and Manivannan wrote a section in Tamil as well. Within a month both of them released the full book in their regional language as well. Anju claims that the novel was an attempt to revive the art of writing during the lockdown days.
** For better or for verse
Having published 61 poems as part of her book, Echoes of Soulful Poems, this city-based 12-year-old has been conferred the title of ‘Youngest Poetess in India’ by the India Book of Records.
The lockdown due to the pandemic gave many opportunities to children to hone their creative skills. Some like Amana, a Class 8 student studying in Bishop Cotton Girls’ School, utilised the time to create a record in the field of literature.
The Bengaluru girl now holds the title of the ‘Youngest Poetess in the India ’ by the Book of Records for publishing a book Echoes of Soulful Poems containing 61 poems, at the age of 12 years, five months and 10 days. Her work has also gotten recognised in the Asia Book of Records for which she has been given the title of the ‘Grand Master’ for writing poems at a young age. Her entry into the India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records were confirmed on July 26 and July 27, 2021, respectively.
** Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan wins silver, Sharad takes bronze in high jump
Mariyappan Thangavelu clinched silver after leaping the mark of 1.86m. This is his second medal at the Games, having already won a gold in Rio 2016.
** India’s highest herbal garden at 11,000 feet altitude inaugurated in Uttarakhand
The garden, located in Mana village of Chamoli district, has been developed by the research wing of state forest department on a three-acre land given by Mana Van Panchayat.
The garden, inaugurated by Mana sarpanch Pitambar Maulfa, has been developed in three years under the central government’s Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme. It displays around 40 species, including important medicinal herbs, found in the high-altitude alpine areas of the Himalayan region.
** Achievers among government school teachers get a private digital platform
The brainchild of 35-year-old Ranjan, the website aims to collate and compile the best practices pioneered by government school teachers across the country.
With an aim to correcting this anomaly, the Bihar native started a digital initiative to showcase the achievements of government school teachers, and it seems to be working wonders. The web domain sarkarischool.in has a catchy tagline: Sarkari School Asarkari (Government school is effective).
** SS Hakim, 1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach, dies aged 82
Syed Shahid Hakim, who represented India in the 1960 Olympics and officiated as a referee in 33 international games later in his career, was 82 years old at the time of his death.
** Indian yoga teacher in UAE sets 3 world records during COVID pandemic
She has set two records in the India Book of Records and one in the Canada Book of Records.
Bhagya Puttalingappa, a native of Karnataka, has been practising yoga since the age of eight and her childhood passion earned her not only a double place in the India Book of Records, but she also earned a spot in the Canada Book of Records.
In the India Book of Records, Bhagya holds one record for performing Shirshasana (head standing pose) on a chair for one minute and seven seconds and another record for performing the maximum yoga poses standing on her head for one minute.