Sonamukhi had become a turban hub over 40 years back when some Pakhtoons, locally known as Kabuliwallahs, used to visit Krishnabazar area to peddle spices, dry fruits, and for moneylending purposes.
Month: August 2021
** 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.
** Goa, the land of feni, gets its first alcohol museum
The land of feni just got a museum wholly dedicated to the locally brewed alcohol.
Started by local businessman Nandan Kudchadkar, who is a collector of antiques, the museum ‘All About Alcohol’ located in the tiny beach village of Candolim, houses hundreds of artefacts linked to feni, including large, traditional glass vats in which the local cashew-based alcohol was stored centuries ago.
** Sainik schools now open for girls also: PM Modi
At present, 33 Sainik schools are operating in the country
** 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.
** Junior World Championships: Indian grapplers return with a rich haul of medals
Indian girls won five medals including three silver medals.
In the 61kg category, Ravinder was the lone Indian to make it to the final only to lose Iranian rival Rahman Amouzadkhalili 9-3. Ravinder beat Levik Mikayelyan of Armenia 12-2 in the semifinals.
Yash (74kg), Gourav Baliyan (79kg), Pruthviraj Patil (92kg), Deepak (97kg), Anirudh (125kg) utilized the full use of the repechage round and went on to win bronze medals.
** City girl to speak for reusable menstrual products at UN meet
Guhar Goyal is among the 75-plus students selected globally for this youth meet
** Once lazy, racewalker Amit wins silver at U20 worlds
Once refusing to wake up to train, Amit Khatri racewalks his way to India’s first ever U20 World medal in the event.
** Former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh passes away after prolonged illness
Kalyan Singh’s last assignment was as Governor of Rajasthan after which he had rejoined BJP to make a come back to active politics but not the electoral politics.
** From Kannada medium school to NASA’s doorsteps: Karnataka village thrilled by local lad’s feat
Dinesh Vasanth Hegde, a research assistant in space science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), is on the moon after being selected for the scholarship of 1.35 lakh dollars by NASA