Answers to the Harry Potter Quiz (follow the link for the questions)
1. Lightening Bolt
2. Yes he is, for those of you wondering what an animagus is, it is a wizard who can transform himself into an animal.
3. Lily and James Potter.
4. Green
5. Ron Weasely and Hermione Granger
6. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
7. Lord Voldemort
8. Muggles
9. Giant
10. Quidditch
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With influences of Rock On and Namaste London, there are bound to be comparisons. However the story line strives to be different from both the previous hits which seem to have inspired it.
Ajay Devgan plays this music obsessed soul called Arjun, who must succeed as a rock star. Hailing from Bhatinda and ending up in London after a series of events, he is focused on his goal. The Character is as dark and broody as the usual image of the actor and he does a good job. The whipping scenes were a... Read Full Story
1. What is the shape of the scar on Harry’s forehead?
2. Is Sirius Black an Animagus?
3. What were the names of Harry’s parents?
4. What color are Harry’s eyes?
5. Name Harry’s best friends?
6. The full name of Harry’s special school?
7. Harry’s arch enemy is called?
8. What are non magic people called by the magical community?
9. Rubeus Hagrid is half human and half…?
10. Harry is the “seeker” in which sports team?
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From the director of Jhankaar Beats comes a new offering which was four years in the making : Aladin
Ritesh Deshmukh is Aladin Chaterjee, burdened by his name and orphaned young. Amitabh Bachchan is Genius the Genie, and he plays one with his usual charismatic style. Sanjay Dutt is the Ring Master of a circus of baddies, half of which seem inspired from the Batman movies. Ratna Pathak Shah is the lovely and temperamental Marjina, who chucks eggs at people who come to her cafe and say she... Read Full Story
I had enjoyed Chetan Bhagat’s “Five Point Someone”, “One Night at a Call Center” and “The Three Mistakes of My Life” immensely. So I had great expectations from his fourth and latest novel, “Two States.” The fact that it was based on a mixed community marriage was also a draw to a person who is a product of a mixed marriage herself. Not to mention that she is married to a product of an other mixed marriage. Read Full Story
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Hatsheput
The Sphinx
Athena
Homer
Herodotus
Hippocrates
Eratostenes
Alexander, son of King Philip of Macedonia
Pliny
Husang Ho, Yello River
The Chinese
The Iranians
The Harappans
Aryabhat
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I was at a friend’s house recently when I met a newly wed girl. She was bubbly and chirpy and full of life. I looked at her and though she reminded me of someone. Then I realized that it was me, not the person I am today, but who I was about ten years ago. I had the same happy puppy nack of making friends and getting excited about a million things a day. Read Full Story
I was just looking at the blog stats today and saw an incoming link from a site I had never heard of before. So I hopped across to have a look at the site. And guess what it was one of my articles from Ezine. And guess what else? It is not in English. It has been translated to another language. Read Full Story
The first woman to ascend the throne of Egypt
A mythological animal with the body of a lion
The patron goddess of the city of Athens
The Illiad and the Odyssey were written by
The ancient Greek considered him the father of history
The father of western medicine
Who prepared a map of the globe first
The city of Alexandria was built at the mouth of the river Nile by
The encyclopedia of science called Natural History was compiled by this Roman ... Read Full Story
Its once in a lifetime such a person comes into the world who catches the imagination of the entire body of nations that make up the world. After today’s announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize for President Obama, I think its safe to say that he is one such person. Read Full Story