Born in Haryana, Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman to enter outer space. On February 1, 2003, her space shuttle was involved in a terrible accident which killed her, along with all of her crewmates from NASA

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Humans have made their mark on every nook and corner of the earth. Now it was time to take it above and beyond. The first time ever humans could launch a vehicle into space that carried as many as 20 satellites on it, was from India.

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वो जब बोलते थे तो अच्छे-अच्छों की बोलती बंद हो जाती थी क्यूंकि सच को सबूत के साथ पेश करने का हुनर जो उनके पास था वह किसी के पास नहीं था। भारत के 'द ग्रैंड ओल्ड मैन' ने विदेशी देश में उन्हीं की भाषा में उनका ही सच दिखा दिया।

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The nation that we live in today takes great pride in its vibrant culture. The uniqueness of this diversity is however standardized at the times of official events. At most of the official events, when women are asked to appear in Indian formals or ethnic wear, the first image that appears is that of a Saree.

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 Are you aware that inequality is on the rise for over 70% of the world's population? This is a pressing issue that threatens to divide society and hamper economic and social progress. Zero Discrimination Day sheds light on this pressing issue and its various forms.

Zero Discrimination day is a day where we put aside our differences and stand united for a common cause to create a world where everyone is treated as an equal.

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Just the word IAS hits differently to the ears of Indians. Even after years of Independence, the social status of IAS continues to live on. These are one of the oldest, toughest exams for one of the most reputed posts in India.  

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It is widely believed that history is the account of the victors. Their political and warfare achievements along with the consolidation of empires are what dominate history. However, behind the scenes, history shows us its dark colours as well. With its bloodshed for power, it stains the pages of history. Today, we will talk about one such historical place, the Khooni Darwaza in Delhi.

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A budget carries a lot of responsibilities. The demands of the first budget of India were very different from the demands that are required by the Indian budget today. Ever wondered what problems did the first budget of independent India addressed to? 

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On February 1, 1992 the Bhopal Chief Judicial Magistrate declared Warren Anderson, Chief of Union Carbide Corporation as a fugitive. Responsible for Bhopal’s gas tragedy which has been India’s worst industrial accident, Anderson died in Florida in 2014 without facing the charges for mass manslaughter

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Chris Gayle often blew hot and cold. Stuck in an endless loop between being too flamboyant and too uninspiring, Gayle blew hot and cold way too often. When T20 leagues around the world began cropping up, he had found his calling. Over the next few years, he became a T20 mercenary and set many tournaments on fire.

However, the Indian Premier League proved to be a tough nut to crack. Picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009, he failed to impress anyone. This was the time of his life where his cricketing career had started to fall apart. He had constant run-ins with his cricketing board (to the point where they stopped picking him regardless of how he was performing), his fitness went ostensibly down and his interest in the other formats began to fade away.

> Going unsold at the 2011 auctions was the metaphorical final nail in his coffer. Almost everyone wrote him off completely.
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Right then, came a blessing in disguise. RCB’s Dirk Nannes injury was to force him out of that edition and they had to find a replacement. Dirk’s loss was Gayle’s gain and he was flown out immediately. Not many teams took notice; in hindsight, they should have.

His first game that year came against his former beloved KKR at their home ground, Eden Gardens. After choosing to bat first, KKR huffed and puffed to 171, thanks to Yusuf Pathan’s quickfire 46 from 24 balls.

Gayle opened the batting with Tillakaratne Dilshan, who got off to a flyer of a start. By the time he raced off to 19 in the fourth over, Gayle had managed just the 3 runs. Then Balaji served him a full-toss and Chris happily obliged.

From thereon began the carnage (which was mild by Gayle’s standard but still a ruckus). Admittedly, KKR’s attack was not great, but with the kind of disdain that he treated them, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference.

Unadkat, Balaji, Shakib, Bhatia, Abdullah- all of them got the treatment from Gayle. When the first wicket fell at the score of 123, the game had already been wrapped up by him. They were all thrown around for fun as he combined with Dilshan and then Kohli to seal the victory for RCB.

While the victory was already a foregone conclusion, a personal milestone was still in sight for him. Stuck on 98 at the other end, he saw Kohli swat away the ball for a boundary with just 6 required. He blocked the rest of the over, but Gayle got a real scare as Abdullah fired it wide, further eating into the target.

With 1 required, Gayle smashed Shakib one last time through the covers to get to his century. The wide smile returned to his face as he raised his bat to acknowledge his team for having shown faith in him. Gayle went on to win the orange cap that season and the next (narrowly missing out on a hattrick of them in 2013) and RCB spent the next 7 years thanking him for his whirlwind batting. They had found themselves a reliable opener and Chris Gayle found himself a home- a place he could claim as his own and a group of people that loved him like anything.

A jubilant Gayle soaks in the a fairytale return to the IPL; Image Source: ESPN Cricinfo

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Fresh off the plane from Jamaica, Chris Gayle’s innings took off immediately as he announced himself at the Indian Premier League in grand style.

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