Ø Ø 20th May 2021, Thursday,
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Quote Of The Day
This quote tells us that, in our life good and bad times keep coming and going. Even the darkest and most depressing times shall pass and we will have positive, vibrant times again. We must always have faith in ourselves and hope for the best
Subhashita
दुर्जनः प्रियवादीति नैतद्विश्वासकारणम् |मधु तिष्ठति जिह्वाग्रे हृदये तु हलाहलम् ||
Authors: Atharva Godbole and Shubham Dharmadhikari
Historical Significance of the Day
On 20th
May in the year
·
1498, Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese
explorer arrives at Calicut, now known as Kozhikode, thus successfully
discovering the sea route to India.
·
1570, Abraham Ortelius, a cartographer,
cosmographer and geographer, releases the first true modern atlas named ‘Theatrum
Orbis Terrarum’.
·
1883, the eruption of Krakatoa is
started. It is one of the deadliest, dangerous and the most violent volcanic
eruptions that history has ever recorded. After reaching its peak, it has
killed over 36,000 people.
·
2011, Mamata Banerjee assumes office as
the Chief Minister of the West Bengal state of India, being the first woman to
do so.
By Aditya Veerkar
Unscramble
Rules:
Rearrange the letters to form meaningful words and fill one letter per blank. Note the letters above the orange blanks ( _ ) and using them make another meaningful word to complete the quote given below.
PONTIPA: _ _ _ _ _ _SHASM : _ _ _ _ _RFREEP : _ _ _ _ _ _KOLCET : _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) are the _ _ _ _ _(5) that you are trying.
For answer check out next youTHink blog ;)
by Siddhesh Umarjee
Rules:
Rearrange the letters to form meaningful words and fill one letter per blank. Note the letters above the orange blanks ( _ ) and using them make another meaningful word to complete the quote given below.
Sudoku
by Nikhil Kelkar, Shreeya Deshmukh and Siddhesh Umarjee
Puzzler
You are a scientist and are studying the world-famous (yourname) duplus bacteria. It takes the bacteria 10 days to completely fill the tray you are using for your study. From your study you know that the bacteria doubles each day. On what day was the tray half-filled with bacteria?
For answer check out next youTHink blog ;)
by Siddhesh Umarjee
Answers for previous puzzles
Unscramble : REALM, MARROW, WROTE, CHOKE
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
Riddler: Answer: Footsteps
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A WRONG PIECE OF ADVICE
When you are new to the whole “living your life” programme, when you have just known how this world works and how you have to deal with it, one wrong piece of advice can tumble down your whole process.
It is important for you to check who you work with, who you follow and what you want to manifest. A mentor plays such a huge role in your way of working, way of thinking, your career and your life. The way a mentor has influence on you is extremely subtle yet constant.
Any person, any age, any personality and any relation can be a mentor to you. Be free to this idea. A 4-year-old can be a mentor to you through his actions, his innocence. Try learning from every stranger you meet. Try seeing good in people before you judge. Take advice from people who faced failure, and still strive hard for success. Stop dismissing people to take advice from because of their appearances.
Be open to ideas but be thoughtful about from whom you take advice. The company you keep, the people who influence you is your choice and not a choice the society makes for you. Remember that. Be grateful and always look for good in situations while believing that every move you make is going to be thoughtful and wholesome.
Take advice, be appreciative. And when you use the lessons and the advice you receive, be sure to have your take on it, use your version of it. After all YOU are using it in YOUR life for YOU.
Author: Parnavi Jeurkar
Photo Courtesy: Parnavi Jeurkar
HOME
(this is a
rant/ self-discovery piece)
Where is
my home?
Do I have
a home or am I just a nomad?
At first I
used to think HOME was a place, a physical place where you find peace and tranquillity.
But as i
shed the feathers of naivety i realise HOME is not just a place;
It's a
feeling
It's the
feeling when I see the smile on my mother’s face which I've helped create.
It's the
feeling when I’m with my friends.
It's the
feeling when my father greets me every day when he comes home in spite of how
tired he is.
It's the
feeling when I’m lost in music, feeling content and just.. Happy
HOME is
not a place for me.
It's the
warmth of people, the chaos of having different harmonies of people clashing
together yet still making a beautiful imperfect but perfect melody.
HOME isn't
a place of peace.
It's the
relief of finding solace in the heavy rain.
The heavy
rain or this solace isn't permanent but the temporary, changing nature of this
relief is what makes it special.
HOME is
just being incandescently happy. Even if it's just for a moment.
By Gargee Dixit
WPI INFLATION HITS
IT’S ALL TIME HIGH
IN INDIA
Inflation is an economic term, which represents the rise in prices of goods and services resulting in a decrease in the purchasing power of the currency. Due to inflation, more units of currency are consumed to buy certain goods and services, than it did in the past. For instance, lets take petrol. In 2010, petrol was priced at around 50 Rs/litre and today it is costs around 100 Rs/litre. In a decade, the petrol prices have almost doubled up. Prices of the economically influential commodities like Gold and Silver have more than doubled in the past decade. Gold has risen from 19000 to around 50000 today. While silver rocketed from 27000 to 70,000. Steel in 2019 would cost you INR 47000 per ton and in 2021 it takes INR 58000 per ton from your pocket.
India’s wholesale inflation rose to its highest ever- 10 percent, aided by a spike in prices of metals and fuel. Commodities which are important for commercial and industrial purposes, have arisen due to weak global supply chain and transport, the reason being an imposed lockdown in many countries. Even if the wholesale price inflation being high, the consumer price inflation (CPI) is only around 4 percent, due to low demand of those goods consumed by the general public. Downsizing, minimal earnings due to lockdowns and a crash in the economy are some of the major reasons behind the low value of CPI. To bring back demand from the consumers, the Indian Government had announced an economic package worth 21 lakh crores. Now one may ask, why can’t the Government just print more notes to alleviate the poverty?
The answer to this question is quite simple. Even if we print more units of currency, the goods that are being produced don’t increase as the same rate as that of the currency. As a result of this, more units of currency chase similar amount of goods and services, and according to the supply-demand principle the prices will hike and the purchasing power of that unit of currency will depreciate resulting in a catastrophic economic crisis. For instance, the inflation rate in Zimbabwe in 2019 stood at a whooping rate of 225% as compared to the 10% in 2018.
IS INFLATION GOOD?
In an economy, inflation is viewed
positively as it supplements consumer demands, which liberates production,
generating employment which in turn helps in the growth of an economy.
Inflation is good when it helps to drive away deflation which is more harmful
for the economy. But though it is essential for growth of an economy, inflation mustn’t go out of
control and managing it is an important aspect of an economy.
Sports Shorts
Updates, Reviews and Previews of
your favorite sports games!
CRICKET
BUTLER,
BAIRSTOW
RESTED AND ARCHER,
STOKES
MISS OUT DUE
TO INJURIES.
England on Tuesday named a 15-member
squad for the series against New- Zealand starting 2 June. Jos butler, Moeen Ali,
Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes and Sam Curran have been rested due to the tough
schedule they had to follow during and post the IPL. They are expected to
return to their particular counties after sufficient rest. Keeper-batsman James
Bracey and seamer Ollie Robinson have gained their maiden call-ups for the Test
side. Bracey and Robinson have been in good form in the initial stages of the County
and that seems to be the reason behind awarding them spots in the Test squad.
Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer have been ignored from selection due to respective
injuries. England’s bowling department will be led by James Anderson and Stuart
Broad along with Mark Wood and Olly Stone. Many of the main players in the setup
being rested or injured, these two tests will be a good opportunity for England
to test their bench strength.
The full England Squad is as follows:
Joe
Root (captain) James Anderson, James Bracey, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Zak
Crawley, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie
Robinson, Dom Sibley, Olly Stone, Mark Wood.
Author: Aditya Veerkar
FOOTBALL
CHELSEA BEAT LEICESTER IN RETALIATION TO BOLSTER TOP-FOUR HOPES
Chelsea are on course to
qualify for the Champions League after an important 2-1 home win against top
four rivals Leicester City as fans returned back to the Premier league. Fans
were allowed into the stadiums for the first time since December following rapid
vaccination & decreasing caseload in the UK. The support from the fans was
loud throughout and Chelsea made sure to match that atmosphere on the pitch,
avenging their loss in the FA Cup Final against the foxes.
The home side broke the
deadlock early into the second half with Antonio Rudiger guiding the ball into
the back of the net from a corner after Leicester failed to clear the ball.
Chelsea were in cruise control and doubled their lead with a Jorginho penalty
in the 66th. But the Blues threw the 2-goal cushion they had after
Kelechi Iheancho slotted the ball home in the 76th minute. Chelsea
lived on the edge during the eight minutes of stoppage time. But they held on
while a brawl erupted in the closing stages of the game which featured every
player and staff member from the two sides. It was closer than it should have
been, as Chelsea should have seen themselves through after Jorginho’s penalty. However,
all that mattered was the three points as Chelsea have almost secured their top
four finish at the expense of Leicester, making up for missing out on the FA
Cup against Leicester last weekend.
Author: Ved Patil
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Editorial Core:
Aditya Jogalekar
Atharva Godbole
Shubham Dharmadhikari
Siddhesh Umarjee
Aditya Veerkar
Ved Patil
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