A notable leader was born on 1st October in the year 1945. He was born and brought up in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He practised in Delhi High Court for long 16 years as a professional lawyer before he walked into the world of Indian Politics in the year 1994. He was elected as an MP of Rajya Sabha in 1994 and also again in 2002. In 2015, he became the Governor of Bihar. He was picked as the NDA candidate for the position of the 14th President of India on June 19, 2017. On July 20th, 2017 he was declared the 14th President of India.

A prominent prime minister was born on September 17, 1950. He joined the RSS at a young age. He became Gujarat’s Chief Minister in 2001. He served four terms. In 2014, he became India’s Prime Minister.

An astronaut was born on July 1, 1961. She earned a degree in aeronautical engineering. She joined NASA in 1995. She flew on the Columbia space shuttle in 1997. She passed away on February 1, 2003.

A renowned agricultural scientist was born on August 7, 1925. He led the nation’s Green Revolution. He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1971. He is universally recognized for his contributions to agriculture.

The discovery of DNA structure revolutionized genetics. Researchers described DNA’s double helix in 1953. X-ray crystallography advanced the discovery significantly. DNA’s structure revealed genetic coding secrets. This breakthrough transformed molecular biology.

The first human spaceflight launched on April 12, 1961. A cosmonaut successfully orbited Earth. The spacecraft completed one complete orbit. This historic flight paved the way for modern space exploration. This achievement marked a monumental milestone.

The Higgs boson particle discovery confirmed the Standard Model. A Large Particle Collider detected the particle in 2012. Theorists had long postulated its existence. This discovery explained mass origin. The discovery completely revolutionized particle physics.

A tragic love story began in Verona. Two families feuded bitterly. The lovers met at a ball and fell in love instantly. They married secretly. Ultimately, their families’ hatred led to a tragic demise.

A fantasy adventure begins with a young girl falling down a rabbit hole. She entered a fantastical world. She encountered strange creatures, including a peculiar cat. A chaotic tea party puzzled her completely. Finally, she returned home safely.

An ugly duckling, who was actually a swan, felt rejected by the ducks. He searched far and wide for acceptance. The duckling eventually met noble swans who welcomed him warmly. He transformed into a beautiful swan. His true identity brought lifelong happiness.

The catastrophic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami occurred on December 26. A 9.1-magnitude earthquake triggered the disaster. Giant waves reached 30 meters high. Coastal communities were entirely devastated. A coordinated global response aided subsequent relief efforts.

A notable nuclear disaster began on March 11, 2011. A massive earthquake and tsunami caused widespread damage. Radioactive material was released into the environment. The initial emergency response was heavily criticized. Long-term environmental impacts continue to be assessed.

A tragic regional bombing occurred on April 19, 1995. The act of domestic terrorism deeply shocked the nation. A federal building was targeted directly. Sadly, 168 lives were lost. The perpetrators were eventually brought to justice.

Once a footwear company sent two sales executives to an island to carry out market research for promoting its footwear. The first one immediately reported back: “No one is wearing footwear on the island. There is no market for footwear here and I am returning by the next flight.” The second sales executive under the same situation felt very happy. Seeing that no one was wearing shoes, he envisioned an immense opportunity to make them use his footwear. He wrote back: “Nobody is wearing shoes on this island. So send all the shoes, all models and all sizes. There is plenty of market here.” In due course, he established a number of shoe production units for his company and went on to become its Vice-President. The first sales executive is still working as a marketing executive in the same company.

I found some grapes when an old man was sleeping. I took the juice in a large seashell and left it hidden under a small bush. A few days later, I tasted the juice and it had turned into wine. I took the shell full of wine before the old man. I sipped it and exclaimed: “Ah! It’s the sweetest wine I’ve ever tasted.” The man signaled me to give him the remaining wine. He drank all the wine and was drunk senseless. Soon his hold on my back loosened and he set me free. I quickly picked up a heavy stone and struck his head, leaving him down dead. Thus, I got rid of an evil force. I rushed to the shore where I saw some sailors. They had come ashore from their docked ship in search of fruits. They saw me and asked who I was. I told them all I had gone through. Then one of them said, “Oh! You are lucky to be alive. That was a dangerous figure of the sea who killed all the people he met.”

Once, there was a mouse that had his hole near a pool in a thick forest. A frog often came out for basking in the sun. Within no time, they became buddies. But the friendship of a frog and a mouse is highly undesirable because the frog’s home is in water and the mouse on land. One day the frog said to the mouse, “Let’s bind ourselves together with a string so that we may never get separated.” The mouse agreed. So, both tied themselves together leg-to-leg. Though on land it went quite well, in the pool it was tragic for the mouse. The frog swam about delightfully in the pool, dragging the mouse with him. Soon, the mouse drowned and his body floated on the surface of the pool. An eagle hovering in the sky saw the dead mouse. The eagle swooped down to carry it off. Up went the frog as well and became the eagle’s meal.

In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.

An old woman had two servants. Every day the woman would wake up as soon as her cock started crowing. Then she would rouse the servants as well and ask them to begin the day’s work. The servants did not like to get up early in the morning. All the time they were thinking what to do to have longer and undisturbed sleep. One day one servant said to the other, “Let us kill the cock. If there is no cock, there will be no crowing. If there is no crowing, the mistress won’t wake up early. Then none will disturb our quiet sleep.” The other servant agreed. So the next day they killed the cock. Now that there was no cock, the old woman would not know the exact time. She would wake up even earlier than before. Once she was out of bed, she would not let her servants remain in bed. The cock was gone, but the servants had a harder time than before.

A sparrow had built a nest in a field of sugarcane and now tiny birds were living in it. One day the farmer came to the field with his son. “I am going to cut down the sugarcane tomorrow,” he said. “I’ve asked three men from the village to help me.” When the mother sparrow came back to the nest in the evening, the little birds told her of the updates. “We’ll have to find another place tonight,” they said. “Not yet, little ones, he won’t cut tomorrow. That is certain.” The next day the farmer came to the field and found nobody to help him. “Tomorrow I am going to cut the cane.” The farmer decided not to depend on others. His son said, “I will help you father.” When the mother sparrow heard this news, she said, “Yes, he is cutting down the cane tomorrow. We have to make another nest in another field.”

Finding that cranes were destroying his newly sown corn, a farmer one evening set a net in his field to catch the destructive birds. When he went to examine the net next morning, he found a number of cranes and also a stork. “Release me, I beseech you,” cried the stork, “for I have eaten none of your corn, nor have I done you any harm. I am a poor innocent stork, a most dutiful bird, I honor my father and mother.” But the farmer cut him short. “All this may be true enough, I dare say, but I have caught you with those who were destroying my crops, and you must suffer with the company in which you are found.”

One day a king announced that whoever rears a cat and removes the troubles created by rats from their houses effectively will be given a reward. For that, he gave each house a cat, and a cow for feeding the cat with milk. A clever advisor was also given a cat and a cow. He took those two. And the next day he gave boiled milk to the cat which burnt its mouth. Since then, the cat did not touch milk. The day came. All the owners complained that the cats were not hunting rats and looked very fat. But the advisor’s cat was very thin. The king asked why the cat was like that. The advisor said that it had not drunk milk. Everyone was surprised. The king ordered to give some milk to the cat. But the cat ran away from the milk bowl. Then the advisor told the real story. As it did not drink milk, it killed the rats and was active. The other cats drank milk from time to time and slept happily without killing rats. The king praised his cleverness.

Two close companions traveled together, and the villagers often mocked them. “Why are you roaming together? One of your names sounds so negative, so your character must be negative too.” Although one did not mind this, the other felt very bad. Once when the first companion was out of station, his house caught on fire. The villagers were afraid to go near and quench the fire. It was his companion who bravely fought the fire and quenched it. On his return, the homeowner heard the whole story. He took his friend proudly and said to the villagers, “Look at who saved my house. What is in a name? It is in the character that someone is good or evil. Don’t ever evaluate a person by name.”

One night, I managed to escape and reached the shore. There I saw people gathering peppers. I told them my tale and they took me to a nearby island. They introduced me to their king. I lived in the king’s palace as a royal guest. One day, I went around the island. I observed that most people rode horses but none of them had saddles or stirrups. I thought of gifting the king with these. So I got some leather to make them such sets. When I gifted these to the king and told him of their advantage, he was very happy and thankful. He said, “My friend, you’ve made riding such a pleasure.” When the courtiers saw the saddle, they as well as the subjects ordered for more to be made. I got busy making more such items and earned some money. Then one day, the king called me and said, “In return for all you’ve done, I give a lady of my house in marriage to you.” I was not at all keen to marry anyone but I agreed so as not to hurt the king’s feelings. When the lady was introduced to me I was speechless. She was indeed a very beautiful woman and had a very sweet smile, too. She was soft-spoken and humble. I married her according to the rituals of the island and spent a happy life with her.