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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

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Nov 11

At a time, when Telugu serials were all about Atta Kodalu sob stories, Amrutham was a breath of fresh air. Absolutely witty comedy, with some superb performances. The series ran for 6 years between Nov 2001-Nov 2007, and it remains one of the most iconic TV series ever to date.

The trivia related to this series is even more interesting. Thread.

Gunnam Gangaraju the producer of the series was the one who made movies like Little Soldiers, Aithe, Anukokunda Oka Roju, Chandrashekhar Yeleti who directed Aithe, Anukokunda Oka Roju for him, is his own cousin.

And they are distantly related to Rajmouli, through his wife Rama.

While Gunnam Gangaraju is from Kakinada, Yeleti is from Tuni. In fact Rama Rajmouli did some small roles in Amrutham TV series, and Rajmouli in an interview once claimed he learnt about the practical aspects of movie making from Amrutam TV series.

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Nov 10

November 10, 1659.

The epic Battle of Pratapgarh where Chattrapathi Shivaji Maharaj slew Afzal Khan , routed the Bjiapur army that would launch his victory march, and begin his ascent to power. #JaiBhavani #JaiShivaji

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Pratapgarh, the fort that started Shivaji Maharaj’s victory quest, located in Satara district, aroud 23 km west of Mahabaleshwar. Standing 1080 metres above sea level, on a narrow spur between the villages of Par and Kinesvar.

Constructed by Shivaji’s Prime Minister Moropant Pingle. The upper half of the fort, is roughly square, 180 m long on either side, and has a temple dedicated to Mahadev. The lower fort is around 320 m long, 110m wide, at southeast of the fort, defended by towers and bastions.

Shivaji’s growing influence in Maval region, made him a threat to the Adil Shahi ruler of Bijapur who sought to curb him. And the man who was given the responsibility of the mission, was their commander, Afzal Khan.

Towering at 7 ft, the “Man Mountain” Afzal Khan, was a formidable warrior on battle field, who often struck terror in the hearts of the enemies, with his presence, and sheer ruthlessness.

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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

@sadaashree

Oct 29

Madhavan's upcoming biopic G.D.Naidu is about a remarkable genius, who was behind Coimbatore's emergence as an industrial powerhouse.

Inventor, Industrialist, Visionary, thread on the real life hero, whose story needs to be known more.

Coimbatore is often called the Manchester of India, due to it’s factories and industries. Tamil Nadu’s second largest city, also called as Kovai, is an Industrial, Technology, Textile hub of the state.

And the reason is one man, Gopalswamy Duraiswamy Naidu, aka G.D.Naidu, the man who created the first motor in India.

A school dropout, who was behind many inventions and also started many industries, playing a vital role in development of Tamil Nadu.

He was born on March 23, 1893 in Kallangal village near Coimbatore, son of a humble farmer Gopalswamy Naidu.

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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

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Oct 8

Today is Jayanti of G. N. Ramachandran, or GNR as he was known, one of the great Indian scientists of modern era, an equally good Vedic scholar, studied the Upanishads in depth.

One of the biggest advances in the field of molecular biophysics, has been the discovery of the triple hellical structure of collagen, that enabled a better understanding of the peptide structure.

The Ramachandran plot has become a standard description of protein structures in the text books.

And the man behind this discovery, G.N. Ramachandran or GNR as he was known. His contributions in molecular biophysics, especially protein structure, were worthy of a Noble, which like most other Indian scientists was denied.

He set up two centers for molecular biophysics at IISc, and University of Madras, both of which are among the best in the world today. He was also deeply interested in Indian classical music and philosophy.

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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

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Sep 29

India is a land of rivers, each having it's own history, legends and significance. But how many know of the origin behind the names of these rivers?

Ganga, the holiest of the rivers, is derived from the Sanskrit word गङ्गा, that literally means "one which moves swiftly" from the root गम्( Gam) which means to move. She is also worshipped as a Devi, riding a crocodile like creature called Makara.

In Ramayana, Ganga is described as the first born of Himavat, and a sister to Parvati, while in the Mahabharat she is the mother of Bhishma, through King Shantanu. The Ramayana also has story of her descent to earth through Bhagiratha.

Yamuna in the Puranas is the daughter of Surya, and sister of Yama. Also called Yami and Kalindi, she is also one of Krishna's 8 principal wives. Dark in complexion, her mount is a tortoise, carrying a water pot in hand.

Yamuna's other brothers include Vaivasvata Manu, the first ever man as per Puranas, the Ashwini twins and Shani. As per Puranas, Surya's spouse Sanjana was unable to bear the heat and light radiating from him, and so she shut her eyes.

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Lone Wolf Ratnakar

@sadaashree

Sep 27

Jogulamba at Alampur, is one of the fiercest forms of Devi. One of the 18 Mahashakti Peethams, where Sati's upper teeth are believed to have fallen here, this is also called Navabrahma Theertha, Shiva is worshipped here as Brahmeswara.

Alampur Navabrahma Temples are a cluster of 9 temples dedicated to Shiva, located at the Sangama of the Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers, making this a very holy spot. Built by the Badami Chalukyas, these temples are known for their architectural excellence.

Sangameshwara Temple at Alampur is the most well known at Alampur, constructed by Pulakesin I, in typical Chalukyan style. Built at Kudaveli, where the Sangama of Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers takes place, somewhere in the 7th century, must visit.

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