There is a beautiful and real world away from media houses, and I live there.
Enjoy the hypocrisy of humans and beauty of the nature!
Dec 9, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
People say 'What's there in a name?'
A lot, when it comes to history.
This is story of a man called Radhanath Sikdar, a mathematician from West Bengal.
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Sikdar worked as 'the Chief Computer' while working on The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in 18th century. He could precisely calculate height of mountains using rudimentary instruments.
This was when most of the world considered Kangchenjunga as the tallest mountain.
Dec 7, 2020 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Why India has (only) 543 MPs? A thread -
After the first Lok Sabha election in 1952, number of MPs were 489, for a country with the population of 38 cr.
Over the time, number of constituencies were increased as per growing population and ultimately the number reached 543.
By this time, Lok Sabha of Parliament House, built in 1921, had become crowded due to growing number of MPs.
