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Cellular Jail - Whispers of the Peepal Tree

A tribute to the inmates of Cellular Jail, Andaman A s I entered the Cellular Jail complex, I missed to notice the Peepal tree, which stands tall inside the Cellular Jail, very close to its entrance. I later came to know that this tree has been present all through, from the time the jail was built; when political prisoners were herded in; when they were tied to a pole and whipped mercilessly; when they were forced to do manual work; when screams pierced through the gallows; when the revolutionaries rebelled, and now, it has lived to whisper the tenacious anecdotes to us. An intimidating perspective view of a Jail wing. C ellular Jail was conceptualised by the British to punish the revolutionaries of freedom struggle by isolating them from the community, for forever. Convicts were sealed in special metallic chain structures, which locked their feet with their hands, at the same time allowed movement of arms and limbs with which they were forced to do hard labour i

"Men, nowadays, are dying to be bald" - but why?

The Bald and the Beautiful W hat do you think Jeff Bezos, Anupam Kher, Andre Agassi, Rajinikant and me have in common? “Well done!” for those who got the ‘bald’ answer and “Well tried!” for those who are still scratching their heads, for being on the right spot! Do you know about the newest classification of men: 'those who are bald' and 'those who want to be?' Want to be? You may be surprised, if you are one of those unfortunate ‘Haves’. Being a ‘Have-not’, I can explain why. David Harrison, a senior research scientist, from the Genome Research Centre in Geneva, too was sceptical, initially, like you are. F ew months ago, I was at a social gathering with my colleague, Ravi Kumar. There he introduced me to David Harrison. “Tony, meet Mr. Harrison,” Ravi introduced him to me. My name is Thanikachalam Subramanian, also known as, 'Tony'. I said, “Hai, Mr. Harrison, nice meeting you. I am Tony,” extending my hand. Mr.

Finding Nemo

Scuba diving is a popular sport in Andaman. Certified scuba divers guide tourists to the bottom of the sea. They say that corals are getting destroyed year on year, but there are still some areas where coral remain undisturbed. Picture taken undersea, shows the clown fish and corals (zoom it!), at Havelock Islands, Andaman. © - Konda Radha

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