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History of Mathematics

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  Godhuli Dey Sarkar Several civilizations like China, India, Egypt, Central America and Mesopotamia has contributed to mathematics as we know today. The Sumerians were the first people to develop a counting system. Mathematicians developed arithmetic, which includes basic operations, multiplication, fractions and square roots.                The Sumerians' system passed through the Akkadian empire to the Babylians around 300B.C. Six hundred years later, in America, the Mayans developed elaborate calendar systems and we're skilled astronomers. About this time, the concept of zero was developed.  As civilizations developed, mathematicians began to work with geometry, which computes areas and volumes to make angular measurements and has many practical applications. Geometry is used in everything from home construction to fashion and interior design. Geometry went hand in hand with algebra, invented in the ninth century by a Persian mathematician Mohammad ibn-musa-al Khowarizmi. T

Plant trees more to save Mother Earth

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  Sampurna Rudra Nature or green environment where we live is the solitary resource of human existence and as such all living beings directly depend on the blessings of nature. Since time immemorial there has been a close nexus between man and nature, by virtue of which man is largely indebted to the resources of nature which providing us with all the opportunities of sustainable healthy life.   Trees are considered as green gold. Trees are the children of our mother nature. It gives us oxygen which supports life. So it is very necessary to save trees to make the earth safe for us. Thus, it is said that "SAVE TREES, SAVE EARTH." The plantation of trees is very important to maintain a balanced environment for our survival.   Our green hue, the womb of mother nature must not be tampered in order to pamper our modern cry. In recent days, deforestation is taking the leading role to pose a heinous threat to our healthy living. In this untoward situation, AFFORESTATION is undoubted

Qatar Calling

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  Sudeshna Sanyal Qatar is a very small country in the Middle East. It is located in the northern partof the Arabian Peninsula, south of the Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf). With its east-west extent of only 100 km. and 200 km. north-south extent, it is relatively obscured by its prominent neighbours like Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Today Qatar is the cynosure of the world’s eyes as this tiny nation will be hosting the 2022 FIFA Football World Cup which is one of the world's biggest sporting events. The FIFA Football World Cup, since its inception in 1930, had never been hosted so near India and therefore, a large number of Indians, and of course, people from all over the world are expected to visit Qatar to witness the world cup matches in 2022. Who knows how many of us will decide to make that journey! Thus this is a good time to know a little bit about what a tourist can expect in Qatar. Qatar, like all other oil-rich Gulf countries, is changing fast – every year new tourist attractio

Geography and Music

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 Arkapriya Chatterjee Often, we do not compare music with Geography. If it is studied thoroughly, we can find that Geography and spatial analysis signifies that music has some spatial properties like how it influences the atmosphere and surroundings. It is often believed that Tansen, one of the ‘Navratnas’ of Akbar’s court, could paint pictures, bring rain and light fire with his beautiful demonstration of Hindustani Classical Music.When he used to sing a raga based on evening, during the daytime, the sunlight would diminish and it seemed to be dusk! His singing could bring sudden clouds, lightning and rain, light sudden fire and destroy everything! Thus we can find a close relationship between the mood and emotions of music with the Nature and Environment which in turn is related to Geography. In Indian Music, a popular Rabindra Sangeet “Shaono gagane ghor ghana ghata, nishith yamini re” is one of the Maithilee and Brajboli songs. It describes clouds gathering in the sky on a dark mon

Bruised and Battered- A Tribute to the people of Mousuni

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  Brati Majumdar (Chatterjee) The picturesque river island of Mousuni, is the most popular weekend destination for the adventure and nature lovers. Located in the west of the Sunderbans, (the world’s largest mangrove) the island is separated from the mainland by two distributaries of the Ganga, The Muri Ganga(Baratala River or Channel Creek) and Chinai. In the south overlooking the Jambudwip Island, lies the Bay of Bengal. With a population of 22,073 (according to 2011 census), Mousuni is primarily sustained by fisheries and agricultural activities. Recently tourism has developed in the Baliara Mouza of Mousuni, lying in the extreme southern tip of the island. The total area of the island is now restricted to mere 27.1 square kilometres, from 30.28 square kilometres as reported in 2006 (According to study conducted by Jadavpur Universitiy’s School of Oceanographic Studies, in collaboration with WWF-India). The Island is about 120 kilometers (approx.) from Kolkata. Visiting the island t