MONALISA FACT AND HISTORY - Why Is She Famous

Who Was She?
She is believed to be Lisa Gherardini, born Tuesday, (the only day the Louvre
is closed) June 15th 1479. She married Francesco di Bartolomeo di Zanobi
del Giocondo, a wealthy Florentine merchant, when she was 16. At the time
of the painting she was 24 and had 2 sons.
What other names does she go by? 
Monna Lisa was her original title. Monna is a contraction for Madonna,
Mia Donna (Madam or My Lady). It became Mona Lisa, in English,
due to a spelling error. She is La Joconde in French, La Gioconda
in Italian, "the merry one," referring to the smile but also possibly a
play on her name, Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo.


Who painted her? 
Leonardo da Vinci- (1452-1519) He was the illegitimate son of a notary
from the small Tuscan village of Vinci near Florence. Very handsome
with a wonderful physique, he even possessed an

top speed car..

Features and Performance

The Bugatti Veyron was going to be fast - 0-100 km/h in 2.5 seconds, 200 km/h in 7.3, 300 km/h in 16.7 and on to its top speed of 407 km in just under a minute!

There’s even a power gauge on the instrument panel that shows how much of the 1001 horsepower you are actually using. It’s particularly amusing that although the gauge tracks power usage in 100 horsepower increments it ends at 1001. We were often only tapping 300 to 400 hp and still passing everything in sight, but dropping the car into second gear via the steering-wheel mounted paddles or shifter and flattening the accelerator causes the power meter to flip to 700-800 hp or so producing a rush of speed unlike anything we have experienced before. The shove in your back, which incidentally is but inches

‎"I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar." -Brian Lara(WI)

‎"I want my son to become Sachin Tendulkar." -Brian Lara(WI)


''V did not lose 2 a team called India, v lost 2 a man called Sachin'' - Mark Taylor(aus)


'Nothing bad can happen 2 us if v were on a plane in India wit Sachin Tendulkar on it.''-Hashim Amla(SA)


''He can play that leg glance with a walking stick also.-Waqar Younis(Pak)


''There r 2 kind of batsman in the world. 1 Sachin Tendulkar and 2. all the others .-Andy Flower(ZIM)


"I have seen God. He bats at no.4 for India in tests.-Matthew Hayden(AUS.)




"I c myself when i c Sachin batting.-Don Bradman(AUS)


"Do your crime when Sachin is batting, bcos even God

SRK can’t wait to see Rajini in action

Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan is certainly on cloud nine these days, for he has none other but Tamil superstar Rajinikanth by his side.

The Badshah of Bollywood, who was in Chennai for the audio launch of `RA.One` in Tamil can’t stop going ga-ga over the veteran actor. SRK has also said that Rajini is hale and hearty and is eager to resume work at the earliest. The south Indian superstar is scheduled to start shooting for `Raana`, that also stars dimpled hottie Deepika Padukone, in December.

Talking to reporters recently about Rajini’s health, SRK had said,

कैसे मर्दों को पसंद करती है महिलाएं

अक्सर युवावर्ग ये सोचने में समय बिताते है कि किसी भी तरह से महिलाएं उन्हें पसंद करें.लेकिन ब्रिटिश स्टडी की माने तों 10 में से 6 महिलाओं का मानना है कि महिलाएं ऐसे मिस्टर एवरेज को पसंद करती हैं जो लंबा हो और अजनबी हो.
डेली एक्सप्रेस की एक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार महिलाओं को ऐसे पुरुष पसंद होते हैं जो थोड़े घरेलू हों, थोड़े से रोमांटिक, उनमें कुछ दिमाग भी हो और औसतन लंबाई हो, लेकिन 6 फुट से ज्यादा नहीं होनी होनी चाहिए.
एक ड्रिंक कंपनी औरंजीना के 3000 महिलाओं

भ्रष्टाचार रोकने में नाकाम रही है कांग्रेसः अन्ना हजारे

भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ जनांदोलन चला रहे गांधीवादी अन्ना हज़ारे ने कहा कि इस बुराई को मिटाने के लिये उन्हें भाजपा और कांग्रेस, दोनों में कोई फर्क नजर नहीं आता. उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि कांग्रेस और राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ मिलकर उन्हें बदनाम करने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं.
हज़ारे ने कांग्रेस नेता दिग्विजय सिंह के उन्हें 11 और 12 अक्तूबर को लिखे दो पत्रों के आठ पृष्ठ के जवाबी खत में कहा, ‘भ्रष्टाचार मिटाने के लिये दोनों ही पार्टियों (कांग्रेस और भाजपा) की अंदर की आवाज नहीं निकलती, भ्रष्टाचार मिटाने के लिये दोनों ही पार्टियों में मुझे कोई फर्क नहीं दिखायी देता.’ संघ से स्वयं को जोड़े जाने के दिग्विजय के आरोपों पर उन्होंने कहा, ‘आपने मुझे भाजपा और संघ परि

Every Sachin Fan Must Read and Share This

***Every Sachin Fan Must Read and Share This***

India vs Australia [2009] match...

Brad Hogg takes Sachin's wicket

At the end of the match Hogg gave that ball to Sachin for his autograph.

Sachin put his sign with one beautiful sentence,
"IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN"

Till today Hogg could not take his wicket for the second

Dhirubhai Ambani Biography - he is amazing

Born: December 28, 1932
Died: July 6, 2002
Achievements: Dhiru Bhai Ambani built India's largest private sector company. Created an equity cult in the Indian capital market. Reliance is the first Indian company to feature in Forbes 500 list

Dhirubhai Ambani was the most enterprising Indian entrepreneur. His life journey is reminiscent of the rags to riches story. He is remembered as the one who rewrote Indian corporate history and built a truly global corporate group.

Dhirubhai Ambani alias Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani was born on December 28, 1932, at Chorwad, Gujarat, into a Modh family. His father was a school teacher. Dhirubhai Ambani started his entrepreneurial career by selling

Jagjit Singh: End of an era of Ghazal singing in India--life story

Jagjit Singh is one of the most famous Ghazal singers of the modern times. In an era where the current generation is headed towards rock and hip hop music, it is refreshing to see them cherish Jagjit Singh ghazals as well. Born in Ganganagar located in Rajasthan on 8th February, 1941, the name Jagjit means the one who triumphs over the world. His father Sardar Amar Singh Dhiman was a Government official and his mother Sardarni Bachchan Kaur had a religious family background. He has four sisters and two brothers and is fondly addressed as "Jeet" by his family. Check out this biography of Jagjit Singh, which captures his intriguing life history. 


Jagjit Singh studied at Khalsa High School located in Ganganagar. After completing his matriculation, he

Gamma-ray bursts 'could end life on Earth'

Gamma-ray bursts 'could end life on Earth'
London: Gamma-ray bursts, massive explosions on the other side of the galaxy, could end life on Earth, say planetary scientists.

A new theory claims that the explosions, thought to occur when two stars collide, releases tons of high-energy gamma-ray radiation into space, finally leading to the end of life on planet Earth.

The scientists have already found that such blasts are contributing to the depletion of the Earth's ozone layer. Disruption of the ozone layer lets ultraviolet light filter down to surface of Earth where

Astronomers discover 2 hidden alien planets

Astronomers discover 2 hidden alien planets

Washington: Astronomers have tracked two elusive extrasolar planets that went undetected in image data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope for 13 years. 
They painstakingly conducted a thorough re-analysis of old data collected by the telescope in 1998, and found visual evidence for two alien planets that went undetected then. 
The finding will give astronomers an invaluable time machine for comparing much earlier planet orbital motion data to more recent observations. 


It also demonstrates a novel approach for planet hunting in archival Hubble

Electricity from the nose?

Washington: Electricity from the nose? Well, it may appear weird, but engineers claim they are working on a technique which would generate power from human respiration.

A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says that it is actually working on a method which would someday power sensors in one's body via the respiration in one's nose, the 'Energy and Environmental Science' journal reported.

The engineers have already created a plastic microbelt that vibrates when passed by low-speed airflow such as human respiration.

In certain materials, such as the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), an electric charge accumulates in response to applied mechanical stress. This is known as the piezoelectric effect.

Electricity from the nose?
The team engineered PVDF to generate sufficient electrical energy from respiration to operate small electronic devices.

Professor Xudong Wang, who led the team, said: "Basically we are harvesting mechanical energy from biological systems.

The airflow of normal human respiration is typically below about two meters per second. "We calculated that if we could make this material thin enough, small vibrations could produce a microwatt of electrical energy that could be useful for sensors or other devices implanted in

World's largest telescope underway to spot aliens

World's largest telescope underway to spot aliens

London: British scientists have taken on the leading role in building critical scientific instruments for the world’s biggest optical telescope worth 1 billion pounds which will hunt for life in other galaxies.


The European Extremely Large Telescope, the largest instrument of its kind ever built, will examine some of the oldest parts of the universe and could help scientists identify other Earth-like habitable planets, reports the Telegraph. 


Now project bosses have approved designs drawn up by Oxford and Durham University researchers for instruments whic

Indian Ocean tsunami warning system on test Oct 12

Indian Ocean tsunami warning system on test Oct 12

Paris: More than 20 nations will participate in a full-scale exercise on Oct 12 to test the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System.
The "Exercise IOWAVE 11" will re-enact the events of Dec 26, 2004, a 9.2 magnitude earthquake off the northwest coast of Sumatra (Indonesia), followed by an ocean-wide tsunami, reported Xinhua. 


This simulated wave will cross the Indian Ocean in 12 hours to strike the coast of South Africa,

Katrina eager to get back with ex Salman?

Katrina eager to get back with ex Salman?
Mumbai: They both are the top stars of the Indian film industry right now. But together they haven’t appeared on screen for ages. Ex lovers and now friends Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan are both doing extremely well in their respective careers but will their dream run continue with Yash Raj’s next ‘Ek Tha Tiger’?

According to sources, Katrina is extremely excited to be doing ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ with Sallu. And why not? All of Salman’s films in the recent past have done extremely well and Katrina surely hopes that the dream

Sanjay Leela Bhansali drops Salman, picks SRK

Sanjay Leela Bhansali drops Salman, picks SRK  
Mumbai: The Khan enmity might just grow stronger in due course. Yes! We are talking about Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan’s cold war.
Buzz has it that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is planning to rope in Shah Rukh for his ambitious film ‘Bajirao Mastani’.


After the success of ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, SLB had planned to make ‘Bajirao Mastani’ with Salman and Aishwarya in the lead. But his dream crashed post Salman and Ash’s much publicized break-up. 
Even Bhansali’s equation with Salman turned sour eventually. But now, the filmmaker is

Welcome back to India Madhuri!

Welcome back to India Madhuri!  
Mumbai: Bollywood’s dhak dhark girl Madhuri Dixit is back in India after spending a decade in the USA. After announcing her return to India in September on Twitter, Madhuri Dixit kept her word and landed in India last night with her doctor husband Shriram Nene and two kids.

Now SRK flies to Chennai to meet Rajini

Now SRK flies to Chennai to meet Rajini
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan is ecstatic at the moment and can’t do much but go ga-ga over Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. 


The veteran actor had flown to Mumbai to shoot for SRK’s `RA.One` despite doctor’s advice to take complete rest until November. And now the Baadshah of Bollywood is doing his bit to thank Rajini for making his upcoming film possible. 


SRK will be in Chennai today but his meeting with the legendary actor has been kept hush-hush. 

Akshay’s desi speech at Oxford University

Akshay’s desi speech at Oxford University  
Mumbai: Bollywood’s favourite khiladi Akshay Kumar was caught off-hand while shooting for ‘Desi Boyz’ at the prestigious Oxford University, London. The actor delivered an inspiring speech to students when he was spotted by few Indian girls who were completely dumbfounded by his presence in the campus.


Debutant director of ‘Desi Boys’, Rohit Dhawan, who is David Dhawan’s son confirmed, “Yes, it happened when we were shooting a song on the Oxford campus.” Apparently, the students on noticing Akki requested if the actor could deliver a speech to a group of South East Asian students.


“I checked with Akshay and he was cool with it,” Rohit said, adding that the students weren’t just Indians, but

I salute Anna Hazare: Lata Mangeshkar

I salute Anna Hazare: Lata Mangeshkar
New Delhi: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has congratulated social activist Anna Hazare and the youth of the country on the success of their anti-corruption movement and making the impossible possible.


"Anna Hazare`s self-confidence, determination and the support of the people of the country and youth have proved that if we want, we Indians can turn impossible into possible. I salute Annaji. Jai Hind," Lata wrote on microblogging site Twitter.

Hazare began his fast Aug 16 and broke it Sunday morning after parliament Saturday agreed to three

Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat in trouble waters

Shah Rukh Khan’s Mannat in trouble waters

Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan’s palatial bungalow Mannat is again in the eye of storm. Latest reports confirm that Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has sent a reminder to SRK asking him to explain violations committed while constructing his dream house.


Earlier, The Bombay High Court had issued a notice to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan over alleged illegal construction in Mannat.


The latest reminder sent on September 13, under section 19 of Environment (Protection) act 1986 signed by secretary of MCZMA reads, "I am directed once again to request you to submit your say (statement) on the allegations in

Poonam’s stripping act on `Bigg Boss 5`

Poonam’s stripping act on `Bigg Boss 5`
Mumbai: In less than a week’s time, the Season 5 of reality TV show `Bigg Boss` has stirred enough controversies with 12 beauties and a beast sharing the famous house. And reportedly, Amar Upadhyay of TV soap `Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi` fame is all set to join the show. But what comes in as a surprise is the entry of `strip-tease` girl Poonam Pandey.


Buzz has it that the wannabe actress, who rose to fame with her claim to `parade in nude` act prior to Team India’s World Cup victory, will be making an appearance on the

5 features we want in the iPhone 5( Tim Cook, are you listening? )

5 features we want in the iPhone 5

(But probably won’t get). Tim Cook, are you listening? 

It’s that time of the year folks – the impending launch of the latest iPhone is around the corner and speculation is running wild. Year after year the rumour mill  claims to have the scoop, only to be wrong. Industry insiders are pointing toward an October launch, but before Tim Cook lifts the lid, here are a few things we hope he’ll have to say. 
  
NFC capability
NFC or Near Field Communication is an up-and-coming wireless protocol that allows you to exchange data across