What are some really astonishing or beautiful pictures in nature?

 Jurassic coast, Old Harry rocks, UK

Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal

Kusatsu, Japan

Rajgad Trek, India

Capilano Suspension bridge park, Vancouver, Canada

Tuscany, Italy

Faroe Islands

Church mountain, Iceland

Contemporary house built between mountain rocks. (location unknown)

Field of light, California, USA

We need more Alumni like them.

 Two brothers from Rajasthan are showing that great schools don’t only belong in big cities. Meghraj and Ajit Dhakad, who grew up in Sisoda village, have turned their old government school into a top-quality institution.

They donated Rs 15 crore of their own money to rebuild the Kankubai-Sohanlal Dhakad Government Senior Secondary School. Now, the school has a modern three-storey building with smart classrooms, science and computer labs, digital learning tools, and large playgrounds.

Today, the school has 40 classrooms, a big library, and a clean, green, and safe campus. Children in the village now have all the facilities they once had to move out of the village to find.

A happy villager told Asianet News, “Now, we won’t need to send our children away. We never imagined a school like this in our village.”

This story shows how powerful it can be when former students give back. They not only honour where they came from, but also help build a better future for many others.

What are some touching photos containing one animal, not including mammals?

 These are some touching and adorable photos which i found it on internet..

Tiny ants surrounded a drop of honey.

Red cardinal levitating

You know i can play it without a guitar string… !!

Will you allow me to build my nest out there…!?

Oh! Finally… Something is better than nothing…

A quitter never wins-and-a winner never quits….

Celebrating Panda Qing Qing's Birthday ..With a special Bamboo cake..

source:

http://www.ipanda.com

The Mind Unleashed

What do the four hands of Maa Lakshmi symbolize?

 In Hindu legend,Maa Lakshmi's four arms also stand for the four pursuits of human existence- righteousness,wealth,pleasure,and liberation.Every arm carries a distinct representation: the lotus flower (symbolic of purity and fertility),gold coins (representing material riches),abhaya mudra (indicative of fearlessness and protection),and varada mudra (denoting the act of granting blessings and generosity).

These symbols illustrate the bestowal of prosperity,achievements,and welfare that Maa Lakshmi confers upon those who worship her.

Adored as the divinity of riches and success,she is esteemed for bringing opulence and favorableness into the lives of her adherents.

What are some rare pictures that we have never seen?

 Microscopic view of these things.

• A banana.

• Blood cell

• The foot of a common house fly.

• Spider skin

• Lice

• Pineapple leaf

• Chocolate

• Human eyelash.

• Football Jersey.

• Dust.

• Chalk.

• Tears from onions.

Which other country's culture is most similar to the Culture of India?

 The Dutch culture! Not the regular dutch, but Surinamese-Dutch culture.

A community whose presence is unknown to most of the Indians, despite their unending love towards Indian culture!

Let’s take a look at how a random wedding looks like in Surinamese-dutch culture.

Yup, they aren’t Indians, they are Dutch!

No, their parents aren’t Indians, they are Dutch!

No, their grandparents aren’t Indians, they are Surinamese.

So, where is Suriname? It’s in South America, in the Caribbean.

No, their great grandparents are also not Indians. They are Surinamese.

Go back six generations and they are from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India!

Let’s have a look at the tale of Colonialism that resulted in a culture that is an amalgamation of Indian, Caribbean and Dutch cultures.

The story of a community who traveled from India to the Netherlands over generations!

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Age of Colonialism

• During the age of Colonialism, slavery was abolished in the Dutch colony of Suriname.
• In 1870 the Dutch government signed a treaty with United Kingdom to recruit contract workers from the British empire.
• Indians from the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and around were transported to Suriname from 1873 onwards by the British Raj in the name of indentured labour.
• The poverty stricken labourers were given a glorified image of Suriname. It was called “Sri Ram Tapu”, meaning the island where Sri Ram lived.
• The first ship, Lalla Rookh carried Indians to Surinamese capital of Paramaribo under terrible conditions.

• A total of 35,000 Indians were shipped to work on cocoa, sugarcane and cotton plantations in Suriname.
• Indian and Caribbean culture got blended there; they grew in number.

Independence

• In 1975 Suriname gained independence from the Kingdom of Netherlands. Citizens were provided an option to migrate to the Netherlands or stay in Suriname.
• Suriname was under racial tension between Creole Surinamese and Asian Surinamese. Neighbouring Guyana had race riots.
• Indo Surinamese people sold everything to pay for the “magic ticket” to a better life and began to migrate to the Netherlands.
• Migration continued as the economic condition in Suriname turned worse under the military rule.

• They saved money and brought their family members one by one to the Netherlands.
• The Indo-Surinamese culture began to blend in with the Dutch culture.
• The community is now 160,000 in number.

Surinamese-Dutch culture

• They speak a special dialect of Bhojpuri with a Caribbean influence.
• They fluently speak Dutch and got blended with the Dutch values.
• Many of the new generation fluently speak Hindi! The feeling when a Dutch speaks better Hindi than you! It’s a weird feeling you know! I've been there!
• They celebrate Indian festivals. Here is Holi celebration in Den Haag.

• They enjoy Caribbean music and watch Bollywood movies. They really adore Shahrukh Khan!
• Some of my Surinamese dutch friends have traveled to India as well. A friend of mine wants to marry an Indian! She travels to India more than me!.
• They keep the traditions alive. My friend sent me a picture from a ceremony at her home.

• They cook and eat Indian food: roti, Dal, butter paneer etc.
• Their marriage rituals are a mix of North Indian and Caribbean style.
• They are well informed about India and it's culture! Far more than I am, which was surprising!
• I often tell them this “You know that you are more of an Indian than me right?”.

Appearance

• Judging by the looks, it’s easy to confuse a Surinamese Dutch to an Indian. The moment they start speaking English, you get to realize the European accent!
• This is Luciano Narsingh, a Dutch football player. He is of Indian Telugu and Creole descent from Suriname.

• Miss India Holland competition for Dutch women of Indian origin. Of course, it doesn't have a bikini round!

Notice the Indian attire in the beauty pageant?

So, that was the Surinamese Dutch, still embracing Indian culture, more than a century after being out of India!

The community who had a long history from India to the Netherlands via Suriname, crossing continents, under the hands of colonial masters.

The cultural root still stays after generations.

I thought that Indians should know about their community and recognise their love towards Indian culture!

What are some of the creativity level 100 photos?

 Creativity level infinity photos of Kimberly Douglas.

All of her photos are taken at her home..

Douglas filled her whole room with balloons for this shot..

It was a huge challenge however, because balloons kept popping..

According to her, you can create something dope even if you don't have a huge budget or expensive equipments..

She climbed up a step ladder to create an illusion of being extra tall.

Douglas created a human sized kaleidoscope for this picture.

It might look like this shot is of Douglas lying down in a forest.

Actually she was standing in front of a rectangle of faux foliage.

The giant bubble shot is one of Douglas' more striking images.

She doesn't even use a tripod- she simply props up her camera, hits the self timer, and poses up a storm

Source: Insider

Instagram handle of Kimberly Douglas- @kihmberlie

For more photos of Kimberly Douglas you can search- kimberly.darkroom.tech on Google.

Kimberly Douglas