What are some unknown or underrated travel destinations in India?

 

• Rani ki Vav or Ranki vav (lit. 'Queen’s stepwell') is a stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat state of India.

Engineering sketch plan of the step-well.

• It is located on the banks of Saraswati river. Silted over, it was rediscovered in 1940s and restored in 1980s by the Archaeological Survey of India.
• Rani-ki-Vav was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 2014.

Its construction is attributed to Udayamati, daughter of Khengara of Saurashtra, queen of the 11th-century Solanki dynasty and spouse of Bhima I.

As the history goes, Patan where the stepwell is located was the capital of Gujarat when King Siddharja Jaysingh was in power. Then, it was known as Anhilpur Patan. The construction of Rani Ki Vav was commissioned in the Solanki or Chalukya regime. It is said that the stepwell was built as a tribute to Bhimdev the First whose father had founded the Solanki dynasty in 1050 AD. The construction was proposed by the queen Udayamati, wife of Bhimdev the first.

• The entrance is located in the east while the well is located at the westernmost end and consists of a shaft 10 metres in diameter and 30 metres deep. The stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs which lead down to deep circular well.
• The finest and one of the largest examples of it's kind and designed as an inverted temple highlighting the sanctity of water, the stepwell is divided into seven levels of stairs with sculptural panels; more than 500 principal sculptures and over a thousand minor ones combine religious, mythological and secular imagery.
• The walls, pillars, columns, brackets and beams are ornamented with carvings and scroll work. The niches in the side walls are ornamented with beautiful and delicate figures and sculptures. There are 212 pillars in the stepwell.
• The structure was flooded by the Sabarmati River and remained silted till the late 1980s, when the ASI excavated it.
• The steps lead to the deepest bottom through several pillared pavilions. The lowermost step ends at a small gate which opens to a 30-km tunnel. It is supposed to have been used as an escape to the nearby town Sidhpur in times of invasion by enemies.

The World Heritage Site status has made Rani Ki Vav the queen of stepwells in India, for its sheer magnificence, intricate carvings, celestial sculptures, and water-preserving technology.Since July 2018, the new 100 rupee banknote features rani ki vav in its rear side.

The beauty of this step-well architecture is beyond the words.

What are some unknown facts of Trisha Krishnan?

For those of you who aren't aware of the nineties pop music scene, before she became a star, Trisha appeared in the music video of Falguni Pathak's hit song, ''Meri chunar udd udd jayee''.

Trisha had a minor role in the1999 film ''Jodi'', which starred Simran

An ardent animal lover

Starting her career with beauty pageants

Her early roles were in a Horlicks advertisement, she portrayed as a mother of a child at the age of 19.

She began her career with modelling and subsequently appeared in several print advertisements and TV commercials.

Trisha made her female solo debut with 2002 romantic-drama movie Mounam Pesiyadhe starring Suriya as the protagonist, which was written and directed by Ameer Sultan.

She Studied at the Sacred Heart Matriculation School in Church Park, Chennai, the same school that former CM Jayalalitha studied.

Trisha’s only Kannada movie is a movie called Power (2014) starring Puneet Rajkumar (Son of Kannada Actor Dr. Rajkumar).

Trisha made her debut in Malayalam cinema in the movie called Hey Jude (2018).

Trisha converses with her mother in English only at home.

Trisha was originally considered for the heroine for the 2011 National Award-winning movie Aadukalam but she backed out of the project because she signed two projects at that time. She was replaced by Taapsee Pannu.

What are some unknown facts about Bollywood actresses?

 

• Kajol once punched a fan in the face because she found him extremely obnoxious.

• Richa Chadda suffered from Bulimia(eating disorder). She used compulsively induce vomiting, throw up all the food and binge eat which made her hate her appearance. The unhealthy lifestyle, low nutrition and lack of sleep made her gained weight in strange ways and she started considering herself as a failure. She publicly told her story during a TED talk.

• Sridevi was only 13, when she played Rajnikanth’s step mom in a Tamil film called ‘Moondru Mudichu.

• Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin's great-grandfather Maurice Koechlin, was the Chief engineer for the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and also the iconic Statue of Liberty.

• Keeping the number game in mind, Kareena Kapoor holds the record for wearing the most number of costumes in a Bollywood movie. It had been reported that she wore over 130 designer dresses in her 'Heroine'.

• Dimple was only sixteen years old when Raj Kapoor introduced her in ‘Bobby’ (1973). She also got married to Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna at the age of 16. Despite the enormous success of ‘Bobby’, she then took a sabbatical from acting to raise her children.

• Deepika Padukone was spotted by Farah Khan in a Himesh Reshammiya music video! That led to her dream Bollywood debut in Om Shanti Om opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

• Kangana Ranaut was not always hailed as the 'Queen' in Bollywood. Aditya Pancholi had an extra marital affair with her. He in fact used to even hit her on occassions, but Kangana stuck around with him as she wanted to work it out in Bollywood. Sad.

• Shilpa Shetty was blatantly charged by Raj’s ex wife for breaking her home. The ex-Mrs Kundra alleged that he was so besotted with Shilpa that their reconciliation became impossible.

What are some of the unknown facts about Ram Charan?

 Ram Charan is the son of Telugu megastar turned politician Chiranjeevi.

In the Tollywood Cinema, Ram Charan has got the title of 'Mega Power Star.' It is a combination of Megastar, a title given to his father in the industry, and Power Star, a title given to his uncle Pawan Kalyan.

Ram Charan's nickname is 'Cherry'.

He is one of the fittest actors in the South industry

The actor has a huge fan following. Apart from his brilliant acting, he is known for his hot physique. Also the actor is a hardcore fitness enthusiast.

The actor owns a polo team in Hyderabad - 'Ram Charan Hyderabad Polo Riding Club.'

While Ram Charan's debut film 'Chirutha' was a big hit, the actor's second movie 'Magadheera' in which he starred opposite Kajal Aggarwal was a record-breaking big blockbuster in the Telugu industry.

The actor trained under the same acting school as some Bollywood biggies

Not many know that the actor trained under the same acting school as Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, and Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Ram Charan is also an equestrain and entreprenuer.

The actor got married to Upasana Kamineni on 14 June 2012 and broke millions of hearts. Upasana is a granddaughter of Prathap C. Reddy, the Executive Chairman of Apollo Hospitals.

What are some unknown facts about world?

 The day from which humans have started exploring their earth they have always been astonished with its facts as they are so amazing . And still it is believed that only few of those mysteries has been resolved by us. Well I would certainly like to mention some of those .....

• It is believed that each day , up to 4 billion meteoroids enter in earth's atmosphere but on 99% cases before even they reach to the surface they are burnt to ashes.

• We all know earth has its own gravity and the importance of it . But do we know that there is a place in earth where we will not feel any force and gravity at all. Yes , and it is the exact center of earth.
• According to our discoveries till date, earth is the only place in universe where water can be present in all three states . solid, Liquid , Vapor.
• Everyday earth is loosing its rotational speed. It has been measured that approximately in every 100 years the rotation time increases by 17 milliseconds. And in year 2015 , an extra second was added also. On June 30th 23.59.59 the world's atomic clock paused for a second. 2015 is getting an extra second and that's a bit of a problem for the internet
• The most amazing fact is if we could have fit the earth's history in time span of 24 hours and could see all those things which happened in a single day. Life would have appeared at 4.00 am. Land plants at 10.24 pm. Dinosaur Extinction at 11.40 pm and human history would have begun at 11.58 pm.

What are some unknown facts about Kangana Ranaut?

 

• Helped Her Sister

Kangana’s sister Rangoli was a victim of an acid attack. She supported her throughout and made sure she recovers mentally and physically.

• Disowned By Family

She once had a fight with her father and he asked her to leave them alone. It was a hard choice, but no other option than walking away. She left with no money and started her struggle since then.

• Inspired By Aamir

Being successful needs some hard work too. The star sits with her team during the film’s editing. She took this inspiration from Mr. perfectionist Amir Khan.

• Against Racism

The queen strictly denied fairness creams offer to support equality. She also sued a company that used her images for a fairness product without seeking her permission

• Struggle days

Kangana was not from a rooted Bollywood family. That added much to her struggle days. She had to travel in auto taxies and locals. She also slept on pavements when she had no stay.

Source : Google Images

Source : https://www.thehumornation.com/10-unknown-interesting-facts-kangana-ranaut/2/

What are some rare, unknown facts about Sachin Tendulkar?

 Once Tendulkar was asked to control the crowd and he stopped a riot.

VENUE : Eden Gardens, Calcutta.
TIME : 4th day of the inaugural Asian Test Championship match between India and arch rivals Pakistan.
The crowd had erupted. They chanted "cheats, cheats" against Shoiab Akhtar
and threw missiles when he returned to the long-on fence. Players and umpires ran for shelter in the dressing rooms as part of the 90,000 crowd threw bottles and oranges at the Pakistan team. Play at the Eden Gardens ground was halted for 46 minutes.
After getting out, Tendulkar went back to the dressing room in tears -- and was less than enthused when, immediately thereafter, the officials, with Dalmiya for company, asked him to take a walk around the stadium and cool things down. As armed policemen patrolled the ground Tendulkar walked out and gestured to the crowd to calm down and let play continue.

What are some unknown facts about Amit Shah?

 

1. 
   Amit Shah was born as Amitbhai Anilchandra on October 22, 1964. Mumbai is the birthplace of Shah and he is brought from a well-to-do joint family.
2. Shah comes from an affluent family and the ancestral house in Mansa is a heritage building. Interested in national politics since the early 1980s, he gave up his PVC pipes business to join politics full-time.
3. Everyone in his constituency had his mobile number.
4. He has never lost an election he has contested.
5. Shah believes if he had not been “sent to jail by the Congress” in 2010 in an alleged fake encounter case, he would not have been at the centrestage of his party’s politics in 2014. He says the jail term changed his life
6. During an election in the 1990s, Shah, while sitting in a small restaurant near the Ahmedabad railway station, told Modi: “Narendrabhai, get ready to become Prime Minister of India.”
7. He is the president of Gujarat Cricket Association.

A modern day Chanakya of INDIAN POLITICS.

What are some lesser known facts about Jacqueline?

 Jacqueline was crowned Miss Sri Lanka in 2006 and the same year she represented her country for Miss Universe.

Jacqueline was supposed to make her debut in Salman Khan - Ajay Devgun starrer London Dreams, but as the film was getting delayed she opted for Aladdin starring Ritesh Deshmukh and Amitabh Bachchan which released in 2009.

She shot to fame with her special appearance song “Dhanno” from the film HOUSEFULL which released in 2010.

Jacqueline feels that she is a lucky charm as far as sequels are concerned. Her sequels and further installments have been quite successful.

She likes to be a part of sequels as it further gives a scope to be a part of the franchise. Her lucky charm with sequels started with Murder 2

which was followed by Housefull 2, Race 2, Housefull 3, Judwaa 2, Baaghi 2 and Race 3.

She can speak fluently in French, Spanish and Arabic languages.

Jacqueline regards John Abraham as her fitness inspiration.

Jacqueline is associated with PETA and has supported several campaigns to prevent cruelty to animals.

She will be seen with Akshay Kumar for the fourth time in their upcoming film Bachchan Pandey.

She was a judge in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa - 9th Season.

Image(s) Courtesy: Google

What are some unknown facts about Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel?

 

• Topper : Sardar Vallabh Bhai Zaveri Bhai Patel stood first during bar at law examination (Middle Temple Inn) in 1913 held in United Kingdom.
• Matriculation : Sardar Patel passed his matriculation at the age of 22 years and every one treated him as a mediocre student with no future at all. No, he did not fail but kept on changing schools for one reason or other.
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• Westernized : Once Vallabh Bhai Patel was known as excessive successful lawyer ;who was knowledge for his westernized life style and an anglophile.
• Cigars : He used to enjoy his Cuban cigars.
• Bridge : Sardar Patel was a skilled bridge player 
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• Apolitical : Vallabh Bhai Patel fought elections of Sanitary commissioner of Ahmadabad without any political ambition or motive.

• Gandhi : A chance meeting with Mahatma Gandhi in October of 1917 really impacted him. Gandhi ji made his realize about gravity of Indian independence.

• Gandhian : Sardar Patel insisted on wearing clothes prepared in khadi thread spun by his daughter. He never allowed wastage of men (women), money and matter. Mani ben always travelled in third class of Indian Railways.
• Vegetarian : Sardar Patel turned vegetarian and enjoyed boiled vegetable dishes with rice prepared by his daughter Mani Ben Patel.

• Daughter : Mani ben - a spinster and a Gandhian and later distinguished parliamentarian was his personal assistant who attended to his all needs - food, clothes ,medicine and so on. He shared his private thoughts with her.
• Son : Sardar Patel didnot allow his son Dahya Bhai- an insurance agent to stay with him in Delhi as he believed that it may send a negative message to others.
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• Union secretary : VP Menon served as his union secretary in Ministry of States (Ministry of home affairs) under him ;and was privy to integration of India .
• Personal secretary : Mool Shankar Bhatt served as his official personal secretary for four years.

• Home : Sardar Patel used to stay in 1 Aurangzeb Road (now APJ Kalam Road), Delhi as Union Home Minister
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• Movie : His speech appeared in Brandy chi Botal (1939) directed by Master Vinayak in marathi language against liquor consumption. Although Sardar (1993) - a national award winning biopic was also made on him. 
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• Air crash : Sardar Patel survived an air crash near Jaipur in 1949.He made sure that all were evacuated safely and the last man to get down. He was honored by Indian parliament by his courage.

• Conclusion : Iron man of India !
• Note : Today is Sardar Patel’s birthday (31st October).
• Pic credits : Google

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Footnotes

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Sardar Patel passed 10th at 22. What else you didn't know about him

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https://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/short/ev62.htm

[3] 

Sardar Patel warned his son, Dahyabhai, never to use his name for personal gains | India News - Times of India

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An Appeal

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Sardar's only tryst with celluloid was for an anti-liquor film | Ahmedabad News - Times of India