sargam 2012

mood indica | j. ramanand | 2011

SARGAM 2012

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This is a 2005 book of fiction

The book has 13 chapters

Each chapter's name is prefixed with a number, which are:10002000500010000500001000002000005000001000000100000001000000001000000000

Which book?


“Q&A” by Vikas Swarup

“Slumdog Millionaire” also acceptable as the book was also re-released under that name in the wake of the Oscar-winning film


A portmanteau word

coined in Afghanistan after a spate of bombings using similar modus operandi

most famous example of such a bombing:2011 assassination of former President

Rabbani

In India, this word has been associated with a person, since the early 2000s

Which word?


“Turbanator”

Bombs are being concealed in the assassin’s turban, as by tradition, these are not touched during security checks.

(Note: could not locate the exact first use of the term “Turbanator” for Harbhajan Singh)


India's first recorded instance of this occurred in Oct 2003 at the Crossroads Mall, Haji Ali, Mumbai

Rohit Tikmany was responsible for it

Police was immediately called for, but as is customary, came too late.

Later, Tikmany was questioned and cautioned.

What?


India’s first recorded flash mob

(the concept has regained popularity in India in 2011)


This organisation was created in 1955, based on a suggestion by J Nehru. It was first headed by H.N.Kunzru. It awards the prizes you see in the picture below.

Which organisation?


The Children’s Film Society of India

The prize is the Golden Elephant, during the CFSI film festival.


King Subala’s daughter was married to a goat (for astrological reasons); which was

duly sacrificed. She then married to another king.

When the son-in-law found out about the goat episode, he imprisoned Subala and co.

Eventually, Subala’s youngest son got out of jail, and made what out of his father’s

bones?


SOUP SONG: “Shorba”WHY THIS…: Phoolan DeviMOON…: The Somnath TempleMAMA…: An ‘evil’ pair of dice (the son: Shakuni)COW…: Shashi TharoorLOVE…: Hema Malini and Dharmendra


During the event that made X more than world-famous, X was asked:

“What historical event would you like to change?”

X replied: “the death of Y”

X & Y: share same birthday

This event took place on Y's successor's death anniversary

X & Y?


X: Sushmita Sen

Y: Indira Gandhi

The event: Sen’s Miss Universe pageant on May 21st, 1994.


This auction happened during National Week, 1930

Despite its obviously poor quality, something was sold to a Dr. Kanuga for a handsome sum of Rs. 1600/-

What was sold?


The salt manufactured by M.K.Gandhi at Dandi


India has 21 of these.

9 of them are a little different

These 9 are:Bilaspur, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Allahabad,

Cuttack, Guwahati, Jodhpur, Nainital, Jabalpur

What?


High Courts of India; these 9 are not in a state capital


This term in Jainism translates to “destroyer of enemies” these refer to the enemies within, such as pride,

anger, greed etc.

Each Tirthankar would have attained this

Also a class of vehicles in the Indian Navy

What term?


“Arihanta”; also the name of the navy’s nuclear-class submarines


A stamp (seen on the left) issued

earlier this year; unusually shaped

as a diamond. But what is

unique about this stamp?


The material is khadi.


On 1st Nov 2000, an army convoy was attacked at Malom.

On 2nd Nov 2000, Sinam Chandramani and nine others died at a bus stop.

On 3rd Nov 2000, what began, and is regularly punctuated by Nasogastric Intubation?


Irom Sharmila’s protest against the AFSPA in Manipur.

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