The Most Important Indian Of The Last Century

I consider Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose the most important Indian of the twentieth certify . He roused the flame of patriotism in the hearts of all Indians.

          Subhas Chandra belonged to a noted Bengali family residing at Cuttack.He graduated with first class Honours in Philosophy. In England he competed successfully in the in the I.C.S. But after this successful career he rejected the lure of a secure and affluent life and joined the non-co-operation movement started by Mahatma Gandhi.
He was elected President of the Indian National Congress twice, first in 1938 and 

again in 1939.

He wanted to seize freedom from the British Government by force.He went to Singapore and organised the Indian National Army.His battlecry was 'Delhi Challo', as to him the road to Delhi 

was the road to freedom.
His force came as far as Imphal in Manipur where he planted the flag of free India.But while his victory was imminent he had to stop his army as Japan had surrendered to the allies.

Since then Netaji had been missing and none is definite about what happened to him.

Now our country is in a miserable state. It is facing not only attacks from outside , but also poverty , dishonesty and political wickedness inside. At this time we require  a leader like Subhas Chandra Bose.

It is he who developed in the heart of an almost crippled nation the urge to be free and to raise its head high. His life was one of daring adventure and heroic self-sacrifice. Indians will always remember him with regard and gratitude.

Sea lion

A California sea lion peers out from a restraint nicknamed "The Squeeze" near Oregon City,Ore., as it is prepared for transport by truck to the Pacific Ocean about 130 miles away.

The male sea lion was released south of Newport, Ore., in a program designed to reduce the threat to wild winter steelhead and spring Chinook salmon in the Willamette River. Oregon wildlife officials have started killing sea lions that threaten a fragile run of winter steelhead in the Willamette River.

          The state Department of Fish and Wildlife obtained a federal permit in November to kill up to 93 California sea lions per year bellow Willamette Falls south of Portland.

Barking rodent

The capybara,also known as carpincho or water hog,is the largest living rodent , weighing up to 80kg in the wild and even more in captivity. This sole member of the Hydrochoeridae family is a close relative of the guinea pig and the rock cavy.It is native to the savannas and dense forests across South America, except Chile.
This semi-aquatic mammal lives near water bodies. When it senses danger, it gallops to the closest deep one, jumps into it and disappeares , to resurface far away from the predator. It can sleep in water too, with just its eyes and nostrils above the water. It has slightly webbed toes- three on the rear feet and four on the front. It is agile on land also. The herbivore's teeth grow continuously.

It wears them down by grazing on grasses and aquatic and other plants. It also eats its own faeces in the morning , when it is rich in protein and vitamins. This social animal has a variety of calls, including barks, whistles and whines.
The capybara is quite adaptive but since it does not have fat reserves or a thick coat (it doesn't have down hair either), it cannot endure harsh cold climates. Though it is often hunted for its meat and pelt, it is still not a threatened species.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

          The Leaning tower of Pisa, Italy, is famous simply because it leans! It is actually the bell tower of the cathedral of the city Pisa. Although it was designed to stand straight, the tower began leaning to the south - west soon after the onset of construction in 1173.
          Construction was subsequently halted for almost a century, because the Pisans were almost continually engaged in battles with Genoa, Lucca and Florence.
In 1272, construction resumed. In an effort to compensate for the tilt the engineers built higher floors with one side taller than the other. This made the tower begin to lean on the other direction. Because of this the tower is actually curved! The reason of leaning is that the tower is built on unsuitable ground for such a heavy and tall building. It is only about two meters above sea level and built on a riverbed.

          The underlying ground is made up of uneven layers of sand and clay. Because of the fact that the layers are not even, as the ground has compressed, it has sunk more in some places than in others.
          The tower has eight storeys, including the chamber for the bells. Inside the tower there are seven bells.
          Engineers expect that the famous structure will remain stable for at least another 200 years. By then the technology could be far more advanced to preserve the tower for another more years.