The Milky Way

          What do you think of when you hear the words, “Milky Way”? Do you think of a candy bar? Well there is another Milky Way, and you live in it! It is our galaxy. A galaxy is a grouping of stars. Scientists have learned that there are many galaxies in our space. The Milky Way is a spiral shaped galaxy with swirls of stars spinning out from the centre of it.

 Scientists believe there are about 200 billion stars in the Milky Way. One of those stars is the sun. Nine planets orbit the sun. One of theme is Earth. Even from earth, on a clear night away from city lights, you can see part of the Milky Way. It is called that because so many stars close together look like a milky white stripe across the sky. However, if you looked at it with telescope, you would see that it is made up of thousands of stars.

The Rasogolla

          Rosogolla is a very popular traditional Bengali desert made with fresh cottage cheese. Festivals and special occasions are incomplete without this sweet dish. Loved by people of all age groups, one can easily prepare this quick dessert recipe at home for your loved ones!
          Ingredients:
1 liter Full Cream Milk
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
1 and 1/2cup Sugar
4 cup Water
          Process:
Bring the milk to boil over medium flame, Mix lemon juice with 2 tablespoons water.
Add water-lemon juice mixture gradually. Stir continuously, when the solid milk and the liquid milk separate completely, turn off the flame.
Spread a cheese-cloth over large strainer or colander. Transfer over it and drain the whey. Rinse it in running water or pour 2-3 glasses of plain water over it to remove the sourness.

Drain the water and tie the chhena in a muslin cloth. Squeeze it gently to drain the excess water and hang it for 30 minutes to get the right amount of moisture. Do nothing it for more than 30 to 45 minutes.
Untie the muslin cloth and transfer chhena to a plate.

          Knead it with hand. It should be a smooth paste. If it is too dry, the rasogolla will turn hard. If it is too soft, it will break and lose shape after cooking.
          Keep kneading till your palms turn a little greasy. It is an indication that it has started to release fat. Stop kneading after that.(pictture)
Make 13-15 small balls from the kneaded paneer dough. The size of balls will increase to almost double after boiling in sugar syrup in the next step, so do not make very large balls.(picture)
When it comes to a rolling boil, gently drop the prepared balls in it.(picture)
Cover it with a lid and let it cook over a hmedium flame. If you r using a pressure cooker, just put the lid over the cooker do not use the whistle.(picture)
          After about 5 minutes, remove the lid and stir it gently with a spatula. Cover it with a lid again and let it boil over medium flame for 7-8 minutes. Stir it gently once in between. Remove lid and turn off the flame. You will notice that size of balls has increased to almost double.

          The balls will shrink a little after turning off the flame. Transfer them to a large bowl and let them cool for 5-6 hours. The rasogollas are now ready for serving.(picture)

Highest battlefield in the world :

The Siachen glacier, in northern Kashmir, is regarded as the world's highest battlefield. India and Pakistan both claim the area and have thousands of soldiers stationed there. However, the real enemy here is the harsh weather and terrain. Soldiers are posted at altitudes that range from 13,000-22,000ft (4,000-6,700m).

    At this altitude, they are higher than climbers standing at the summits of the tallest mountains in Africa, North America, Australia, Europe and Antarctica.
Since the start of the conflict between India and Pakistan in April 1984, the maximum deaths occurred not due to the firing of bullets but from freezing temperatures, falls into crevasses or from being swept away by avalanches.

Dhyan Chand

          Dhyan Chand was the greatest of all hockey players. Everyone who has seen him to play was amazed at his skill. In Holland, his stick was broken to check if there was a magnet. The Japanese together that it might have glue. The Germans wanted to buy it. The magic touch of Dhyan Chand came from his natural skill which was inborn. His brilliant career spanned between 1926 and 1936. In this time, India had, without any doubt, the best hockey team in the world.

          Dhyan Chand played in the centre forward position. Today we call this position ‘striker’. He represented India in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics where he scored 6 goals in India’s 8-1 win over Germany. Dhyan Chand’s real talent lay in his extraordinary vision. At a glance he knew where his teammates or his opponents were. He could see the field in the same way a chess player sees the chessboard. It took more than four players to guard him. He was the best and his team was the greatest.
          He opening words of his autobiograbphy Goal is : “You are doubtless aware that I am a common man.” But he never was a common man. India remembers this great sportsman. His birthday 29 August has been declared the 'National Sports Day' in India.