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RARE FIND: 10 Stunning Sketches of Hindi Movie Stars Drawn by R.K. Laxman in 1952

By Tanaya Singh

In January 2015, India lost one of its most renowned cartoonists, R.K. Laxman. He was best known for his political cartoons, with the help of which one can narrate the history of this nation’s politics spanning over a period of more than five decades. But not many knew him for the beautiful sketches of 40 stars from Indian cinema that he drew for Filmfare magazine. Here is remembering him with some of those sketches, brought back from 1952.

There Is a Mountain in Antarctica Named after This Scientist. And He Didn't Even Know It!

By Sharath Ahuja

Dr. Akhouri Sinha was blissfully unaware that a mountain in Antarctica was named after him. One day, while browsing through the internet, he stumbled upon this information on Wikipedia. The US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names identified the mountain as Mount Sinha (Mt. Sinha), honouring his pioneering work from early 1970s on animal population in Antarctica.