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"I don't think any army in the world has fought under such adverse climatic and terrain conditions." - General VP Malik Today marks the 21st anniversary of the victory of Kargil. The Indo-Pak conflict that took place between May and July 1999 is the most recent example of high altitude warfare in mountainous terrain. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year in honour of the Kargil war heroes, the 527 soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who laid down their lives for our country along with a flight lieutenant, taken as a prisoner of war. It was therefore a bittersweet moment for India as it took command of the high outposts that they'd lost to Pakistan. From the brave and daring Captain Vikram Batra to the Group Captain K Nachiketa the stories of their valour still inspire a fire within us. For a country that is known for its glorious freedom struggle we are yet to truly empathize with the struggles of these soldiers as they brave the cold and spiky terrains fearing ...

quote graphics by Ashwin CS These are the words of one of the greatest inventors of all time, Nikola Tesla -'the genius who lit the world'. He is well known for the' Tesla coil 'which laid the foundation of wireless technologies. Nikola Tesla was a true visionary far ahead of his contemporaries in the field of scientific development. He discovered and patented the rotating magnetic field, the basis of alternating current electrical system. Nikola Tesla was born in modern day Croatia in 1856 July 10.From an early age he demonstrated the obsessiveness that would puzzle and amuse those around him. He could memorize entire books and store logarithmic tables in his brain. Young Nikola Tesla came to the United States in 1884 with an introduction letter from Charles Batchelor to Thomas Edison: “I know two great men,” wrote Batchelor, “one is you and the other is this young man.” Tesla spent the next 59 years of his productive life living in...