Nobel peace prize winner Norman Ernest Borlaug, the American agricultural scientist and humanitarian died of cancer in Dallas on 13th September,2009. He was a great friend of India and regarded as India's " Annadaata" as he was the father of modern agriculture and the father of green revolution, which ended India's food scarcity of decades.
May his soul rest in peace.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Giant water Lily
At the Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands, the leaves of a giant water lily can grow up to 3 m in diameter and easily carry 15 kgs. So parents put their child on the lily and take photographs.
Hravesting Festival in Japan
" Namahage" a ritual for cleansing souls, is an annual rice harvesting festival in Japan. This is part of a promotional event of a local prefecture's tourism in downtown,Tokyo.
Buddha pears
Buddha shaped pears are seen in an orchard in Weixian country, Hebei province. A local former spent six years to perfect the process of growing the pears inside moulds. The pears cost around 50 yuan each.
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