Rebuilding the History : Thousand Pillar Temple


Archaeological Survey of India, is rebuilding the history by reconstructing the 900 year old dilapidated structure of famous thousand pillar temple in Warangal, Tamilnadu.

Built in Kakatiya dynasty period, they used wide pits filled with sand as the base to support their rock constructions, unlike the pillar-based construction technique used at present. Experts say, that is the main reason for collapse of the structure, as the sand moved entire structure gets collapsed.

The restoration project will cost Rs 3.5 crore, has been designed by the National Institute of Technology in Warangal and the Archaeological Survey of India hopes to complete it by June 2008.

Seven years in hell named Pakistan

Showing the scars all over her body acquired in torturous seven year imprisonment in Pakistan, she said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Pranob Mukherji should see this before extending a hand to Pakistan for friendship.

Sabiha Khan an Indian national, 47 year old graduate, born in Bhopal, visited Pakistan to see her maternal grand mother at Karachi in 1999. She travelled to Islamabad along with her grand mother to procure an Indian visa for her grand mother. Her nightmare begins as soon as she came out and picked up by police, taken her to a secluded place blind folded tortured and raped repeatedly by interrogating officers for seven years.

In may this year she was shifted to Kot Lakhpat jail from where she wrote to human rights organizations in Pakistan. Indian Embassy officials then visited her. Six months after that she was released on December 23, 2006.

She doesn't know whether her family will accept her, but wows to give birth to a son to send him to Pakistan to take revenge.

India wins first test in South Africa

India's win in South Africa has many highlights. Three comeback boys Ganguly, Zahir, and Laxman proved old is gold and experience counts, counter to the beliefs of current think tank in team management constituting Greg Chappel & Rahul Dravid. Strings of dismal performances in last six months were results of faulty policies of team management, which in the name of experimenting put the players into uncertainty and insecurity. It has also proved that Ganguly's ouster has more in cricket politics than rather cricketing reasons.

The first positive move the indian cricket board did is appointment of Dilip Vengsarkar as Chairman of Selection Committee. Which had a joker like Kiran More till recently, destroying the team spirit in current contingent.

Guru Greg's capabilities in man management are clearly in doubt, and the motives of building a team for next world cup have not delivered. So does the Dravid's captaincy not up to mark when compared to Ganguli, who build the team with putting faith in youngsters.