Trailer of SKAT FILMS INC.'s short film venture 'Pinpulam'

Trailer of SKAT FILMS INC.'s short film venture 'Pinpulam'

HAL's Light Combat Helicopter makes grand debut

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The Light Combat Helicopter at its launch

The first indigenously built Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), made its inaugural flight here on Sunday.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony, his deputy Pallam Raju and Chief of Air Staff P.V. Naik, who were scheduled to participate in the inaugural, did not take part because of Saturday's plane disaster in Mangalore.

The rotary wing design gave the copter its high degree of manoeuvrability. “Delivering a copter like this is no mean achievement when seen in the international context,” Air Marshal Barbora said.

The Main noted things are

•  A dedicated attack helicopter designed to meet the operational needs of the armed forces.
• State-of-the-art weapons and mission sensors.
• a lethal,agile and stealthy combat helicopter.

It is the rough road that leads to the heights of success. Proud to be an INDIAN


 

First Pics: Mangalore Air Tragedy

(Image courtesy: Mangesh | yahoo)

An Air India Express aircraft from Dubai overshot the runway while landing at the Mangalore airport and crashed on early Saturday mroning. According to some reports there was a tyre burst, which made it difficult for the pilot to bring the aircraft to a halt.

The flight reportedly had around 160 members on board.

According to Airport official Peter Abraham, high casualty rate is expected.

Firefighters were rushed to the sight and rescue operations were on.

This is one of India's biggest air disasters.

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After digging to a depth of 100 meters last year, Russian scientists found

Traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion

that their ancestors already had a telephone network one thousand years ago.

So, not to be outdone, in the weeks that followed, American scientists dug

200 meters and the headlines in the US papers read:

‘US scientists have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibers, and have

concluded that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital

telephone 1000 years earlier than the Russians.’

One week later, Indian daily newspapers reported the following:

After digging as deep as 500 meters, Indian scientists have found absolutely nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors were already using Bluetooth and Wireless technology

Exhibition of Contemporary Tribal Art from India Opens on Note of Controversy

The Curator, who spent three years working on this project has not been given adequate credit

A Santhal scroll, depicting god of death Yama as wearing a policeman's uniform, on display at the exhibition of Indian tribal art in the Quai Brantly Museum,Paris on Monday

'Other Masters From India - contemporary Creations of the Adivasis,' a stunning exhibition of contemporary tribal art from India opened on Monday at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris.The entire credit fro this exercise goes to Dr.Jain's scholarship, knowledge and aesthetic sensibility. Most of the writings and several rare photographs in the detailed and richly illustrated catalogue have been contributed by him.

source: The Hindu

Ajith is set to hit U.K. race tracks

CHENNAI: Tamil film actor Ajith Kumar is set to don the role of a race driver, but for a change it won't be on the silver screen.
The 39-year-old is set to race at the best tracks in the world starting at Silverstone in England. Ajith will be driving wheel-to-wheel with some of the best upcoming racers of the world at the FIA Formula Two championship this year. 

Ajith, whose entry into the feeder series was confirmed on Wednesday, will be the third Indian driver on the F2 grid.
He will join the talented 21-year-old Armaan Ebrahim, who is in his second season in F2, and Parthiva Sureshwaren, who is making a comeback to international racing after a brief period away from competition.
"I am very excited about getting into competitive racing again and am looking forward to the first race next month," said Ajith.
"I am confident of achieving some success in the championship." Ajith, a motorsport enthusiast, is not new to racing.
He made his international debut in 2003 at the Formula BMW Asia Championship, where he had limited success. His best result was in the Korea round where he qualified 4th and finished 6th.
In 2004, he competed in the British Formula 3 Scholarship Class, where he managed two podium finishes.
This year, the actor competed in the final round of the MRF racing series in Chennai in February but failed to finish the race due to mechanical problems.
Though the MRF cars had decent pace, it is obvious Ajith will have to do a lot of homework just to make sure he safely reaches the checquered flag, let alone podiums.
The actor himself is aware he won't get retakes and to get himself race-ready he has gone through test rounds in Malaysia. "I did some testing in Malaysia recently and am looking forward to more practice runs in Snetterton (circuit in UK) & Silverstone before the event kicks off on April 16 (at Silverstone)."
He will need all the preparations as F2 is as competitive as any other international series and is filled with dangers too. Last July, British driver Henry Surtees died on the track after being hit by a wheel which came off another car during the F2 round at Brands Hatch.

Sureshwaren, who will share the grid with Ajith, is confident the actor will adapt fast. "He (Ajith) has seen race action before," said Sureshwaren. "I spoke to Ajith about it and he is pretty confident of doing well. He has been showing a lot of interest to work on his driving and Armaan and I will of course be with him, helping him to adapt fast."

Art of Pottery

Hey friends,
              This is my first video post and its a bit low quality video [sorry..:(  ] i had only my mobile that time.. it was filmed when i was waiting for bus to get back to home from ma college.. as you know pottery is a village art considered as Rural Small Scale Industry.. The man doing this earned just from this and with his goats.. i didn't had much time to interact with him and to know more about him.. but i loved the way he made the pot.. and here's it for  you.. One of MY NATIVE Arts