Gautam Gambhir (born 14 October 1981, in Delhi) is an Indian opening batsman. He has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since 2003 (ODIs) and 2004 (Tests). Gambhir had been a prolific run-scorer in domestic cricket with an average of over 50 but his two successive double-hundreds in 2002 (one of them against the visiting Zimbabweans) made …

Ganna Maharaj is the kind of artiste who earns his living singing at weddings and other functions in families who still follow traditions. In most upper caste families – professional singers were called to sing songs particular to the ceremony being performed and the women of the house joined in if they wanted to. It was a necessary part of …

Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the scientific revolution. His achievements include the first systematic studies of uniformly accelerated motion, improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo’s empirical work was a significant break from the abstract Aristotelian approach of his time. The motion of …

Gagan Narang is ace Indian shooter especially in Air Rifle shooting and has ensured that the Indian subcontinent ranks amongst the top nations in the world of shooting. Narang came into the limelight after his successful stint at the Commonwealth Games 2006, followed by the World Cup, from where he returned with a gold medal. 1983 born, Gagan Narang became …

Aunt is a term used to describe an uneducated or unsophisticated investor who is new and unfamiliar with investing, which makes him prone to poor investment choices. It has a derogatory connotation in the financial sector. Aunt Millie is used with reference to a low-risk investment offered to first-time, inexperienced investors.

A locapour is a person who drinks only locally produced wine or beer. It is a movement that is slowly on the rise as more and more people take to drinking locally produced drinks. The rage is now at its biggest in Canada. The word is a combination of local and pour. It is similar to locavore – a person …

A person who does not like shopping and prefers to pick up what is closest on the shelf and move on, as opposed to a discerning shopper who scans all shelves is a grab-and-goer. The word is a take-off from fast food lingo where food is grabbed on the way to work. The word is also used in the larger …

A downager is a person who acts younger than his or her age. There is a growing trend among women aged over 60 to live it up, hence the term dowager has been reinvented as downager. A study of independent, socially active Australian women found them working, studying, starting businesses and changing careers at the age of 60 and above. …

The BRICS countries, five nations grouped together because of their burgeoning economies. Made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the BRICS countries are grouped together because while they are not yet economic powerhouses, they have the potential to become the world’s most dominant economies in the next few decades. Although not as talked about as India and …

Mauretania can be listed as the world’s first luxury liner. Since the 1830s, passenger liners had been competing for the honour of making the fastest North Atlantic crossing. This honour came to be known as the Blue Riband. In 1907, Cunard introduced the much larger Lusitania and Mauretania, both powered by steam turbines. The Mauretania won the Blue Riband and …