INDIANS WITH OSCAR

1. Bhanu Athaiya - Won oscar for best costume design in 1982 AD.
Bhanu Athaiya was born Bhanumati Annasaheb Rajopadhye in Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India on the 28th of April. She started her career as a fashion illustrator with various women's magazines in Bombay, including the 'Eve's Weekly' ; later when its editor opened a boutique, she asked Bhanu to try designing dresses, hereupon she discovered her flair for designing clothes, her success as a designer soon led to her switching career paths , where Guru Dutt asked her design clothes for his films, start with C.I.D.

2. Satyajit Ray- Won oscar for honorary Academy Award in 1991 AD.
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing the Italian neorealist film Bicycle Thieves during a visit to London.

3. AR Rahman- Won oscar for best music (SLUMDOG MILLIONIARE) in 1982 AD.
A. R. Rahman was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to a musically affluent Mudaliar Tamil family. His father R. K. Shekhar, was a Chennai based composer and conductor for Malayalam films.In 1992, Rahman began his own music recording and mixing studio attached to the backyard of his house called the Panchathan Record Inn, which was developed into India's most advanced recording studio. He initially composed music jingles for advertisements, Indian Television channels and music scores in documentaries, among other projects.

4. Russell Pookutty won oscar for Best Sound Mixing(SLUMDOG MILLIONIARE) in 2008 AD.
Born in a Muslim family in Vilakkupara, Anchal about 58 km from Kollam, Kerala. He was the youngest of eight children born to an impoverished family. His father was a private bus ticket checker. Pookutty had to walk 6 km to the nearest school and study in the light of a kerosene lamp as his village had no electricity.Pookutty made his debut in sound design with the 1997 film Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One, directed by Rajat Kapoor.

5 . Gulzar won oscar for Best Song lyrics (SLUMDOG MILLIONIARE) in 2008 AD.
Gulzar was born in a Kalra Arora Sikh family, to Makhan Singh Kalra and Sujan Kaur, in Dina, Jhelum District, Pakistan.Gulzar is best known in India as a lyricist for songs that form an integral part of Indian movies. He began his career under the film directors Bimal Roy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. His book Ravi Paar has a narrative of Bimal Roy and the agony of creation.

WORLD'S FASTEST TRAIN

Location -Japan

Shinkansen is the fastest train of the world. It had made world record by running at the speed of 581 km/hr. So conventionally it is also called bullet train. Shinkansen literally means new trunk line, referring to the tracks, but the name is widely used inside and outside Japan to refer to the trains as well as the system as a whole.

During the Shinkansen's 45-year, nearly 7 billion-passenger history, there have been no passenger fatalities due to derailments or collisions, despite frequent earthquakes and typhoons. Injuries and a single fatality have been caused by doors closing on passengers or their belongings; attendants are employed at platforms to prevent such mishaps.

What is SENSEX? What is NIFTY?

These two words are heard everyday in news channels and newspapers. Now for knowing these two words,we must know the meaning of indexes, BSE and NSE.

INDEXES-An index is basically an indicator. It gives you a general idea about whether most of the stocks have gone up or most of the stocks have gone down.

BSE-Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and has the third largest number of listed companies in the world, with 4900 listed as of Feb 2010. It is located at Dalal Street, Mumbai, India. On Feb, 2010, the equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the BSE was US$1.28 trillion, making it the largest stock exchange in South Asia and the 12th largest in the world.

NSE- National Stock Exchange (NSE) is a stock exchange located at Mumbai, India. It is the largest stock exchange in India in terms of daily turnover and number of trades, for both equities and derivative trading. NSE has a market capitalization of around Rs 47,01,923 crore (7 August 2009) and is expected to become the biggest stock exchange in India in terms of market capitalization by 2009 end.

SENSEX- Sensex is an index of the BSE. It is an indicator of all the major companies of the BSE. If the it goes up, it means that the prices of the stocks of most of the major companies on the BSE have gone up. If the Sensex goes down, this tells you that the stock price of most of the major stocks on the BSE have gone down.

NIFTY- Nifty is an index of the NSE. It is an indicator of all the major companies of the NSE. If it goes up, it means that the prices of the stocks of most of the major companies on the NSE have gone up. If the Nifty goes down, this tells you that the stock price of most of the major stocks on the BSE have gone down.

World Bank

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. It's mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors. It is not a bank in the common sense; they are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 187 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).

Each institution plays a different but collaborative role in advancing the vision of inclusive and sustainable globalization. The IBRD aims to reduce poverty in middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries, while IDA focuses on the world's poorest countries.

Their work is complemented by that of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes(ICSID).

Together, they provide low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management.

The World Bank, established in 1944, is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It has more than 10,000 employees in more than 100 offices worldwide.

Largest cities in the world

Note. It's according to population(acc to 2006 survey)

1. Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan - 33,120,000

2. New York, United States - 17,808,900

3. Sao Paulo, Brazil - 17,700,900

4. Seoul-Incheon, South Korea - 17,500,000

5. Mexico City, Mexico - 17,400,000

6. Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, Japan - 16,425,000

7. Manila, Philippines - 14,750,000

8. Mumbai, India - 14,320,000

9. Jakarta, Indonesia - 14,250,000

10. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,500,000

Total population of world

According to world bank,total population of the world is 6,697,254,041(in 2008 AD.). aond according to estimation ,it will reach to 7000000000 in 2011AD.