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It was a warm and comfortable night, I was like a snug as a bug in a rug in my cozy bed when I unknowingly dozed off and I was in a fairyland with fairies and dwarfs dancing around me and singing melodious songs. I was sitting under the shade of a tree when a fairy came very close to my ear and said (snore... … snore.....) , that’s where my pleasant dream broke. That was my father, who was fast asleep snoring like an untamed lion who was ready to attack me any time. I am sure you can relate to the sonorous, grumbling and grating sound of Snoring. You must have at least one person in your family who is a snorer .  A Research reports that one out of every four adults snore regularly and nearly half of us snore occasionally. Do you think snoring is harmless? Well, let me tell you, it is something that can have serious health issues like - risk of stroke, Heart diseases, memory difficulty, aggravating diabetes, headache etc. Besides, it is not good for your family members as it keeps th

An Eminent Indian Scientist and Thinker - Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar We, Indians often forget the name of our very own astronomer, who predicted the existence of Brahma: Pluto and dedicated his life to do the research on almanac system of timekeeping - Shri. Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar. The family of Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar was originally from a small village called "Ketaki Bivali", near Chiplun, situated in the Konkan belt of Maharashtra. This was the period when Sambhaji Maharaj was assassinated and the Mughals had established their stronghold in Maharashtra. Due to the fights and the Bhalerāī raids, Venkatesh Ketkar's ancestors settled in Paithan which was known back then as the hub of education, moneylending and textile business. The ancestral business of the Ketkar family was of the zari and textiles work.  On January 15th, 1815, Bapu Shashtri Ketkar (father of Venkatesh Bapuji Ketkar) was born with great intelligence and at a very early age, he had mastered the art o