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In today’s blog, I am back with the English language. A  What is POLYPTOTON Polyptoton is a rhetorical device that repeats words derived from the same root, but with different endings or forms. It adds rhythm, reinforces meaning, and highlights contrast within a single idea. Here are few examples: 1 Who shall watch the watchman?…

In the last few days, there has been one news item that is gaining prominence in Maharashtra newspapers and on social media, which is that of a land scam supposedly committed by a company owned by Parth Pawar, who is the son of  Ajit Pawar, Deputy CM of Maharashtra. The government land in Mundhwa (Pune)…

Friends, generally I do not write on sports on weekdays, but after India won the Women’s Cricket World Cup (WCWC) late on the night of 2nd November, I could not resist writing about this World Cup victory. It was the maiden World Cup victory for the Indian women that many believe could bring seismic changes…

In today’s weekend blog, I am continuing with cricket. Left-handed batsmen are a rare commodity, and teams having more left-handed batsmen consider themselves having an advantage because bowlers find it difficult to bowl to left-handed batsmen. Today, I am writing about the greatest left-handed batters in men’s test cricket, ranked according to the ICC all-time…

India’s major metropolitan cities—Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad —have long symbolised progress and urban aspiration. They are engines of the economy, innovation, contributing disproportionately to GDP, and employment. However, beneath the glossy skyline of high-rises and metro networks lies a grim reality: the CRUMBLING urban INFRASTRUCTURE. From collapsing bridges to flooded streets, from…

While going through the newspaper, I came across a medical condition called ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS (AN). Friends, I had never heard of this condition before, so I tried to find out more details about it. Actually, AN is a skin condition characterised by dark, thickened, and velvety patches that typically appear in body folds and creases…

One item which has been continuously in the news for the last few months is the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of Electoral Rolls.  The revision of electoral rolls started in Bihar as it was poll-bound during the later part of the year. The opposition parties created  lots of hungama and blamed the government for deleting…

In today’s blog, I am writing about some interesting information about the English language. A  Commonly Confused Pair 1 Affect vs Effect Affect=To influence (The weather affects my mood) Effect= Result (The medicine had a positive effect) 2 Who vs Whom Who=Subject (Who called you) Whom=Object (Whom did you call) 3 Than vs Then Than=Comparison…

In today’s weekend blog, I am back with cricket. Fast bowlers are a valuable asset to the team in every way, producing unplayable swing in the early overs of the game or reversing the old ball in the slog overs to break the team’s momentum. Between the greatest fast bowlers and fast bowlers, there is…

Friends, in the English language, there are combinations of words that can not be used in the wrong order. These are called Binomial Pairs. Once English locks two words together in rhythm and meaning, it never lets them go. Here are a few such examples: 1 “Bread and Butter”– Not ‘Butter and Bread’. Feels natural-main…