Maruti Nandan

An epithet for Hanuman, meaning "son of the wind". Maruti refers to Vayu, god of the wind. Nandan means "delighting" and can also mean "son". Hanuman is also referred to as "Pavan Putr" which has the same meaning.

India Gate

India Gate is a war memorial in New Delhi located near the Rajpath. It is a memorial to the 74,187 soldiers of the Indian army who died in the First World War.

Revisiting Ferlinghetti

Lawrence Ferlinghetti is an eminently quotable American poet whose signature spirit is eminently critical of politicians and the status quo. This can be felt in his poem "I am waiting".

"I am waiting

for the American Eagle

to really spread his wings"

He served in the US Navy and saw the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. He told the New York Times "In Plato’s republic, poets were considered subversive, a danger to the republic… I kind of relish that role". He was interested in freedom and revolutionary movements.

Azimuthal Quantum Number

Azimuthal quantum number is a quantity that is being increasingly talked about in chemistry.  The concept comes from quantum mechanics, and is a number assigned to an atomic orbital - a function that describes the wave like behaviour of an electron in an atom. Certain classes of elements in the periodic table such as transition metals are classified by their azimuthal quantum number.

Chanson réaliste

Chanson réaliste was a musical style from France dealing with the lives of Paris' poor and working class, performed from the 1880s to the end of the Second World War, growing out of the cabarets of Montmartre. Predominantly embraced by female vocalists, its earliest expositor was cabaret singer Aristide Bruant.

Vasari Corridor

This is an elevated passageway in Florence, central Italy, built on the orders of Cosimo di Medici. It connects the Palazzo Vecchio with the Palazzo Pitti.

The Arno River and the Ponte Vecchio

The Arno river is an important river in Tuscany. It passes through Florence, Pisa and flows into the Ligurian sea. At 150 miles long it is the longest river in the region. The Ponte Vecchio or the "Old Bridge" crosses the Arno River at its narrowest point, and was the only bridge in Florence spared from destruction in World War 2. It was constructed prior to 1000AD, was destroyed by flood and rebuilt in stone. The current bridge has been standing since the 1300s.