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WORLD HIGHEST STADIUM

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Sardar Vallabha bhai Patel Cricket Stadium Chali Jodhpur   Encircled by enormous deodar, Chail Cricket Ground is the highest cricket ground in the world. Built in the year 1893, this ground is also used as polo ground, located at the height of around 2,144m. It rests 7500 feet above sea level and is known as one of the famous cricket stadiums in India. Set in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India, this cricket ground is in the scenic hill station of Chail. Visitors can relish a splendid view of Sutlej Valley, Shimla and Kasauli at night from here. This ground is also used as the school playground by Chail Military School. There is a well maintained basket ball court and the same cricket ground also has goal posts that is used for playing football.    History This ground was made by the cricket loving Maharaja of Patiala- Bhupinder Singh. He decided to make his summer capital at this village but Lord Kitchener blocked his entry to Shimla in 1891. But, later he discovered ...

RAMANUJAN FACTS AND THEORMS

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Srinivasa Ramanujan was one of the world’s greatest mathematicians. His life story, with its humble and sometimes difficult beginnings, is as interesting in its own right as his astonishing work was. 1. When Ramanujan was thirteen, he could work out Loney’s Trigonometry exercises without any help! By the age of 13, he had completed advanced trigonometry and discovered complex theorems on his own!  2. As a young man, he failed to get a degree, as he did not clear his fine arts courses, although he always performed exceptionally well in mathematics.   Who says failure should be the dead-end in a person's life! This man is an inspiration for many that temporary failure can't ever decide your future. Don't let minor disappointments come your way and keep following your passion.  3. Because paper was expensive, poor Ramanujan often used to derive his results on a 'slate' to jot down results of his derivations. After he died, people close to him found a treasure! This tr...

EIFFEL TOWER

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  The   Eiffel Tower    is a   wrought-iron   lattice tower   on the   Champ de Mars   in   Paris ,   France . It is named after the engineer   Gustave Eiffel , whose company designed and built the tower. Locally nicknamed " La dame de fer " (English for "Iron Lady"), it was constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the entrance to the  1889 World's Fair , it was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global  cultural icon  of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015. The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, and the  tallest structure in Paris . Its base is square, measuring 125 metres (410 ft) on each side. During its construction, the Eiffel Tower sur...