Who is the most intelligent/ learned Indian ever?

Akrit Jaswal: the seven-year-old surgeon!

Jaswal's appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show

• Born in 1993, he has an estimated IQ of 146.

• At a very young age, he began to illustrate his unusually high intelligence level. He could speak by the time he was ten months old, and he could also read and write at the age of two.

• When he was five years old, he used to read Shakespeare and medical books.

• He performed his first surgery at the age of seven. He never attended any medical school, but yet is known as a physician. When he met an 8-year-old girl whose fingers had been burnt as a baby and fused together, he performed an operation to separate her fingers.

• Jaswal was accepted into Chandigarh College when he was twelve years old, making him the youngest person to ever get into a university in India.

What's the best gift parents can give to their children?

An email id:

The best gift a parent can give their child is an email id. Create an email id in your child's name, keep sending mails on a regular basis praising them on their small accomplishments they have made, let it be the 1st time they went to school or the time when they won a prize in drawing. Capture these beautiful moments and mail it to them with images, write through your heart, write what ever you want to tell the adult them. On their 18th birthday, give them the email id and password. :)

Imagine the happiness in their face while going through those mails! Priceless!

I am an Indian and I want to travel the world, should I start my journey from India or abroad?

Start from India.

• Shouldn't you explore Kashmir

before visiting Switzerland?

• Shouldn't you explore Andaman & Nicobar

 before visiting Mauritius?

• Shouldn't you explore Kutch

before visiting Salar de Uyuni?

• Shouldn't you explore Coorg

before visiting Scotland?

• Shouldn't you explore Goa

Before visiting Thailand?

• Shouldn't you explore Kerala

before visiting Venice?

• Shouldn't you explore Sikkim

before exploring Iceland?

• Shouldn't you explore Hampi

before visiting Bagan?

• Shouldn't you explore the tulip gardens of Srinagar before Netherlands?

• You don’t need to go to the hills of Alaska to ski when you can have it in Auli of Uttarakhand.
  
  

• The allure of Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand is in the same league as that of Antelope Valley in USA.
  
  

• India Gate in Delhi and Arc de Triomphe in France, do look identical, don’t they?
  
  

• Qutub Minar in Delhi and Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.

• The marvelous Jal Mahal in Jaipur and the Trakai Castle of Lithuania.
  
  

• Thar Desert in Jaisalmer and Sahara Desert in Morocco share the same folklores.
  
  

• Chitrakoot Falls in Chhattisgarh and Niagara Falls.
  
  

• India’s very own Big Ben – Rajabai Tower of Mumbai
  
  

• Gandikota Hills in Andhra Pradesh and Grand Canyon.
  
  

• Tea leaves at Munnar in Kerala and Boh Tea Plantation in Malaysia will be equally fragrant.
  
  

Yes, every place has its own charm which can't be replicated or substituted. But as an Indian, it would make little sense to travel to other countries before exploring your own country.

P.S  It was not intended to compare places or to show that one place is at par with another. Even though the motive was to show similarity, some examples fail miserably. The basic idea was to imply that if you are an Indian citizen setting off for world travel, India is the best place to start.

What are some cool facts about the Universe?

If you distribute the time from the Big Bang to the present in a single year then-

January 1st -The Big Bang occurred. 
January 10th -The first Star was born.
January 13th - First small galaxy.
March 15th - The Milky way formed but not the Sun.
August 31st - The Sun was born (4.5 billion years ago)
The Earth was born from a disk of gas and dust orbiting the new born Sun. Repeated collisions produced a glowing ball.The  Earth was quite unstable in the beginning. But

Sept 21st - Life began (3.5 billion years ago)

November 9th - Life was Breathing, Moving, Eating. We owe a lot to those early microbes. They invented SEX or Sexual reproduction.

December 17th - Life came from water to land.
December 28th - The first flower blossomed.

6:24 am December 30th - An asteroid hit earth and wiped out Dinosaurs that could endanger the survival of Homo sapiens on earth (60 million years ago)
For the first time in the history of the universe the conditions were just good enough for Humans.

11:59:46 pm December 31st - All of the recorded history occupies these last 14 seconds. We learned how to cultivate crops,taming animals, Astronomy, Mathematics,Paintings.About 13 seconds ago we invented writing.
Moses was born 7 seconds ago.
Buddha - 6 seconds ago.
Jesus - 5 seconds ago.
Muhammad - 3 seconds ago.

A second ago we discovered that Earth is not the centre of the universe
And just when that second was about to finish we reached the Moon.
Voyager 1 crossed our solar system.We discovered that our universe started with Big Bang (January 1st).

Every person you have ever heard of, met, loved, hated and  kissed lives in those 14 seconds.

Reference :  
Cosmos- A space time Odyssey
by  Neil deGrasse Tyson

What is it like to live with a genius as a spouse or friend?

As a girlfriend..

I can't generalize it because I have only dated this guy and so I don't know about other geniuses!

He is a GEEK and is proud of being one. So late in the night instead of texting typical I love you... He will ask what is 2*3*3*547*571*....
and when you say that you dunno he will tell you that he has done a prime factorization of your mobile number at like 3 am in the night!

Also at midnight when most of the people in love talk about romantic and sexy stuff.. He has sung Bangladesh national anthem for me and talked about the great Rabindranath Tagore who has composed three national anthems!

He is very down to earth and considers me equally intelligent! (Which obviously isn't true.) But despite the fact that I am a structural engineer he might know concepts about structural engineering which I would have never heard of! Also he earns nearly 10 times of what I earn. But he doesn't belittle my achievements.

I have been on the receiving end of some scolding and a look of utter surprise for not knowing what the Ramanujan number is!

Even after years there are some of his achievements which were still unknown to me. Be it winning some national level competition or about him knowing some 10 different languages. I discovered some while casually browsing his laptop and reading his resume!

He has ZERO dressing sense. I have to be ready to be seen in public with someone who has oiled his hair and at times worn black trousers with black tee or a formal shirt with cargos.

No sense of cleanliness. Also he doesn't mind cats, dogs, monkeys, spiders, lizards living with him in his hostel room. :P

People sometimes consider him as an idiot for having selecting such a dumb girlfriend!

Even after years I haven't received any gift because he feels such trivial things are a waste of time! :D

I can be carefree when I go out anywhere with him. He has a habit of reading and remembering items on menu list with prices in restaurants. He reads all the boards on roads, so if I want to go to some xyz park he will remember that the park opens at 4 pm and hence take me there after 4 pm.

One incident:
Stranger: Where is Kamladevi Hospital?
Him: There in that small lane.
Me: Isn't that Mittal Hospital?
Him: It is popularly known as Mittal Hospital but I know that it is Kamaladevi Gauridas Mittal Hospital! :D :D
 
EDIT:
Me: Wow just have a look at my answer... It is getting a lot of upvotes.
Him: The other day I tried editing it but I couldn't do it anonymously. Can you please do it on my behalf.
Me: What do you want to edit?
Him: It is Kamladevi Gauridutt Mittal hospital. You wrote it as Gauridas!
ME. :D :D :D
 
 
Meanwhile...
Me: Which is your favourite colour?
Him: I don't have any.
Me: How can one not have a favourite color! Which colour do you like more than others?
Him: I find all colours equal.
(This went on for more than an hour)
Him: OK, I lose. Can you give me some options.
Me: Orange, Red, Blue.
After 2 mins
Him: Orange it is.
ME: How did you choose orange?
Him: I won't tell you.
(After some argument)
Me: Tell me fast before one of us dies.
Him: I used random number generation theory... (With a big explanation.)
ME: :D :D :D :D :D :D

EDIT 2:
A few people here feel that it would be very difficult for me to adjust with a geek and some of them also feel sorry for me because he doesn't get me gifts and all. While initially it was very difficult for me, over the time we are becoming like each other. He has composed a few poems and gifted them to me. So we have stopped exchanging material gifts and we exchange geeky stuff. For example: 
This is a birthday card that I made for him :)

And someone mentioned about dressing sense in the comments. He is free to wear whatever clothes he wishes to wear. When with me he need not worry about his looks. What's the point in being committed if even after years, I  judge him by his clothes!

What is the world's weirdest place?

Here are some weirdest and amazing places that may make you gasp if you are afraid of heights. Enjoy :)
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1) Devil’s Pool, Victoria Falls, Zambia
Usually in dry season, a rock barrier at the edge of the falls forms a natural "Armchair". Swimmers can go near the edge of the falls and enjoy the swim as well as the mesmerizing view. Its on the Zambian side.
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2) Trolltunga, Odda, Norway
It's only open during the summer months between June to Sep. There hasn't been any fatalities recorded till as mentioned in Wikipedia. Want an awesome selfie? An Internet magazine has listed it as one of the best place to take one. 
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3) Cliff Diving, Islet of Vila Franca do Campo, Portugal
The cliff diver you see in the photo is Blake Aldridge who is diving 29 meters from a rock in Portugal in 2012. 

You go through absolute hell on the platform,’ Blake Aldridge says. ‘Then you take off and go through this amazing calming sensation where you feel like you’re flying. You go through hell again when you hit the water, then you’re numb, then you come up and it’s total elation.’ This is how Red Bull cliff diver Aldridge describes the experience of leaping off a platform 28m high.

Quote Source: From Beijing to Bilbao: Blake Aldridge on taking the leap from Olympic diving to cliff diving

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4) The Edgewalk, CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
Its one hell of a trip for thrill lovers to walk on the edge of one of the world's tallest building. Its one of the extreme attraction for adventurous people who want to push their personal limits. 
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5) Bike riding on the Cliffs of Moher
The bike riding at this height and at this edgy steep cliff looks really terrifying and needs a lot of guts to do it. Scary as it looks in the photo. Balance must be the key here. 
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6) Insanity, Las Vegas
Gravity defying spin upside down. Imagine the rest. 

Max Ride Distance: 68-foot distance between passenger and swinging arm base on tower.
Ride Height: 40 feet from observation deck, 906 feet above the Las Vegas

Source: http://www.vegas.com/attractions...

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7) Sky Deck, Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), Chicago
Located above 1,353 feet off the ground, on the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower, Sky Deck allows tourists to stand on the glass ledge. Standing in the mid air? I can imagine and hear the pumping of my heart and scary view of Chicago underneath the legs. 
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8) Sky walking on Mount Nimbus, Canada
Also called heli-hiking by some, one can only reach there by helicopter. It is  clipped into iron rungs very high above the ground, onto steel rope across a long suspension bridge. The climbers are given two lines attached to a harness around the waist and legs.
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9) Portaledge Camping at Yosemite
For the adrenaline lovers, this is extremely breathtaking and scary at the same time. Can't imagine to be so calm like the lady and look below like the guy in the photo. I wonder how that portaledge bedding system works by  holding so much of load. Scariest on the list! 
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10) Swing at the edge of the world, Baños Ecuador
The swing actually hangs from Casa Del Arbol treehouse, which is a seismic monitoring station. Long steep drop underneath and definitely you may feel your head spinning from the view underneath. But definitely worth extreme adrenaline rush!
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What are some short stories where you don't know whether to laugh or cry?

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.

She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could, so she dictated these words:

"Dear God,

Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.

I hope you will play with her. She likes to play with balls and to swim. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her, You will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.

Love, Meredith."

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith, and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it.
Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office.
A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.
Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, "To Meredith" in an unfamiliar hand writing. Meredith opened it.
Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, "When a Pet Dies". Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope.
On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:

"Dear Meredith,

Abbey arrived safely in heaven.

Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away.  Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart.
Abbey loved being your dog.

Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.

Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you.

I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.
By the way, I'm easy to find, I am wherever there is love.

Love, God"

How can I make my life simpler?

     Delete Facebook, Instagram etc. You don't really need to know "Who is doing what" or "Who is eating what with whom."

• Don't over think and over analyze. You miss someone? Say a "hi". You want something? Ask. You don't like something? Tell.
• Avoid attachments. Root cause of unhappiness is undue attachments.
• Eat right, get some exercise. Health is very very important. Never say "I am too busy". Your extra investment of yourself in your job is nothing if you are unhealthy. Besides, Medical bills isn't cheap now a days.
• Adapt to change. Don't be a stuck up! Often the only people who survive and win  in the world are people who adapt to the change and not fight off the change.
• Stay away from negative people.
• Mind your own business! What other people do is none of your business.
• Walk away when angry. Avoid speaking or reacting in that situation. Just shut up and walk away and get some fresh air. Egg on it. And then come back and deal with the situation.