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  TIRAMISU: THE GLOBAL “Pick-Me-Up” PHENOMENON By Selva Ganesh K mysticquill.blogspot.com Tiramisu — the dessert that conquered the world, one creamy layer at a time. Nowadays when you go to a restaurant the first thing from kids to adults seeing or ordering is tiramisu. Most of the boomers don’t even know what kind of dessert it is — but nowadays it has literally become a king of dessert. History of Tiramisu Every fancy restaurant has tiramisu and people thought this was a kind of luxury high-end dish — but as per its origins, it’s literally a dish made for peasants. The dish comes from the Treviso dialect which literally means “Pick me up” — a nod to the high energy boost provided by cacao, sugar and espresso. There are 2 leading origin stories about how tiramisu formed. As per both claims, Tiramisu’s origin was based upon northern Italy — mainly Veneto. Veneto region in Northern Italy — the birthplace of tiramisu. •  Origin 1: The most accepted claim credits the restaurant ...

HOW DRONES CHANGED MODERN WARFARE By Selva Ganesh K We always assumed "drone" was a modern word. But the first drone used in war dates back to 1849. During the First Italian War of Independence, Austrian forces launched 200 incendiary balloons over Venice, each carrying 24 to 30 pounds of explosives. Humans have understood unmanned weapons since the 18th century.  Austrian forces launched incendiary balloons over Venice in 1849 — history's first recorded drone attack. But nothing prepared the world for what happened in 2020. During the Nagorno-Karabakh War between Azerbaijan and Armenia, drones played a decisive role for the first time in history . Azerbaijan deployed a sophisticated fleet of Israeli and Turkish drones that systematically dismantled Armenia’s Soviet-era defense system. Everyone predicted the war would last months. Maybe years. It ended in 44 days. The Bayraktar TB2 drone — deployed by Azerbaijan — became the defining weapon of the 44-day war. How Drones ...

TAMIL NADU'S QUIET SECRET How a Single State in India Keeps Peace Between Hindus and Muslims By Selva Ganesh K mysticquill.blogspot.com Tamil Nadu — A Hindu-majority state with one of India's lowest rates of communal violence against minorities. In current times, we hear a lot about communal violence from every part of our planet. As far-right ideology grows, many minorities feel threatened over race, culture and religion — a world where one community dominates another through supremacist mentality. Even in India, whose national motto is "Unity in Diversity," communal violence between Hindus and Muslims is rising.   From chanting "Jai Shree Ram" inside mosques — an act the Karnataka High Court declined to prosecute, a decision now being challenged in the Supreme Court — to a BJP candidate mimicking shooting an arrow at a mosque during the Hyderabad elections, communal tensions continue to grow.   But there is a state in southern Ind...