The year end Mosaic – Part I

During 2014, Akshardhool brought to you hundreds of new stories. It is possible that some of the readers might have missed some. I have selected a few of the stories from the period January-June 2014 here, which I feel are interesting and relevant. If you have missed any of them, just click on the title

An ocean floor fossil park in the middle of Himalayas?	Where the hell was Dhenukakata?	INS Vikramaditya reaches home	A true Angel
Done at Lst! but done damn well!	The controversy about the year of Buddha's birth	India archaeologists discover another ancient University in Bihar	Hard times for the British crown
Feeling stressed? It's all in the Brain!	A death knell for Moenjo-daro?	The feeling of pain	Kalashnikov rifles to be manufactured in India
India's Mars Orbiter 100 days old now	Coin rush at Kollam	Australian museum accepts having bought a stolen idol from India	The Saddle Ridge Gold
Nature's deadly bombing spells	Down memory lane: World War II years and after	When the time itself began!	Easter egg worth US$20million
Bamiyan Buddhas: a new controversy	Nostalgia: The Buffalo Encounters	MH 370 and Roaring Forties	Feeling thirsty? Eat some water!
Tom and Jerry Games in South China Sea Trouble brews up again in Malacca Straits	Neville Maxwell interview; miles away A tourist destination par excellence!	European Union denies Visa to the King Greek mythology and Buddhist rock cut temples of Ancient India	Want to build a house; get a printed one! Another small step ahead
The world of allergies	Discipline, kids and the law	The inevitable end	Gods of Kondapur
Sir, Madam and Miss	Look Maa; no shadow!	The argumentative; do they die early?	Crime does not pay
Completing the picture	Likely changing weather pattern in the Indus river basin; no cause for worry	Smartphone addiction	Flying paper planes
A tragedy beyond words	A Face mask for the Taj Mahal!	The challenge of the killer mountain	It’s final! Duryodhana and Bhima are home again

31^st December 2014