Patel, known as India’s “Iron Man,” has become a right-wing icon for Hindu nationalists. And the statue’s location, in the western state of Gujarat, has been the site of some of the fiercest clashes between Hindus and Muslims in past decades. The $408 million gold-colored ...
The world's tallest statue, the Statue of Unity cost USD416.67 million to construct, and depicts India's first deputy prime minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as the "Iron Man of India", staring resolutely out over the controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam. This article examines the meanings of the...
It is a very large complex, measuring 1.5 km from east to west, and was probably built by King Bhadravarman in honor of his predecessor, King Jaya Indravarman, in the late 9th century CE. This temple was designed for the worship of the Buddha. It contains a huge statue of the ...
Popeye first munched a mouthful of spinach in a July 3, 1932, cartoon strip. Although the sailor man wasn't known for speaking clearly, his actions sure did: Spinach is good, and good for you. Decades later, children are still hearing parents say, "Eat your spinach" -- for its iron...
“You need time to reflect on your actions, and I know just where to put you,” he said to the leader, who was unable to respond with anything more than slurring. He walked up to the cylinder, lifted the man high and dunked him headfirst into it. ...
led the monumental task of forging a unitedIndia, successfully integrating into the newly independent nation approximately 565 self-governingprincely states. His commitment to national integration in the newly independent country was total and uncompromising, earning him the sobriquet “Iron Man of India...
Now to address things mentioned Kemmler likely attempts a ritual in melting down the Liberty Bell and destroying the Statue of Liberty as he did in Man in the High Castle and is assassinated before it is completed. Also by contrast on the Kaisrreich/Timeline 191 world he's much nicer ...
Still doing what he can to survive attacks from the ladies and their cultists, Daniel makes his way to the base of the Kali statue and uses his Iron Fist powers to shatter the chains, but inadvertently used too much power, causing the statue to start to topple over, threatening to crush...
41 As attested by a golden sceptre from Kourion, Cyprus (Goring 1995), by the ivory wand topped with a falcon known as the "hawk-priestess" from Ephesus (Akurgal 1961, p. 206) and the colossal statue of a perched falcon from Tell Halaf, Northern Syria. 42 On Hittite bird divination,...