1. HAPPY REPUBLIC

2. ROUND 1

3. Naushad Ali (in the pic) was one of the foremost music
directors for Bollywood films, and is particularly known for
popularizing the use of classical music in films. He’s very
famous for rechristening of a very famous person.
Which famous personality A owes his name to this person?

4. A R Rahman

5. • Connect to B.

6. Bombay
• The track "Bombay Theme”
by ARR featured in:
– Nicolas Cage film Lord of War
in 2005
– Palestinian film Divine
Intervention in 2002
– Deepa Mehta’s Fire in 1996
– French TV commercial
for Volvic starring Zinedine
Zidane in 2000.
– The album Anokha - Soundz
of the Asian Underground in
1997.

7. The name of the island C, comes from a word in the
language of Kolis, the indigenous inhabitants of the islands,
before the arrival of Portuguese.
The island, which further consisted of two smaller islands,
was one of the Seven islands of B ruled by the Portuguese.
The group of islands was given by Portugal to Charles II of
England as dowry when he married Catherine of Braganza.
One of the prominent visitor attractions of the C, is the Taj
Mahal Palace.

8. Colaba

9. The Gateway of India located near C, was built
to commemorate the visit of King George V
and Queen Mary to Mumbai prior to
the D, which was held in December 1911 to:
– proclaim them Emperor and Empress of India
– announce the move of India's capital from
Calcutta.

10. Delhi Durbar
• It was a mass assembly at Coronation
Park, Delhi, India.
• It was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and
1911. The 1911 Durbar was the only one
attended by the sovereign, George V.

11. The first D was held beginning on 1 January 1877
to designate the coronation and proclaim Queen
Victoria as Empress of India.
It was largely an official event and not a popular
occasion with mass appeal like that of 1903 and
1911.
This was the culmination of transfer of control of
much of India from E to The Crown.

12. East India Company

13. The E purchased a piece of coastal land,
originally called Channapatnam; where they
began the construction of F. It was completed
on 23 April 1644, and was the first British
fortress in India.
F serves as the administrative headquarters
for the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu.

14. Fort St. George

15. ROUND 2

16. The animal G is native to the Indian
subcontinent, which is listed as Critically
Endangered by IUCN.
The bulbous growth on the tip of the male's snout is
called a 'ghara' (after the Indian/Nepali word
ghaṛā - 'pot'), and is present in mature individuals.
The ghara is used to generate a resonant hum during
vocalization. It acts as a visual lure for attracting
females and it is also used to make bubbles which have
been associated with the mating rituals of the species.

17. Gharial
Also called gavial and fish-eating crocodile.

18. The origin of the H is in India or Persia, as per different
sources.
According to one source, H was invented in India in the court
of the Mughal emperor Akbar by Hakim Abul Fateh
Gilani, who became a physician in the Mughal court after
he came from Iran to India. Gilani introduced H after Asad
Beg, then ambassador of Bijapur, encouraged Akbar to take
up smoking.
Following popularity among noblemen, this H became a status
symbol for the Indian aristocracy and gentry.

19. Hookah

20. In the last quarter of 1906, Madras was hit by the
worst financial crisis the city was ever to suffer.
Arbuthnot & Co, the city's strongest commercial
organization in the 19th Century failed miserably.
A key figure in its bankruptcy case was the lawyer, V.
Krishnaswamy Iyer; who went on to organize a group
of Chettiars that founded I.
I commenced operations on 15 August 1907 with its
head office in Parry's Building, Parry Corner, Madras.

21. Indian Bank

22. During an accidental meeting between J and Swami
Vivekananda on a ship in 1893 when they had travelled together
from Yokohama, the latter had inspired J to set up a research and
educational institution.
Few years later, the Swami received a letter from J, requesting him
to head the institution that he had set up in 1909.
But, the Swami declined the offer saying that it conflicted with his
spiritual interests.
(Extra points for naming the institution)

23. Jamsetji N. Tata
• The institution which
was set up was the
Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore.
(IISc).

24. The city of Kasur is located adjacent to the border
of Ganda Singh Wala between Pakistan and
India, and is a tourist attraction because of the
daily occurring Flags lowering ceremony.
Kasur district is surrounded at north by Lahore, at
east and south by India.
Which character K in Hindu mythology is related
to this city?

25. Kush
• Lord Rama's son Kush
was believed to be the
founder, and ruler of a
kingdom centered at
Kasur in ancient
times, and the present
day Pakistani city still
references him in
name.

26. The Zamindari System was introduced by the
Mughals in India and continued during British
rule of India. The Zamindar raised L armies to
forcefully collect taxes from people.
The British introduced L as a formal weapon used
in case of unruly public protests. This gave birth
to the ___, a military-style rush.
L is used as a secondary weapon.

27. Lathi

28. M was a very famous Indian cartoonist based in
the Indian state of Goa.
His creations, such as Miss Nimbupani and Miss
Fonseca, appeared on a regular basis
in Femina, Economic Times, and The Illustrated Weekly
of India.
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma
Bhushan in 2002 and a posthumous Padma
Vibhushan in 2012.

29. Mario Miranda

30. N was elected chairman of the Hindu
University of America (HUA) in the year 2007.
HUA was started in the year 1989 in
Florida, USA and has been offering various
programs related to Vedic studies. The
University is now known as International Vedic
Hindu University since N took over.

31. Nithyananda

32. On 14 August 2004, Global Trust Bank
Limited, a leading private sector bank in India
that was associated with various financial
discrepancies was amalgamated into O, one
of the public sector banks in India.

33. Oriental Bank of Commerce

34. • In the Indian tradition, P is a nītiśāstra. Nīti can be roughly
translated as "the wise conduct of life“ and a śāstra is a
technical or scientific treatise; thus P is considered a
treatise on political science and human conduct.
Its literary sources are "the expert tradition of political
science and the folk and literary traditions of storytelling".
• Parts of P are: Mitra-bheda, Mitra-lābha or Mitra-
samprāpti, Kākolūkīyam, Labdhapraṇāśam and
Aparīkṣitakārakaṃ.

35. Panchatantra

36. Bollywood actor and director Dev Anand wanted to shoot the
song Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar from his movie Tere Ghar Ke
Samne inside .Q
However, the cameras in that era were too big to fit inside the
narrow passage inside, and the song was shot inside a replica of the
tower instead.
The site served as the pitstop of leg 2 on the second season of The
Amazing Race Australia, the Australian version of the Emmy-
winning series The Amazing Race.
This is the first Indian monument to have E-ticket facility.

37. Qutb Minar

38. On his first cricket tour abroad to England in
1986, R was involved in the unique incident of 12
players on the field for one full over bowled by
Ravi Shastri.
In the second test against England at Leeds, when
as a substitute to K. Srikkanth, he remained on
the field for an over though Srikkanth had already
arrived on the field quietly, without requesting R
to go back to the pavilion.

39. Raman Lamba
• Yes, the same
unfortunate guy
who died of severe
brain injuries after
being hit in the head
by the cricket ball.

40. D-Company is a popular name for the criminal organization
headed by mafioso ___. Several members of the gang are
on the "wanted list" of Interpol and Indian police.
Among the most prominent of ___’s lieutenants were a
feared duo - Maya Dolas and Dilip Buwa. They were gunned
down by the Mumbai police in a very well-known incident.
Connect this incident to a movie . S
(Extra points for filling in the blank.)

41. Shootout at Lokhandwala
Blank - Dawood Ibrahim

42. T are believed to be the world's second oldest
rock mountains. The meaning of T translates
into Holy mountains in Tamil language.

43. Tirumala

44. The U was founded by a Scotsman, Thomas Leishman,
in 1857. It took its initial lessons in manufacturing
from a South India based company.
It made its initial impact by manufacturing its product
in bulk for the British troops, which was transported in
huge barrels or "Hogsheads“.
The Pegasus, which is the symbol of the U, first found
its place as the Group logo in 1940.

45. United Breweries Group

46. V is best known for the Bhoo-dan movement (Bhoo-
Land, Dan-Gift). He is considered as a National Teacher
of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma
Gandhi.
In 1958, V was the first recipient of the
international Ramon Magsaysay Award, which is often
considered Asia's Nobel Prize for Community
Leadership.
He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in
1983.

47. Vinoba Bhave

48. Connect the following to W

49. Wadia Group
One of the oldest
conglomerates of
corporate India.
It was founded by
Sir Lovji Nusserwanjee
Wadia in 1736.

50. In July 2002, during a troubled period for X
after allegations of accounting irregularities by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, X disclosed that its Indian
subsidiary had made "improper payments" to
government officials and fictitious firms.
In May 2005 it was reported that action would
be taken against the company.

51. Xerox Corporation
Xerox India, Originally called
Modi Xerox, was derived from
a joint venture formed
between Dr Bhupendra
Kumar Modi
through ModiCorp
(now Spice Group) and Rank
Xerox in September 1983.

52. The website Y began as BigShoeBazaar.com, has
a registered user base of about 1.5 million
people, of whom about half a million have
transacted on the site.
In May 2012, Y declared that they’re introducing
"try and buy" where the shoppers can actually try
the clothes and shoes they buy on the portal
when it is delivered to them and return it if they
are not satisfied.

53. Yebhi.com

54. Aryabhata stated that "sthānāt sthānaṁ
daśaguņaṁ syāt“, which is the origin of the
modern decimal-based place value notation.
He based this statement on the various
literary references to Z, what is it?

55. Zero