Indian art form?

The ephemeral nature of its creation is thought to be a metaphor for the impermanance of life in Hindu philosophy. It is one of the most commonly found art forms in India and is known by different names in different parts of the country.

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Question for Nov 5

Analogy:
The X Effect

Points of the Analogy:
1. The analogy links the economic success of _____'s financial services industry (especially around _____'s capital city) to the success of X.
2. The basis of the analogy is that X is highly successful despite the lack of strong native competition.
3. The analogy is typically used to spark a debate over whether domestic ownership of an industry matters if foreign ownership and increased global competition (as a result of easing foreign ownership restrictions) benefit the host economy.

Example of Usage:
The analogy is used in discussing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in India.

Identify X.

Hint: The colours in the visual hint to X.

Question for November 4 - Kiran

X is a specific term used for a person performing a specific act. It is derived from a practice followed by English policemen to alert fellow officers and/or public of a crime. The term X also made it to TIME magazine's 'person of the year' list in 2002 and was collectively represented by Cynthia Cooper of WorldComm, Coleen Rowley of the FBI and Sherron Watkins of Enron. It is debatable whether people assume the role of X for personal glory or in the interest of the public.
What is X?

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This question is courtesy Anuj. Table representing what?

Question for November 3-Gaurav Kane

Identify X and Y:

The name X is a cognate of Aryan, and means "Land of the Aryans"

As the New York Times explained at the time,

"At the suggestion of the Y Legation in Berlin, the Y government, on the Y New Year, March 21, 1935, substituted X for Y as the official name of the country. In its decision it was influenced by the Nazi revival of interest in the various Aryan races, cradled in ancient Y.

Question for Nov 2 - PS

X (1931-1987) was an American painter, filmmaker, record producer, author and public figure. He founded the visual art movement called as pop art. Among his accomplishments are designing iconic American products such as the Campbell's Soup cans, and Coca-Cola bottles. In the mid 1960s, X adopted and helped found the band Velvet Underground. Influenced by X, David Bowie recorded a song called X for his 1971 album Hunky Dory. The X Museum, one of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is dedicated to X's life and artwork, and is the largest American art museum dedicated to a single artist, holding more than 12,000 works by the artist.

X is most famous for coining the widely used expression "Y" (a phrase, not a single word).

Valerie Solanis, the founder and only member of Society for Cutting Up Men (SCUM) shot to fame by nearly killing X by firing 3 bullets at close quarters. The incident inspired X to come up with the memorable quote: 'In the future, everyone will get their Y'. X's comment and the insight it expressed emerged from his own fascination with media and celebrities. The phrase Y is often used in reference to figures in the entertainment industry and other areas of popular culture. "X"ian is often used as a synonym for Y. In 1986, X had a short-lived MTV television series, X's Y, featuring celebrities, artists, musicians, and designers.

Identify X and Y.

Question for Novermber 1st

Y is a "fact" about X. Identify both X and Y.

One of the earliest known references to Y appears in a letter written in 1754 by the English antiquary William Stukeley. It appeared in the Ripley's Believe It or Not!'s cartoons from 1930s and Richard Halliburton's 1938 book Second Book of Marvels makes a similar claim. Y has achieved an urban legend status sometimes even appearing in school textbooks. Arthur Waldron, has speculated that the belief might go back to the fascination with the "canals" once believed to exist on Mars.

William Pogue spotted X with binoculars, but said that it wasn't visible to the unaided eye. U.S. Senator Jake Garn claimed to be able to see X with the naked eye, but his claim has been disputed by several U.S. astronauts. Ed Lu, Expedition 7 Science Officer, said that, "it's less visible than a lot of other objects. And you have to know where to look.".