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# Flora of India

The flora of India is one of the richest in the world due to the wide range of climate, topology and habitat in the country. There are estimated to be over 18,000 species of flowering plants in India, which constitute some 6-7 percent of the total plant species in the world. India is home to more than 50,000 species of plants, including a variety of endemics. The use of plants as a source of medicines has been an integral part of life in India from the earliest times. There are more than 3000 Indian plant species officially documented as possessing into eight main floristic regions : Western Himalayas, Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Indus plain, Ganges plain, the Deccan, Malabar and the Andaman Islands.

## Quotes

* An example is the elaborate plant taxonomy in ancient India. According to the assessment of William Jones, published in 1795, this taxonomy was more advanced than the standard Latin-based ones used by Western botanists. Jones writes: 'I am very solicitous to give Indian plants their true Indian appellations, because I am fully persuaded that Linnaeus himself would have adopted them had he known the learned and ancient language of this country …'
** (William Jones 1795: 237-312). William Jones, quoted in Malhotra, R., & Infinity Foundation (Princeton, N.J.). (2018). Being different: An Indian challenge to western universalism.
* It may briefly yet categorically be stated here that the earliest book of the Aryans, viz. the Rigveda, does not mention any of the species of cold-climate trees... On the other hand, all the trees mentioned in the Rigveda, such as the Asvattha (Ficus Religiosa L.), Khadira (Acacia catechu), Nyagrodha (Ficus benghalensis), to name just a few, do not belong to a cold climate but to a tropical one.
** Lal, B. B. (2005). Can the Vedic people be identified archaeologically?–An approach. IT, 31, 173-194.
# Floella Benjamin

Dame Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin, OM, DBE, DL (born 23 September 1949) is a Trinidadian-British actress, singer, presenter, author and politician. She is known as presenter of children's programmes such as Play School, Play Away, Jamboree and Fast Forward. On 28 June 2010, Lady Benjamin was introduced to the House of Lords as a life peer nominated by the Liberal Democrats.

## Quotes
### "Floella Benjamin: 'I'm Miss Optimist. I don't let the bad things eat me up'" (2022)

"Floella Benjamin: 'I'm Miss Optimist. I don't let the bad things eat me up'", The Guardian (12 June 2022).
* Nothing gets me. Good or bad. Because I never look back. If you look back, you're going to be in trouble, you will suffer from depression, mental illness – no! Always look forward.
* I don't let the bad things eat me up, oh no. Because I'm not a victim. That's why people say to me, "When I see your smile I feel so happy, when I see your body, your aura, I feel as if I can cope." Because I’m Miss Optimist!
* When you are black you carry your colour with you everywhere you go.
* I am there to move society on and even though I get obstacles I will overcome them because I am working for good.
* I won. And I'm telling women that they can win.
# George Henry Powell

George Henry Powell (27 April 1880 – 3 December 1951) was a British songwriter who, under the pseudonym George Asaf, wrote the lyrics of the marching song Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag.

## Quotes

* Private Perkins is a funny little codger.
** Song Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag (1915).
* While you've a lucifer to light your fag, Smile, boys, that's the style. What's the use of worrying? It never was worth while, so Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag, And smile, smile, smile.
** Song Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag (1915).
# George Henry Thomas

George Henry Thomas (31 July 1816 – 28 March 1870) was a United States Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War, one of the principal commanders in the Western Theater. Although he was from Virginia, which had rebelled against the U.S. and joined the slave-holding Confederacy during the war, he remained loyal to the United States.

## Quotes

* [T]he greatest efforts made by the defeated insurgents since the close of the war have been to promulgate the idea that the cause of liberty, justice, humanity, equality, and all the calendar of the virtues of freedom, suffered violence and wrong when the effort for southern independence failed. This is, of course, intended as a species of political cant, whereby the crime of treason might be covered with a counterfeit varnish of patriotism, so that the precipitators of the rebellion might go down in history hand in hand with the defenders of the government, thus wiping out with their own hands their own stains; a species of self-forgiveness amazing in its effrontery, when it is considered that life and property—justly forfeited by the laws of the country, of war, and of nations, through the magnanimity of the government and people—was not exacted from them.
** Report to General Ulysses S. Grant (17 November 1868)

## Quotes about Thomas

* [T]o Major-General George H. Thomas and the officers and soldiers under his command for their skill and dauntless courage, by which the rebel army under General Hood was signally defeated and driven from the state of Tennessee.
** Thanks of Congress
* During the whole war his services were transcendent, winning the first substantial victory at Mill Springs in Kentucky, January 20th, 1862, participating in all the campaigns of the West in 1862-3-4, and finally, December 16th, 1864 annihilating the army of Hood, which in mid winter had advanced to Nashville to besiege him.
** William Tecumseh Sherman, article (1877)

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on George Henry Thomas on Wikipedia
# George Hirst

George Hirst (7 September 1871 – 10 May 1954) was a professional cricketer for Yorkshire and England.

## Sourced

* I don't know, but I do know that if anyone does he'll be bloody tired.
** When asked if anyone would ever match his feat of 2000 runs and 200 wickets in a season. (Nobody has.)
** Obituary, Wisden's Almanack, 1955; quoted in A Wisden Anthology.
# George Henry Boker

George Henry Boker (October 6, 1823 – January 2, 1890) was an American poet, playwright, and diplomat.

## Quotes

* Lovers are Like walking ghosts, they always haunt the spot Of their misdeeds.
** Francesca da Rimini (1853), Act V, scene II, in Plays and Poems (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856), Vol. I, p. 462.
* Love is that orbit of the restless soul Whose circle grazes the confines of space, Bounding within the limits of its race Utmost extremes.
** Sonnet: "Love is that orbit", line 1, in Plays and Poems (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856), Vol. II, p. 400.
* "Freedom!" their battle-cry,— "Freedom! or leave to die!"
** "The Black Regiment", stanza 5, in Poems of the War (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864), p. 101.
* Fold him in his country's stars, Roll the drum and fire the volley! What to him are all our wars, What but death bemocking folly?
** "Dirge for a Soldier (in Memory of General Philip Kearny)", stanza 3, in Poems of the War (Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864), p. 169.

## External links

* Works by George Henry Boker at Project Gutenberg
# I. M. Muthanna

Dr. I. M. Muthanna was a noted Indian writer, scholar and translator; he wrote in English, Kannada and Kodava takk and studied history, folklore and international studies.

## Quotes

* Gidwani’s Tipu has a political value today, especially after the Congress Government in 1974, perhaps to oblige the Muslim voters, released a commemoration stamp on Tipu, and described him as a ‘freedom fighter.’…Releasing a 50-Paisa postage stamp commemorating Tipu in July 1974, a minister of Karnataka said that Tipu was ‘a hero’ of Karnataka, ‘the defender of freedom,’ and so on. The chariman of the stamp releasing committee…wanted the writers to ‘present a true and faithful account’ of Tipu. Well… Gidwani has obliged him, rather sneakily, and in the form of a novel.
** Tipu Sultan X-rayed, Dr. I.M. Muthanna quoted in Sandeep Balakrishna. 2013. Tipu Sultan : The Tyrant of Mysore. Chennai: Rare Publications.
# I. M. Pei

Ieoh Ming Pei (26 April 1917 – 16 May 2019) was a Chinese-American architect, famous as the designer of many major works worldwide, including the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, the Bank of China Tower, and the Louvre Pyramid.

## Quotes

* I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity. Freedom of expression, for me, consists in moving within a measured range that I assign to each of my undertakings. How instructive it is to remember Leonardo da Vinci's counsel that "strength is born of constraint and dies from freedom."
** Acceptance speech for the The Pritzker Architecture Prize (16 May 1983), quoted in The Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1983: Presented to Ieoh Ming Pei (1983)
* Architects by design investigate the play of volumes in light, explore the mysteries of movement in space, examine the measure that is scale and proportion, and above all, they search for that special quality that is the spirit of the place as no building exists alone. The practice of architecture is a collective enterprise, with many individuals of various disciplines and talents working closely together. And from the commissioning to the completion of a project, there are also the many individuals for whom architects work, whose contribution to quality is frequently as crucial as that of the architect. So I accept this prize for all who have worked with me in this unique undertaking. Let us all be attentive to new ideas, to advancing means, to dawning needs, to impetuses of change so that we may achieve, beyond architectural originality, a harmony of spirit in the service of man.
** Acceptance speech for the The Pritzker Architecture Prize (16 May 1983), quoted in The Pritzker Architecture Prize, 1983: Presented to Ieoh Ming Pei (1983)
* For me the important distinction is between a stylistic approach to the design; and an analytical approach giving the process of due consideration to time, place, and purpose ... My analytical approach requires a full understanding of the three essential elements ... to arrive at an ideal balance among them.
** As quoted in Conversations with I. M. Pei : Light Is the Key (2000) by Gero von Boehm, p. 113

## External links

* Pei Partnership Architects
* Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
* "I. M. Pei" at the Digital Archive of American Architecture
* Pritzker Prize information and acceptance speech
* Concept sketches for The Musée d'Art Moderne
* I. M. Pei architecture on Google Maps
# Kept Husbands

Kept Husbands is a 1931 Pre Code American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dorothy Mackaill and Joel McCrea. The original story was written by the film's associate producer, Louis Sarecky, and adapted for the screen by Forrest Halsey and Alfred Jackson. Although primarily a drama, the film has many comedic touches to it, centering around the class struggles and stereotypes between the working class and the wealthy, which was particularly striking during the Depression era when this film was made. The film also points out the stereotypical gender roles which were prevalent at that time.

## Mrs. Brunton

* All husbands are "kept" - some with money, but most with love and devotion.

## Cast

* Dorothy Mackaill as Dorothea "Dot" Parker Brunton
* Joel McCrea as Richard "Dick" Brunton
* Ned Sparks as Hughie Hanready
* Mary Carr as Mrs. Brunton
* Clara Kimball Young as Mrs. Henrietta Post
* Robert McWade as Arthur Parker
* Bryant Washburn as Charlie Bates
* Florence Roberts as Mrs. Henrietta Parker
* Freeman Wood as Mr. Post
* Lita Chevret as Gwen

## Tagline

"Every Inch a Man - Bought Body and Soul by His Wife" Theiapolis.com: Kept Husbands
# Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen

Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen is an Islamic organization in the state of Kerala founded in 1950. The organization is part of the Islamic reformist Mujahid Movement and follows the principles of Salafism.

## Quotes

* The government had earlier eaten into the Muslim reservation by assigning the turns of Muslims to persons with disabilities, KNM said. "Muslims are suffering a big loss because their turns are being assigned to other weaker sections," the organisation said. "This is a serious matter," the organisation said.
** Statement of the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) reported on May 11, 2024 in LDF govt should not slash Muslim quota under the pretext of compassionate employment: Mujahid group
* In a statement, the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) said it was unacceptable to strip away the rights granted by the Constitution to the socially disadvantaged Muslim minority community under any pretext. "The government should not feign ignorance when the Muslim quota is reduced due to the inclusion of new, less privileged communities in the quota system," it said. The Sangh Parivar has already made its agenda clear during the election campaign to end the Muslim reservation, it said. "The state government should not be helping the communal forces that are trying to sabotage the Muslim reservation assured by the Constitution," KNM said.
** Statement of the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) reported on May 11, 2024 in LDF govt should not slash Muslim quota under the pretext of compassionate employment: Mujahid group
# Kerli

Kerli Kõiv (born February 7, 1987), known by her stage name Kerli, is an Estonian singer who is known for her alternative rock style and her album Love Is Dead which charted in the Billboard 200.

## Sourced

* People don't dream [in Estonia]. People don't have dreams. When your kid wants to be a superstar in America, the whole family supports the kid. If someone has talent it's appreciated and recognized. But in Estonia people will say: What, do you think you're better than us? We here, we are miserable, you're gonna be miserable too, because nobody can be different.
** In an interview

### Love is Dead (2008)

* I'm from a land called secret Estonia Nobody knows where it's at
** Creepshow
* Life is my creation Is my best friend Imagination Is my defense And I'll keep walking When skies are grey Whatever happens was meant that way.
** The Creationist
* Let the butterflies cry Let them cry for you And you just dry your eyes Because the world is wonderful.
** Butterfly Cry
* I used to believe there was no light But I found out Oh, life is far too short to fight Lose yourself, let go of your pain Taste the air you breathe and kiss the sky.
** Butterfly Cry

## External links

* Official Website
# Kerisiano Kalolo

Kerisiano Kalolo is a Tokelauan politician who currently serves as the Head of Government of Tokelau since 8 March 2021. He previously served the same position in 2019–2020 and 2012–2013.

## Quotes

* We haven't discussed this (Tokelau independence from New Zealand) for quite a long time ... Nobody ever talks about it.
** Kerisiano Kalolo (2021) cited in "‘Is it to satisfy you or to satisfy us?’ Why New Zealand’s Pacific colony doesn’t want independence" on The Guardian, 29 October 2021.
# Kenza Dali

Kenza Dali (born 31 July 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the France national team.

## Quotes

* But football was never my main goal as a kid, it was simply a joy, also because back then there weren’t many chances to make a living out of football as a woman.
* Since I was the only girl in the team when I was a kid, it built my character. I was accepted in my team, but not always by the opposing team.
* It was a challenge every weekend but it allowed me to become stronger mentally, physically, and I believe it allowed me to quickly improve because I had to find ways to try to be better than the boys.
* I was also very shy as a kid, but being part of a team made me socialize with other kids and open up as a person. I believe that I wouldn’t be the same person if it wasn’t for football.
* I’d like it if we stopped talking about men’s football versus women’s football, and just stick to football. I don’t really like to use the words women’s football myself.
* I’d like for women to be judged on their skills and competence, not on their physique.
* I think if more women and athletes are vocal about equality and their rights, whether it’s in the business world or sports, having those kinds of strong characters can only lead to a better future. We need to speak up and demand more!
* We should wear what we want, and what makes us happy, and not limit ourselves with what is or isn’t trendy.
* I would say to never give up, that the path might be very complicated at times, but it’s all worth it. Most importantly, you need to be passionate and keep that passion no matter what.
* Sometimes it’s very complicated to repeat efforts or face disappointments, but to be able to get through it or bounce back shows strength.
** Kenza Dali on her lifelong love of football, sneakers and Calvin Klein underwear by Giorgia Pearce.
# Kerala

Kerala, historically known as Keralam, is a state in South India on the Malabar coast. It was formed on 1 November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam-speaking regions. The state is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. Its capital is Thiruvananthapuram and its largest city is Kochi. Its official languages are Malayalam and English, and its largest religion is Hinduism.
According to government statistics, Kerala is the least impoverished and second-most urbanized state in India, although it has lower population growth and is dependent on remittances after many of its residents emigrated to Arabia during the 1970s. Its Legislative Assembly is currently controlled by the Communist-led Left Democratic Front. Its governor is Arif Mohammad Khan and its Chief Minister is Pinarayi Vijayan.

## Quotes

* God's own country
** Popular saying about Kerala, coined by Walter Mendez, the Creative Director of an Indian advertising agency in 1989 at the request of the Tourism Department, Government of Kerala.
* While India’s life expectancy figure of around 60 years compare quite unfavourably with China’s 69 years, Kerala’s life expectancy – about 72 years – appears on the other side of China’s achievement. Similarly, the infant mortality rate of 79 per thousand live births in India is very high indeed in comparison with China’s 31, but Kerala’s rate of 17 is much better than China’s. Again while India’s literacy rate is much lower than that of China, Kerala’s is substantially higher than China’s.
** Amartya Sen and Jean Dréze in India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity, 1995, Oxford University Press.
* Ownership inequality between men and women are is not a newly emerging inequality, in contrast with natality inequality, for example. It has existed in most parts of the world for a very long time. However, there are also important local variations in the prevalence of this of this inequality. For example, even though traditional property rights tend to favour men over women in most parts of India, nevertheless in the state of Kerala, over a long period there has been matrilineal inheritance for an influential part of the community, most notably the Nairs, who constitute about a fifth of the total population of Kerala and who has long been influential in the governance and politics of kerala. In the exceptional nature of Kerala’s social achievements, the greater voice of women seems to have been an important factor, and in this long tradition of matrilineal inheritance on the part of an influential segment of society has played a significant role.
** Amartya Sen in The Argumentative Indian, Penguinn Books.
# Hulda Swai

Hulda Shaidi Swai (born in 1954) is a Tanzanian researcher and professor in life sciences and bioengineering. She is a pioneer in nanomedicine research in the development of drugs against infectious diseases in Africa. Her work focuses in particular on the use of nanotechnology in antimalarial drugs.

## Quotes

* Science is not that difficult, it’s just a myth, women are as good as men.
** receiving her science award
* Science is made to solve problems in the society, to exploit the resources we have so as to create technology and eventually wealth.
** her take on economic growth
# Haj subsidy

The Haj subsidy was a subsidy based on religion that was given to Hajj pilgrims by the Government of India in the form of discounted airfare so that a pilgrim can fly to Mecca for Hajj. The policy has always been controversial until it was abolished under the ruling of the Indian judicial organs.

## Quotes

* One thing remained constant throughout the reign—the investments of Hajj. On average, around 15,000 pilgrims visited Mecca annually to perform Hajj during the Tīmūrid (distorted as Moghūls) era. The official Tīmūrid records tell us that the Tīmūrids sponsored the pilgrimage at public expense with gold, goods and rich presents merely with the desire to stand out as defenders of Islam. The major sponsorship began with the period of Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar when he conquered Gujarat in AD 1573. This victory had given him access to the port of Surat.
** Aabhas Maldahiyar - Babur_ The Chessboard King-Vintage Books (2024)
* The traveling expenses of anybody who might intend to perform the pilgrimage to the Sacred Places should be paid.
** John Slight, The British Empire and the Hajj, s.l.: Harvard University Press, 2015.
* This, my friends, is the Jaziya that non-Muslims pay in "free" India, one governed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Hajpayee.
** Varsha Bhosle: The Jaziya that Hindus yet pay . See also and Bhosle's definition: 'Hajpayee = Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for forcing non-Muslims to subsidise the Hajj'
# Hajer Sharief

Hajer Sharief (1994) is a Libyan peace and human rights activist. She co-leads the work of the Together We Build It (TWBI) organization in Libya. In 2011 and at the age of 19, Sharief co-founded TWBI to build peace in Libya and promote human rights. She is one of UN Women's 12 Champions on Women, Peace and Security, and Human Rights; and a member of the Extremely Together young leaders initiative, begun by Kofi Annan and the Kofi Annan Foundation. In 2020, Forbes named Sharief as one of "Africa's 50 Most Powerful Women", and she was listed by Avanec Media among their "100 Most Influential African Women" for 2020. A winner of the Student Peace Prize in 2017, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019.

## Quotes

* And then once it hits home, you realize that, no, it's not. It's not necessarily something wrong with the people or the location or the country per se. It's actually something that anyone can suffer from, even those perhaps listening to us right now thinking that they will never live a war. I think no one knows. And that's why it is important for even ordinary people to to get interested in peace.
* Peacebuilding is not only about stopping violence, it is also about the prevention of violence. To do so, all groups, all voices and perspectives in the society have to be considered. Young people, particularly girls, in the Middle East and North Africa constitute a large percentage of the population, so their role in peacebuilding is very important.
* Together we build it.
* Much more is needed. Including; facilitating a serious nation-wide dialogue that will include the voices of ordinary people, ppl affected by the multiple wars, women, and young people. This dialogue should be an official part of any formal political talks
* “Peace is a public good, so everyone should have the right to enjoying, building, making, and shaping peace.”
* Countering violent extremism should not be looked at as only putting an end to something negative; it’s also about empowering positive peace.