What is the best and most economic perfume for women in India?
Well this one is from personal experience and those who have used them would possibly agree.I am aware of two perfumes which can never go wrong with respect to longevity and projections.And both these perfumes are equally affordable.The first one is Burberry Touch for Women (the Pink fluid bottle)This is surely one fragrance which is definitely worth the value. Floral and slightly fruity with touch of vanila and musk as after note.Lasting is fairly 5 hoursAs far as price is concerned, it retails in India at around 2.4k to 3k for 100mlThe second one is Bvlgari Aqva Amara Divina (the round white bottle with golden cap)Bvlgari Aqva has been one of the most popular and most affordable perfumes. He aqva fragrance give those sea and watery fresh notes.Aqva Amara has been a referred to as perfume bomb which can at times get on to your nerves.This ladies version of Amara ie Aqva Amara Divina follows the principles of its male counterpart and live up to its name.Very strong watery green fresh fragrance with hidden afternote of musky rose.Lasting is minimum 5–6 hoursOn Price perspective, it is in the same range as Burberry Touch ie 2.4k to 3k in retail.I am sure there are other very well articulated perfumes in this range but hese two have been personally tried since i gifted them to my sister and she went crazily happy post usage.As far as i can remember, you can also try other perfumes from these brands.Rasasi, CK Euphoria, Elizabeth Arden, Davidoff Hot Water, Boss Nuit Ladies are some which i would suggest you to try apart from the above.
Which are the reputable drop shipper companies with no monthly fee?
One company that I've worked with for a long time is dropshipdeals.com. They are reliable and always get the goods to my customer within 2-5 business days. I've done hundreds of transactions with them and got no returns so far.Another one you might want to look at is banggood.com. They have a lot more variety and offer many more types of products than the other website, but their delivery times are longer. They unusually take 5-8 business days to deliver. This website has U.S. and China warehouses, I always use the U.S. one.Hope this helps!
What were common flowers in medieval Europe?
Roses where a part of the medieval pleasure gardens and used as a Christian symbol of Jesus and his suffering. A couple of roses can be traced back to the Middle Ages like theRosa gallica var. officinalis also known as the Apothecary's rose. Another known rose is theRosa Alba, or the White Rose of York. Both of the roses were adopted as heraldic symbols by the houses of York and Lanchester who were rivals.Other flowers or plants I could mention are:The lily: Often seen in religious paintings or in relation to France (fleur de lis).Iris, Marigold, Daisies, Foxgloves, Cowslip, Peony and Snowdrop.
Is it legal to grow poppy in the UK?
Not only legal but virtually impossible to stop them. Break up the ground and up they pop. Like they did all over Flanders after the guns went silent…The Poppies of Flanders Fields | Discovering BelgiumBut I guess you mean that particular poppy from which Opium can be extracted. Again it would be hard to stop the odd example popping up but should you feel inclined to plant an entire field with them and establish a processing unit I would stand ready to welcome the forces of the law for afternoon tea and a little longer…Opium Poppy: History
What is your favourite flower and why?
I can't pick a single flower as a favorite. Here are some I like (some for fragrance, some for color, some for both, some for no specific reason, in no particular order): 1. Gulmohar: I absolutely love the way it "paints the town red" when it blooms. Here's a close up of those flowers: 2. Rose and Jasmine: Women in Southern parts of India wear them on their hair regularly. I wear them on festive occasions. They are decorative and have lovely fragrance. 3. Table rose: These ornamental roses look really adorable on chill winter mornings 4. Sakura Blossoms I liked Cardcaptor Sakura when I was young. I had always wanted to see a cherry tree. And I did get to see them in Osaka, when I visited several years later.5. I've always liked sunflowers and oleanders for their glowing presence, although I later realized that oleanders are poisonous. Oleanderand sunflower6. I also love gladioli, especially white ones. I feel relaxed and calm when I see them. And I love their natural arrangement. 7. Globe Amaranth I love this one for its regal purple shade and for never withering away in my possession. 8. Pansies and petunias Pansies Petunias I love the way these tiny flowers add so much color during cold seasons. As a child, I used to want to stay around them. 9. Canna Red Although Canna comes in several colors, I'm attached to the red ones that I grew at home. Here's a similar picture from google images 10. Mustard These grew quickly in winter. I loved watching mustard grow - first the tiny heart shaped leaves would appear and then, in 3 months or less, these yellow flowers. The pods would start the life cycle all over again. 11. Vinca rosea This flower grows like a weed practically everywhere in my neighborhood and is used to extract anticancer drugs vincristine and vinblastine. 12. Parijatha Flowers Their fragrance in the morning is something I love waking up to. Disclaimer: 1. All photos of flowers, except the Sakura Blossoms are taken from the internet. 2. I like several more, but limited my answer to the first 11 that came to my mind. Otherwise this answer would stretch too much. And then I realized I forgot Parijatha.
Knighthood: Have any Asian person ever been knighted?
Yes there have been at least these few:Rabindranath Tagore, first Asian to became Nobel laureate when he won Nobel Prize for his collection of poems, Gitanjali, in 1913, was awarded knighthood by King George V in 1915 [1] (and subsequently repudiated it in 1919 [2], as mentioned by User-12016406912133266280 in his comment)Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist, knighted in 1929 [3] (mentioned by C.V. Krishnakumar in his answer)Ahmed Salman Rushdie, British Indian novelist, awarded knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007, knighted in 2008 [4]Mota Singh, the UK's first Sikh and Asian Judge, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2010 [5]Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, the Indian-origin scientist whose pioneering work in Molecular Biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, to be knighted in 2012 [6]If you include honorary knights [7], there are at least the following (filtered to those I could confirm the country and year of award, excluding a ton of royalty):Li Hung Chang of China, knighted in 1896Chentung Liang-Chang of China, knighted in 1897Hayashi Tadasu of Japan, knighted in 1905Oyama Iwao of Japan, knighted in 1906Togo Heihachiro of Japan, knighted in 1906Yamagata Aritomo of Japan, knighted in 1906Nogi Maresuke of Japan, knighted in 1911Kamio Mitsuomi of Japan, knighted in 1915Bhim Shumshere Jung of Nepal, knighted in 1917Judha Shumshere Jung of Nepal, knighted in 1917Kengo Mori of Japan, knighted in 1927Chiang Kai-shek of China, knighted in 1942Ayub Khan of Pakistan, knighted in 1960Mohammed Ikramullah of Pakistan, knighted in 1961Tunku Abdul Rahman of Malaysia, knighted in 1961Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of India, knighted in 1963Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, knighted in 1970Tun Abdul Razak of Malaysia, knighted in 1972Suharto of Indonesia, knighted in 1974Kim Sang Man of South Korea, knighted in 1981Abdus Salam of Pakistan, knighted in 1989Akio Morita of Japan, knighted in 1993Kang Young-Hoon of South Korea, knighted in 1995Fidel V. Ramos of the Philippines, knighted in 1995Anson Chan of China, knighted in 2002Han Seung-soo of South Korea, knighted in 2004Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea, knighted in 2004[1] http://www.iloveindia.com/indian...[2] http://www.calcuttaweb.com/tagor...[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._...[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kni...[5] http://ibnlive.in.com/news/uks-f...[6] http://www.thesouthasiantimes.in...[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis...
In your language, how common are given names that are flowers?
In your language, how common are given names that are flowers?[i.e in English there is Violet/Viola, Rose, Heather, Daisy, Hyacinth, Posey, Jasmine, Ivy etc.., all fairly common to varying degrees]This is from Tamil, an Indian language of thousands of years vintage.I find a lot of similarities in names in Bengali, as already listed out by Koyel Ranu | কোয়েল রানু in her answer.The name Pushpa means flower. Another name Malar means flower in chaste Tamil.Lotus once again takes the pride of place in Tamil too : Kamala, Pankajam, Padma, Saroja, and the chaste Tamil name for lotus - Thamarai. all of these are mostly female names. Kamal, Rajiv, Aravind are some male names, though not very common.Kumudha and Alli, meaning water lily.Shenbagam is a female name, as well as Tamil for champa flower.Of course Roja, which also means rose.Then we have Mallika, meaning Jasmine.And then we have Poomalai a female name, meaning an entire garland of flowers.In rural Tamilnadu, female names with even the original English words for flowers, like Rose, Lily, Violet, Daisy and Jasmine are not uncommon.Even a mythical flower, Vaijayanti , is a common name among the Tamils.Some famous Tamil celebrities with flower names:Actor Dr. “Vaijayanthi” Mala - The Tamil beauty who conquered the hearts of Hindi film fans in the 1950s and 1960s.“Padma Bhushan” Dr.”Padma” Subrahmanyam, BharataNatyam exponent, research scholar and a revered dance “Guru”“Padma” Bhushan Kumari “Kamala” - a legendary dancer and movie star.Saroja Devi, heart throb of an entire generation in the 1960–1970s“Padma” Bhushan “Kamal” Haasan - introducing him must be like gilding the lily.“Arvind” Swamy - whose very name used to make many girls swoon in the 1990s. Incidentally one of his most famous movies was “Roja”- the name of the female protagonist.Meera “Jasmine” - well, she is originally from Kerala, but still she acted in Tamil movies, didn’t she?Tamil Lyricist and social activist, “Thamarai”Actor turned politician “Roja” Selvamani. Of course Roja is only her screen name and not original name, but so what? as the Bard would say, A Rose is a rose is a rose :)(All images are from internet)
Who is the best tattoo artist?
When it is about getting a tattoo, everyone wants this to be just perfect. There are several tattoo artists out there, but which one to choose among them, is a challenging question to answer. Make sure you consider the following before making a decision.Research: It involves everything from finding all of the different parlors and then get the best one shortlisted. Next step is to visit these shortlisted ones and meet the tattoo artists there.Cleanliness matters: Do not forget to look up for cleanliness in the parlor. It must be as clean as any doctor’s clinic.Observe their work: Everything from the kind of needle to the container they are dipping their needle into must be noticed. Also, do notice whether they are using spreader and gloves while applying Vaseline or other ointments on person’s skin, or not.Portfolios: This is a must! You should ask them to get a portfolio for their previous work. This would let you know about their creativity and cleanliness.References: Make sure to ask your friends for recommendations as they would make the research comfortable with their experience.Keeping these points in mind would surely make it somehow easy to find the best tattoo artist.My research ended at Los Angeles makeup academy, which was recommended by my friend.