prelude  In 753 AD, the Rashtrakutas established themselves in the Deccan as successors of the Chalukyas. The Kailash temple at Ellora was built during their reign and, representing the boldest attempt in the field of rock cut architecture, reproduces all the details of a structural temple in the intricacies of rock excavation. Perhaps, in the second half of the eight century, an island near the west coast was built in the Elephanta cave. It is one of the most magnificent art creations of India. The three faces of Shiva in the rock cuts of Elephanta represent Shiva as the Creator, Preserver and Destroyer. The above description is just a little bit of historical background, but there are a lot more history and myths associated with the rock cuts of this cave. From Banashree Baruah, Cotton College – Momo, also known as momo-cha, is a type of Tibetan, Ladakhi and Nepali dumpling, similar to the Mongolian buuz, Chinese jiaozi or Central Asian manti, closely related to the Russian pelmeni or Italian ravioli. The most popular fast food in Nepal, they are also common in places with Tibetan diaspora, such as Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal. Momos have become a popular street food in many Indian cities.There are different varieties of momos. Most common are the C-momo, Kothey momo, and fried momo. Quiz News: The Department of Communication and Journalism, Gauhati University organised an inter-institutional quiz competition on February 27 as part of their annual fest Communika ’09. GU (Rajib Saha and Saroj Kr Deka), JB Law College (Chinmoy Baruah and Rajdeep Dutta Bhuyan) and GU, IDOL (Dipankar Koushik and Ratul Kishore Deka) emerged first, second and third respectively in the quiz conducted by Quiz Master Neelotpal Deka. E-mail your questions with answers at: only4_pol@yahoo.co.uk or post at: THE COLOSSEUM, Mosaic, Friday Supplement, The Assam Tribune, Guwahati-781003 or SMS at: 9864102417. Send your name in each SMS.

side screen  1) Picture Clue: Identify this family. (Himjyoti Talukdar, Cosmic Business School, New Delhi)

harmonisers  From Kamaljyoti Borah, Gauhati University – 2) Which newspaper is also known as the “Thunderer”? 3) Which book was considered to be the Bible of National Socialism in Germany’s Third Reich? 4) Who is credited with popularising the Christmas tree? 5) Who designed the Lincoln Memorial?

unities  From Deepjyoti Deka, Nalbari – 6) Three of Spielberg’s films have become the highest grossing films of their time. What are they? 7) What was Spielberg’s first full length feature film? 8) Which film that Spielberg ultimately directed and completed, was initiated by another great Hollywood director?

do-re-me  9) She was an employee of a Radio Plane Company, folding and inspecting parachutes. She appeared on The Family Circle, a magazine, in 1946 for the first time. Her real name was Norma Jean. Who was she? (Biswajit Doley, Nalanipam, Dhemaji) 10) In the film Sharabi, Amitabh Bachchan had his left hand always in his pocket. Why? (Gauranga Phukon, Don Bosco School, Amguri) 11) My scientific name is Cairina scutulata. People will find me in Assam, and Assam is known for my existence, to some extent, to the world. Who am I? (Kalpajyoti Kalita, Chhaygaon College) 12) Which animal is nicknamed ‘firefox’ for the colour of its fur? (Kuldeep Dutta, Darrang College) 13) The first Assamese school magazine was published from Jorhat Normal School. The name of the magazine was Prabhat. Could you name the editor? (Saroj Kr. Deka, GU) 14) In the music world, “Alto, Tenor, Baritone, E-Bass, Falsetto” are different types of what? (Sonmani Das, Nalbari)

crescendo  15) If Mathematicians celebrate March 14 as Pi Day, then how do lovers celebrate it as? (Manjil P. Saikia, Tezpur)

Answers  1) The Beagle Family (Duck Tales) From left to right: Burger, Baggy, Bouncer, Bigtime, Ma Beagle, Bugle, Bankjob, and Babyface. 2) The Times of London. 3) Mein Kampf. 4) Prince Albert. 5) Henry Bacon. 6) Jaws, ET: The Extra Terrestrial and Jurassic Park. 7) The Sugarland Express. 8) AI : Artificial Intelligence. 9) Marilyn Monroe. 10) Because he received burn injuries in his left hand during the Diwali celebrations in 1983. 11) The white winged Wood Duck (Deohaah). 12) The Red Panda. 13) Sarat Chandra Goswami. 14) Different types of male voices. 15) White Day.