255: Identify the person and the institution honoured on this stamp. 254: Deputy Prime Ministers of India – missing individual – LK Advani.

254: What connects these men? Who’s missing? 253: The connection is Bhulbhulayah. (Maze) Visuals of the Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu and the Bara Imambara in Lucknow. The Bara Imambara is supposed to contain a labyrinth called Bhulbhulayah. Manichitrathazhu was remade in Hindi as Bhool Bhulaiyaa.

253: Identify and connect. 252: Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park in Gujarat. The site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the only complete and unchanged Islamic pre-Mughal city.

252: Identify this unique place. 251: Scinde Dawk. From Wikipedia, “Scinde Dawk was a very old postal system of runners that served the Indus Valley of Sindh, an area of present-day Pakistan. The term also refers to the first postage stamps in Asia, the forerunners of the adhesive stamps used throughout India, Burma, the Straits…

251: What is this? What is its significance? 250: Damascus – Painting depicts the conversion of Saint Paul, origin of the expression “Road to Damascus”, Damascus Steel, Damask Silk and the artwork called Damascening, which incidentally comes from a perceived resemblance to the rich tapestry patterns of damask silk.

250: It’s been a long road to the 250th question. Connect. 249: Things named after Earls – Cardigan, Derby, Orrery, Sandwich and Yarborough (a certain hand in cards)

249: Connect. 248: Emosional Atyachar in Dev D (Yep, that ‘s the official spelling.) The 2 Videos are 1. Om Darbadar by Kamal Swarup – An Indian Film 2. Opening scene of Emir Kusturica’s Underground The sound & look and feel are “inspired” by Anurag Kashyap’s own admission. More information : http://passionforcinema.com/devd-emosional-atyachar/

248: Question from Srini. (Fing) Connect the two videos – video 1 and video 2. 247: Yakhchals (meaning ice pit) an ancient type of refrigerator, dating back to 400 BC. Found in what is now Iran, they were used to store ice, during the middle of the summer, in the desert!

247: What are such structures called? What was their purpose? (The name of such structures is still used to refer to the modern day equivalents in the local languages. ) 246: Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh – he is the only officer of the Indian Air Force to be promoted to five star…

246: What unique distinction does this person hold? 245: Matisse – I. Allan Sealy who wrote the book Red (about Matisse’ life) and Rothko’s painting Homage to Matisse. Incidentally the painting sold for over $ 22 million in 2005 and set a record for paintings from the same time period.