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The videotape recorder was invented by Charles Ginsberg in 1951. In 1953, Dr. Norikazu Sawazaki developed a prototype helical scan videotape recorder. Videotape is magnetic tape used for storing video and usually sound in addition.

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.

Mayurbhanj is located in the northern part of Odisha, is famous for its Chhau dance. Chhau dance is a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk traditions, with origins in the East Indian region, and panned out to its variants in the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha.

Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympics Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He won gold in the Men's 10-metre air rifle event. KD Jadhav is the first Indian to win an Olympic medal (bronze) for an individual event (men's freestyle bantamweight) at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

The Vedas, meaning “knowledge,” are the oldest texts of Hinduism. They are derived from the ancient Indo-Aryan culture of the Indian Subcontinent and began as an oral tradition that was passed down through generations before finally being written in Vedic Sanskrit between 1500 and 500 BCE.

James Michael Lyngdoh was the 12th Chief Election Commissioner of India (14 June 2001 to 7 Feb 2004). He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2003.

In UK, there is a convention that once a Speaker, always a Speaker. It means that a Speaker's constituency is unchallenged. Once a person is appointed as a Speaker he gives formal resignation from his political parties. He has a casting vote and ultimate disciplinary powers with respect to the conduct of the House and MPs.

An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Public share issuance allows a company to raise capital from public investors.

Integral Coach Factory is a manufacturer of rail coaches. It is located in Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1955 and is owned and operated by the Indian Railways.

Lord Ripon is rightly called the “Father of Local Self Government” in India. In 1882 the then Viceroy of India, Lord Ripon, passed a resolution of local self-government which lead the democratic forms of municipal governance in India.