Introduction In Sanatan Scriptures, Sukanya was the daughter of King Sharyati, son of Vaivasvata Manu, and later became the wife of the great sage Chyavana. The sage had spent so many years in deep meditation that his body was covered by an anthill and a bird’s nest had formed over him. One day, the young and curious Sukanya noticed two shining objects inside the nest. Unaware that they were the sage’s eyes, she playfully poked at them, causing him to lose his sight. Enraged by this act, Chyavana cursed the kingdom, but Sukanya’s father pacified him by offering his daughter’s hand in marriage. Despite Chyavana’s old age and blindness, Sukanya accepted her role as his wife and devotedly cared for him with cheerfulness and loyalty. One day, the celestial physicians of the gods, the Ashwini Kumaras—twin brothers renowned for their beauty and healing powers—saw Sukanya and were struck by her radiant charm. Believing her beauty was better suited for heaven, they asked her to abandon her hus...
Introduction Dr. Jonas Salk was a superhuman who developed a vaccine against the scariest disease of his times, generally called ‘Polio’. In the 1950s, summertime was a very tough time for parents in America filled with fear and anxiety. In this season, thousands of children got infected with a crippling disease known as Poliomyelitis, or Polio. After discovering a vaccine for this disease, Jonas Salk became world-famous overnight, but this discovery was the result of painstaking research for many years. Early Life Jonas Edward Salk was born in a Russian-Jewish family on October 28, 1914, in New York City. His parents, Daniel and Dora Salk were Immigrants. He was the eldest of the three sons and was the first one in his family to attend college. He went to New York University School of Medicine in 1939 where he earned his medical degree and joined Mount Sinai Hospital as a scientist physician. Salk went to the University of Michigan in 1942 on a research fellowship to develop a vaccine...