Month: April 2022

Non fungible token (NFT)

What is it?
The term NFT stands for non-fungible token. Non fungible means something that is not interchangeable. Let’s assume, you have a two hundred rupees note and you are exchanging it with somebody for 2, 100 rupees note. Here, as we can see the currencies are fungible/interchangeable.

Non fungible token (NFT) allow you to convert your digital assets (like music, painting, games, videos etc.) to a unique piece by assigning a unique digital signature to your asset. This unique identity will contain the information of your ownership and can be traded for real currency/cryptocurrency or any other assets.

Let’s give an example here. Arya creates an album of songs and wants to upload it online. However, she fears her work may get tampered/replicated online. Here, non fungible token (NFT) can be a great help. Arya can buy NFTs for her works as it will secure her ownership and can let her trade music with other assets easily.

Now let’s come to some real-life applications. Beeple’s digital asset ” Everydays: The first 5000 days” NFT was sold for 69 million dollars. Twitter’s Jack Dorsey’s first tweet’s NFT was sold for nearly 3 million dollars.

How does the NFT work?
NFTs runs on blockchain which is a distributed public ledger that records transactions.

Applications
Presenting academic credential (cannot be tampered/altered)
Digital artwork
Gaming industry
Ticket sales

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Amarkantak: The King of Pilgrimages

This year, I had the chance to visit Amarkantak, aka Teerthraj or king of pilgrimages, located at an altitude of 1000 meters in the district of Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh). I went there for a one-day trip in the springs with my husband. It is a renowned place of heritage, and the assembly point of the Vindhya and Satpura ranges, with the Maikal Hills being the pivot. This is also the birthplace of river Narmada, Son, and Johila (a tributary of Son).

The first place we visited was the Narmada Udgam (origin of the sacred Narmada river) mandir, a complex of temples with idols of gods and goddesses within it. At the center of the temple, Narmada Mai’s idol is present and beautifully decorated with a gold mukut. Besides to the Mandir, a cluster of Lord Shivling idols and a Shiv temple are present.
There is also a temple with Lord Ram and Sita nearer to it. The temple made with white marbles, and the Narmada Kund (origin of the river) is a beautiful sight to behold.

Then, we went to the complex of the ancient temples of Kalachuri, an ASI-protected site located nearer to the Narmada udgam temple. The tickets were to be made online for entry. Adi Shankaracharya established the Pataleshwar temple present in the complex. The temples are beautifully carved and are surrounded by greenery.

Next, we went to Mai ki bagiya (Mother’s garden), which was like 1-2 km distant from Narmada temple. It is a place with few temples and is surrounded by mango, banana trees, etc. It is a place of natural beauty, and a number of monkeys can be seen jumping around in the garden. There is this shop of Ayurveda just before the entrance.

Lastly, we went to the Shri Yantra Mandir, with a massive sculpture of four heads at the gate. The four heads signify the faces of Goddess Laxmi, Saraswati, Kali & Bhuvaneshwari. This place has an enchanting view. We ended our trip there. Overly, it was a pleasant visit to Amarkantak. I hope to visit the rest of the places that we missed due to time constraints in the future.

 

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