What is Qwikipedia?
Ever been on Wikipedia to look up an article? More often than not, we start with one topic, click on a few links and within no time are reading about something else.
Qwikipedia is a game that tries to quench this curiosity in us. The objective is to get to a particular wiki page, starting from a specific article, using minimal clicks. There is no single correct answer, so we might surprise ourselves by finding new routes each time!
Thursday’s Trekker
Kargil War —> Momo
Kargil War
You might have read that our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, recalled about the Kargil War during his visit to Ladakh recently. Some of you might been around at the that time, but for most of you it is either what you see and read about it now, or what your parents tell you.
An armed conflict between India and Pakistan, the Kargil War took place from May to July in the year 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and other regions along the Line of Control. It is one of the most recent examples of high altitude warfare in mountainous terrains leading to logistical difficulties to both sides.
New Delhi
The Lalit Kala Academy in New Delhi had exhibited cartoons on Kargil War in 1999. This was then followed by a chain of cartoon exhibitions at Jaipur, Chandigarh, Patna and Indore. New Delhi is one of the eleven districts of Delhi National Capital Territory. It serves as the seat of the executive, legislative and judiciary branches of the Government of India.
Kathmandu
If New Delhi is the capital of India, then Kathmandu serves the same purpose for neighbouring Nepal. It plays a pivotal role in the country's economy and also is the gateway to all tourism in Nepal. The Kathmandu Valley-Unesco World Heritage site includes Kathmandu and its sister cities, Lalitpur Patan and Bhaktapur.
Momo
Be it Kathmandu, or anywhere else in Nepal, momo, the Nepalese version of Tibetan dumpling, is a prominent street food. Vegetarian momo, chicken momo and buff momo are popular in Kathmandu.
A type of steamed bun with or without filling, momo has become a traditional delicacy in the Himalayan region. This dumpling is similar to Chinese baozi and Japanese gyoza.
So the path that we have traversed today is:
Kargil War —> New Delhi —> Kathmandu —> Momo
Three clicks! Hop over. It’s time for the next question:
Friday’s Free rider
ZMapp —> Gecko
Send in your paths for the above to school@thehindu.co.in with the subject “Qwikipedia”.
Kudos!
Vishnu Prathap V. of class X, Excel Central School, Thiruvattar was able to find an alternate path: Kargil War -> India -> Nepal -> Momo.
