Google India is celebrating India’s 63rd Republic Day by featuring a Google Doodle on its homepage highlighting the theme of Indian Tricolor – Saffron, White and Green. The logo depicts the National Bravery Award winning children riding on the backs of decorated elephants holding (tricolor) umbrellas, much like the actual parade on Rajpath, New Delhi. The Google logo, however, appears in the background with the ‘O’ of Google appearing like the Ashoka Chakra.

I was a child in the 1960s, and I enjoyed seeing the Google Doodle reminding me about the old TV series. Following the Doodle’s link, I learned the story of Charles Addams, the creator.

Whether you want to conduct a borax bead test, perform the flame test or just heat something to red hot state, the Bunsen burner is your steady companion. It is the device so ubiquitous in a chemistry lab that people just don’t talk about it. It’s a trusty friend, whose absence is more suffered than its presence felt.