SCOVILLE HEAT UNIT(SHU)

Scoville heat unit is the scale used for determining the pungency of pepper/ chilli.The unit accounts for the amount of capscicin content of the chilli. Unit was developed by Wilbur Scoville (1912). The hottest chilli is Raja mirchi (king of chillies), which founds in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Assam. it is also known as naga jolokia, bhut jolokia etc. This chilli renowned as world's hottest chilli with 1 million SHUs.

LOTUS - THE SYMBOL OF PURITY

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) belongs to the family Nymphaeaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial aquatic plant. It is also known as sacred lotus, East Indian lotus, Chinese lotus etc. The evidence sighted in Rigveda during 2000 - 1500 BC reveals that the lotus was used as food in India. Dravidian called it as Pundarika in sankrit. 

Lotus lives in the mud pond but it is devoid of any mud on its stem, leaf or flower. The pond represents the worst conditions in our society and the lotus is the each individual who thrives in it. Thus the plant teaches us to live in worst conditions. It also represents divinity, youth, beauty, kindness, prosperity and fertility.