128. The Bishop's gambit

Sometime in the early 60s, the Bishop of Trivandrum dedicated the ancient St. Mary Magdalene Church and an adjoining bishop’s house at Pallithura to the nation.

This incident marked the genesis of what?

127. Private Affair?

This type of sofa has given rise to a phrase in English language.

Name the sofa/phrase.

126. Windows of Israel...

He created stained glass windows for the synagogue of the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem. During the Six Day War the hospital came under severe attack, placing his work under threat. In response to this, he wrote a letter from France stating "I am not worried about the windows, only about the safety of Israel. Let Israel be safe and I will make you lovelier windows." Luckily, most of the panels were removed in time, with only one sustaining severe damage. In 1973, Israel issued a series of stamps featuring the windows, which depict the Twelve tribes, such as Levi, pictured here.

Who designed the windows?

125. Therein hangs a tale...

This is probably one of the most popular Hindi plays enacted in schools around the country. Written by Bharatendu Harischandra, the plot deals with an innocent thin man who is convicted to the gallows by the king instead of a fat man - whose guilt has been proven - just because the noose won’t fit him!

The title of the play has now entered the Hindi language as an oft-repeated phrase depicting a sorry socio-political condition.

Identify the play.