129. Singing his way outta singsing......

Born Walter Boyd, in 1918 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to thirty years in the Texas penitentiary. In 1925 he composed the following song in honor of theGovernor of Texas, Pat Neff and received an advance release from the confines of jail:

Please, Governor Neff, Be good 'n' kind
Have mercy on my great long time...
I don't see to save my soul
If I don't get a pardon, try me on a parole...
If I had you, Governor Neff, like you got me
I'd wake up in the mornin' and I'd set you free

By which nickname is Walter Boyd known to music lovers?

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.

124. State Guest?

Name :C Gurumura
Profession : Assistant Producer
Address : c/o Gentleman Film Productions,
38, Paris
France,

Entry at the Garden Hotel register in Thamel.

Who had just checked in ?

123. A fairytale journey?

The Fairy Queen, the world's oldest steam engine in regular operation, plies between Delhi and the city of X in Rajasthan, the gateway to the National Park Y.


What be X and Y?