337. The right mixture of the orient and the occident?

Her mother was, at a point of time, married to LSD guru Timothy Leary. Her father was the first western Tibetan monk and is currently the Jey Ksong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist studies at Columbia University.

She is named after an Indian goddess.

Who?

336. In the beginning there was fire....

In the Rig Veda, this person is mentioned to have been the first mortal to make fire by rubbing together two pieces of sticks.

Who was this person and what in Hindu theology is named after him?

335. Bucklestrapping?

In 1912, Tokuji Hayakawa founded a metal workshop in Tokyo and innovated the first of his many inventions: a snap buckle named 'Tokubijo'.

Couple of years later he came up another invention, a mechanical pencil – which became a best seller – and ended up lending its name to that of the Company.

Which one?

334. Herbacious?

Which herb, whose name literally approximates to “mountain hollyhock”, now mostly available in paste or powdered form and forming a vital component of a particular cuisine, is best ingested post grating it with a grater made of sharkskin?

333. What's Wrong?

Photo: Oravanh Thammasen

What is so odd about the traffic lights at Tipperary Hill, Syracuse, NY? Explain.

332. Sudoku anyone?

Easy one. What is the following format of Sudoku called?

331. The name of the rose

In 1893, a clipping from a rose tree was transplanted from near a grave in Nishapur in Iran to another grave in Boulge, Suffolk.

So what is the name of this rose?