What is being celebrated in 2 as a tribute to 1?

Cracked by: Raghuvansh , Debasish , udupendra , Mitesh , Neeraj , p vs np , foobar , Dibyo , shenoyvarun86 , Ps , Vijay Shankar , sumo_ftb , Nakul , darthshak , nishansolo , shrik , Prasad , Higgers and Bipin Banavalikar.

Raghuvansh, Debasish, udupendra, Mitesh, Neeraj, p vs np, foobar, Dibyo, shenoyvarun86, Ps, Vijay Shankar, sumo_ftb, Atul Mathew, Nakul, darthshak, nishansolo, shrik, Prasad, Higgers and Bipin Banavalikar

Identify and connect:

1. 
2. This clip: [audio:http://www.boiledbeans.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/6e66046b0a53059990a4339b33b60658.mp3]

Cracked by Raghuvansh , udupendra , p vs np , duriel , Martin , sidsen , sand , Ananth and shenoyvarun86.

Raghuvansh, udupendra, p vs np, duriel, Martin, sidsen, sand, Ananth and shenoyvarun86

Slightly different kind of a question.

Say you construct an elliptical carrom board and keep the striker on a focus point (see the diagram below) and strike it. Which point on the board is the striker surely going to pass through after rebound irrespective of the angle at which it was struck?

Also, tell us which property of the ellipse lets you arrive at this.

p.s: Although it looks like a math question, it is very much quiz style.

Cracked by: Shrey Goyal , udupendra , Dibyo , Raghuvansh , u2001137 , Jean Valjean , Anand Shankar , Ps , sidsen , Rohan , madhur , Nakul , Krishna , yaksha , duriel , Neeraj , Poornima , Ananth , shrik , sand , p vs np , MGS and Ajay Parasuram.

Shrey Goyal, udupendra, Dibyo, Raghuvansh, u2001137, Jean Valjean, Anand Shankar, Ps, sidsen, Rohan, madhur, Nakul, Krishna, yaksha, duriel, Neeraj, Poornima, Ananth, shrik, sand, p vs np, MGS and Ajay Parasuram

What controversy?

Cracked by: shrik , Jean Valjean , Dibyo , Raghuvansh , jayanth , akhi , Rohan , Ps and shenoyvarun86.

shrik, Jean Valjean, Dibyo, Raghuvansh, jayanth, akhi, Rohan, Ps and shenoyvarun86

Identify, and connect.

Apologies for the delay, folks. This will stay up a wee bit longer…

Cracked by Raghuvansh and p vs np.

Raghuvansh and p vs np

Connect:

1. 
2. And this clip.

to a specific device.

Cracked by Martin , Dibyo , Anon, AmK , Raghuvansh , Rohan , svgreatest , Johny Walker , p vs np and udupendra.

Martin, Dibyo, Anonymous, AmK, Raghuvansh, Rohan, svgreatest, Johny Walker, p vs np and udupendra

Connect and explain

Cracked by Martin , Raghuvansh , duriel and Rahulk. Nice work!

Martin, Raghuvansh, duriel and Rahulk

To Srikanth..

..our dear rocket scientist.
Edit: [Srikanth] Thanks a bunch, folks :)

Connect to recent news…

Cracked by Raghuvansh , sand , darthshak , Dibyo , sidsen , AmK , Jean Valjean and shrik.

Raghuvansh, sand, darthshak, Dibyo, sidsen, AmK, Jean Valjean and shrik

Identify object (1) that can give you a whole new perspective on life (2)

Cracked by Debasish , Srikanth.M.G , Kal , Atul Mathew , Rithwik K , Dibyo , shenoyvarun86 , Ps , AmK , p vs np , ajay , jayanth , sidsen , shrik , Jean Valjean and darthshak.

Debasish, Srikanth.M.G, Kal, Atul Mathew, Rithwik K, Dibyo, shenoyvarun86, Ps, AmK, p vs np, ajay, jayanth, sidsen, shrik, Jean Valjean and darthshak