announced its intention of transferring power no later than June 1948. As independence approached‚ the violence between Hindus and Muslims in the provinces of Punjab and Bengal continued unabated. With the British army unprepared for the potential for increased violence‚ the new viceroy‚ Louis Mountbatten‚ advanced the date for the transfer of power‚ allowing less than seven months for a mutually agreed plan for independence. In June 1947‚ the nationalist leaders‚ including Pandit Nehru‚ Abul Kalam
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A very affectionate good morning to esteemed judges‚ cherished teachers and my beloved friends. Today I ‚ am going to converse in the favour of motion – “CCE SYSTEM – A BANE OR A BOON?” Everything has a good face and a bad face and same is the case with CCE system but‚ according to my analysis‚ CCE system is filled with advantages. Actually‚ CCE system was launched last year by education minister Mr. Kapil Sibbal to trim down the burden or stress of studies from students and make him perfect
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his day 15th August of every year is a golden day engraved in the history of the world. We got freedom on this date and it is a day worth a celebration. When we celebrate it hoisting the flag‚ playing our National Anthem with fervor‚ distributing sweets‚ we need to sail back into the past to remember and pay homage to the builders of our nation. My dear friends‚ We were the privileged lot to have been born in free India. We were able to breathe the fresh free air since our birth. If at all we want
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Bastille Day: French Independence Day "Bastille Day‚ on the Fourteenth of July‚ is the French symbol of the end of the Monarchy and the beginning of the French Revolution" (www.hightowertrail.com). Bastille Day is a national‚ symbolic‚ historical French holiday and is celebrated every July 14. To celebrate Bastille Day‚ also known as La Fete de la Bastille‚ French citizens remember the storming of the Bastille which was the first major event of the French revolution. Bastille was not just a prison
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PROGRESSIVE USE OF HINDI 14 Progressive Use of Hindi Introduction 14.1 The Hindi section functioning in the Ministry of Mines is responsible for ensuring compliance of the Official Languages Act‚ the rules made thereunder and the administrative instructions regarding use of Hindi in the Ministry of Mines and in the subordinate offices and PSU ’ s under its administrative control. 14.2 Section 3(3) of Official Languages Act‚ 1963 has been complied with fully during the period under report and all
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Hindi Nationalism This piece on Hindu nationalism‚ written by Alok Rai‚ deals with the coming of modern Hindi in the late 90s and the early 20s. Alok Rai who is also known as a critical thinker‚ theorist and also the grandson of Premchand makes his readers aware of the process of modernization in the case of language. In this essay we get to witness a connection between Hindi (old Hindi) and “Hindi” (new Hindi). Making of Hindi as a modern language connects to the programme of the imagining the
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friends‚I wish you a happy independence day. INDEPENDANCE DAY means a day when we had got freedom from not only our brute rulers but freedom from want from fulfillment of right needs... India was under the British rule for 3-4 centuries. It was in 1857 India started it’s independence struggle forcefully through a revolt named "The Great Revolt" against the British. Mahatma Gandhi was the spine and brain behind the Indian independence struggle and finally her Independence. "Non-violence" or "Ahimsa"
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Last night was highly unexpected. At school no one bullied me and Carrie was my friend. I had now had a friend in my class. In class we learned about the 4th of July (July 4th) which was Independence Day. It is a day in remembrance of the Declaration of Independence and the United States of America. And the Fourth of July is also during summer break which is soon. Jennifer and Ria were surprised to see me with Carrie at lunch. We told them all about last night.They were surprised‚ but not as
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Bollywood (Hindi: बॉलीवुड‚ Urdu: ÈÇáی æ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India (Bharat). The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Hindi cinema. Bollywood is only a part of the Bhartiya film industry. The name is a portmanteau of Bombay (the former name for Mumbai) and Hollywood‚ the center of the American film industry. Though some deplore the name‚ arguing that it makes the
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Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions‚ particularly those that were covered by glaciers in recent geologic times. The primary sources of lake water are melting ice and snow‚ springs‚ rivers‚ runoff from the land surface‚ and direct precipitation. In the upper part of lakes there is a good supply of light‚ heat‚ oxygen‚ and nutrients‚ well distributed by currents and turbulence. As a result‚ a large number of diverse aquatic organisms can be found there. The most
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