1. Hawa Mahal Hawa Mahal stands upright as the entrance to the City Palace‚ Jaipur. An important landmark in the city‚ Hawa Mahal is an epitome of the Rajputana architecture. The splendid five-storey “Palace of the Winds” is a blend of beauty and splendor much close to Rajasthan’s culture. Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh built Hawa Mahal in 1779. The pyramid shape of this ancient monument is a tourist attraction having 953 small windows. 2. Taj Mahal Taj Mahal‚ the pinnacle of Mughal architecture
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The emperor‚ Ashoka‚ converted to Buddhism during his reign from 269 to 232 B.C.E. He taught his people to reject violence and to respect all living things. He changed the Empire by ending wars of conquest‚ and in turn other countries did the same. In comparison‚ Christianity
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Thoughts‚ ideas and values practised for generations come together to form a culture. The cultural values practised through generations create a tradition. Thoughts of one generation differ from those of the other and so do the values. So‚ a conflict of two generations is inevitable. Whenever a new idea tries to assert itself at the cost of something that has been followed conventionally‚ and the new idea claims to be progressive‚ we say that tradition is becoming an obstacle to progress. The question
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The Baby Academy Strategic Business Management Fall 2010-2011 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Vision 3 3. Mission 3 4. Strategic Objectives 4 5. Strategic Analysis 4 a. The General Environment 4 b. Porter ’s Five-Forces Model of Industry Competitive 6 c. Value Chain Analysis
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 2 SAGAR WELCOME SPEECH BY SH. P. K . CHANDRAN‚ PRINCIPAL ON THE OCCASION OF THE ANNUAL DAY CELEBRATION 28.04.2010 GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLE MEN‚ It is of immense pleasure to stand before you on this auspicious occasion of the ANNUAL DAY of KV 2 Sagar with the high lights of events and achievements for the year 2009-10 in the august presence of our esteemed guests‚ well wishers‚ students and my colleagues. I am extremely thankful to each and every one who
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other major cities. The state has a literacy rate of 94.59 percent‚ the highest in India. History From as early as 3000 BC‚ Kerala had established itself as the major spice trade centre of the world. A 3rd-century-BC rock inscription by emperor Ashoka the Great attests to a Keralaputra. Around 1 BC the region was ruled by the Chera Dynasty‚ which traded with the Greeks‚ Romans and Arabs. The Tamil Chera dynasty‚ Ays and the Pandyan Empire were the traditional rulers of Kerala whose patriarchal
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The classical empires experienced periods of great power by centralization of power and establishing belief systems to maintain power over their empire. This is true for both Han China and Mauryan India. Both of these classical empires were very successful in the ancient world because they were able to expand and create strong political policies to keep their empires strong and stable. While both Han China and Mauryan/Gupta India built distinct political structure to ensure that their officials
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Innovation is a crucial way to leapfrog into the center stage of global business leadership. Based on this cornerstone‚ Marico instituted its CSR initiative in 2003 by forming the Marico Innovation Foundation. The Foundation provides a framework to Industry and Social Sector to leverage innovation for quantum growth. The Foundation plays the role of a catalyst and works towards creating an innovation eco- system through cutting edge research‚ knowledge creation & dissemination. Its recognition platform
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Both Buddhism and Jainism. have many similarities and dissimilarities. As remarked be Monier Williams. "Buddhism and Jainism were not related to each other as parent or child but rather children of common parent‚ born at different intervals‚ though at about the same period of time and marked by distinct characteristics‚ though possession a strong family of resemblances". W.W. Hunter writes "Jainism is as much independent from other sects‚ specially from Buddhism as can be expected‚ from any other
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Axia College Material Appendix G Eastern Religion Elements Matrix | |Hinduism |Buddhism |Confucianism |Daoism | |Countries of origin|India |India |China |China | |Historical figures |originated
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