Aurobindo Ghosh was born in Calcutta‚ India. His father‚ Dr. Krishna Dhan Ghose‚ was District Surgeon of Rangapur‚ Bengal. His mother‚ Swarnalata Devi‚ was the daughter of Brahmo religious and social reformer‚ Rajnarayan Basu. Aravinda means "lotus" in Sanskrit. Aurobindo spelled his name Aravinda while in England‚ as Aravind or Arvind while in Baroda‚ and as Aurobindo when he moved to Bengal. The surname Ghose is pronounced‚ and usually written in English‚ as "Ghosh"‚ and Aurobindo’s name often appears
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Swadeshi Movement emanated from the partition of bengal‚ 1905 and continued up to 1908. It was the most successful of the pre-Gandhian movements. Initially the partition plan was opposed through an intensive use of conventional ’moderate’ methods of press campaigns‚ numerous meetings and petitions‚ and big conferences at the calcutta town hall in March 1904 and January 1905. The evident and total failure of such techniques led to a search for new forms - boycott of British goods‚ rakhi bandhan and
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systems of the world consist of the West African and Asia-Australian monsoons. The term was first used in English in British India (now India‚ Bangladesh and Pakistan) and neighboring countries to refer to the big seasonal winds blowing from the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea in the southwest bringing heavy rainfall to the area. The south-west monsoon winds are called ’Nairutya Maarut’ in India. Definition Monsoon‚ derived from the Arabic word "Mausim" meaning "season"‚ although generally defined
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Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in British India. His father‚ Motilal Nehru (1861–1931)‚ a wealthy barrister who belonged to the Kashmiri Pandit community‚[5] served twice as President of the Indian National Congress during the Independence Struggle. His mother‚ Swaruprani Thussu (1868–1938)‚ who came from a well–known Kashmiri Brahmin family settled in Lahore‚[6] was Motilal’s second wife‚ the first having died in child birth. Jawaharlal was the eldest
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Mymensingh is a district of Dhaka division‚ Bangladesh which was once a large district. Mymensingh district was established in 1787. This greater district was later reorganized as six districts. They are Tangail‚ Jamalpur‚ Kishoreganj‚ Sherpur‚ Netrokona‚ and Mymensingh. Mymensingh district has eight municipalities and twelve Upzillas. The municipalities are‚ namely Bhaluka‚ Gaffargaon‚ Gauripur‚ Ishwarganj‚ Mymensingh Sadar‚ Nandail‚ Muktagachha‚ and Trishal. The twelve upzillas are: Bhaluka‚ Dhobaura
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needy directly‚ but it is difficult to fully conclude this would‚ together with the other premises‚ help prevent suffering and death as it is difficult to completely prevent an issue that is prevalent in many third world countries‚ aside from East Bengal‚ the main focus of his argument‚ as it is multi-faceted and complex in nature. The fact that the people living within these countries are unable to fend for themselves might not fully be due to merely external events such as wars and natural disasters
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Elections 1954 were held in March 1954 under the India Act of 1935‚ and on the basis of universal adult franchise. The contesting parties in the elections were the ruling muslim league and a five-party alliance called united front. The major partners of the Front were the Awami Muslim League led by Maulana abdul hamid khan bhasani‚ the krishak sramik party by ak fazlul huq‚ Nezam-e-Islam led by Maulana Atahar Ali‚ and Ganatantri Dal led by haji mohammad danesh. In the elections held from 8 to
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Sundarban : An Overview Sundarbans National Park Sundarbans National Park covers 10‚000 km2 of land and water (more than half of it in India‚ the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world’s largest area of mangrove forests. A number of rare or endangered species live in the park‚ including tigers‚ aquatic mammals‚ birds and reptiles Outstanding Universal Value Brief synthesis: The Sundarban contain the world’s largest mangrove forests and one of the most biologically productive
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aridification which occurred 34–49 Ma.[36] The southwest monsoon arrives in two branches: the Bay of Bengal branch and the Arabian Sea branch. The latter extends toward a low-pressure area over the Thar Desert and is roughly three times stronger than the Bay of Bengal branch. The monsoon typically breaks over Indian territory by around 25 May‚ when it lashes the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. It strikes the Indian mainland
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George Orwell – The Freedom of the Press (alternate preface) This book was first thought of‚ so far as the central idea goes‚ in 1937‚ but was not written down until about the end of 1943. By the time when it came to be written it was obvious that there would be great difficulty in getting it published (in spite of the present book shortage which ensures that anything describable as a book will ’sell ’)‚ and in the event it was refused by four publishers. Only one of these had any ideological
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