Indian is proud of‚ such as Sachin Tendulkar‚ Vishwanathan Anand‚ Sania Mirza‚ Leander Paes‚ Mahesh Bhupati‚ Sushmita Sen‚ Aishwarya Rai‚ P.T. Usha‚ Shiny Abraham‚ Anju B George‚ Rajiv Gandhi‚ Kapil Dev‚ Sunil Gavaskar‚ Jaspal Rana‚ Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore‚ Anil Kumble‚ Rahul Gandhi‚ Dilip Tirkey‚ Apama Popat‚ Malleshwari etc. The very mention of these names fills the heart of an average Indian with pride. These are only a few examples of all the sung and unsung heroes and heroines who have
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(Image Source- wordpress.com) 10 Lesser Known Gurudwaras in Amritsar All those of us who have been to Amritsar certainly visit the golden temple as it is the major tourist attraction and has great religious significance. But‚ there are many other Gurudwaras apart from the golden temple. That is the reason Amritsar is also known as “Guru-an di Nagri”. We bring to you 10 lesser known Gurudwaras in Amritsar which you can explore on your next visit. Here goes- Gurudwara Harmandir sahib (Image
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Punjab are Amritsar where the Golden temple is located‚ Barnala‚ Bathinda‚ Firozpur‚ Fatehgarh Sahib‚ Faridkot‚ Gurdaspur‚ Hoshiarpur‚ Jalandhar‚ kapurthala‚ Ludhiana‚ Mansa‚ Moga‚ Mohali‚ Muktsar‚ Patiala‚ Pathankot‚ Rupnagar‚ Sangrur‚ Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and Tarn Taran. Punjab is divided into three regions namely Malwa‚ Majha and Doaba. Malwa region of Punjab covers as many as 11 districts. The major districts under this region are Ludhiana‚ Bhatinda‚ Mohali‚ Sangrur and Patiala. Districts
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the motherland from the foreigners. Right from the invasion of Babar we have Rana Sanga-Maharana Pratap during the expansionist designs of Akbar. The terror of Aurangzeb was faced by the Maratha and Punjabi patriots who gave Shivaji and Guru Govind Singh. The latter sacrificed all his four sons at the altar of the nation. Then comes Banda Bairagi who smiled when his son was dashed to pieces on a stone. His skin was cut and chilli powder sprinkled all over. The spirit remained undaunted. It was this
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Indians. India gained freedom after years of struggle against the British Rule. Independence Day of any country is a moment of pride and glory. On this special occasion‚ rich tributes are paid to the freedom fighters like Gandhi‚ Nehru‚ Tilak‚ Bhagat Singh‚ Sarojini Naidu amongst others‚ who fought selflessly for the freedom of our country‚ sacrificed their lives to free their motherland from the clutches of the oppressors - British who ruled India. On the eve of 15th August‚ 1947‚ Jawaharlal
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India was under British rule for over more than 200 years. The freedom of India did not come easily. It required fearless courage and true spirit to regain India’s freedom. The freedom history of India is full of great leaders and freedom fighters that faced exploitations‚ hardships and immense torture to earn freedom that was dutifully ours. It demanded immense courage and sacrifice to devote one’s life to the cause of freedom of the mother nation. Every Indian who lived under the British rule dreamt
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad | Date of Birth | : | Dec 3‚ 1884 | Date of Death | : | Feb 28‚ 1963 | Place of Birth | : | Zeradei‚ Bihar | Tenure Order | : | 1st President | Took Office | : | Jan 26‚ 1950 | Left Office | : | May 13‚ 1962 | Successor | : | Dr.S Radhakrishnan | | | | Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India. Rajendra Prasad was a great freedom-fighter‚ and the architect of the Indian Constitution‚ having served as President of the Constituent Assembly that
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force‚ which was to take this struggle to its rightful end. As British oppression strengthened so did the urge to attain the freedom from it. This urge found voice in the form of many great leaders such as Subhash Chandra Bose‚ Lala Lajpat Rai‚ Bhagat Singh‚ Rajguru‚ Sukhdev‚ Khudiram Bose‚ Ram Prasad Bismil‚Mahatma Gandhi‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to name a few. These great patriots along with a lot unnamed freedom fighters sacrificed their lives for the cause of the nation. This
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Cellular Jail From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search |Cellular Jail | |[pic] | |Cellular Jail‚ Andaman | |General information | |Type |Prison for political prisoners (Indian freedom | |
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Spivak used it to refer to the marginalized‚ downtrodden or those who were outside the “hegemonic power structure(s)” (Singh 113) of the society. They are discriminated on multiple grounds and denied the rights‚ freedom and opportunities in society. Singh suggests that in recent times it is used to refer to “those who lack agency in society and access to social power” (Singh 114). Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak says that “Subaltern is not just a classy word for oppressed‚ for Other‚ for somebody who’s
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