daughter to a 35-year-old man in Channa Bakhar village of Jodhpur The marriage took place clandestinely in the village in the presence of a few relatives and was kept hidden from other villagers. But when the news leaked‚ the village Panchayat and Sen Samaj declared the marriage illegal. The villagers worked together to save the girl. The Balika Vadhu has purportedly gone into hiding even as her husband Gajendra Sen and his parents were running away. Child-marriage originated in the medieval age and
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CHAPTER 21 Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World‚ 1750–1850 I. Prelude to Revolution: The Eighteenth-Century Crisis A. Colonial Wars and Fiscal Crises 1. Rivalry among the European powers intensified in the early 1600s as the Dutch Attacked Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas and in Asia. In the 1600s and 1700s the British then checked Dutch commercial and colonial ambitions and went on to defeat France in the Seven Years War (1756–1763)
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------------------------------------------------- Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India. The state was formed on November 1‚ 2000 by partitioning 16Chhattisgarhi-speaking south-eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh. Raipur is the capital of Chhattisgarh‚ which is the 10th largest state in India‚ with an area of 135‚190 km2 (52‚200 sq mi). By population‚ it ranks as the 16th most-populated state of the nation. It is an important electricity and steel-producing state of India. Chhattisgarh
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1. Introduction 1.1 Unilever Global Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch Multinational Corporation. It has a history of colonial exploitation‚ under which it has built its capital gradually. Today it owns much of the world’s consumer brands in food‚ home care and personal care. Unilever employs were more than 247‚000 people and the achieved a worldwide revenue of €48 760 million in 2002. Unilever has also two headquarters. One is Unilever PLC in London UK and another one is Unilever NV in Rotterdam‚ Netherlands
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V. Shantaram-A versatile genius film director from Bollywood December 11‚ 2009 | Filed under: Featured | Posted by: Mithi Chinoy V. Shantaram-A versatile genius film director from Bollywood For Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram or V. Shantaram as we know him‚ learning filmcraft was indeed a very difficult task‚ considering that this Kolhapur boy had no formal education at all. He was born on November 18‚ 1901‚ in Maharashtra’s princely state of Kolhapur to a Jain family of very modest means‚ hence the
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SWOT ANALYSIS THE WESTIN DHAKA STRENGTHS: * It has strong and reputed parent company which has operations in 73 countries and with over 650 hotels and resorts under its umbrella. * Excellent facilities for corporate travelers with spacious meeting‚ conference and banquet space. * Use of technology reduced the time consumed in negotiating and booking rooms. * Excellent internet service with up to date information on reservations‚ rooms and rates. WEAKNESS: * More focus on local
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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Life and Teachings Published on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda BRAHMACHARI AMAL RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND RAMAKRISHNA MISSION Belur Math‚ Howrah District • West Bengal 711202‚ India Published by The General Secretary Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math‚ Howrah District West Bengal 711202‚ India. © All Rights Reserved November 2011 153000 This book is being published with financial assistance from the Ministry of Culture‚ Government
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Steel Authority of India Management Trainees (2011): Posts of MT (Technical) - 318 seats‚ Basic Pay of Rs.20600/- p.m. in the pay scale of Rs.20600-3%-46500 (E-1)‚ Probation period: 2 Years. Written Test: Sunday‚ 25.09.2011 HR Contact No: 011-22441758 or 011-22403171-173 About SAIL: A Maharatna Company (others are ONGC‚ IOCL‚ NTPC‚ and Coal India) is the leading steel-making company‚ with turnover of around Rs. 45‚000 crore. Integrated Steel Plants locations: Bhilai (Chhattisgarh)‚ Durgapur
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a blind person‚ or a wild animal‚ cannot be considered as necessaries. For another case which case 2: Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903) the plaintiff‚ Dharmodas Ghose‚ while he was a minor‚ mortgaged his property in favour of the defendant‚ Brahmo Dutt‚ who was a moneylender to secure a loan of Rs. 20‚000. The actual amount of loan given was less than Rs. 20‚000. At the time of the transaction the attorney‚ who acted on behalf of the money lender‚ had the knowledge that the plaintiff is a
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“So‚ you want to marry my daughter?” The Caste System: An Overview A summary of the first lecture in the IK Foundation Lecture Series‚ ‘Indian Culture in the Modern World’. 23rd October 2002‚ London First speaker: Prof. M Narasimhachary‚ Senior Associate Fellow‚ Oxford Centre for Vaishnava and Hindu Studies Preamble The phenomenon of Caste has aroused more controversy than any other aspect of Indian life and thought. Some see India’s caste system as the defining feature of Indian culture and some
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