the oldest banking institution in the erstwhile undivided Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka and one of the oldest banks in India‚ was founded in 1906 in the Temple Town of Udupi‚ by a small group of philanthropists’ led by Khan Bahadur Haji‚ Abdulla Haji‚ Kasim Saheeb Bahadur. The need to start this bank was felt because there was no such facility at Udupi‚ an important trading centre next to Mangalore in Dakshina Kannada District. The indigenous banking was largely in the hands of
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EKTA KAPOOR “Queen of Indian Television” The Making of an Entrepreneur Ekta Kapoor is the daughter of Ravinder Kapoor (popularly known as Jeetendra)‚ a Hindi movie star from the 1960s to 1980s. Her mother‚ Shobha Kapoor‚ is the CEO of BTL and her younger brother Tushar Kapoor is an actor in Hindi movies. According to Ekta‚ she had a childhood which was "materially easy but emotionally difficult.’ During her childhood she was extremely obese and suffered from low self esteem. She was a very
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CONCLUSION Need for an Integrated Approach The prime concern of this study has been an inquiry into the process and persistence of regional imbalances in social development within northern region of the state of Karnataka with special attention on the problem of chronic backwardness and subsequent low standards of human life in both the Bombay-Karnataka and the Hyderabad-Karnataka regions within North Karnataka. Through a detailed study on North Karnataka‚ it has been an attempt to understand
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Kerala Introduction Better known as God’s Own Country‚ Kerala is a heavenly portrait splashed with myriad of enchanting hues. Situated in the southern tip of India‚ Kerala is caressed by the Arabian Sea in the western coast of India. It is a green Venice‚ but unlike Venice‚ where man has created most of the glory‚ in Kerala nature rules. This beautiful coastal state of India is the country’s ambassador to the world of travel and tourism. From the lagoons & backwaters that meander through the
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Sight were published in his life time. His fourth collection The Black Hen was published after his life time in 1995. He is a transnational figure and trans-disciplinary scholar. His academic research ranged across five languages: Tamil‚ Kannada‚ English‚ Telugu and Sanskrit. His major translation works are The Interior Landscapes: Love Poems from a Classical Tamil Anthology‚ Speaking of Shiva and Hymns for the Drowning. Themes in his Poetry: His Collected poems represents the rich
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Tourism in India Tourism is the largest service industry in India‚ with a contribution of 6.23% to the national GDP and 8.78% of the total employment in India. India witnesses more than 5 million annual foreign tourist arrivals and 562 million domestic tourism visits.[2][3] The tourism industry in India generated about US$100 billion in 2008 and that is expected to increase to US$275.5 billion by 2018 at a 9.4% annual growth rate.[4] In the year 2009‚ 5.11 million foreign tourists visited India.
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actor. He also achieved notable success as a lyricist‚ composer‚ producer‚ director‚ screenwriter and scriptwriter. Kishore Kumar was a prolific vocalist and sang in many Indian languages including Hindi‚ Bengali‚ Marathi‚ Assamese‚ Gujarati‚ Kannada‚ Bhojpuri‚ Malayalam and Oriya. Along with Mohammed Rafi ‚ and Mukesh‚ he was one of the leading male Bollywood playback singers from the 1950s to the mid-1980s. In October 1987‚ he died following a massive heart attack. He had been married four
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Kerala (English pronunciation: /ˈkerələ/)‚ regionally also Keralam (കേരളം)‚ is a state located in the south-west region of India on the Malabar coast. It was formed on 1 November 1956 per the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38‚863 km2 (15‚005 sq mi) with a population of 33‚387‚677‚ it is bordered by Karnataka to the north and north east‚ Tamil Nadu to the east and south‚ and the Laccadive Sea to the west. Thiruvananthapuram is the state capital
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This paper will focus on Indian Americans and their assimilation in to the United States and its culture. Being a second-generation Indian American‚ I believe that I can relate to this subject well. I and other second-generation Indians Americans face a unique set of entirely different social issues. I will focus on the main social institutions of family‚ education‚ religion‚ politics‚ and compare and contrast the experiences of first generation Indian Americans and second generation Indian Americans
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Topic for the Seminar:Dalits In India By K.Hymavathi Asst.Proffessor Dept.Of AS&H Vitam College of Engg. Visakhapatnam My Paper deals with the “Social Status of Dalits during the pre and post Independent India” India is a vast country. It is a land of rich culture and heritage. It is also a land of unity in diversity with its people following multi-religion and speaking many languages. India enjoys a democratic form of government. It has become independent 62years ago. Cast System In India: Social
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