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    Rabindranath Tagore

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    inspiration both from his native Bengal and from English literary tradition. His major theme was humanity’s search for God and truth. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his collection of well-known poems Song Offerings. Given birth in Calcutta on May 7‚ 1861‚ Rabindranath was the youngest of fourteen children. His father‚ Debendranath Tagore‚ was a Sanskrit scholar and a chief member of the Brahmo Samaj. Rabindranath’s early teaching was imparted at home. In school‚ while others use to

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    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

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    in eastern India along with Bhadravati; considering these facts we have taken the following demand markets into consideration. City | Demand |   | (in 10000 tpa) |   |   | Tatanagar | 2.0275 | Ranchi | 1.175 | Barajamda | 0.0525 | Calcutta | 10.705 | Rajkot | 0.0525 | Ahmedabad | 0.845 | Bombay | 9.37 | Nagpur | 2.485 | Aurangabad | 0.35 | Kolhapur | 0.6775 | Bhilai | 20 | Bokaro | 20 | Rourkela | 9 | Durgapur | 8 | Burnpur | 5 | TISCO | 10 | Bhadravati |

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    Electromagnetism

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    Problems/) (Http://Physicscosmos.Com/Index/Jam/ Facebook 291 (HTTP://PHYSICS COSMOS.COM/IN b amn y di DEX/ELECTROM (tp/pyis ht:/hscc AGNETISM-12/) omscmidx so.o/ne/ Electromagnetism (http://physicscosmos.com/in University Of Calcutta Physics dex/electromagnetism-12/) (Http://Physicscosmos.Com/Index/Univers Quantum Mechanics Send nt2) e-/‚ Eetoants lcrmgeim (Http://Physicscosmos.Com/Inde Mechanics/) QUESTION: A conducting liquid bubble of radius a and thickness

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    Imperialism In India

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    The British Empire was at its zenith when‚ in 1911‚ it was decided to move the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi. While the move away from Calcutta was the result of political and administrative considerations‚ the choice of Delhi was dictated strongly by symbolic associations – the desire to tap into the aura of an ancient capital city. Soon work began on grand capital city‚ worthy of the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. A major aim was to represent the might of the Empire

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    Subhas Chandra Bose

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    immediately‚ especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (July 2012) Subhas Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose Born 23 January 1897 Cuttack‚ Orissa British India (present day India) Died Unknown Nationality Indian Alma mater University of Calcutta Known for Prominent Figure of Indian independence movement activism and reorganizing and leading the Indian National Army in World War II Title Head of Azad Hind Ceremonial chief of Indian National Army Political party Indian National Congress

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    William Hall

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    Extrodinary to China‚ was asked to send troops to India. The rebel sepoy army had taken Delhi and Cawnpore‚ and a small British garrison at Lucknow was under siege. Elgin diverted troops to Calcutta and‚ as the situation in India worsened‚ Admiral Seymour also dispatched Shannon‚ Pearl and Sanspareil from Hong Kong to Calcutta. Captain Peel‚

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    The British Recruiting Indians Laborers After the abolition of slavery‚ the British were looking for cheap labor to continue the work that many freed slaves now refus to do. The British were now recruiting contract laborers from India through a Calcutta agency‚ to help save an ailing sugar industry in Guyana. During this period‚ the British plantation

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    Yoga and Swami Vivekananda

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    with interests in a wide range of subjects‚ and his mother‚ Bhuvaneshwari Devi‚ was endowed with deep devotion‚ strong character and other qualities. A precocious boy‚ Narendra excelled in music‚ gymnastics and studies. By the time he graduated from Calcutta University‚ he had acquired a vast knowledge of different subjects‚ especially Western philosophy and history. Born with a yogic temperament‚ he used to practise meditation even from his boyhood‚ and was associated with Brahmo Movement for some time

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    Early life: 1861–1878 Main article: Early life of Rabindranath Tagore The youngest of thirteen surviving children‚ Tagore was born in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta‚ India to parents Debendranath Tagore (1817–1905) and Sarada Devi (1830–1875).ε[›][15] The Tagore family came into prominence during the Bengal Renaissance that started during the age of Hussein Shah (1493–1519). The original name of the Tagore family was Banerjee. Being Brahmins‚ their ancestors were referred to as ’Thakurmashai’

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