ideas can be fond in the writings of a number of authors‚ both in western and oriental political thought‚ most notably the Greek historian Thucydides‚ the Chinese military general Sun Tzu and Kautylia (also know as Chanakya)‚ the adviser of the first Maurya emperor. The Melian dialogue is arguably the most relevant passage of Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian war for understanding realist international politics. The powerful city of Athens attacks the small colony of Melos that was allied with
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is a state in the western region of India. It is the second most populous state after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India. Maharashtra is the wealthiest state in India‚ contributing 15% of the country’s industrial output and 13.3% of its GDP. Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west‚ Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the northwest‚ Madhya Pradesh to the north and northeast‚ Chhattisgarh to the east‚ Karnataka to the south‚ Andhra Pradesh to
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Newars‚ a Cultural Identity I have respect for all religion‚ castes‚ races and each culture that is associated with them. Each one of them have their own physical features‚ specialty and importance. Each one of them is different‚ but not less or inferior than any other. Comparing one to the other would be only for the sake of finding out the differences‚ and not deciding on which is superior to the other. This should be clarified to everybody. As being born and raised in the environment
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mosque has withstood the test of time (weather) for over 1500 years. This 2 ft high Pillar is a solid shaft of wrought iron and as per a Sanskrit inscription was erected outside a Vishnu temple‚ possibly in Bihar in the memory of the Gupta King Chandragupta II Vikramaditya (375-413 A.D.). It is said that if someone standing with his/her back to pillar encircle it with his/her arms‚ his/her wish will be granted.------------------------------------------------- Red Fort Built in almost 20 years (1639-1648)
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followers as his asset and we still know that period of Indian history as golden period. You might have got the idea till now‚ the mighty corrupt ruler was Dhananand and the Sanyasi was Shri Vishnugupt‚ whom we know as Chankya. Chankya’s worthy student Chandragupta‚ after he conquers Magadh‚ also frees the motherland from clutches of foreigners. This incident came to my mind when I saw how‚ one year ago‚ the corrupt members of a particular party heaped insult after insult on a patriotic Sanyasi‚ who was
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Fitoterapia 71:587 Aboutabl EA‚ El-Azzouny A‚ El Dahmy SI (1998) J Essent Oil- Bearing Plants 1:21 Lee SJ‚ Chung HY‚ Maier CGA‚ Wood AR‚ Dixon RA‚ Mabry TJ (1998) J Agric Food Chem 46:3325 Dung XX‚ Nam VV‚ Huong HT‚ Leclercq PA (1992) J Essent Oil Res 4:433 Maurya PL‚ Suri SK‚ Randhawa HS (1988) Indian J Pharm Sci 50:163 Murray RDH‚ Stefanovic M (1986) J Nat Prod 49:550 Naef-Mueller R‚ Pickenhagen W‚ Willhalm B (1981) Helv Chim Acta 64:1424 Nano GM‚ Bicchi C‚ Frattini C‚ Gallino M (1976) Planta Med 30:211 Drake
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Cultural heritage of a people refers to the social and religious attitudes‚ beliefs‚ principles and conventions of behaviour inherited from the tradition stretching back to remote antiquity. It also includes in its connotations intellectual and artistic manifestations in the form of language‚ literature‚ visual and plastic art and music developed by the society from generation to generation. Viewed in this light‚ our cultural heritage is immensely vast and varied. India is the cradle of one of
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AQ Khan‚ the man behind Pakistan ’s nuclear programme. (Photo: Reuters) There is nothing much unusual about armed guards outside the houses in my quiet‚ neat neighbourhood of Islamabad. These are the homes of retired generals‚ well-connected politicians and international aid workers‚ all of whom might be targets for Pakistani extremists. But one house stands out. Instead of frail‚ elderly guards armed with shotguns‚ one house is ringed by uniformed police officers with AK-47s. Roadblocks control
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India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the Republic of India. For other uses‚ see India (disambiguation). Republic of India भारत गणराज्य* Bhārat Ganarājya | | | Flag | Emblem | | Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) सत्यमेव जयते (Devanāgarī) "Truth Alone Triumphs"[1] | Anthem: Jana Gana Mana Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people[2] | National Song[4] Vande Mataram I bow to thee‚ Mother[3] | Area controlled
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| Ancient India saw the relationship between knowledge of science and technology‚ with religion and social relations. The archaeological remains of the Indus Valley reveal knowledge of applied sciences. Scientific techniques were used in irrigation‚ Metallurgy‚ making of fired bricks and pottery‚ and simple reckoning and measurement of areas and volumes. Aryan achievements in the field of astronomy‚ mathematics and medicine are well known. Chinese records indicate knowledge of a dozen books of Indian
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