INTODUCTION Bhaṅgṛā (Punjabi: ਭੰਗੜਾ (Gurmukhi)‚ بھنگڑا (Shahmukhi)‚ भांगड़ा (Devanagari); pronounced [pə̀ŋɡɽaː]) is a form of dance and music that originated in the Punjab region.[1] Bhangra dance began as a folk dance conducted by Punjabi Sikh farmers(Jatts) to celebrate the coming of the harvest season. The specific moves of Bhangra reflect the manner in which villagers farmed their land. This dance art further became synthesized after the partition of India‚ when refugees from different parts
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Pingali Venkayya |Pingali Venkayya | |[pic] | |Pingali Venkayya | |Born |2 August 1876 | | |Masulipatnam‚ Madras Presidency | | |British India
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Vikram Seth (born on 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novel and poetry books. He has received several awards including Padma Shri‚ Pravasi Bharatiya Samman‚ WH Smith Literary Award and Crossword Book Award. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Work themes 1.2 Business acumen 2 Bibliography 2.1 Novels 2.2 Poetry 2.3 Children ’s book 2.4 Libretti 2.5 Others 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links Background Seth was born on 20 June 1952 in a Punjabi family to
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South Asia‚ which consists of the nations of Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ India‚ Maldives‚ Nepal‚ Pakistan‚ and Sri Lanka‚ is ethnically diverse‚ with more than 2‚000 ethnic entities with populations ranging from hundreds of millions to small tribal groups. South Asia has been invaded and settled by many ethnic groups over the centuries - including various Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and Iranian groups - and amalgamation of Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and native societies has produced composite cultures with many common
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All-India Muslim League INDEX 1 Background 2 Founding Fathers 3 Foundation 4 Early years 5 The search for a solution 6 Conception of Pakistan 7 Campaign for Pakistan 8 Influence on the future courses of India and Pakistan 8.1 Present Day Divisions of All India Muslim League which converted into Pakistan Muslim league 8.2 Muttahida Muslim League 8.3 All Pakistan Muslim League (Pervez Musharraf) 8.4 Pakistan Muslim League (N) The All-India Muslim League‚(Urdu: آل انڈیا مسلم
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Lokmanya Tilak was born at Chummakachu Lane (Ranjani Aaleea) in Chikhalgaon‚ Ratnagiri‚ Maharashtra to a Chitpavan Brahmin family. His father‚ Mr.Gangadhar Tilak was a famous schoolteacher and a Sanskrit scholar. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a bright child and very good at mathematics. The problems the teacher gave to work our on paper‚ Bal would do them mentally and give the answer. He also had a sense of fairness and justice from very early age. He was very independent minded and did not falter at expressing
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situated forts of central India being built on an elevated rock rising out of the plain and commanding the city and the surrounding country. Jhansi Fort‚ c1857 Rani Laxmi Bai‚ The Rani (Queen) of Jhansi (c.19 November 1835 – 17 June 1858) (Devanagari- झाँसी की रानी Marathi- झाशीची राणी)‚ known as Jhansi Ki Rani‚ the queen of the Jhansi‚ was one of the leading figures of the First Freedom Struggle of India‚ and a symbol of resistance to British rule in India. She has gone down in Indian
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A Hindu ( pronunciation (help·info)‚ Devanagari: हिन्दु) is an adherent of Hinduism‚ a set of religious‚ philosophical and cultural systems that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The vast body of Hindu scriptures‚ divided into Śruti ("revealed") and Smriti ("remembered")‚ lay the foundation of Hindu beliefs‚ which primarily include dhárma‚ kárma‚ ahimsa and saṃsāra. Vedānta and yoga are one of the several core schools of Hindu philosophy‚ broadly known as the Sanātana Dharma. The word Hindu
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MASTER CIRCULAR USE OF HINDI IN BANKS (Updated upto 30th June 2007 ) Department of Banking Operations and Development RESERVE BANK OF INDIA Central Office Mumbai RBI/ 2007-08/35 DBOD No. Rajbhasha BC. 5/06.11.04/2007-08 July 2‚ 11th Ashadha1929 (S) Chairman & Managing Director All Public Sector Banks Dear Sir‚ Master Circular - Use of Hindi in banks Please refer to the Master Circular DBOD No. Rajbhasha.BC.12/ 06.11.04/2006-07 dated 1st July 2006 consolidating instructions/ directives
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Jammu and Kashmir jammu and Kashmir (i/dʒɑːmuː/ & /kæʃmɪər/; Urdu: جموں و کشمیر; Dogri‚ Hindi: जम्मू और कश्मीर; Kashmiri: जोम त कशीर(Devanagari)‚ جوم تِ کشیر (Nastaliq); Ladakhi: ཇ་མུ་དང་ཀ་ཤི་མིར།) is a state of India. It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains and shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south. Jammu and Kashmir has an international border with thePeople’s Republic of China in the north and east while Line of Control separates it from Pakistani controlled
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