independent thinker. He advocated the study of English‚ Science‚ Western Medicine and Technology. He was given the title ’Raja’ by the Mughal Emperor. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 22‚ 1772 in village Radhanagar in the District of Hooghly in Bengal. His father Ramkanto Roy was a Vaishnavite‚ while his mother‚ Tarini‚ was from a Shakta background. Raja Ram Mohun Roy was sent to Patna for higher studies. By the age of fifteen‚ Raja Rammohun Roy had learnt Bangla‚ Persian‚ Arabic and Sanskrit.
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designation: BOB 02‚ JTWC designation: 02B‚ also known as Cyclone Nilam) was the worst tropical cyclone to directly affect south India since Cyclone Jal in 2010. Originating from an area of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal on October 28‚ the system began as a weak depression 550 km (340 mi) east-northeast of Trincomalee‚ Sri Lanka. Over the following few days‚ the depression gradually intensified into a deep depression‚ and subsequently a Cyclonic Storm by October 30. It made landfall near Mahabalipuram
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to India. Santhal tribes Santhals are the third largest tribe in India. They are mostly found in the states of West Bengal‚ Bihar‚ Orissa‚ Jharkhand and Assam. They belong to the pre- Aryan period and have been the great fighters from the time of Britishers. Munda Munda tribe mainly inhabit in the region of Jharkhand‚ although they are well spread in the states of West Bengal‚ Chhatisgarh‚ Orissa and Bihar. Munda generally means headman of the village. Hunting is the main occupation of the Mundas
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Introduction Natural disasters are extreme‚ sudden events caused by environmental factors. They can happen at any time‚ often with little or no warning and they can cause serious injury to people and property. Earthquakes‚ tornadoes‚ wind storms‚ floods‚ tsunamis‚ wild fires‚ hurricanes‚ and heat waves often strike with little or no warning. People who are prepared for such an event have a better chance of survival. Preparation ensures that if disaster occurs people are ready to get through
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Jhumpa Lahiri ’s The Lowland: A Family Saga with a Political Perspective Sugata Samanta West Bengal‚ India Abstract : Jhumpa Lahiri ’s The Lowland‚ partly set in Calcutta of the 1960 ’s and 70 ’s and partly in Rhode Island of America‚ tells the story of four generations of Mitra family with a sweeping‚ addictive plot. The initial development of the story centers around the Naxalite insurgency in West Bengal in late 1960 ’s and 70 ’s which had taken the country by surprise. In this article I have tried
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development blocks across the State of West Bengal and there is increasing need for inclusion of the remainder blocks as well. The PROFLAL scheme which is running for the last few years at various blocks in Bengal along with Bankura‚ few modifications have been made in order to make client applications more flexible and to make it easily made accessible for web based system the census block‚ census gram panchayats corresponding to each block of west Bengal are being included. Previously the block
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Departure-eve Message of Gopalkrishna Gandhi Governor of West Bengal 13 December‚ 2009 Friends‚ It has been the practice of Governors to share some thoughts with the people of the State on the eve of their departure. I would like to continue that practice‚ with reverential gratitude. The affection and the understanding that has been shown to me‚ and the good wishes that have been showered on me‚ are a treasure that I never expected. I pray that I may deserve it. It has been my privilege
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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 appears
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department proved that EAPL had received only 300 metric ton of harvested produce. Worse‚ some of the farmers who had considerable experience of sesame production had reported a lower yield of the new variety than local established varieties. EAPL‚ a West Bengal based company had been in the agri-business of trading oil including sesame oil. It entered in the trading of sesame seeds in recent past‚ and dealt with all types of seeds other than white seeds. In 2006‚ Agarwal attended an international conference
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southeast Asia and is bordered on the north and northeast by China; on the east and southeast by Laos and Thailand; on the south by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal; and on the west by Bangladesh and India. It is located between latitudes 09°32’N and 28°31’N and longitudes 92°10’E and 101°11’E. The country covers an area of 677‚000 square kilometers (261‚228 square miles) ranging 936 kilometers (581 miles) from east to west and 2‚051 kilometers (1‚275 miles) from north to south. Geography
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