Early life[edit] Marshman was the first child of Joshua Marshman and Hannah Marshman and was born in August 1794 at Bristol‚ England where his father was at that time a schoolmaster‚ before later emigrating to India as a missionary. Move to India[edit] At the age of 5‚ Marshman travelled with his parents and William Ward on an American ship called the Criterion to Bengal‚ arriving at Serampore on Sunday morning‚ 13 October 1799. In May 1800‚ his parents opened two boarding schools at Serampore;
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History of South India: The Ancient Period The word Pallava means "branch"‚ in contrast with Chola meaning "new country"‚ Pandiya meaning "old country" and Chera meaning "hill country" in Sangam Tamil lexicon The Cholas 300s BC–1279 The Tamil kingdom that enjoyed the most uninterrupted prosperity was that of the Cholas. As in case of all other polities in ancient India‚ the wealth of the Cholas was based upon a thriving agriculture‚ with two monsoons annually facilitating
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1. Introduction Sri Lanka’s development policies are being reoriented under the stewardship of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Government‚ aimed at acceleration of economic growth with special consideration given to pro-poor growth strategies. The development strategy consolidates positive elements of the policies followed over the past two decades and revisits the weaknesses‚ limitations and lapses in past policies in order to ensure equitable development in the country. As stated in
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Coconut The coconut palm‚ Cocos nucifera‚ is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos.[2] The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm‚ the seed‚ or the fruit‚ which‚ botanically‚ is a drupe‚ not a nut. The spelling cocoanut is an archaic form of the word.[3] The term is derived from 16th century Portugueseand Spanish cocos‚ meaning "grinning face"‚ from the three small holes on the coconut shell that resemble human facial features
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MODERNISM IN CONTEXT 1. Essay----Any One: 1. Comment on the characters in THE WASTELAND. The poem was written in 1922 immediately after the first World War and the poet makes a statement on the decadence and degradation in human values that had led to the war.It is a masterpiece
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Meaning of Conservation Conservation is the act of using and protecting resources properly. Catching animals‚ throwing garbage‚ and using and harnessing the different resources should all adhere to the proper way of conservation.\ Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants‚ animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet‚ and has a major impact on the environment‚ both positive and negative. Wildlife
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Picture of Indian Tragedies and Identity Crisis In Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger In an interview with BBC‚ after winning the prestigious Man Booker Prize‚ Adiga said that The White Tiger is the account of a poor man in today’s India‚ one of the many hundreds of millions who belong to the boundless Indian underclass. Truly said and brilliantly explained in this novel. But Adiga has not only presented one of these identity less millions of poor Indians but he has also pictured obscurity
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Ashwin Sathyanarayanan English 10 Professor Stanley Personal Essay That Once in a Lifetime Chance It is a great feeling going to a place where it’s a huge matter in one’s life. “Revisiting Sacred Ground” N. Scott Momaday had made a pilgrimage which his Kiowa ancestors. Momaday has said‚” There are certain villages‚ and towns mountains and plains that‚ having seen them‚ walked in them‚ lived in them‚ even for a day‚ we keep forever in the mind’s eye.” Just like how Momaday relived his ancestor’s
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| Ghats The city’s life revolves around its seven km long sweep of about 100 bathing ghats that skirt the west bank of the Ganges. Most of them are used for bathing. Some are used for cremating bodies. The most sacred ghats are the Asi‚ Dasashwamedh Ghat‚ Manikarnika and Panchganga. Pilgrims who bathe in each one consecutively believe their prayers will be fulfilled. A short boat trip from Manikarnika Ghat can be an interesting introduction to the river. | | | It is believed that cremation at
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century Indian sculpture named "Preening Celestial Beauty". "Loving Couple" is from the 13th century; the creator is unknown. This sculpture was constructed with Ferruginous Stone‚ stands at about 5 feet tall and originates from India (Orissa)‚ Eastern Ganga Dynasty. "Nessus and Dejanira" is a free standing sculpture‚ unlike "Loving Couple". Within this sculpture are a woman and half horse/man. Where the horse’s body ends (at the chest) a man begins‚ revealing his torso unto his head. He seems as though
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