Gandhi Essay Throughout history most national heroes have been warriors‚ but Gandhi ended British rule over his native India without striking a single blow. A frail man‚ he devoted his life to peace and brotherhood in order to achieve social and political progress. Yet less than six months after his nonviolent resistance to British rule won independence for India‚ he was assassinated by a religious fanatic. Born on Oct. 2‚ 1869‚ in Porbandar‚ near Bombay‚ Gandhi was one of the gentlest of
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Premchand From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Prem Chand" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Premchand (disambiguation). Munshi Premchand | | Born | Dhanpat Rai July 31‚ 1880 Lamhi‚ North-Western Provinces‚ British India | Died | October 8‚ 1936 (aged 56) Varanasi‚ United Provinces‚ British India | Pen name | Nawab Rai | Occupation | Writer‚ Novelist | Language | Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) | Nationality | British Indian | Notable work(s) | Godaan
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It is important to read and discuss Mukherjee’s "A Wife’s Story" as an integral part of twentieth-century American literature and not as an "exotic" short story by a foreign writer. As the essay accompanying "A Wife’s Story" points out‚ Mukherjee identifies herself very strongly as an American writer writing about twentieth-century Americans. Although most of her stories are about South Asian-Americans (South Asia in the contemporary geopolitical arena usually consists of Bangladesh‚ India‚ Pakistan
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starting new projects. The Internet is today the best place where you can search for religious murtis and receive the most detailed offers‚ not to mention the best prices. You can enjoy the greatest diversity for the gold collection‚ including Radha Krishna (symbol of love in the Indian culture) but also a lot of other religious statues that are not so
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The Nationalist Congress Party(NCP) is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra ‚ India. Its youth wing is the Nationalist Youth Congress. NCP was formed on 25 May 1999‚ by Sharad Pawar‚ P. A. Sangma‚ and Tariq Anwar after they were expelled from the Indian National Congress(INC) on 20 May 1999‚ for disputing the right of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi to lead the party. At the time of formation‚ the party also absorbed Indian Congress (Socialist)‚ which traced
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1. Gargi Gargi‚ the wise and learned daughter of Rishi (sage) Vachaknu‚ was known as Brahmavadini because of her having the knowledge of Brahma-vidya. She participated in a debate with the knower of Brahma‚ Yajnavalkya in the Yajnasala ( place for sacrifices ) of King Janaka. We get in the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad a dialogue between Gargi and Yajnavalkya. Thus it is evident that in ancient India‚ women used to obtain knowledge of many sciences and disciplines. They also used to participate in public
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Nathuram Godse’s Answer to Charge Sheet (Excerpts from Para. 26‚ 27) Below is an excerpt of Godse’s answer to the charge sheet filed against him on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. As I grew up I developed a tendency to free thinking unfettered by any superstitious allegiance to any isms‚ political or religious. That is why I worked actively for the eradication of untouchability and the caste system based on birth alone. I openly joined anti-caste movements and maintained that all Hindus are of
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ADVANCED ECONOMIC THEORY SEMESTER –VI COURSE CODE PAPER TITLE CREDITS MARKS GROUP-I COMPULSORY PAPERS ECOAET601 ADVANCED ECONOMIC THEORY: PAPER - II 4 100 Unit I: IS-LM Model: (14 Lectures) Money Market Equilibrium: The LM Curve; The Product Market Equilibrium: The IS Curve‚ The IS and LM curves combined – Factors influencing Equilibrium income and the interest Rate‚ Monetary influence:
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Aarti Dhar Share • print • T+ Could the Uttarakhand tragedy have been avoided‚ or at least minimised? There is no simple answer. Environmentalists describe the death and damages as a man-made disaster while geologists say the extent of destruction could have been far lesser if stricter regulations were in place and authorities were equipped to deal with the situation. Importantly‚ the events focus attention on the debate on the December 18‚ 2012 notification of the Ministry
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QUESTION BANK FOR ICSE- 2014-15 CIVICS 1. Name the main constituents of the Indian Parliament. 2.Who can increase the number of judges of the Supreme Court? 3.What is meant by the original jurisdiction of the High Court? 4.Who administers the oath of office to the High Court judges? 5.Mention one reason why Lok Adalats have become popular? 6.Mention one situation when both the houses of Parliament meet for a joint session. 7.Mr. Gurudev was nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha.Mention
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