Thane (Marathi : ठाणे) (also called Thana) is a city in Maharashtra‚ India‚ part of the Mumbai Conurbation‚ northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane District. The city has an area of 147 km2. It had a population of 1.26 million according to the 2001 census.[1] Contents [hide] • 1 Geography • 2 Demographics and culture • 3 Transport • 4 See also • 5 References • 6 External links [edit] Geography Thane is located on Salsette
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practiced non-violence‚ and one example was the Salt March of 1930. He was assassinated by Hindu militants in 1948. 3) Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) – Represented Hinduism at the first world Parliament of Religions in Chicago. In 1893 he started the Ramakrishna Mission and set up Vedanta societies and Ramakrishna centers in Europe‚ India and United States. 4) Swami Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada (1896-1977) – Founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in New York in 1967. It attracted
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realization of self’. 5. Gunrunner: "Education is self realization and service to people". 6. Kautilya: "Education means training of the country and love of the nation". 7. Panini: "Human education means the training which one gets from nature". 8. Vivekanand: “Education is the manifestation of the divine perfection‚ already existing in man." 9. Gandhi: "By education‚ I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the Child and man body‚ mind and spirit." 10. Tagore: "The widest road leading to the
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unwritten communication‚ yet in the business world nonverbal and unwritten communication is not solely identified as body language. Sachchidanand Swami explained in an article entitled‚ “What is Nonverbal Communication” “how body language and nonverbal communication are entirely different scientific terminologies but they also correspond with each other” (Swami‚ 2012). Body language focuses more on physical expressions and nonverbal communication analyzes human behavior. In the business world‚ the sender
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AO1 Psychologists suggest that there is a relationship between human sexual selection and reproductive success. Explaining this relationship there is intra-sexual selection and inter-sexual selection. Intra-sexual selection suggests that members of the same sex compete with each other in order to get a member of the opposite sex and ensure reproductive success. The winner mates and then passes on their genes. Whichever traits led to their success i.e. health because there genes are stronger‚ will
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Thousands of citizens from over 40 cities poured into the streets on 30th January to participate in the nationwide campaign for “March against corruption”‚ started by Param Pujya Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankarji along with Swami Ramdev‚ Swami Agnivesh‚ Kiran Bedi‚ Anna Hazare‚ Arch Bishop Vincent M Concessao‚ J. M. Lyngdoh and many others. The campaign demanded the setting up of the citizen-drafted Lokpal as an independent body at the center and Lok Ayuktas in the state. These bodies will have powers
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“Hinduism and Modernity” The writings on Hinduism and modernity by David Smith are an interesting read due to the juxtaposition of two opposite (per the author) concepts filled with examples that are traditional and modern with a spirit of understanding that is the hallmark of modern times. The opening examples of the Ganesha idols drinking milk being ridiculed by a modern day press in India serves well to remind us that our thinking or “theorisation” has become rigidly scientific and we have developed
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Main article: History of Bihar See also: Timeline for Bihar‚ Magadha‚ History of Buddhism in India‚ and Decline of Buddhism in India Gautama Buddha undertaking extreme ascetic practices before he realised it was not necessary and his enlightenment on the bank of river Falgu in Bodh Gaya‚ Bihar. The greatest Indian empire‚ the Mauryan empire‚ originated from Magadha in 325 BC‚ it was started by Chandragupta Maurya who was born in Magadha‚ and had its capital at Patliputra (modern Patna). The
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the Christian chaplain ridiculed them. Narayan graduated from Maharaja’s College in Mysore in 1930. In 1934 he was married‚ but his wife‚ Rajam‚ died of typhoid in 1939. He had one daughter‚ Hema. He never remarried. Narayan wrote his first novel‚ Swami and Friends‚ in 1935‚ after short‚ uninspiring stints as a teacher‚ an editorial assistant‚ and a newspaperman. In it‚ he invented the small south Indian city of Malgudi‚ a literary microcosm that critics later compared to William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha
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4/6/13 Narendra Modi - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Narendra Modi From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Narendra Damodardas Modi ( pronunciation; born 17 September 1950) is the 14th and current Chief Minister of Gujarat‚ a state in western India. He has been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since childhood‚ having an interest in politics since adolescence. He holds a master’s degree in political science. In 1998‚ he was chosen by L. K. Advani
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