Tourism in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Every year‚ more than 3 million tourists visit the Taj Mahal in Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh. Tso Moriri Lake‚ Ladakh Tourism in India is a large industry. The World Travel and Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated $121 billion or 6.4% of the nation’s GDP in 2011. It was responsible for 39.3 million jobs‚ 7.9% of its total employment. The GDP of the tourism sector has expanded
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Introduction to Chandigarh Chandigarh is the first planned modern city ofIndia designed by the French architect Le Corbusier. Chandigarh is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states - Punjab and Haryana. However‚ the city does not belong to either state. Rather‚ the city is administered by the federal government and hence classified as a union territory. Chandigarh and the area surrounding it were constituted as a union territory on 1st November‚ 1966. The city was named after the
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Books | Authors | A Bend in the river | V.S. Naipaul | A Brush with Life | Satish Gujral | A Conceptual Encyclopaedia of Guru Granth Sahib | S.S. Kohli | A Foreign Policy for India | I.K. Gujral | A Fortune Teller Told Me | Tiziano Terzani | A Gender Lens on Social Psychology | Judith A Howard and Jocelyn A.Hollander | A General and His Army | Georgy Vladimov | A Himalayan Love Story | Namita Gokhale | A Last Leap South | Vladimir Zhirinovsky | A Nation Flawed-Lesson from Indian History
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WORLD PEACE & SECURITY WORLD PEACE World peace is an ideal of freedom‚ peace‚ and happiness among and within all nations and/or people. World peace is an idea of planetary non-violence by which nations willingly cooperate‚ either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare. The term is sometimes used to refer to a cessation of all hostility among all individuals. For example‚ World Peace could be crossing boundaries via human rights‚ technology‚ education‚ engineering
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Kerala Kerala has immense potential for nature tours especially for nature and beauty lovers. Kerala has it all‚ hills covered with luxuriant and natural greenery‚ beaches. Moreover‚ Kerala has acres of coconut palms‚ rice barges‚ temples and many more. No wonder‚ it has been aptly named as "God’s Own Country" Which eventually makes it one of the most popular destinations in India amongst the travelers from India and abroad. When the place comes of tourist spots‚ one cannot stop himself from places
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Reading has many advantages. It gives us pleasure‚ increases our knowledge and sharpens our intellect. In the words of Francis Bacon‚ “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man and writing an exact man.” By reading‚ one becomes a complete man. One develops a comprehensive personality. One acquires knowledge and wisdom. Books widen our outlook on men and matters. By reading good books‚ we acquire noble habits. Reading is a source of great pleasure. It gives us a sense of satisfaction. It
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Using the Military for Domestic Security: Operation Blue Star INTRODUCTION With very rare exceptions‚ in the United States the military is prohibited from performing domestic security functions. In recent years‚ due primarily to a perceived need to use the vast resources of the military to efficiently combat terrorism‚ there has been a move underway to reassess these restrictions. When examining this issue‚ however‚ it is not enough to enumerate the skills‚ training‚ and resources that the
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The Idea of India is a modern construct‚ India is but a geographical expression‚ do you agree? Winston Churchill once said that " India is merely a geographical expression. It is no more a single country than the Equator." Churchill was hardly ever right about India‚ but it is true that India stands out among all countries of the world in the matter of heterogeneity it displays in terms of ethnic groups‚ embracing almost all geographical landforms‚ from mighty Himalayas to vast seas and enormous
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Nana Sahib 1 Nana Sahib Nana Sahib Born 19 May 1824 Bithoor Disappeared 1857 Kanpur Nationality Title Predecessor Religion Parents Indian Peshwa Baji Rao II Hinduism Narayan Bhatt and Ganga Bai Nana Sahib (born 19 May 1824 – disappeared 1857)‚ born as Dhondu Pant (Marathi: धोंडू पंत)‚ was an Indian‚ Maratha aristocrat‚ who led the Indian Rebellion of 1857. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II‚ he sought to restore the Maratha rule and the Peshwa tradition in India
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Robert W. Strayer Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Second Edition Chapter 15 Cultural Transformations: Religion and Science‚ 1450–1750 Copyright © 2013 by Bedford/St. Martin’s The Globalization of Christianity A. Western Christendom Fragmented: The Protestant Reformation 1. Martin Luther: German priest who combined widespread criticism of Roman Catholic hierarchy and corruption with a theological message that faith—not works‚ acts‚ or rituals—was the path to salvation.
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