History of Badminton The history of badminton can be traced back many to the games of battledore and shuttlecock which were played in ancient Greece over 2000 years ago. The game we all know as badminton began in the 19th century (1870) and was named by the Duke of Beaufort after Badminton House in Gloucestershire1. The International Badminton Federation now has its base in Gloucestershire. In England there had long been a children’s game known as "battledore and shuttlecock". Players used
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Guru-Sishya Parampara C.S.PITCHUMONI. Gururbrahmaa gururvishnuh gururdevo Maheswarah | Guruh-saakshaat parabrahma tasmai shri gurave namah || Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Understand the significance of Dakshinamurthy ‚ the lord of teaching. Three periods 1. mythological 2. historical 3. Current. Dakshinamurthy‚ Lord Shiva as a teacher. Veda Vyasa‚ Adi Guru Qualities of a Sishya‚ and Guru Beginning of Guru-Sishya Parampara. Adi Shankara Traditional
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JODHAA AKBAR (Hindi‚ 2008‚ 209 minutes) Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker Story: Haidar Ali; screenplay: Haidar Ali and Ashutosh Gowariker; dialogues: K. P. Saxena; lyrics: Javed Akhtar; music: A. R. Rahman; cinematography: Kiiran Deohans; production design: Nitin Chandrakant Desai; costume design: Neeta Lulla Ashutosh Gowariker’s sumptuous tribute to the Mughal Empire at the height of its culturally-syncretic glory unfolds with the leisurely
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Make beautiful charts :- 1. Glimpses of the 2012 2. Healthy and Junk Food 3. 3R’s - Reduce‚ Refuse and Recycle New Delhi: The year 2012 was full of numerous major events in the fields of politics‚ business‚ cinema and sports which shaped the outgoing year and grabbed a lot of public attention. At home‚ we saw many important happenings like UPA’s trouble shooter Pranab Mukherjee’s election as thePresident of the Indian Republic‚ surfacing of a string of scams dealing severe blow to the credibility
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Question 1 2 out of 2 points A Mahayana legend says that Buddha was conceived when his mother dreamed that a: Answer Selected Answer: a. white elephant entered her body Correct Answer: a. white elephant entered her body Response Feedback: Good! Question 2 2 out of 2 points This elephant-headed deity is Shiva’s son by Parvati (Shiva’s consort). Answer Selected Answer: b. Ganesha Correct Answer: b. Ganesha Response Feedback: Right! Question 3 2 out of 2 points
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Service Is the Highest Sadhana Avatars (divine incarnations) of God are engaged in seva (service) that is why Avatars happen. Hence‚ when you offer seva to mankind‚ the Avatars will naturally be pleased and you can win Grace.1Seva is the highest sadhana (spiritual discipline)‚ for God Himself takes human form and comes down to serve mankind and lead it to the ideals it has ignored. Therefore consider how delighted God will be when man serves man 2We are familiar with the concept of an Avatarwhen
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A major portion of India lives in its Tribes. These tribes are the living example of how life was in the earlier days. These show what were the difficulties man had to face before the advent of machine and technology. See India through a different perspective in these tribes and tribal villages. 1.)Bodos - Tribe Of Assam Bodos are the true ethnic Tribal Community of Assam - the sub branch of the Bodo - Kachari Clan. The Bodos are the largest among the Bodo - Kachari Clan. They are also the most
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Cap B.P. Gupta The Goose Thieves Padmini Christmas Bells Bannerjee R.K. Murthi 27 31 37 45 53 In A Guava Orchard N.P. All Because Of My Hair Singh S.G. Haidar The Pink Card Indira E. Valjayanti Hanuman And I That Sunday Morning The Boy From Standard III Sheila Savant-Tonpe Rupa Gupta At The Party Outwitted 59 64 Ananthakrishrwn The Unforgettable Journey Varunkaka’s Lemonade Pals Murthi Anil Tara Ekbote Parameswaran
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A House for Mr. Biswas (Naipaul) Summary The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipaul’s brilliant career‚ A House for Mr. Biswas is an unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul’s father that has been hailed as one of the twentieth century’s finest novels. The book that first brought Naipaul worldwide acclaim‚ this richly comic novel tells the moving story of a man without a single asset who enters a life devoid of opportunity‚ and whose tumble-down house becomes a potent symbol of the search for identity
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Andrographis paniculata is a herbaceous plant in the family Acanthaceae‚ native to India and Sri Lanka. It is widely cultivated in southern Asia‚ where it is used to treat infections and some diseases‚ often being used before antibiotics were created. Mostly the leaves and roots were used for medicinal purposes. | | edit]Etymology Andrographis paniculata is an erect annual herb extremely bitter in taste in each and every part of the plant body. The plant is known in north-eastern India
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