978-1-60497-671-7 (alk. paper) 1. Women--India--Social conditions. 2. Hindi language. 3. India--Social life and customs. I. Anantharam‚ Anita. II. Title. PK2098.V3M34 2010 305.420954--dc22 2009051867 Description This edited volume of translations covers the major political essays of India’s first feminist Hindi poet. A devout follower and advocate of Gandhi‚ Mahadevi Varma is a household name in India and is a major woman of letters in the modern Hindi world. The essays collected in this volume represent some
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inflows ultimately result from a northward shift of the local jet stream‚ which itself results from rising summer temperatures over Tibet and the Indian subcontinent. The void left by the jet stream‚ which switches from a route just south of the Himalayas to one tracking north of Tibet‚ then attracts warm‚ humid air.[34] The main factor behind this shift is the high summer temperature difference between Central Asia and the Indian Ocean.[35] This is accompanied by a seasonal excursion of the normally
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this report you will know how the mountain became to be known as Mount Everest‚ the people that inhabit the area‚ and some of the men who gave their lives in order to conquer what had never been beaten before. The Himalaya are located on the border of India and Asia. The Himalaya‚ the highest mountain range in the world‚ are the result of tectonic action---the inconceivably powerful geological force that moves the continental landmasses against each other. The landmass of India is forced against
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statement is the Sherpas of Nepal. The Sherpas are an ethnic group of devout Muslims living in the Peaks of the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal. They are of a Tibetan descent‚ and moved from Tibet 450 years ago. Sherpa translates to ‘easterner’‚ and references their origins to Kham (Eastern Tibet). Their population is roughly 50000 people who accommodate the solu-khumbu and khumbu regions of the Himalayas‚ south of Mount Everest (refer to power point). Due to the extreme slopes of the location‚ mechanical transport
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SIBERIA Siberia is an extensive‚ geographical region‚ consisting of almost all of North Asia. Siberia has been part of Russia since the seventeenth century. The territory of Siberia extends eastwards from the Ural Mountains to the watershed between the Pacific and Arctic drainage basins. Siberia stretches southwards from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and to the national borders of Mongolia and China. Siberia is 77% of Russia‚ but has just 28% (40 million people) of Russia’s
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in the climatic conditions of India with the help of suitable examples. Despite the overall unity accorded by the monsoon‚ there are visible regional variations in climatic conditions within India. Regardless of the moderating influences of the Himalayas in the north and the sea in the south‚ variations do exist in temperature‚ humidity and precipitation. For example‚ in summer‚ some parts of the Rajasthan desert‚ in north-western India‚ record temperatures of 50°C‚ while it may be around 20°C in
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higher than average for red pandas. The red panda or Ailurus fulgens species is a unique and valued part of the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. Known for it’s distinctive raccoon like appearance and distinctive red coat the red panda is easily identifiable amongst its giant counterpart.. “The red panda... is a small arboreal mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China that has been classified as vulnerable by IUCN as its wild population is estimated at less than 10
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posts of Patwari Candidates (GEN=426‚ SC=162‚ BCA=128‚ BCB=68‚ ESM GEN=71‚ ESM SC=21‚ ESM BCB=29‚ OSP GEN=8‚ OSP SC=18‚ OSP BCA=11‚ Ortho=29) E.Q. ESM BCA=21‚ OSP BCB=10‚ PHC i) Graduate or its equivalent examination of a recognized University; ii) Hindi/Sanskrit upto Matric standard. iii) Qualify the Patwar examination as prescribed in Appendix E on the basis of syllabus given in Appendix F to these rules after attending the patwar school for minimum period of one year and after passing the examination
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mammal that is mainly found in the Himalayas. It is a biped which means that it walks on its two hind feet‚ upright. From a distance‚ it can resemble a human being. A yeti has bear-like footprints and lives approximately twenty-thousand feet in altitude. They are often referred to as sasquatches because they have been known as sleeping bag snatchers (“Yeti” 2). In Nepal‚ yetis are valued as part of their community‚ keep in mind that Nepal is near the Himalayas.
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Dohavali‚Kavitavali‚ Hanuman Chalisa‚Vairagya Sandipani‚ Janaki Mangal‚ Parvati Mangal‚ and others | Quotation | I bow down to the whole world by folding both hands‚ considering it to be born out ofSita and Rama.[2] | Tulsidas (Devanagari: तुलसीदास‚ Hindi pronunciation: [t̪ʊls̪iːd̪aːs̪]‚ also known as Goswami Tulsidas;[3] 1497/1532[1]–1623) was a Hindupoet-saint‚ reformer and philosopher renowned for his devotion to the god Rama. A composer of several popular works‚ he is best known as the author of
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