Is India Really Independent? “At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends‚ and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance… We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again.” These are the impressive words of the speech titled‚ “Tryst with Destiny” given by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on August 15‚ 1947
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Nepal and India share special closeness and similarity in cultural tradition. They are so closely and strongly interlinked by social life and cultural tradition that nobody can imagine to separate them. Both have made great contributions to enriching religious and cultural heritage in this region‚ and beyond. Lord Buddha‚ born in Nepal‚ has left his footprints not only in South Asia but all over the world. Sita‚ the daughter of Nepal‚ who was married to Ram‚ the crown prince of Ayodhya in India‚ has made
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India is one of the most populated countries in the world. In the year 2001 India became the second country in the world after China to cross the one billion mark. About 1‚080‚264‚388 people live today in India. By the middle of the 21st century‚ India will have passed China in the terms of number of inhabitants. India’s population grew by 21.34 % between 1991 and 2000. If the growth continues in the same way‚ space might be a problem. Although India occupies only 2.4% of the world’s land area
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The most densely populated places are cities in the northeastern part of india around the Ganges river‚ that leads to the sea‚ where the plains of Ganga are. These cities include Calcutta and Lucknow. Bombay‚ the most populated city in India‚ is located in the western coast of the country‚ in the Western Ghats. Another of the biggest cities‚ Bangalore‚ is located where the Penner and Palar rivers meet‚ in the south of India‚ in the verge of the Eastern Ghats. The capital‚ New Dehli‚ was placed
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Freedom of religion in India is a fundamental right guaranteed by the country’s constitution.[1] India is a secular state by law. Freedom of religion is established in tradition as Hinduism doesn’t recognise labels of distinct religions[2][3] and has no concept of blasphemy.[4][5] Every citizen of India has a right to practice and promote their religion peacefully. However‚ there have been many incidents of religious intolerance which have resulted in riots and pogroms. These incidents have been
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Introduction INDIA vs. UK CULTURAL DIFFERENCES * Doing favors: Indian organizational culture means that within an organization needs to do something he / she have the tendency to turn to friends in the hierarchy in order to obtain a favor to do their task. It also can be true when it comes to training and development especially in areas such as promotion where a senior officer might prefer some one due to their relationship. But however this does not happen in an UK organizational culture. In UK
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MY VISIONS FOR INDIA- A.P.J.ABDUL KALAM. SHORT ANSWERS:- 1. After 3000 years of oppression what have we not done? After 3000 years of oppression by various invaders like the British‚ the French and Turks we have not conquered any of their nations. We did not grab their land‚ their culture and their history. It is because we respect the freedom of others. 2. What was kalam’s second vision? Kalam’s second vision for India is development. We have been a ‘developing nation’ since our independence
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India and its Business Culture In today’s world‚ globalisation plays a more and more important role. The idea of the “global village” is becoming reality and business is done not only regional but over the whole world. A European enterprise for example nowadays usually does not only have business partnerships in Europe but also in America or Asia‚ depending on the branch of their business. In this world of doing business with any kinds of nations and cultures knowledge about the culture and business
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India is unique in the richness and diversity of its vegetation and wildlife. India’s national parks and wild life sanctuaries (including bird sanctuaries) from Ladakh in Himalayas to Southern tip of Tamil Nadu‚ are outstanding and the country continues to "WOW" the tourists with its rich bio-diversity and heritage. Wildlife sanctuaries in India attracts people from all over the world as the rarest of rare species are found here. With 96 national parks and over 500 wildlife sanctuaries‚ the range
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explanation to hesitate in saying the name. Yes‚ it is INDIA. A very pleasant morning/afternoon to all the teachers and my dear friends. I Khadija from 1st standard is here to speak a few words about my country. India is the seventh largest country in the world. India became independent in 1947. Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of our Nation. India is the world’s Largest democracy. From Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south‚ India has 28 states and 7 Union Territories. It has many
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