that of Yamuna basin was planned to enable Haryana to use its share of the water of Sutlej and its tributary Beas. On April 8‚ 1982‚ then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ceremonially dug the ground at Kapoori village in Patiala district paving the way for the construction of the 214-km Sutlej-Yamuna Link (or SYL) canal. A year earlier‚ Indira Gandhi had negotiated a tripartite agreement between Punjab‚ Haryana and Rajsathan. Interestingly‚ Congress was the ruling party in all three states. Political
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Excellent Study Material & P r a c t i c e Te s t S e r i e s f o r 1st Edition | Release Date: December 12‚ 2012 Series Editor: V. V. L. Raju Associate Editor: V. Ravi Varma | Chief Editor (New York): V. Vivek Siddhartha Overseas Editor (London): V. Shivani | Graphics and Illustrations: D. Sridevi Editorial Off: DIGIMEDIA‚ Plot No. 271‚ Jalvayu Vihar‚ Kukatpally‚ Hyderabad 500 085. C S AT 2 0 1 3 w w w . f a c t s . c o email: hi@facts.co Printed study material covering both CSAT
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STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE PAST TO THE PRESENT Ancient India:- In ancient India‚ the women enjoyed equal status with men in all fields of life. Works by ancient Indian grammarians such as Patanjali and Katyayana suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period. Rigvedic verses suggest that the women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their husband. Scriptures such as Rig Veda and Upanishads mention several women sages and seers‚ notably Gargi and Maitreyi. According
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Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th President of the United States of America‚ aptly defined democracy as a government of the people‚ by the people and for the people. Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th President of the United States of America‚ aptly defined democracy as a government of the people‚ by the people and for the people. This definition clearly underlines the basic tenet that‚ in this- form of government‚ people are supreme. The ultimate power is in their hands and they exercise it in the form of electing
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the paramount leader of the Indian Independence Movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964.[5] Nehru is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state; a sovereign‚ socialist‚ secular‚ and democratic republic.[6] He was the father of Indira Gandhi and the maternal grandfather of Rajiv Gandhi‚ who were to later serve as the third and sixth Prime Ministers of India‚ respectively
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integrity -Self confidence - Job relevant knowledge etc. • TRAIT LEADERS • Trait theorists refers to people like Father of nation M.K. Gandhi‚ Indira Gandhi‚ Margrat Thracher‚ Nelson Mandela‚ Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson‚ Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs‚ Ratan Tata of the Tata Group‚ Azim Premji of Wipro‚ Narayana Murthy of Infosys etc. Example for Theory: • Mahatma Gandhi was the born leader according to trait theorist . He was the born leader along with some qualities which he improves with
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Court has made death penalty applicable only to the rarest of rare cases – the cases where the act is no less than shocking to human conscience. The landmark cases where the death sentences were awarded in India are Ranga Billa case‚ Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case‚ Laxman Nayak case and most recently in 2004 Hatab case of West Bengal where accused Dhananjoy Chatterjee was hanged on 14 August‚ 2004‚ on his birthday‚ after Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence awarded by the
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daughters‚ learners‚ workers‚ citizens‚ leaders. But are they being treated fairly and equally? Are they empowered enough by the society? Lets have a look… Indira Gandhi‚ the first lady prime minister‚ for four terms‚ including three consecutive terms from 1966 to 1977. Pratibha Devisingh Patil‚ the first lady president of India. Indira Nooyi‚ Chairman and CEO of Pepsi Co‚ is the fourth most powerful women in the world. Shriti Vadera‚ special advisor to Britain Prime Minister‚ Gordon Brown
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Male |The first President of Indian Republic |Dr. Rajendra Prasad | |The first Prime Minister of free India |Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |The first Indian to win Nobel Prize |Rabindranath Tagore | |The first President of Indian National Congress |W.C. Banerjee
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WOMEN THOU ART UNPARALLELED “A country or a community in which women are not honored cannot be considered as civilized” My friends these noble words of Mahatma Gandhi about women indicate how the contribution of the women has been contemplated by human race over the years. Women constitute a major share in terms of contribution to the society for prosperity and wealth. Women‘s development forms the grassroots of social development. It is believed that with the creation of a woman‚ gods complements
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