Anita Sood is a former national woman swimming champion of India. She became the fastest Asian swimmer to cross the English Channel. She was awarded Arjuna Award for her achievements. She currently has two children. She lives in the United States‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. She became the fastest Asian people Asian swimmer to cross the English Channel . She was awarded Arjuna Award for her achievements in 1983. Mihir Sen (16 November 1930 - 11 June 1997) was an Indian swimmer‚ best known for
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is heavily governed by legislation passed somewhere between 1860 and 1947. During the 65-years of long journey‚ India as a nation has witnessed moments wherein democracy looked to find its true meaning‚ while moments like national emergency during Indira Gandhi’s regime qualify as the abysmal low that India touched as democratic nation. Adoption of socialist pattern‚ the middle path between capitalism and communism‚ at the early stage of our independence and a series of economic reforms that began
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AP English: Literature and Composition Name: Major Works Data Sheet: Do not cut/paste from a website‚ which is a form of plagiarism. |Title: Life of Pi |Biographical information about the author: | |Author: Yann Martel |Yann Martel was born in 1963 and lives in the Canadian prairie providence | |
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QuesƟons de Recherche / Research in QuesƟon N° 34 - Décembre 2010 Refining the “ModeraƟon Thesis” Regarding “Radical ParƟes” The Jana Sangh and the BJP between Hindu NaƟonalism and CoaliƟon PoliƟcs in India Christophe Jaffrelot Centre d’études et de recherches internaƟonales Sciences Po QuesƟons de recherche / Research in quesƟon – n° 34 – Décembre 2010 hƩp://www.ceri-sciences-po.org/publica/qdr.htm 1 Refining the “ModeraƟon Thesis” Regarding “Radical ParƟes” The Jana Sangh
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she writes this: "Do you have a dream?" I asked Guha. "Something that makes you waits for the dawn every evening...or is that too romantic a notion?" “Not really‚" he says. "Though I have plenty of nightmares‚ mostly about the destruction of the Gandhi-Nehru vision of India by the corrupt and communalist leaders of today." My piecing together of Guha is almost complete when he does something so quixotic [in a lovely way that is] that makes me think that I’m back where I was when I set out to slot
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own constitution in 1950. In 1977‚ the opposition gained the majority of votes. In 1984‚ after the Congress Party had regained the majority‚ conflicts with the cultural minority of the Sikhs lead to the assassination of the Indian Prime Minister‚ Indira Ghandi. There was also a lot of tension between the Muslims and the Hindus. 4. The Iranian Revolution was a throwback to the fundamentalist revolts of the 19th century as it imposed religious beliefs on the public‚ such as women had to cover
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freedom fighters of India against the British people. So‚ Nehru also joined the Indian National Congress in 1920. It was the period of Mahatma Gandhi who leaded the whole freedom struggle. Nehru also got very much attached with the policies of Mahatma Gandhi that is ’Peace & Non-violence’. He actively took part in all freedom movement started by Mahatma Gandhi. This made a great change in the freedom struggle. Slowly and slowly people started joining the struggle finally it is possible to consolidate
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Plot Summary for Gandhi (1982) More at IMDbPro » ad feedback In 1893‚ Gandhi is thrown off a South African train for being an Indian and traveling in a first class compartment. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the rights of all Indians in South Africa. After numerous arrests and the unwanted attention of the world‚ the government finally relents by recognizing rights for Indians‚ though not for the native blacks of
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INTRODUCTION--------The President of India is the head of state of the Republic of India. The President is the formal head of the executive‚ legislature and judiciary of India and is the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. The President is indirectly elected by the people through elected members of the Parliament of India (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) as well as of the Legislative Assemblies in States of India (Vidhan Sabha) and serves for a term of five years. Historically‚ ruling party
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freedom fighters of India against the British people. So‚ Nehru also joined the Indian National Congress in 1920. It was the period of Mahatma Gandhi who leaded the whole freedom struggle. Nehru also got very much attached with the policies of Mahatma Gandhi that is ’Peace & Non-violence’. He actively took part in all freedom movement started by Mahatma Gandhi. This made a great change in the freedom struggle. Slowly and slowly people started joining the struggle finally it is possible to consolidate
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