patriotic songs‚ listen to dignitaries’ speeches and feel passionate about our motherland. However‚ we tend to forget the basic introspection required that where are we heading‚ as an Indian and as a Nation? “The Tryst with destiny “ speech of Pt. Nehru at the dawn of Independence reminds us of the will and courage of the freedom fighters who laid their lives happily for mother India. We are also reminded of the new responsibility that comes our way where every citizen of the country has to contribute
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National Education Day 11th November GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS DECIDED TO OBSERVE 11th NOVEMBER‚ THE BIRTHDAY OF MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD‚ A GREAT FREEDOM FIGHTER‚ AN EMINENT EDUCATIONIST AND FIRST UNION MINISTER OF EDUCATION‚ AS ‘NATIONAL EDUCATION DAY’ EVERY YEAR FROM 2008 ONWARDS. A brief biography is given here Abul Kalam Azad Date of birth: 11 November 1888 Place of birth: Mecca‚ Ottoman Empire (now in Saudi Arabia) Date of death: 22 February 1958 Place of death: Delhi‚ India Movement:
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Indian politics: Why Savarkar was avoided by Indian governments (INC)? SAVARKAR was the first Indian political leader to call for Swadeshi‚ and the first Indian leader who publicly performed a bonfire of foreign clothes (1906). (MANY YEARS BEFORE GANDHIJI) He was the first Indian student who was rusticated from a hostel of an institution aided by British Govt (reason was the bonfire). He was the first Indian leader of India to daringly proclaim absolute political independence of India as her
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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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Has the deepening of democracy in India caused a fundamental shift in the state’s approach to development? Introduction Over the course of Indian political history‚ the discourse of democracy has it that‚ it has changed over time. As Kaviraj states in his piece‚ “Dilemmas of Democratic Development in India”‚ Development isn’t merely a history of policies but a history of ideas. Therefore‚ at various benchmarks in the Indian history‚ there have been different ideas of development which was
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predominant role. The leaders of the Congress party‚ then‚ were great leaders — stalwarts — really dedicated to the cause and to the party which they served. Mahatma Gandhi was the undisputed leader and there were leaders of such caliber as Jawahar Lai Nehru‚ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel‚ Dr. Rajendra Prasad‚ C. Rajagopalacharya‚ Pattabhi Sitaramayya‚ Sarojini Naidu‚ Subhash Chandra Bose and a host of others of all castes and all creeds. Among Muslims‚ there were Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan‚ Abul Kalam Azad‚ Rafi
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Recent Results in DU and JNU Polls Recently the students’ union polls were held in Delhi’s two prestigious central varsities —Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi University — amidst high security. While the polling at Delhi University started at 8.30 am and continued till 12.30 pm‚ in JNU it started at 9.30 am and continued till 6 pm. The students casted their votes through the Electronic Voting Machines whose counting took place the next day. In Delhi University‚ twelve candidates fought for
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Legislature were held and the ML won all 30 Muslim seats. 6. On___________‚ 1946‚ all the newly elected Muslim members pledged in the Delhi Convention to shatter the Hindu dream of united India. 7. The Interim Government was formed under Nehru on September _________1946 and the ML stayed away. 8. Khizr Hayat Tiwana was a Muslim Leader from the_____________. 9. ___________meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on August 11‚ 1947 and the ceremonies on August 14. 10. _____________appointed
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Mrs Sarojini Naido while paying his tribute to the Quaid declared him the "AMBASSADOR OF HINDU MUSLIM UNITY". HINDU MUSLIM UNITY‚ FIRST AND LAST TIME Hindus tried to take revenge from Muslims in the Khilafat Movement generally and in Nehru Report specially according to a planned conspiracy while neglecting the written‚ agreement of Lucknow Pact in 1916. Assessment of Lucknow Pact: The Hindu Muslim Unity "The Lucknow Pact"1916 has the importance as a mile stone in the history of Sub-Continent
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Interpreting Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj is not rejection of the liberative contribution of modernity. Rather his effort can be interpreted as an attempt to integrate these positive elements with a liberating re-interpretation of tradition. With his critique from within the tradition‚ Gandhi becomes the great synthesizer of contraries within and across traditions. GANDHI’s Hind Swaraj (HS) is surely a foundational text for any understanding of the man and his mission. In dialogue
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