Kishore Kumar (Hindi: किशोर कुमार) (August 4‚ 1929 – October 13‚ 1987) was an Indian film playback singer and actor. He also achieved notable success as a lyricist‚ composer‚ producer‚ director‚ screenwriter and scriptwriter. Kishore Kumar was a prolific vocalist and sang in many Indian languages including Hindi‚ Bengali‚ Marathi‚ Assamese‚ Gujarati‚ Kannada‚ Bhojpuri‚ Malayalam and Oriya. Along with Mohammed Rafi ‚ and Mukesh‚ he was one of the leading male Bollywood playback singers from the
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Subsidiary treaties signed by Wellesley with different rulers were never honoured unless it suited the British interests. The Doctrine of Lapse introduced by Dalhousie led to the outright annexation of eight states. Nana Saheb lost his pension. Rani of Jhansi was not permitted to adopt a son. They turned against the British. They were the most able leaders of the revolt. The annexation of Oudh and deposition of its ruler Wazid Ali Shah‚ made Oudh the most prominent centre of the revolt. Bahadur Shah
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Kashmir‚ as well as the smaller ones of Rajputana‚ did not join the rebellion.[5] In some regions‚ such as Oudh‚ the rebellion took on the attributes of a patriotic revolt against European presence.[6] Maratha leaders‚ such as Lakshmibai‚ the Rani of Jhansi‚ became folk heroes in the nationalist movement in India half a century later;[3] however‚ they themselves "generated no coherent ideology" for a new order.[7] The rebellion led to the dissolution of the East India Company in 1858. It also led
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first of the Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated world-wide on Karthik Puranmashi‚ the full moon day which falls on different dates each year in the month of October and November. As a boy‚ Guru Nanak learnt other languages besides his mother tongue (Hindi and Punjabi) - Persian and Arabic. He spent 25 years of his life travelling and preaching his ideology. Many of his hymns were composed during this period. They represent answers to the major religious and social problems of the day. During these tours
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚ to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Leader
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| Agra | Area | • city | 188.40 km2 (72.74 sq mi) | Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | Population (2010) | • city | 1‚686‚976 | • Rank | 19 | • Density | 8‚954/km2 (23‚190/sq mi) | • Metro | 1‚727‚275 | Languages | • Official | Hindi | Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) | PIN | 282 X | Telephone code | 91(562) | Website | agra.nic.in | Agra‚ the former capital of Hindustan‚ is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh‚ India. It is 363 kilometers
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For decades‚ gender roles played a major criteria in the occupation of a certain person based on their “actual or perceived sex”. These gender roles sparked a recent controversy on whether women must be allowed to serve in combat on par with men. So‚ should women be allowed to serve in the military as equals to men? No‚ since the dawn of time‚ women fought for equality and justice‚ but usually failed to perceive the harsh reality that women are just biologically weaker than men. Training will be
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PERSONAL PROFILE Name : Seema Singh Date Of Birth : 2nd September 1978 Husband’s Name : Mr.Abhay Chand Marital Status : Married Languages Known : English ‚Hindi Permanent Address : 59-F‚New Mahewa Colony‚ Transport Nagar‚Gorakhpur. Local Address : Type/IV‚H.No.197‚w/o Mr. Abhay Chand‚
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patriotism in India during British regime is just yesterday’s history. This period gave India largest number of conscientious martyrs and patriots. Right from the martyrdom of Adivasi patriot Tilka Manjhi in Bihar in 1747 the stream flew to Karnataka where Rani Chenamma of Kittur and her five associates Rayanna‚ Jagvir‚
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poems - Publication Date: 2012 Publisher: PoemHunter.Com - The World’s Poetry Archive Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (23 September 1908 – 24 April 1974) Ramdhari Singh ’Dinkar’ (ीीीीीीी ीीीी ’ीीीीी’)was an Indian Hindi poet‚ essayist and academic‚ who is considered as one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He remerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence. His poetry exuded veer rasa‚ and he has been hailed as a Rashtrakavi ("National
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