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    Status of Women in India

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    Ashwarya Subhluxmi The Status of women in India The lifestyle of Indian women has undergone colossal changes each millennium. In the Vedic period‚ roughly between 1700 and 1100 BCE‚ when the first Hindi scriptures also known as Vedas in Sanskrit were being composed‚ women enjoyed a very privileged life. Most of them were educated and considered to be intellectually competent with their male counterparts. However‚ in the medieval period lasting from 8th to 18th Century‚ their life became really

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    Forward Bloc Religion Hinduism Spouse(s) Emilie Schenkl Children Anita Bose Pfaff Signature Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack‚ then a part of Bengal Presidency‚ to Janakinath Bose‚ an advocate and Prabhavati Devi.[13] His parents’ ancestral house was at Kodalia village (near Baruipur; now known as Shubhashgram‚ South 24 Parganas‚ West Bengal) Mohandas K. Gandhi at the Indian National Congress annual meeting 1938 when Bose was President of Congress Party

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    Sarojini Naidu

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    Contents * 1 Early Life * 2 Education * 3 Career * 5 Marriage * 6 Death | ------------------------------------------------- Early Life  Naidu Hyderabad to a Bengali Hindu Kulin Brahmin family to Agorenath Chattopadhyay and Barada Sundari Devi on 13th February 1879. Her father was a doctor of science from Edinburgh University‚ settled in Hyderabad State‚ where he founded and administered the Ahemdabad College‚ which later became the Nizam’s College in Ahemdabad. Her mother was a poetess

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    Rajendra Prasad

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    of Bihar. His father‚ Mahadev Sahay‚ was a Persian and Sanskrit language scholar; his mother‚ Kamleshwari Devi‚ was a devout lady who would tell stories from the Ramayana to her son. At the age of 5‚ the young Rajendra Prasad was sent to a Maulavi for learning Persian. After that he was sent to Chapra Zilla School for further primary studies. | He was married at the age of 12 to Rajvanshi Devi. He then went on to study at R.K. Ghosh’s Academy in Patna to be with his older brother Mahendra Prasad

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    weather has been good‚ the monsoon rains will come. Married couple joined as one •Honored by others‚ the couple unites in marriage   •The BRIDE is carried by chair-car or palanquin. Briefly‚ at the time of her wedding she is treated like a devi or goddess! Lioness with cub •Animals take highly stylized forms‚ often with fanciful details. Loading... Krishna the cowherd •Krishna plays his flute‚ the cow seems entirely transfixed while she tends and nurses her calf   The flower in

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    Jhansi

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    झाँसी Coordinates 25°26′55″N 78°34′11″ECoordinates: 25°26′55″N 78°34′11″E Country-India Region -Bundelkhand State-Uttar Pradesh District(s)-Jhansi Mayor Dr. B. Lal Deputy Mayor -Mrs. Sushila Dubey Population • Density 504‚292 (2001) • 3‚094 /km2 (8‚013 /sq mi) Official languages Hindi Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area • Elevation • 285 metres (935 ft) Codes• Pincode • 284 00x • Telephone • +91-510 • Vehicle • UP-93 Website jhansi.nic.in Jhansi (झाँसी)is a historical

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    Homeless Bird Summary

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    Homeless Bird was written by Gloria Whelan‚ a poet‚ short story writer‚ and a novelist. The book is about a young girl named Koly who faces many hardships. After meeting Koly’s fiance‚ Hari‚ Koly and her family realize that his parents had lied about his age and that he was very‚ very ill. Hari passed away shortly after he and Koly got married. After Hari died‚ Koly’s Sassur was so depressed over the death he would lock himself in his room every day after he got home from work. Sassur eventually

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    A R Rajarajavarma

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    A.R. Rajaraja Varma (1863-1918)‚ the celebrated poet‚ critic and grammarian is known as Kerala Panini for his lasting contributions to Malayalam literature. He wrote books on grammar and rhetoric which earned him the title of Kerala Panini and eventually prepared the ground for an enlightened renaissance in Malayalam poetry and literary criticism. He is said to have inaugurated a new era in modern Malayalam poetry. Kerala Panineeyam is considered to be an authoritative work on Malayalam grammar.

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    In Hindu tradition‚ goddesses are often referred to as “devis.” They have held a reputation of being pure and angelic. Hindu followers pray to different goddesses depending on their circumstance. A few that are well known to the public are Sarasvati who is in charge of learning of the arts and sciences‚ Laksmi Goddess of good fortune and financial reward‚ and the list goes on. These women are all understood to bring great treasures and knowledge to their admirers. The trouble with having such high

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    Uttra Khand

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    Uttarakhand  Save Review Edit User Ratings 8 ratings STATE FACTS REVIEWS State Facts for Uttarakhand ------------------------------------------------- KEY FACTS Edit State | Uttarakhand | Nick Name(s) | Queen Of Mountains | Capital | Dehradun | ISO Code | UL | Census Code | 50 | Date of Establishment | 11/09/00 | Area | 53‚566 sq km | Border States | Uttar Pradesh | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | | Division | North Central  Compare | Area Rank | 18 | Language |

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