------------------------------------------------- Mesopotamia From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Mesopotamia (disambiguation). Map showing the extent of Mesopotamia Mesopotamia (from the Ancient Greek: Μεσοποταμία: "[land] between rivers"; Arabic: بلاد الرافدين (bilād al-rāfidayn); Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ(beth nahrain): "land of rivers") is a toponym for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system‚ corresponding to modern-day Iraq and to a lesser extent northeastern Syria
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Thar Desert From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Thar The Great Indian Desert Desert Thar desert Rajasthan‚ India Countries India‚ Pakistan State India: Rajasthan Haryana Punjab Gujarat Pakistan: Sindh Punjab Biome Desert A NASA satellite image of the Thar Desert‚ with the India–Pakistan border superimposed. View of the Thar desert The Thar Desert (Rajasthani: थार मरुधर‚ Hindi: थार मरुस्थल‚ Urdu: صحراےَ تھر also known as the Great Indian Desert) is a large‚ arid
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Tourism in India Tourism is the largest service industry in India‚ with a contribution of 6.23% to the national GDP and 8.78% of the total employment in India. India witnesses more than 5 million annual foreign tourist arrivals and 562 million domestic tourism visits.[2][3] The tourism industry in India generated about US$100 billion in 2008 and that is expected to increase to US$275.5 billion by 2018 at a 9.4% annual growth rate.[4] In the year 2009‚ 5.11 million foreign tourists visited India.
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OF PRE-BRITISH INDIA PROJECT BY: BHAVANA BHATIA-7 REUBEN DANTES-9 CRYSTAL D’SOUZA-11 ALISHA PEREIRA-38 TANUSHREE SHARMA-47 GAURAV TALERA-52 Executive Summary It is the past which shapes what we become in the present. Most of what we do and follow today has been decided in the past which is why we have to understand who we were to become who we have to be. India is one of the few civilizations which has been in existence for more than 5000 years. India is a homogenous culture
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Journal of English and literature Vol. 2(7)‚ pp. 166-173‚ September 2011 Available online http://www.academicjournals.org/ijel ISSN 2141-2626 ©2011 Academic Journals Review Anita Desai’s ‘in custody’: Unlocking the web of time and space Bhasha Shukla Sharma Department of Humanities‚ University Institute of Technology‚ Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya‚ Bhopal. (M.P)‚ India. E-mail: Bhasha.shukla@gmail.com. Tel: 9826090200. Accepted 6 August‚ 2011 This paper attempts to semiotically
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MAHABHARATA retold by C. Rajagopalachari (Edited by Jay Mazo‚ International Gita Society) Contents 1. Ganapati‚ the Scribe 2. Devavrata 3. Bhishma’s Vow 4. Amba And Bhishma 5. Devayani And Kacha 6. The Marriage Of Devayani 7. Yayati 8. Vidura 9. Kunti Devi 10. Death Of Pandu 11. Bhima 12. Karna 13. Drona 14. The Wax Palace 15. The Escape Of The Pandavas 16. The Slaying Of Bakasura 17. Draupadi’s Swayamvaram 18. Indraprastha 19. The Saranga Birds 20. Jarasandha 21. The Slaying Of Jarasandha 22
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Aesthetics Aesthetics (also spelled æsthetics or esthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values‚ sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste.[1] More broadly‚ scholars in the field define aesthetics as "critical reflection on art‚ culture and nature."[2][3] Aesthetics is a subdiscipline of axiology‚ a branch of philosophy‚ and is closely associated with the philosophy of art.[4] Aesthetics studies new ways of seeing and of perceiving the world.[5] *
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------------------------------------------------- Ashoka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the Indian emperor. For the nonprofit organization‚ see Ashoka: Innovators for the Public. Ashoka | Maurya Samrat | A "Chakravartin" ruler‚ 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh‚ Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet | Reign | 268–232 BCE | Coronation | 268 BCE | Born | 304 BCE | Birthplace | Pataliputra‚ Patna | Died | 232 BCE (aged 72) | Place of death | Pataliputra
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SHOULD INDIA GIVE UP KASHMIR INTRODUCTION: Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century‚ the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range. Today‚ it denotes a larger area that includes the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir (which consists of Jammu‚ Kashmir Valley‚ and the Ladakh regions)‚ the Pakistan-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan‚ and
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HANUMAN This article is about the divine entity in Hinduism. For other uses‚ see Hanuman (disambiguation). "Bajrangbali" redirects here. For the film‚ see Bajrangbali (film). "Anjaneya" redirects here. For the 2003 film‚ see Anjaneya (film). Hanuman | Raja Ravi Varma’s lithograph of Hanuman fetching the mountain | Vanaras | Sanskrit Transliteration | हनुमान् | Affiliation | Devotee of Rama | Abode | Earth | Mantra | Rama’s Name | Weapon | Gada (mace) | Hanuman (IPA: hʌnʊˈmɑn)
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