at the palace where the 12th king of the Namgyal dynasty was held prisoner. "The Chogyal was a great believer in India. He had huge respect for Mahatma Gnadhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Not in his wildest dreams did he think India would ever swallow up his kingdom‚" recalls Captain Sonam Yongda‚ the Chogyal’s aide-de-camp. Nehru himself had told journalist Kuldip Nayar in 1960: "Taking a small country like Sikkim by force would be like shooting a fly with a rifle." Ironically it was Nehru’s daughter Indira
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value as it informs of exactly what happened during the operation that was ordered by Mrs Gandhi. It is a concise‚ informative article with an exact time line of events. Source 6 Indira Gandhi’s Tryst with Power by Nayantara Saghal (Book) http://www.moneylifw.in/article/book-review-of-indira-gandhis-tryst-with-power-by-nayantara-saghal/36931.html Accessed 3/2/15 Origin: The article is a review of a book about Indira Gandhi. Purpose: The book is written by Mrs Gandhi’s cousin‚ detailing her time in
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assassinated by her own bodyguards. Quami Ekta Divas‚ also known as National Integration Day is observed on the day our First Woman Prime Minister died. On 19th November‚ in the historic town of Allahabad‚ Indira Priyadarshini Nehru was born to Mrs Kamala Nehru and Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru. Born in a politically influential family‚ Gandhi was deprived of a normal childhood. Her father and mother’s struggle for freedom sowed the seeds of patriotism in her tender heart. After finishing her studies‚ Gandhi served
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In 1927‚ after being released from prison‚ Bose became general secretary of the Congress party and worked with Jawaharlal Nehru for independence. Again Bose was arrested and jailed for civil disobedience; this time he emerged to become Mayor of Calcutta in 1930. During the mid-1930s Bose travelled in Europe‚ visiting Indian students and European politicians‚ including Benito Mussolini. He observed party organisation and saw communism and fascism in action. By 1938 Bose had become a leader of national
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workers and the millions of our countrymen who are toiling tirelessly for the progress and prosperity of our nation. In the early hours of the 15th of August‚ 1947‚ when our nation had just become Independent‚ our first Prime Minister‚ Jawaharlal Nehru spoke to the nation and asked us all one important question on the very first day we became a free country: "Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future?" Today‚ my fellow citizens‚ I stand
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3. Women freedom fighters of India. 3.1RaniLakshmiBai of Jhansi 3.2Sarojini Naidu 3.3 Madam Cama 3.4 Begum Hazrat Mahal 3.5 Annie Besant 3.6Arun Asaf Ali 3.7 Usha Mehta 3.8 Kasturba Gandhi 3.9 Kamala Nehru 3.10. Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit 4. Conclusion 5. References ROLE OF WOMEN IN INDIA ’S STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM Introduction The history of Indian Freedom Struggle would be incomplete without mentioning the contributions of women. The sacrifice made by the women of India will occupy the foremost place
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NATURE V/S NURTURE Good morning‚ ladies and gentlemen. My name is and I am standing here in front of you all to present to you my opinions about the topic “Nature v/s Nurture”. Considering it‚ the foremost question that comes to mind is what exactly is nature and nurture? My dear listeners‚ nature and nurture are a convenient jingle of words‚ for it separates under two distinct heads the innumerable elements of which personality is composed. Nature is all that
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best interpreters of his thoughts; nothing else can be a sure index. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru‚ eminent thinker and also‚ by common consent‚ a man of action‚ knew very well the near-fatal weakness of the Indian people. “Our chief defect”‚ he said‚ “is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.” Even though we are quite familiar with the theory of Karma‚ we are prone to believe that our destiny is already ordained‚ and written in our “kismet”. There are countless people in this
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Mahasweta Devi’s ‘The Hunt’ ‘The Hunt’ is a story of a rural tribal woman from India. Her name is Mary. She is harassed and stalked by a male logging contractor named Tehsildar who earlier came to her village to buy logging rights. He grows lustful of her. She resists his sexual advances. In an act of self-preservation later on‚ she turns predator and murders him. In the beginning‚ Mary is a woman of strong physical abilities. She is also an astute businesswoman. Even the owner’s wife hails
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3.A.SHARATH CHANDRA (10BA1A0247) Under the esteem guidance of Mr.SATHYANARAYANA ASST. PROFESSOR [pic] DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELETRONICS ENGINEERING JAWAHARLAL NEHRU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (Affiliated To Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad) Mangal Pally Patelguda(vil.) Ibrahimpatnam(Mdl.) R.R. Dist-501510 2010-2014 MOBILE CONTROLLED ROBOT ABSTRACT Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signaling is used for
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