APJ ABDUL KALAM Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam born October 15‚ 1931‚ at Rameswaram‚ in Tamil Nadu ‚ Abdul Kalam was born in a middle-class family ‚ His mother tongue is Tamil. His father‚ a devout Muslim‚ owned boats which he rented out to local fishermen. His father‚ Jainulabdeen‚ possessed neither much formal education nor much wealth; despite these disadvantages‚ he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit. He had an ideal helpmate‚ his mother Ashiamma & three
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REGIONAL GROWTH AND DISPARITY IN INDIA: A COMPARISON OF PRE AND POST-REFORM DECADES Abstract Has the regional disparity widened in the post-reform period? This study attempts to probe into this by analysing growth rates of aggregate and sectoral domestic product of major states in the pre (1980s) and post-reform (1990s) decades. Our results indicate that while the growth rate of gross domestic product has improved only marginally in the post-reform decade‚ the regional disparity in state domestic
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promoting access to White Rose research papers Universities of Leeds‚ Sheffield and York http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ This is an author produced version of a paper published in Political Studies. White Rose Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/43142/ Published paper Adeney‚ Katharine and Wyatt‚ Andrew (2004) Democracy in South Asia: Getting beyond the Structure-Agency Dichotomy. Political Studies‚ 52 (1). pp. 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248
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According to Benny Morris‚ historical truth is a truth about a historical event that exists independently of‚ and can be detached from‚ the subjectivities of scholars’ . Hence‚ is Morris implying that historical truths are objective? If they are indeed objective‚ why are historians constantly rewriting history books? Although the objectivity of some historical truths is indisputable‚ one must realise that most truths in history are influenced by the historian’s biases‚ limitations and his subjection
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e-Government: The Singapore Arun Mahizhnan & Narayanan Andiappan Arun Mahizhnan is Deputy Director‚ Institute of Policy Studies‚ Singapore and Narayanan Andiappan is Assistant Manger‚ Infocomm Development Authority‚ Singapore Government. This paper draws heavily from resource materials provided by IDA. The views expressed are in the authors’ personal capacity. ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction The term "e-Government" is used in this paper
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race‚ language and nationality. The temple beginnings are shrouded in great antiquity and its origins are still a matter of scholarly debate. Sangam literature‚ the earliest of Tamil literature (dated between 500 BC to AD 300) mentions Tirupati as Tiruvengadam which used to form the northernmost frontier of the Tamil kingdom. Tirupati was richly endowed by the kings and emperors of various dynasties. The Pallavas of Kanchipuram (9th century AD) Cholas of Tanjore (10th century)‚ Pandyas of Madhura
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Bangladesh Studies Topic: Culture And Tradition Submitted by: Marilyn Thipthorpe INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is a county encompassing 147‚570-km²of land in South Asia. Our culture and tradition lies in our ancient history spanning thousands of years. This is the product of the repeated entry of varied peoples‚ bringing with them the Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan‚ Mongol-Mughul‚ Arab‚ Persian‚ Turkic‚ and European cultures. In the 16th century‚ Bengal was absorbed into the Mughul Empire‚ later in the 18th
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“KAPITAN SINO” by Bob Ong PART I. DESCRIPTION Kapitan Sino is a humor-turned-tragic novel written by Bob Ong. Kapitan Sino is about an electrician‚ Rogelio Manglicmot‚ who has a special ability. Other characters include Bok-bok‚ Rogelio’s best friend. He occasionally insults Rogelio‚ and Tessa‚ designer of Rogelio’s suit. Though she is blind‚ she is quite talented and intelligent‚ and Rogelio cares for her. He lives his life one day at at time‚ enjoying his little jokes with the kids who insist
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Shabana Tabusum. SZ1‚ A. Saleem2‚ Dr. M. Sadik Batcha3‚ 1&2 Research Scholar/Bharathiyar University‚ Coimbatore‚ Tamil Nadu. INDIA Librarian / A.M.S Group of Educational Institution‚ Chennai‚ Tamil Nadu‚ INDIA 2 S.G. Librarian / A.M.S Group of Educational Institution‚ Chennai‚ Tamil Nadu‚ INDIA 3 Professor & Head ‚Dept. Library & Information Science‚ Periyar University‚ SALEM – Tamil Nadu‚ INDIA. 1 Abstract: There are several reasons for automating the library activities especially computerizing
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by the people of the Tamil regions to denote a respected person and are seen as representatives of Vedic Culture. The term is believed to have originated from the Sanskrit word ’Arya’ which means a ’noble person’. Iyers have many sub-sects among them‚ such as Vadama‚ Brihatcharanam‚ Vathima‚ Sholiyar or Chozhiar and Ashtasahasram. Each sub-sect is further subdivided according to the village or region of origin. Iyers do not have a single origin‚ as they have come to Tamil lands at different periods
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