Her grandfather‚ Motilal Nehru‚ was a Indian nationalist leader. Her father‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ was a important person in the independent movement of India. In 1934–35‚ after finishing school‚ Indira went to Shantiniketan‚ a school invented by Rabindranath Tagore. Then‚ she went to England and sat for the University of Oxford entrance examination‚ but she failed.Then spent a few months at Badminton School in Bristol‚ before passing the test‚ and going to Somerville College‚ Oxford where she never
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INDIA / HINDU LITERATURE LOCATION * India is the most populous nation (after China) and seventh largest in area. * Located in South Asia on the Indian subcontinent. * About 3000 km ( 1865 mi) wide and has‚ 7000 km (4350 mi ) along the Bay of Bangal on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west. * India’s land frontier of about 5700 km ( 3540 mi) is shared with Pakistan on the west; with China‚ Nepal‚ and Bhutan on the north; and with Bangladesh‚ and Burma on the east. India’s seventh
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Let us keep in mind the words of the English poet— ’Say not the struggle naught availeth.’ A stone that remains at place for a long time without motion gets covered with moss. But a stone that rolls constantly does not gather any moss. Similarly‚ a person who keeps changing his place‚ profession or course of study‚ does not gain any experience or knowledge. A person who constantly shifts his residence from place to place will not have a constant friends or neighbours to know and love him. Whatever
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What do we need to change about the Indian Education System? Education has been a problem in our country and lack of it has been blamed for all sorts of evil for hundreds of years. Even Rabindranath Tagore wrote lengthy articles about how Indian education system needs to change. Funny thing is that from the colonial times‚ few things have changed. We have established IITs‚ IIMs‚ law schools and other institutions of excellence; students now routinely score 90% marks so that even students with
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Women Empowerment in Bangladesh Women empowerment in Bangladesh means giving women of the country the power to rule and govern their own lives‚ away from traditional and social constraints. The women empowerment movement in Bangladesh focuses on giving women the power and authority they need to be men’s equals. The structures of sub ordinance that have keep women in the dark for so long must be eliminated. Women must have intellectual resources that can be acquired through good education and material
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Sankari Prasad Basu is better known for his books on the history of religion and religious institutions in colonial Bengal. But before he achieved fame as an authority on Sri Ramakrishna‚ Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita‚ he used to be the finest writer on cricket in Bengali. Basu can be described in the same vein as John Arlott evaluated Neville Cardus– as ‘the first writer to evoke cricket; to create a mythology out of the folk hero players; essentially to put the feelings of ordinary cricket
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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI. CCS001: COMMUNICATION SKILLS. ASSIGNMENT. NAME: WAINAINA BRIAN NJUGUNA. REGISTRATION NUMBER: D33/34343/2013. MUSIC Music can be defined in many ways‚ but to summarize all the definitions‚ music can be defined as the art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds or both to produce beauty of form‚ harmony‚ and expression of emotion. It is said that a large percentage of old people who
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SUCCESS COMES ONLY WITH BOLDNESS‚ ABILITY AND COURAGE“. It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare because they are difficult.”-SENECA Success‚ ultimately‚ essentially and above everything else‚ fully depends on the ability‚ boldness as well as courage for completion of any work. Stamina of mind‚ willpower‚ dedication and perseverance stimulate the boldness and courage and create ability which makes a man successful. The starting point of success‚
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Value based teaching of English Education is not the filling of a pail‚ But the lighting of a fire. William Butler Yeats Education‚ which is the vehicle of knowledge‚ self preservation‚ and success not only gives us a platform to succeed but also imparts the knowledge of conduct‚ strength‚ character and self-respect. It is not an accessory to life but it is a necessity. Will Durant says ‘Education is the transmission of civilization’. It gives us the knowledge of the difference
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Indian Immigration To America Asian Indians Their struggle as immigrant minority and major contributions to the American society Asian Indians come from an area with the second largest population in the world‚ but form only one of the smallest minorities in the United States. America was influenced by their religious and political beliefs long before the first immigrants arrived in the 19th century. The congressional act of 1947 granted them citizenship. Now‚ Asian Indians hold many important
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