Mahatma Gandhi: (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) (Father of the Nation‚ Rashtrapita‚ राष्ट्रपिता) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience‚ firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non violence—which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty‚ expand women
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Intro: The first European power to arrive in India was the army of Alexander the Great in 327-326 BC. The satraps he established in the northwest quickly crumbled after he left. Later‚ commercial trade was carried between Indian states and the Roman Empire by Greco-Roman sailors that reached India by sailing on the Red and Arabian Seas. The Portuguese sailor‚ Vasco da Gama‚ was the first European to arrive in India solely by navigating the sea‚ at the end of the 15th century. Having arrived
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counterfeit currency among users of the INR. The word "rupee" was derived from the Sanskrit word rūpyakam. টকা (tôka) in Assamese টাকা (taka) in Bengali રૂપિયો (rupiyo) in Gujarati ರೂಪಾಯಿ (rūpāyi) in Kannada‚ Tulu and Konkani रुपया (rupayā) in Hindi روپے (pronounced ropyih) in Kashmiri रुपया (rupayā) in Konkani രൂപ (rūpā) in Malayalam रुपया (rupayā) in Marathi रुपैयाँ(rupaiya) in Nepali ଟଙ୍କା(tanka) in Oriya ਰੁਪਈਆ (rupiā) in Punjabi रूप्यकम् (rūpyakam) in Sanskrit (Devnagari) रुपियो (rupiyo)
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land in United States of America. My name is Dhruv Tyagi and I am from India – a country known for diversities. I was born in New Delhi‚ the capital of India and was brought up in the city of NOIDA. This is where I learnt my mother tongue‚ Hindi. I was taught Hindi by my mother and this is the time where I developed a passion of learning new languages. By the grace of God I can speak four different languages and I crave to learn more while I am in United States. I was sent to The Cambridge School at
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel ((Hindi: सरदार वल्लभ भाई पटेल (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋəlləbˈbʱaːi pəˈʈeːl] ( listen)) (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) was an Indian barrister and statesman‚ one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India. He is known to be a social leader of India who played an unparalleled role in the country’s struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united‚ independent nation. In India and elsewhere
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of the most unsettling and terrifying scary movies in the TV spectacle category. It has haunted me long after its 45-second airtime. The scene opens as the camera zooms into a middle-aged man in a business attire‚ I call him victim one‚ saying‚ “Hindi
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1 Bachhe Ke Pas 9 Tokri 1 Tokri Mai 9 Phool‚ . . . . . . . Batao Kitne Phool...? .%7?9?7%.7%”7?9%. 7 97% I7 M7I9S7S 7%9 79 “7%7.9 9U7 9.%7? 9?7%7.7%9?7 Ab edit mein jaake 7&9 ko delete karo ek sach dikhega. Angrez Darwaza kholne ko Hindi me kaise kahega... . . . U dnt kw......? . . . Mai btati hu...... Wo kahega "THERE WAS A COLD DAY." . . Say ten times khud smjh aa jyega. Dont use calculator n calculate it 1030 + 1030 + 30 + 5 + 5 and the ans is 2100 not 3000 try
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hilly in places fringed with coconut palm‚ covered with tropical jungle and interspersed with flat stretches of crescent shaped beaches. In these islands people of all faiths - Hindus‚ Muslims‚ Christians‚ Sikhs etc.‚ and of all languages like Hindi‚ Bengali‚ Malayalam‚ Tamil‚ Telugu‚ Punjabi‚ Nicobari etc.‚ live together in complete peace and harmony. Inter-religion and inter-regional marriages are common. This amazing racial and cultural mix is correctly described as Mini-India. There are
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the Divisions of Chittagong‚ Dhaka and Rajshahi (excluding Darjeeling) and the district of Malda incorporated with Assam province. Bengal was to surrender not only these large eastern territories but also to cede to the Central Provinces the five Hindi-speaking states. On the western side it was offered Sambalpur and five minor Oriya-speaking states from the Central Provinces. Bengal would be left with an area of 141‚580 sq. miles and population of 54 million‚ of which 42 million would be Hindus
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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY Admission Announcement : 2013-14 (Cate ory-A) teg THROUGH EXAMINA (Categor y-A) ADMISSION THROUGH ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The University will hold Entrance Examination on May 18‚ 19‚ 20 and 21‚ 2013 for admission to various full-time programmes of study at the following 51 cities : Agartala‚ Ahmedabad‚ Aizawl‚ Allahabad‚ Amritsar‚ Bangalore‚ Bareilly‚ Bhubaneshwar‚ Calicut‚ Chandigarh‚ Chennai‚ Coimbatore‚ Dehradun‚ Delhi‚ Dimapur‚ Gangtok‚ Guwahati‚ Goa‚ Gorakhpur‚ Gwalior
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