International In early December 1891‚ Canadian American Dr. James Naismith‚ a physical education professor and instructor at the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School (YMCA) in Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ USA‚ was trying to keep his gym class active on a rainy day. He sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums
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grandmaster. At the age of fifteen when most girls were busy playing with toys‚ Koneru kept herself busy with strategy on a chessboard. In 2001‚ she won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship. She has also received many prestigious awards such as the Arjuna Award and the Padma Shri. 9. Saba Anjum — The Hockey Star Saba Anjum is a former India hockey captain and a member of the gold-winning 2010 Commonwealth Games team. She received the Padma Shri for her contribution to hockey. She represented
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as Medicine Facilities in Indianapolis‚ Indiana.[2][3] In March 2012‚ Yuvraj was discharged from hospital after completing the third and final cycle of chemotherapy and returned to India in April.[4][5] He was conferred with Arjuna Award‚ India’s second highest sporting award in the year 2012 by the President Pranab Mukherjee.[6] He made his international comeback in a Twenty20 match in September against New Zealand shortly before the 2012 World
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Cricketers’ Almanack.[16][17][18] Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for outstanding sporting achievement‚ the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997‚ India’s highest sporting honour‚ and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008‚ respectively‚ India’s fourth and second highest civilian awards and within a few hours of ending of his final match on 16 November 2013‚ the Prime Minister’s Office announced the decision to award Tendulkar with the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest
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Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI named to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.[16][17][18] Tendulkar received the Arjuna Award in 1994 for outstanding sporting achievement‚ the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1997‚ India’s highest sporting honour‚ and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan awards in 1999 and 2008‚
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literature in varied forms like poetry‚ prose‚ essays‚ criticism and folklore study. Karnataka government has bestowed the prestigious Ambedkar Fellowship Award to him considering his corpus of writing. His Government Brahamana being the first Dalit autobiography in Kannada has got the Karnataka Sahitya academy Award. Apart from these‚ the Honorary Award of Karnataka Sahitya Academy was conferred on him for his total contribution to Kannada literature. It is highly creditable in spite of all these credentials
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BACHENDRI PAL (1954--) Bachendri Pal was born on 24 May 1954 at Nakuri‚ Uttar Kashi in Uttaranchal. Her father was a border tradesman who took atta (flour) and rice from India to Tibet on mules and horses. Always a rebellious child‚ she loved wandering by herself in the Garhwal Himalayas. Her family was often entertained by her dreams of travelling in airplanes and meeting famous people. She was independent and fearless‚ and first tasted the excitement of the high altitudes
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Abhinav Bindra From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Abhinav Singh Bindra Personal information Nationality India Ethnicity Punjabi Born 28 September 1982 [1] Dehradun‚ Uttarakhand‚ India Residence Zirakpur‚ Punjab‚ India Education Bachelor of Business Administration(B.B.A..) Alma mater The Doon School St. Stephen ’s School‚ Chandigarh University of Colorado Occupation Sportsman (Shooter) Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (As of August 2011) Weight 65.5 kg (144 lb) (As of August 2011) Medal record Competitor
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Part – A 1. What do you mean by physical fitness? Explain wellness. Also explain the components of physical fitness in detail. 2+2+6=10 OR What do you understand by Aerobics Exercises? Explain Anaerobic exercises. Describe in detail the factors effecting physical fitness and wellness. 2+2+6=10 2. Explain concept of training. Write briefly the methods of endurance development. 4+6=10 OR What do you understand by “Warming-Up”? Briefly explain about “limber-down”. Draw a diagram of Circuit Training
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Bhagavad Gita with Arjuna and Krishna has many teachings of Krishna about renunciation‚ selfless services‚ and meditation. It’s also important why Arjuna doesn’t want to wage war. There are many things that Krishna tells Arjuna. All of this will be brought up throughout the essay. In the story Arjuna does not want to wage war. His sudden reaction is reasoned by his internal feelings for this war. Arjuna doesn’t understand why he should have his family risk their lives in the war. Arjuna also does not
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