Devi. He had his early education in a private school‚ “Retreat” run by his parents on Montessori lines. Some of the great men of India such as Gurudev Rabindranath‚ J. Krishna Murthi‚ Motilal Nehru‚ V. S. Shrinivasa Shastri‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ Sarojini Naidu‚ Maulana Azad‚ C. F. Andrews‚ and C. V. Raman et al. used to stay with the Sarabhai family when they visited Ahmedabad. Mahatma Gandhi also once stayed at their house while recovering from an illness. Visits by such great men greatly influenced
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American paper 6 Design I found a dimpled spider‚ fat and white‚ On a white heal-all‚ holding up a moth Like a white piece of rigid satin cloth -- Assorted characters of death and blight Mixed ready to begin the morning right‚ Like the ingredients of a witches’ broth -- A snow-drop spider‚ a flower like a froth‚ And dead wings carried like a paper kite. What had that flower to do with being white‚ The wayside blue and innocent heal-all? What brought the kindred spider to that height
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"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny‚ and now the time comes when we will redeem our pledge‚ not wholly or in full measure‚ but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new‚ when an age ends and when the soul of a nation‚ long suppressed‚ finds utterance.... We end today a period of ill fortune‚ and India discovers herself again
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mighty Himalayas‚land of saints‚seers and sadhus‚ birth place of shri mad bhagvad geetaji and other purana and upnishads‚crade of religion of Hinduism‚Jainism and Buddhism. India had many great personalities like mahatma Gandhi‚jawahar lal Nehru‚sarojini naidu‚etc. India has great rulers like Ashoka‚maharana pratap‚Akbar‚shivaji‚etc. the greatness of india is not possible to describe in words. It has very ancient heritage of the world. Now a days scenario of India has changed. My dream India is where
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History of English language and literature in India starts with the advent of East India Company in India. It all started in the summers of 1608 when Emperor Jahangir‚ in the courts of Moguls‚ welcomed Captain William Hawkins‚ Commander of British Naval Expedition Hector. It was India’s first tryst with an Englishman and English. Jahangir later allowed Britain to open a permanent port and factory on the special request of King James IV that was conveyed by his ambassador Sir Thomas Roe. English were
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INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH POEM THE BEGINNING The renaissance in modern Indian Literature begins with Raja Ram Mohan Roy. The infiltration of western culture‚ the study of English literature‚ the adoption of western scientific techniques‚ gave a jolt to India’s traditional life. It shocked us into a new awareness‚ a sense of urgency‚ and the long dormant intellectual and critical impulse was quickened into sudden life and the reawakening Indian spirit went forth to meet the violent challenge of
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Phpkb v1.5 proffesional GENERAL KNOWLEDGE DAYS AND YEARS * The first death anniversary day of Sri Rajiv Gandhi was observed as Anti –Terrorism Day. * 20th August is celebrated as Sadbhavna Divas. * July 11th is observed as world population day. * January 15th is celebrated as army day. * The centenary of mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in South Africa was celebrated in may 1993. * National Maritime day falls on April 5th. * Journalist day was first celebrated all over the
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The head of the states is called the Governor‚ who is the constitutional head of the state as the President is for the whole of India. The Governor of a state has a dual role to play - as the constitutional head of the state and as the agent or representative of the centre. Constitutional Head of State: The Governor is a ceremonial head of the state. The constitution provides for a council of ministers with a Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of this functions
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On various sessions of congress‚ Malaviya criticized the tyrannical policies of the colonial government. He openly appealed people to struggle for the independence of the country. He was a splendid orator and every word of his speech was carved beautifully. His speeches touched the heart of the masses straightly. Malaviya’s association with the Congress started in the year 1886‚ at the second annual session of the Congress held at Calcutta. Malaviya then 26 years of age delivered a fiery speech in
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League in their annual sessions held at Lucknow on December 29 and December 31‚ 1916 respectively. Sarojini Naidu gave Jinnah‚ the chief architect of the Lucknow Pact‚ the title of “the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity”.So‚ for the first time in history‚ Muslim League and Indian National Congress worked together to present a set of demands to British which came to be known as the Lucknow
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