Mohandas Gandhi and his non-violent acts of defiance had great implications on imperialism during the post colonial area. Known to many as the “Great Souled one”(History) Gandhi was a leading force for India to gain independence from Great Britain. Gandhi’s extensive use of passive resistance which is defined as “refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power‚ without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition” (Pletcher). Is a trademark for Indian independence
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dr. Rajendra Prasad Date of Birth : Dec 3‚ 1884 Date of Death : Feb 28‚ 1963 Place of Birth : Zeradei‚ Bihar Tenure Order : 1st President Took Office : Jan 26‚ 1950 Left Office : May 13‚ 1962 Successor : Dr.S Radhakrishnan Subhash Chandra Bose Date of Birth : Jan 23‚ 1897 Date of Death : Aug 18‚ 1945 Place of Birth : Orissa Subhash Chandra Bose (January 23‚ 1897 – August 18‚ 1945?)‚ also known as Netaji‚ was one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Independence
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Mohammad Ali Jinnah December 25‚ 1876 – September 11‚ 1948) was a 20th century lawyer‚ politician‚ statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam ("Great Leader") and Baba-e-Qaum ("Father of the Nation"). Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 till Pakistan’s independence on August 14‚ 1947 and Pakistan’s first Governor-General from August 15‚ 1947 till his death on September 11‚ 1948. Jinnah rose to prominence
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Indo Anglian Literature Indo Anglian Literature refers to the body of work by writers in India who write in the English language and whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India. It is also associated with the works of members of the Indian diaspora‚ such as V. S. Naipaul‚ Kiran Desai‚ Jhumpa Lahiri who are of Indian descent. It is frequently referred to as Indo-Anglian literature. (Indo-Anglian is a specific term in the sole context of writing that should
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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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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚ to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Leader
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An Overview of Kamla Das’s autobiography and her poems Aasthaba Jadeja Indian women poets writing in English from Toru Dutt to Kamala Das reveal the mind boggling variety of themes as well as style that poetry is capable of offering. It needs to be remembered that poetry written by women need not be viewed only as feminist poetry. For the first time in Indian English poetry‚ the women poets of post- Independence and postmodern period portrayed in a subversive idiom their desires‚ lust‚ sexuality
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Paper - I 1. Sources: Archaeological sources:Exploration‚ excavation‚ epigraphy‚ numismatics‚ monuments Literary sources: Indigenous: Primary and secondary; poetry‚ scientific literature‚ literature‚ literature in regional languages‚ religious literature. Foreign accounts: Greek‚ Chinese and Arab writers. 2. Pre-history and Proto-history: Geographical factors; hunting and gathering (paleolithic and mesolithic); Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and chalcolithic). 3. Indus Valley Civilization: Origin
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and Smritis. During the Vedic age the position of women in society was very high and they were regarded as equal partners with men in all respects. Who had not heard of Maitri‚ Gargi‚ Sati Annusuya and Sita? Rani laxmi bai‚ begum hazrat mahal‚ sarojini naidu‚ vijaya laxmi pandit‚ sucheta kriplani‚ kasturba Gandhi‚ aruna asaf ali and many others constitute the Womanhood of India who in the hour of peril for the motherland forsook the shelter of their homes and with unfailing courage and endurance stood
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Bhimsen Joshi [pic] Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana (school)‚ he is renowned for the khayal form of singing‚ as well as devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). He was the most recent recipient of the Bharat Ratna‚ India’s highest civilian honour‚ awarded in 2008.[1] Sawai Gandharva In 1936‚ Rambhau Kundgolkar (alias Sawai Gandharva)‚ a native of Dharwad‚ agreed to be his guru. Bhimsen
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