Reference: McMahon‚ Elizabeth. Lost in Music [online]. Meanjin‚ Vol. 59‚ No. 2‚ 2000: 166-177. Ari’s description of the four sections of the city interlace demographic information with personal affect. Sex‚ drugs and alcohol will ease the strain on Ari’s groin‚ that will take away the burning compulsion and terror of his desire. But here at the novel’s space of endpoint and stasis he does not identify any independent capacity for pleasure. Ari exposes the under-belly of the city by charting trajectories
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A FAREWELL SPEECH TO THE STUDENTS LEAVING 10TH STANDARD Respected Principal‚ Teachers and my dear friends. We have gathered here today to bid farewell to the students of standard 10th. I am indeed honoured to be given this opportunity to represent the students of standard 9th. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person‚ something comes to alter the recipe. In this context‚ I would like to mention that for the past few months‚ the students of standards 9th and 10th have indeed worked very
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3 31. ^ a b c Singh (2007). Longman Panorama History 6 (http://books.google.co.in/books?id=1CVMOEudkx0C&pg). Pearson Education India‚ 2007. p. 53. ISBN 9788131711743. 32. ^ a b c d Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta Sastri‚ ed. (1988). Age of the Nandas and Mauryas (http://books.google.co.in/books?id=YoAwor58utYC&pg) (illustrated‚ reprint ed.). Motilal Banarsidass Publisher‚ 1988. p. 211. ISBN 9788120804661. 34. ^ Kaushik Roy (2012). Hinduism and the Ethics of Warfare in South Asia: From Antiquity to the Present
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Uttarakhand Save Review Edit User Ratings 8 ratings STATE FACTS REVIEWS State Facts for Uttarakhand ------------------------------------------------- KEY FACTS Edit State | Uttarakhand | Nick Name(s) | Queen Of Mountains | Capital | Dehradun | ISO Code | UL | Census Code | 50 | Date of Establishment | 11/09/00 | Area | 53‚566 sq km | Border States | Uttar Pradesh | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | | Division | North Central Compare | Area Rank | 18 | Language |
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largest parts of the state’s economy. The service sector comprises travel and tourism‚ hotel industry‚ real estate‚ insurance and financial consultancies. Uttar Pradesh was home to powerful empires of ancient and medieval India‚ including Magadha‚ Nanda‚ Mauryan‚ Sunga‚ Kushan‚ Gupta‚ Gurjara‚ Rashtrakuta‚ Pala and Mughal empires. The two major rivers of the state‚ the Ganga and Yamuna‚ join at Allahabad and then flow as the Ganga further east. The state has several historical‚ natural‚ and religious
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1983 1986 1987 1986 1984 1987 1993 1986 1985 1985 2002 Cultural 1999‚ 2005‚ 2008 20. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Natural 1985 List of World Heritage Sites in India declared by UNESCO 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks Qutb Minar and its Monuments Red Fort Complex Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Sun Temple‚ Konârak Sunderbans National Park Taj Mahal The Jantar Mantar‚ Jaipur Western Ghats Uttaranchal Natural 1988 Delhi
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Born in 1377 to a distinguished Florentine notary‚ Brunellesco di Lippo Lapi‚ and his wife Giuliana Spini‚ Filippo Brunelleschi was the second of three sons. Not much is known about his childhood‚ but it is speculated that his father had wanted him to follow in his footsteps in law as a notary. Filippo had other plans in mind‚ however. In 1392‚ Brunelleschi became a goldsmithing and sculpting apprentice. During his apprenticeship‚ he studied and mastered drawing and painting‚ woodcarving‚ metal
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CHAPTER NATURAL VEGETATION H ave you ever been to a forest for a picnic? You might have surely gone to a park if you live in a city or to a mango‚ guava or coconut orchard‚ if you live in a village. How do you differentiate between the natural vegetation and the planted vegetation? The same variety may be found growing wild in the forest under natural conditions and the same tree may be the planted one in your garden under human supervision. Natural vegetation refers to a plant community
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plains (modern Bihar‚ eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bengal) in the eastern side of the Indian subcontinent‚ the empire had its capital city at Pataliputra (modernPatna).[1][2] The Empire was founded in 322 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya‚ who had overthrown the Nanda Dynasty and rapidly expanded his power westwards across central and western India taking advantage of the disruptions of local powers in
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Tawang‚ Arunachal Pradesh Located in the North-Western part of Arunachal Pradesh and flanked by majestic mountains‚ Tawang is known for its unparalleled natural beauty. Famous as the birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama‚ Tawang holds a great religious significance for Tibetan Buddhists. One of the oldest and largest Buddhist Monasteries of the world‚ the ‘Tawang Monastery’ is also located at this serene location. Apart from Buddhist pilgrims‚ the place is also frequented by many travellers and holiday
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