Case Study: Gujarat Earthquake 2001 Bhuj Earthquake: Preliminary Report from IITKanpur A Powerful Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on Richter-Scale rocked the Western Indian State of Gujarat on the th 26 of January‚ 2001. It caused extensive damage to life & property. This earthquake was so devastating in its scale and suffering that the likes of it had not been experienced in past 50 years. Leaving thousands seriously injured‚ bruised and handicapped; both physically‚ psychologically and economically
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EXERCISE 1 1. Write the following as full (decimal) numbers in SI units: (a) 286.6 mm‚ (b)85 V (c) 760 mg‚ (d) 60.0 ps‚ (e) 22.5 fm‚ (f) 2.50 GV. 2. A typical adult human lung contains about 300 million tiny cavities called alveoli. Assume that the alveoli are spherical‚ and that the volume of a typical human lung is about 2 liters‚ estimate the average diameter of a single alveolus. 3. Two vectors have length and What are the maximum and minimum magnitudes of their vector sum? 4. is a vector
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Dravidian architecture Dravidian architecture was an architectural idiom that emerged in the Southern part of the Indian subcontinent or South India. It consists primarily of temples with pyramid shaped towers and are constructed of sandstone‚ soapstone or granite. Mentioned as one of three styles of temple building in the ancient book Vastu shastra‚ the majority of the existing structures are located in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu‚ Karnataka‚ Kerala‚ and Andhra pradesh. Various kingdoms
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destruction. The trimorti the three primary hindu devinities regulate this cosmic cycle. Brahma the creator brings this cosmos into it’s being‚ Vishnu the preserver ensures the world continues on it’s path until the cycle comes to it’s close. Then Shiva the god of death and destruction skin smeared white with the ashes of the cremated dead. When the world age comes to a close when the perfect creation so consumed by corruption and vice shiva’s job is to rpess the restart button and send the cosmos
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Jessica Pellegrini Lord Shiva and Saivism There are over 330 million different deities worshipped in Hinduism. Many of which are lost to people today and many who are still thriving to be the highest they can. The three supreme gods: Vishnu‚ Brahma‚ and Shiva are still the highest of all today. Lord Shiva is the third and final of the Trimurti‚ the three supreme gods. The first was Brahma and the second Vishnu. Lord Shiva has been among the religion for centuries dated all the way back as far
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the world. Many people can understand the wonders of Hinduism in a universal way. 01524000An interesting artwork that is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is called Shiva as Lord of Dance. This artwork is from during the Chola period‚ 11th century and has a green copper color. The physical appearance of this art piece is the god Shiva has four extended arms and is surrounded by a symmetrical ring. The dimensions of the artwork are about 2 feet by 2
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spirituality" and "the mother of all religions‚" The Centre to Hinduism is the God Brahman. He is the universal soul which is found in everything. Brahman is worshipped in a variety of forms‚ including Vishnu‚ Krishna‚ Rama‚ Shiva and several others. Hinduism does not have any founder. Hindus believe that life is a cycle of birth‚ death‚ and rebirth. Hindus believe that every action has an effect and there is a cause for everything. This is called the law of Karma. Hindus believe
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1 What Trojan hero did the Romans considered themselves descended from? - Aeneas. What Greek historian described and explained Rome’s rise to power? – Polybius Who were the legendary twin brothers who founded Rome in 753 B.C.? - Romulus and Remus What three things did Polybius consider the main causes of Rome’s greatness? Which Hellenistic philosophy taught that we should strive for “pleasure‚” defined as the absence of pain? –Epicureanism Which Hellenistic philosophy taught that logos‚
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Guided Reading Questions 1 (pp. 73-80) 1. Describe the shape of the subcontinent of India. How has the geography and climate affected the development of Indian culture? The subcontinent of India was surrounded largely by ocean due to its location on the edge of the continent. The Hymalayn mountains and two rivers blocked the majority of intrances through land travel. This lead the people living there to be less affected by other cultures and mostly protected from invasion. 2. What does Ganga
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CHOLA KINGS Introduction : (http://indianhistory-ace.blogspot.in/2010/04/chola-dynasty-kings-list.html) & (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola_dynasty) The Chola empire was a kingdom which existed in South India.They had Tamilian origins but ruled large tracts of lands in adjoining Andhra‚ Kerala‚ and Karnataka. Because of their naval power‚ they also colonised their kingdom included in the same the present day countries of Sri Lanka‚ Maldives‚ Malaysia‚ and Indonesia. Their trading
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