INTRODUCTION Kolkata or Calcutta is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river‚ it is the principal commercial‚ cultural‚ and educational centre of East India‚ while the Port of Kolkata is India’s oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011‚ the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agglomeration‚ which comprises the city and its suburbs‚ was home to approximately 14.1 million‚ making it the third-most
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The Tradition of Textiles in India | | India has a diverse and rich textile tradition. The origin of Indian textiles can be traced to the Indus valley civilization. The people of that civilization used homespun cotton for weaving their garments. Excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo Daro‚ have unearthed household items like needles made of bone and wooden spindles‚ suggesting that the people would spin cotton at home to make yarn and finally garments. Fragments of woven cotton have also been found
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Business Plan on A Musical Cafeteria “Café Opera” Business Plan on Musical Cafeteria “Café Opera” Prepared for Sarker Rafij Ahmed Ratan Assistant Professor School of Business & Economics United International University (UIU) Prepared by Name ID 1. Mohd Tawher Ashraf Siddiqui Sadat 111 123 214 2. Gunjan Adhikary 111 123 176 3. Fatema-Tuj-Zohora 111 123 176 4. Sadia Binte Mahfuz 111 123 162 5. Fatema Jur Ferdous 111 122 304 Date of Submission: 1st September‚ 2014 United
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Agasthyakoodam Also known as Agasthyarkoodam belongs to the mountain range of Western Ghats situated in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Agasthyarkoodam is a pilgrimage centre for devotees of the Hindu sage Agastya‚ who is considered to be one of the seven rishis (Saptarishi) of Hindu Puranas. There is a full-sized statue of Agathiyar at the top of the peak and the devotees can offer pujas themselves. Around 2‚000 medicinal plants used in Ayurvedic treatments are also found in the lower elevations
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HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN AND THE DISCOVERY OF TROY “So fight by the ships‚ all together. And that comrade Who meets his death and destiny‚ speared or stabbed‚ Let him die! He dies fighting for the fatherland- No dishonor there! He’ll leave behind him wife and sons unscathed‚ His house and estate unharmed- once these Argives Sail for home‚ the fatherland they love.” –The Iliad Book 15 lines 574-580‚ by Homer Today‚ on the plains of Western Anatolia lies the site of one of the most well
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Goa was the jewel of the Portuguese colonial empire. It would be the city’s natural harbors and the wide rivers that would be the main draw for the Portuguese when they arrived in 1510. Goa would become the administrative center for much of the Portuguese Far Eastern and African empire. Portuguese control would last for 450 years and leave a lasting impression on the city that would become modern day Goa‚ as well as a lasting feel of a south European city‚ blended with its own native cultures
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THE MINISTRY OF SCINCE AND EDUCATION KAZAKH ABLAY KHAN UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND WORLD LANGUAGES Faculty of Oriental Studies Project Work Theme: Study abroad Made by: Chilanova Fariza group 303
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An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China‚ 753 B.C.E.-330 C.E. Key Terms: 1. Roman Republic: The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E.‚ during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate. 2. Roman Senate: A council whose members were the heads of wealthy‚ landowning families. Originally an advisory body to the early kings‚ in the era of the Roman Republic the Senate effectively governed the Roman state and the growing empire. Under Senate leadership‚ Rome conquered an empire
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Strategies for Marketing of Indian Village Industries Shashi Prakash Mishra Rural Craft & Engg Section MGIRI‚ Wardha‚ Maharashtra INTRODUCTION Our country is endowed with a good degree of ethnic and regional diversity
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Student Name: Sinéad Nestor Student ID No: 09000898 Certificate in the History of Art and Design‚ University of Limerick. Academic Year: 2010/2011. “Describe in detail the main characteristics of Cubism through the works of two artists.” Word Count: 2‚897 words Sinéad Nestor This essay seeks to describe the Cubist movement’s main characteristics in detail‚ using the work of two artists to illustrate. The chosen artists are Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)‚ and Georges Braque (1882 – 1963)
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