Introduction: The roots of Aditya Birla Group can be traced back to the 19th century‚ when Seth Shivnarain Birla began trading in cotton in the picturesque town of Pilani in the Rajasthan Desert. Through India’s arduous 1850s‚ the Birla business expanded rapidly. Aditya Vikram Birla‚ the Group’s legendary leader‚ soaked up the principles by which G. D. Birla lived. The Group grew and consolidated its portfolio through a spate of acquisitions and Greenfield projects. Today‚ the Group is a dominant
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among others. The post independence decades were largely dormant with only few names such as Nirad C Chaudhuri and R K Narayan inciting curiosity if any. It was as late as early eighties that the new breed of writers such as Salman Rushdie‚ Vikram Seth‚ Amitabh Ghosh and Anita Desai started popping upon the international literary map. The new breed of authors and writers who emerged in post reform era carried the initiative forward. These writers have created a niche for themselves among the readers
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COLONIALISM‚ POST-COLONIALISM & POST-COLONIAL INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE ABSTRACT Colonialism is the building and maintaining of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Colonialism normally refers to a period of history from the 15th to the 20th century when people from Europe established colonies on other continents. Collins English Dictionary defines colonialism as "the policy of acquiring and maintaining colonies‚ especially for exploitation." The Stanford Encyclopaedia
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Shankar Vihar Holiday Homework Class X ENGLISH 1. Define bravery. Relate it with “Two Gentlemen of Verona”. Give details of five children along with their acts who were awarded with National Bravery Award in the year 2012? 2. Research work on Vikram Seth – his writings‚ his status and comparison with at least two other contemporary writers OR Research work on the stories of HH Munroe. 3. Complete the work assignment of MCB Unit 1. MATHS 1. INVESTIGATORY PROJECT TOPIC : POLYNOMIAL a) Find the
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Shonar Bangla(other works) | Notable award(s) | Nobel Prize in Literature 1913 | Spouse(s) | Mrinalini Devi (m. 1883–1902) | Children | five children‚ two of whom died in childhood | Relative(s) | Tagore family | | Signature | | Vikram Seth | Born | 20 June 1952 (age 60) Kolkata‚ West Bengal‚ India | Occupation | Author‚ poet‚ novelist | Nationality | Indian | Alma mater | Corpus Christi College‚ Oxford Stanford University | | | Genres | novels‚ poetry‚ libretto‚ travel
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Mother mouse had gone to find food‚ and so the babies were all alone. A slithering sound could soon be heard inside the mouse hole. A large black snake had entered the hole looking for a scrumptious meal. The sock was horrified at the sight‚ but could do nothing to protect the children. Luckily‚ the mother mouse returned just in time. She distracted the giant snake while the babies scattered. She bit a huge chunk out of the snake’s tail‚ tearing the tip off. As the snake writhed in agony
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THE POEM "THE FROG AND THE NIGHTINGALE " - A DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY In the poem‚ “The Frog and The Nightingale” the poet Vikram Seth has adopted the features of modern poetry in following the pattern of mixed metre and free verse. It is a fable in the form of a poem- narrative‚ not longer than a short story‚ having a moral. In this poem‚ all the characters have been personified as human beings with thoughts and emotions. Throughout the poem the conversation between the two central
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Indian English Literature * Top English Writer & Their Famous Creations * R.K. Narayan: R K Narayan is one of the best known Indian authors of all time. An Indian author of very high repute‚ he is best known for his works of fiction. The setting for most of R K Narayan works is the fictional town of Malgudi‚ first introduced in his semi autobiographical book ’Swami and Friends’. Creations: The Dark Room‚ Malgudi Days‚ Talkative Man‚ The English Teacher. * Kiran Desai: Kiran
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The Story Behind Ancient Egyptian Gods In the stories of Ancient Egypt there are many variations of how there world was shaped. In my paper I am going to go over the Gods and their stories‚ and their rule in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian theology dealt with hundreds of deities. They had a god for everything. The gods changed as the dynasties‚ and the importance of the gods changed depending on the ruler of the time. Egyptians worshipped their gods in temples ‚ and each temple was dedicated
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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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