involved the internal division of Punjab and Bengal provinces‚ which - in unimaginable conditions of collapse of authority‚ flight‚ and massacre - resulted in the forced movement of 20 million people (Hindus and Sikhs to India and Muslims to Pakistan) and approximately 1.5 million deaths. Muslims in India under British rule did not want to be part of a Hindu dominated India after Independence. To cut a very long story short they concluded that the North West part of India where Muslims were the majority
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represent and characterize a myriad of ideas‚ beliefs and concepts. Originally created by the people of Gyaman‚ Adinkra has grown to become the most extensively used and widely known traditional symbolic art in Ghana and to an appreciable extent‚ West Africa. By carefully considering the depth of wisdom in the meanings of these symbols‚ is not surprising that they are often linked with a host of several proverbial maxims. The very essence of the word ‘Adinkra’ is ‘farewell’; as such‚ every symbol
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‘St. Thomas Christians’ there are a living proof of it. Yet‚ many a Muslim and Hindu in India‚ Pakistan‚ and Bangladesh wrongly consider Christianity a recent phenomenon and a foreign one at that. The Advent of the Portuguese and Christianity in Bengal: Renowned Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope of South Africa in 1498 and landed at Calicut (present Kozikode of India) by discovering the sea-route to India. From 1500 onwards‚ the Portuguese established their power
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1 Mr.Mirwald I was born in Bangladesh. As a Bengali citizen‚ I know very little about my country. According to my father and my grandfather‚ I now know a lot about my homeland‚ Bangladesh. Bangladesh is in southern Asia‚ bordering the Bay of Bengal‚ between Burma and India. We have mid winter‚ hot‚ humid‚ and warm rainy monsoon. Bangladesh is composed of 98% Muslims and others are Non- Bengali Muslims and tribal groups.ⁱ Bangladesh is a Hierarchical society. People are respected for their age
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foothills of the Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal. It has border with neighbor
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The Bengal School of Art commonly referred as Bengal School‚[1] was an influential art movement and a style of Indian painting that originated in Bengal‚ primarily Kolkata and Shantiniketan‚ and flourished throughout India during the British Raj in the early 20th century. Also known as ’Indian style of painting’ in its early days‚ it was associated with Indian nationalism (swadeshi) and led by Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951)‚ but was also promoted and supported by British arts administrators like
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Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh)‚ is a country in South Asia. Located on the fertile Ganges-Brahmaputra delta‚ it is part of the ancient and historic region of Bengal. The name Bangladesh means "Country of Bengal" in the official Bengali language. To its south lies the Bay of Bengal‚ while it is bordered by the Republic of India on the north‚ west and east‚ and Burma (Myanmar) to the southeast. It is separated from Nepal and Bhutan by India’s narrow Siliguri corridor and is situated in geographical proximity
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Issues in Sustainability in the Tourism Industry in West Bengal: Moving towards Eco-Tourism Shomik Saha Assistant Professor Department of Management Salesian College Siliguri Campus Abstract For humans‚ sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well-being‚ which has ecological‚ economic‚ political and cultural dimensions. Sustainability requires the reconciliation of environmental‚ equity (social) and economic demands - also referred to as the "three pillars" of sustainability
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West Nile Virus The West Nile Virus is transmitted to humans and animals trough the bit of an infected mosquito. The mosquito’s biological name is Flavivirus. Not that many people get sick from West Nile Virus but there are still people that end up in the hospital. To treat West Nile you usually have to go to the hospital. To confirm that a person has West Nile Virus a blood sample has to get tested. People can help prevent West Nile by doing simple things around the yard. About 80 percent
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and village based systems (Mahalwari). Landlord systems was established mainly in Bihar‚ Bengal and Orissa. In these areas the Landlord had the authority to collect the revenue directly from the cultivator and British government had no direct dealings with the cultivating peasants. In some areas they fixed the revenue to be paid by the Landlord to the government called the Permanent settlement of 1793 in Bengal. In other areas‚ temporary settlement was introduced where the revenue was fixed for certain
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