with stone and masonry work. The last was the strongest. Often materials from demolished forts were reused in the building of new forts.[2] By 4 BCE‚ fortified cities were common in India. The largest ones were between the city of Mathura (on the Yamuna river) and Magadha (on the Ganges). Another series of forts in the south‚ was on the Ujjain(on the Narmada)leading into the Deccan. These are inferred by the remains of fort walls and bastions seen on excavation at Rajagriha and at several sites in
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The environmental problems in India are growing rapidly. The increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population that has taken the country from 300 million people in 1947 to more than one billion people today is putting a strain on the environment‚ infrastructure‚ and the country’s natural resources. Industrial pollution‚ soil erosion‚ deforestation‚ rapid industrialization‚ urbanization‚ and land degradation are all worsening problems. Overexploitation of the country’s resources be
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Interlinking of rivers – A different view The Supreme Court issued a judgment on 27 th Feb 2012 to the Government of India to implement the scheme to interlink rivers. The government shall set up a high level committee on interlinking of rivers; the committee shall meet “at least‚ once in two months”; in the absence of any member the meeting shall not be adjourned; the committee shall submit a biannual report on actions to the Union Cabinet‚ “which shall take final and appropriate decisions in the
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Bengal‚ despite being different communities and located in distinctly different cultural environments (K.L. Leonard‚ 1978). Origin Literally‚ the Kayasth is described as one who is an inhabitant of Kaayadesh‚ the region between the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers of north India. In Sanskrit the word Kayasth means‚ “one who resides in the body” (Rose‚ 1919). A different meaning has been suggested by Crooke‚ from the Sanskrit Kaya- santitch which means staying at home (Crooke‚ 1896). As far as the mythological
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Proud to be an Indian India‚ a country with a culture having more than ten thousand years has enriched the global scientific‚ educational‚ economic and cultural scenario significantly. That is the reason why mark Twain has stated “India is the cradle of the human race‚ the birthplace of human speech‚ the mother of history‚ the grandmother of legend and the great grandmother of tradition.” Being born in such a great country‚ you have millions of reasons to feel proud as an Indian. Some of them
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What is Navratri? Navratri‚ is a festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; The festival is celebrated for nine nights every year during September or October based on Hindu calander. There are many legends attached to the conception of Navratri like all Indian festivals but all of them are related to Goddess Shakti (Hindu Mother Goddess) and her various forms. Navratri is divided into three-day sets‚ each devoted to a different aspect of the supreme
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Trip to the Queen of Hill Stations 23rd December-30th December 2012 Delhi-Mussoorie-Rishikesh-Haridwar ITINERARY Date | Plan of the Day | 23rd Dec | Arrive at DelhiCheck-in at Hotel Airport Runway | 24th Dec | Day at leisure in Delhi | 25th Dec | Depart for Mussoorie via roadCheck-in at Hotel Vishnu Palace | 26th Dec | Day at leisure in Mussoorie | 27th Dec | Depart for Rishikesh via roadCheck-in at Hotel Green | 28th Dec | Depart for Haridwar via roadCheck-in at Hotel Ganges
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Being a great fan of Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam I’ve always been inspired by him. I’m one of those lucky ones who had the golden opportunity to meet him in person when I was in 9th grade. I was ignited by his thoughts and views and I thought Vision 2020 was the best action plan we could have for our beloved country- INDIA. But then today while I was writing this post my Dad happened to have a look at what I was up to. He asked me what my vision for India was. I said all the great things that I had read
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HANS RAJ MODEL SCHOOL‚ PUNJABI BAGH‚ DELHI SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT CLASS V MONDAY MORNING BLUES+THE TALE OF A TAIL Q1. Complete the following sentences :- a) Aunt Polly was angry with Tom because __________________________________ ______________________________________________________ . b) The dental instruments used by Aunt Polly were ___________________________ ______________________________________________________ . c) Tom Sawyer did not want
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Mueller said is indeed true. Crowned by the Himalayas on top and vast seas surrounding its peninsula‚ India is quite distinct on the world map. The Himalayas enveloped all the beauty with in itself‚ giving rise to the mighty rivers-Indus‚ Ganga and Yamuna and their tributaries‚ spreading over the land like arteries‚ providing life blood to the species while in the Deccan plateau and South‚ the Narmada‚ Krishna‚ Godavari Cauvery‚ sucked water from the vast seas and drenched the entire land. With so
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