SOME IMPORTANT THINGS OF KANPUR Kanpur spelled as CAWNPORE before 1948‚ it is the tenth most popular city in INDIA and the largest within the state of UTTAR PRADESH. It is the second largest city of the HINDI-speaking city after Delhi. It remains one of the oldest industrial townships of NORTH INDIA although it has not kept pace with IT industry growth in the rest of India due to political indifference. It has a metropolitan area of over 1‚640square kilometres (630 semi) and a city area of around
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About Me “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” Henry David Thoreau Senior year‚ the most dreaded year for any high school student‚ with all the standardized tests coming up‚ AP classes‚ college applications and the question “What do I want to become?” It is hard and stressful to decide a career at the age of 17 or 18. Yet that is the way we are trained. We have to find our passion in 12 years of education. After my 12 years of education I have made
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Quiz grade 12 AS Lit chapter nine A Passage to India A Passage to India Quiz 1 1. Why does Aziz behave rudely to Mrs. Moore when they first meet at the mosque? She interrupts his prayer. She and Mrs. Lesley inadvertently take his tonga. He thinks that she has not taken off her shoes. He automatically dislikes all English women. 2. All of these are names of Mrs. Moore’s children except Stella Adela Ralph Ronny 3. Which of these characters best represents the Anglo-Indian mindset? Dr. Aziz Adela Quested
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is it then‚ no where‚ we find Rajiv Gandhi’s paternal grandfather’s name? It appears that the reason is simply this. Rajiv Gandhi’s paternal grandfather was a Muslim gentleman from the Junagadh area of Gujarat. This Muslim grocer by the name of Nawab Khan‚ had married a Parsi woman after converting her to Islam. This is the source where from the myth of Rajiv being a Parsi was derived. Rajiv’s father Feroze‚ was Feroze Khan before he married Indira‚ against Kamala Nehru’s wishes. Feroze’s
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The first recorded incident of violence over the issue between Hindus and Muslims in modern times took place in 1853 during the reign of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh. A Hindu sect called the Nirmohis claimed the structure‚ contending that the mosque stood on the spot where a temple had been destroyed during Babar’s time. Violence erupted from time to time over the issue in the next two years and the civil administration had to step in‚ refusing permission to build a temple or to use it as a place
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opposed British rule and encouraged the ideas of self-help‚ swadeshi enterprise national education and use of Indian languages. ALL INDIA MUSLIM LEAGUE: The All India Muslim League was formed at Dacca in 1906 by a group of Muslim landlords and nawabs. The League supported the partition of Bengal and desired separate electorates for Muslims. In the year 1916‚ the Muslim League united with Congress and signed a pact known as the Lucknow Pact and decided to work together for representative government
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Delhi Sultanate before getting absorbed in the emerging Mughal Empire. The foundation of the modern City of Bareilly foundation was laid by Mukrand Rai in 1657. Later the region became the capitol of Rohilkhand region before getting handed over to Nawab Vazir of Awadh and then to East India Company (transferred to the British India) and later becoming an integral part of India. The region has‚ also‚ acted as a mint for a major part of its history. From archaeological point of view the district of
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Name: Trisha Lindsay Date: November 6‚ 2014 Graded Assignment Transformations in India Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (20 points) 1. Compare the development of northern and southern India. Describe similarities and differences. Answer: In northern India‚ there were many kingdoms and empires that tried to establish centralization. The first empire to ever do this was the Mauryan Empire. They were able help spread Buddhism and build a network of roads
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My interest for law began when studying the topic of Crime and Deviance in GCSE Sociology. The subject allowed me to look at how society functions‚ the behaviour of different social groups and how the social policies put in place by the bodies of government help regulate the social order. Crime and Deviance taught me how laws are made and enforced and the various crimes which occur within the corporate world for example white collar crimes. This led to my interest being focused on criminal and corporate
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Classical Dances of India Rewati Limaye FSC1 50109 Dance in India‚ is rooted in longstanding tradition. This vast Indian sub-continent has given birth to varied forms of dancing. Each of them is shaped by the influences of a particular period and environment. These pristine forms have been preserved through the centuries‚ to become a part of our present culture‚ a living legacy which is both our pride and delight. Some of the world-famous dance forms that originated and evolved in India are
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