DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL‚ JALANDHAR Holiday Homework (2013-2014) Class VIII ENGLISH Note : The work should be done in the Red Notebook. General instructions: Answer all fill in the blanks on the sheet itself Answer all the short questions and the long questions in a new thin Red notebook Stick to the word limit Article writing Write articles on the following topics:1. People have become overly dependent on technology. 2. Most study- abroad programs should be renamed “party abroad”: they are
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Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in the year 1928. Early Life of Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh was born on 28th September‚ 1907 to Sardar Kishan Singh Sandhu and Sardarni Vidyavati Kaur‚ in Khatkar Kalan village in Lyallpur district of Punjab. Arya Samaj had a strong on the life of Sardar Kishan Singh. His uncles as well as his father were all part of the Ghadar Party that was led by Kartar Singh Sarabha. The Jalianwalabagh Massacre‚ which took place in Punjab in 1919‚ had a deep impact on the mind
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Discuss the ways in which Ramabai ‚ brings up travails and sufferings of high upper- caste women. Ramabai was born on 23rd April 1858 in a High Caste Hindu Brahmin family. She never went to school but learnt to read and write from her parents‚ Anantha Shastri Dongre(a renowned Sanskrit Scholar) and Laxmibai. She was made to experience the need for and value of knowledge‚ self respect‚ dignity and hard work‚ which she maintained throughout her life. But Ramabai’s parents did not like their children
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[pic] The source url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatri Hindi • Punjabi Indo-Aryan peoples • Mohyal • Aroras • Jats/Jatts • Bhatia • Saini • Ramgarhias • Kamboj • Gujjar • Rajput • Lohana Khatri (Punjabi: ਖੱਤਰੀ‚ Hindi: खत्री) is the Punjabi adaptation of Sanskrit or Pali word Kshatriya (Hindi: क्षत्रिय‚ Kşhatriya). . The Khatri community traces its origins to the Taxila‚ Potohar and Majha regions of the Punjab. These regions are historically connected with the composition of the Vedas‚ the
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Learn About the National Talent Search Tests It is always best to know as much as possible about the test before you take it. The National Talent Search Examination will be conducted for students studying at class VIII level. The examination consists of two tests namely the Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Each test consists of 90 multiple choice type questions. Each question has four alternatives marked 1‚2‚3 and 4. The candidate has to select one correct
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is also believed that he was one of the earliest Marxists in India. Bhagat Singh was born in a family that was actively involved in revolutionary activities against the British rule in the country. The name given to Bhagat Singh meant `devotee`. `Arya Samaj` had a huge impact on the life of Bhagat Singh`s father Sardar Kishan Singh Sandhu. His uncles as well as his father were all part of the `Ghadar Party` that was led by Kartar Singh Sarabha. Bhagat Singh`s mentor was Kartar Singh Sarabha‚ who was
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British Rule and Colonial Interest The arrival of the British in India was marked by the spice trade during the period of the European exploration in the 1600s. Through trade and export‚ European powers found their way to India. The British‚ particularly‚ were drawn to India’s wealth‚ it’s markets and growing population. Their eventual involvement led to the establishment of the East India Company in 1757. The company introduced measures towards western education‚ modern transportation‚ goods and
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Cultural heritage of a people refers to the social and religious attitudes‚ beliefs‚ principles and conventions of behaviour inherited from the tradition stretching back to remote antiquity. It also includes in its connotations intellectual and artistic manifestations in the form of language‚ literature‚ visual and plastic art and music developed by the society from generation to generation. Viewed in this light‚ our cultural heritage is immensely vast and varied. India is the cradle of one of
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The Indian caste system describes the system of social stratification and social restrictions in India in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups‚ often termed jātis or castes. Within a jāti‚ there exist exogamous groups known as gotras‚ the lineage or clan of an individual. In a handful of sub-castes such as Shakadvipi‚ endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (e.g. banning endogamy within a surname). The
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CSR PRACTICES OF INDIAN FIRMS In order to have some insight into the various practices and initiatives taken by the corporates some leading Indian firms were selected which are Hindustan Unilever Ltd‚ ACC Ltd‚ Ashok Leyland Ltd.‚ Apollo hospitals Enterprise Ltd.‚ DLF ltd.‚ Ultratech Cement‚ Pepsi Co. India. HINDUSTAN UNILIVER LTD. Hindustan Uniliver Ltd. 4 is the India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 75 years in India. With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct
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