References: K.W. Jones (1968)‚ “Communalism in the Punjab‚” Journal of Asian Studies 28‚ 39. E. Nandrajog (2010) “Hindutva and Anti-Muslim Communal Violence in India Under the Bharatiya Janata Party 3‚ 64. Y. Sneshi (2003) Social Change Vol.33 No.4 10-11 G. Flood (2003) The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism 1-17 R. Kumar (1990) Problem of Communalism in India 1-3 Adil Mohd “ ‘Communalism result of British policy of Divide & Rule’ Katju
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pursuant to legislation passed by Parliament during the summer‚ created three new states‚ Chhattisgarh‚ Uttaranchal‚ and Jharkhand‚ reconstituting Madhya Pradesh‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ respectively. Both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress party supported the formation of the states. The basis for creating the new states is socio-political and not linguistic. With the new states‚ the Indian Union now has 28 states. Madhya Pradesh was reorganized with the creation of Chhattisgarh‚ constituting
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at the 60th birthday celebrations of spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi at her math at Amritapuri‚ near Kollam‚ on Thursday. Prefacing his speech by saying a few sentences in Malayalam‚ which was greeted with applause by the audience‚ the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Prime Ministerial candidate said he was at the venue not as Chief Minister or politician‚ but as “Ammayude oru bhakthan” (a devotee of the Mata). Seeking her blessings‚ Mr. Modi said he considered himself fortunate by participating in
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Early childhood Deshmukh was born on October 11‚ 1916 in Kadoli‚ a small town in the Parbhani District of Maharashtra to Shri Amritrao Deshmukh and Shrimati Rajabai Amritrao Deshmukh. Deshmukh’s career was full of strife and struggle. He lost his parents at an early age and was brought up by his maternal uncle. His family had little money to pay for his tuition fees and books‚ but his keen desire to learn encouraged him to work as a vendor and sell vegetables to raise money to fund his education
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System The need for a strong centre is generally considered to be a necessity regardless of what kind of an organization it is and what it is into. Nowhere is this need felt more strongly than in our political system particularly in our political parties. It seems more apt to call India a subcontinent rather than a country. Enough and more has been written and said about how it is a melting pot of various and diverse cultures and how some states rival some countries at least in terms of geographical
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Published on Siasat (http://www.siasat.com) CM Chouhan invites Samsung to set up unit in MP Location: Bhopal (Pervez Bari): The Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan has invited Samsung to set up a manufacturing unit in the state. He said that it would serve the great Indian market. Chief Minister Chouhan‚ who is on tour of South Korean capital Seoul‚ reportedly said that Madhya Pradesh has the strategic location which is ideal for distribution of
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receiving kickbacks from Bofors AB for winning a bid to supply India’s 155 mm field howitzer. The scale of the corruption was far worse than any that India had seen before‚ and directly led to the defeat of Gandhi’s ruling Indian National Congress party in the November 1989 general elections. It has been speculated that the scale of the scandal was to the tune of Rs. 400 million.[1] The case came to light during Vishwanath Pratap Singh’s tenure as defence minister‚ and was revealed through investigative
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Pratibha Devisingh Patil ( pronunciation (help·info)) (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician who served as the 12thPresident of India from 2007 to 2012; she was the first woman to hold the office. She was sworn in as President on 25 July 2007‚ succeeding Abdul Kalam‚ after defeating her rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. She retired from the office in July 2012. She was succeeded as President by Pranab Mukherjee.[1] Patil is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and was nominated for
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50 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ) BLUE PRINT • HISTORY SECTION -14 QUESTIONS • GEOGRAPHY SECTION -13 QUESTIONS • CIVICS SECTION -12 QUESTIONS • ECONOMICS SECTION -11 QUESTIONS HISTORY SECTION Q1.Which of the fallowing countries did not attend the congress of Vienna? a) Britain b) Russia c) Prussia d) Switzerland Ans. d) Switzerland Q2.Who said “when France sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold”? a) Garibaldi b) Mazzini c) Metternich d) Bismarck
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Narendra Damodardas Modi ([nəreːnd̪rə d̪ɑːmoːd̪ərəd̪ɑːs moːd̪iː] ( listen)‚ born 17 September 1950) is the 15th and current Prime Minister of India. Modi‚ a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)‚ also served as Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001–14. He represents Varanasi as its Member of Parliament (MP). Modi was a key strategist for the BJP in the successful 1995 and 1998 Gujarat state election campaigns. He became Chief Minister of Gujarat in October 2001 and served longer by far in that
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