Life and career Ruskin Bond was born in a military hospital in [Kasauli] to Edith Clerke and Aubrey Bond. His siblings were Ellen and William. Ruskin’s father was with the Royal Air Force. When Bond was four years old‚ his mother was separated from his father and married a Punjabi-Hindu‚ Mr. Hari‚ who himself had been married once. Bond spent his early childhood in Jamnagar and Shimla. At the age of ten Ruskin went to live at his grandmother’s house in Dehradun after his father’s sudden death in
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Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश [ɦɪmaːtʃəl prəd̪eːʃ] ( listen)) is a state in Northern India. It is spread over 21‚495 sq mi (55‚670 km2)‚[3] and is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir on the north‚ Punjab on the west and south-west‚ Haryana and Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east. Himachal Pradesh is famous for its abundant natural beauty.[4] After the war between Nepal and Britain‚ also known as the Anglo-Gorkha War (1814–1816)‚ the British colonial
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Valley and Lidder Valley. The main Kashmir valley is 100 km (62 mi) wide and 15‚520.3 km2 (5‚992.4 sq mi) in area. The Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley from Ladakh while the Pir Panjal range‚ which encloses the valley from the west and the south‚ separates it from the Great Plains of northern India. Along the northeastern flank of the Valley runs the main range of the Himalayas. This densely settled and beautiful valley has an average height of 1‚850 metres (6‚070 ft) above sea-level but the surrounding
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REPUBLIC OF INDIA INTRODUCTION India‚ officially the Republic of India‚ is a country in South Asia‚ and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations‚ the World Trade Organization‚ the South Asian Regional Co-operation Organization and the United Nations. The name India is derived from the River Indus‚ the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu. It is impossible not to be astonished by India. Nowhere on Earth does humanity
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itself away sneaked into embrace of the soft woolly balls of mischievous cotton‚ and la there for a moment until wind‚ unable to overcome its jealousy‚ blew its consort away. A screenplay was beginning to form in the mind. Taking elements from the Hindi films—fluttering birds‚ swaying
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National Institute of Ayurveda An Autonomous Body of the Department of AYUSH‚Ministry of Health & family Welfare‚Govt. of India)‚ Madhav Vilas Palace ‚ Amer Road‚ Jaipur (Rajasthan) Curriculum Vitae Dr. Gopesh Mangal Career Objective To pursue a challenging carrier in Ayurveda and accept every opportunity‚ which can give me a chance to provide me good exposure to expand my knowledge and to work ambitiously in the R & D department and as well as to serve the patients by the clinical practice. I
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existence of human kind might be in danger. Afforestation is the only measure that can be taken to avoid these disastrous havocs. We know that Chipko Movements was started by Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna to stop indiscriminate felling of tress in the Himalayas. But an all-out effort is needed. We can’t thrust this responsibility only on the government or on the public institutions or on any particular person. It is the duty of all and all must work together to make it a success. A planned government effort
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[pic] SUNITA KUMARI Mobile: 9953472946‚9717746879 E-Mail: sunitathakur.mba@gmail.com Seeking a career in academics for entry level position in the collage where I can share my knowledge and practical experience with students and gain more experience into the education and teaching field. Professional Snapshot ← A competent professional with around 3 years of industrial experience in Marketing Management‚ Sales and Customers Management profile ← Practical exposure to the international
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blowing from the Bay of Benhe English monsoon came from Portuguese monção‚ ultimately from Arabic mawsim (موسم "season")‚ "perhaps partly via early modern Dutch monsun".[6] The Arabic-origin word mausam (मौसम‚ موسم) is also the word for "weather" in Hindi‚ Urdu‚ and several other North Indian languages.[7] History An isolated thunderstorm rolls through Wah Wah Valley‚ Utah. This type of monsoonal pattern is very common in the late summer of the southwest US. Strengthening of the Asian monsoon has been
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1. Black soils The principal region of black soils is the Deccan plateau and its periphery extending from 8°45’to 26o north latitude and 68o to 83o45’ east longitude. They are formed from Deccan basalt trap rocks and occur in areas under the monsoon climate‚ mostly of semi-arid and sub-humid types. The overall climate of black soil region may be described as hot and dry summer‚ 40-100 cm rainfall per annum‚ mild to moderate winters and annual temperature ranges from 24-30o centigrade‚ mean maximum
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