UNITY IN DIVERSITY India is a big country comprising many racial groups with a great number of spoken languages and dialects. There are several religions and sects. These are reflected in their customs‚ rituals‚ dresses and festivals. Indian is the cradle of many cultures. In spite of the diversities‚ the people are united. Though several foreign invaders attacked India‚ none succeeded in destroying the basic Indian culture. One the contrary‚ it absorbed the good qualities of the new cultures
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Jammu and Kashmir i/ˌdʒɑːmuː/ & /ˈkæʃmɪər/ is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People’s Republic of China to the north and east and the Pakistan-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan‚ to the west and northwest respectively. Formerly a part of the erstwhile Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu‚ which governed
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rubies‚ diamonds and all sorts of other treasures. He continued the patronage of paintings but was most celebrated for his architectural developments—he built the Taj Mahal as you know‚ his (and perhaps the country’s) best-known monument‚ the Jama Masjid and the Red Fort in the city of Shahjahanabad (or Old Delhi now)‚ and a number of palaces and mosques throughout the country. He did continue with the miniature traditions of his father’s time—portraiture with illuminated borders continued to occupy
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political. In India‚ the Muslim clergy‚ to tighten their grip over the community‚ make unceasing efforts to drive it towards more conservatism and even try to unduly influence the Muslim community’s voting behavior. The fatwas issued by Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid‚ Syed Ahmed Bukhari‚ to vote for certain political parties is too well-known. Therefore‚ in India‚ the political parties‚ which treat the Muslim community as a mere vote bank‚ compete to grab the vote bank by appeasing the conservative Muslim
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built before 1000 but was later renovated by Akbar. The red sandstone fort was converted into a palace during Shāh Jahān’s time‚ and reworked extensively with marble and pietra dura inlay. Notable buildings in the fort include the Pearl Mosque or Motī Masjid‚ the Dīwān-e-’Ām and Dīwān-e-Khās (halls of public and private audience)‚ Jahāngīr’s Palace‚ Khās Mahal‚ Shīsh Mahal (mirrored palace)‚ and the Musamman Burj.[citation needed] The forbidding exteriors of this fort conceal an inner paradise. The fort
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was originally the capital of the Tomara clan in the 11th century A.D and later it became the capital of the Mughals. The city has some of the famous historical monuments; out of which some were built by the Mughals and the Britishers. Red Fort‚ Jama Masjid‚ Humayun’s Tomb‚ Rashtrapati Bhawan‚ and Parliament House are the main monuments in Delhi‚ depicting its ancient history. Monuments of Prithviraj Chauhan‚ the Lodi Tombs‚ and the Siri Fort of Allauddin Khilji are some of the other monuments that
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Impact of Islam and Muslims in India Expansion of trade | | | Islam’s impact was the most notable in the expansion of trade. The first contact of Muslims with India‚ was the Arab attack on a nest of pirates near modern-day Bombay‚ to safeguard their trade in the Arabian Sea. Around the same time many Arabs settled at Indian ports‚ giving rise to small Muslim communities. the growth of these communities was not only due to conversion‚ but also the fact that many Hindu kings of south India (such
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According to Migration Policy Institute‚ Indians have become the second-largest immigrant group in the United States after Mexicans in 2013 with more than 2 million Indian-born immigrants resided countrywide. Indians are also the top recipients of the working visa and second-largest country to send international students to the United States after China. The reasons behind the high surge of immigration might be vary‚ but a better job opportunity‚ improved living conditions‚ and better education are
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------------------------------------------------- Mughal emperors The Mughal era is a historic period of the Mughal Empire in South Asia (mainly Northern India‚ North Eastern Pakistan and Bangladesh). It ran from the early 15th century to a point in the early 18th century The imperial family directly descended from two of the worlds greatest conquerors[citation needed]: Genghis Khan‚ founder of the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world; and the Amir‚ The Mughal Empire lasted for
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empowerment of Muslims the committee underlines the problems with the present delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies as a result of which Muslims do not have adequate political representation in legislative bodies. The post-Babri Masjid Muslim political discourse in India also plays a crucial role in re-conceptualising the idea of Muslim political representation. This new kind of Muslim politics goes beyond the conventional Muslim political concerns – protection of Urdu‚ minority
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