of Mysore was built during 1897-1912. It is the official residence of the descendants of the King of Mysore. Victoria Memorial‚ Kolkata The Victoria Memorial is dedicated to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom who was the Empress of India during the British rule. Charminar‚ Hyderabad The Charminar was built in 1591 by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah‚ the 5th ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He built this famous structure to commemorate the elimination of a plague epidemic in the
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history has excited more controversy than India ’s history of social relations. Western indologists and Western-influenced Indian intellectuals have seized upon caste divisions‚ untouchability‚ religious obscurantism‚ and practices of dowry and sati as distinctive evidence of India ’s perennial backwardness. For many Indologists‚ these social ills have literally come to define India - and have become almost the exclusive focus of their writings on India. During the colonial period‚ it served the
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ENGLISH IN INDIA In our country English is important for a number of reasons. India is a land of diversity. Different people speak different languages. A person of Tamil Nadu does not speak Hindi. So he can’t understand Hindi of a person from North India. However he can understand in English. So English is a link language. Different people can communicate with one another with the help of English. Secondly‚ all advanced knowledge in science‚ technology and medicine is available in English.
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women in India now are more educated and more aware of the world. they now stand equal with the men‚ in some places or careers women have even overthrown the heights the men have reached. today’s women is unstoppable‚ gone is the women who was vulnerable‚ unprotected‚ uneducated and abused. todays women stands tall‚ with pride‚ as she can achieve heights that sometimes are not even thought of. thats todays women she also knows how to handle her house. she is an all rounder. but with an increase
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Tourism in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Every year‚ more than 3 million tourists visit the Taj Mahal in Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh. Tso Moriri Lake‚ Ladakh Tourism in India is a large industry. The World Travel and Tourism Council calculated that tourism generated $121 billion or 6.4% of the nation’s GDP in 2011. It was responsible for 39.3 million jobs‚ 7.9% of its total employment. The GDP of the tourism sector has expanded
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and as time moves on the history of textile has further enriched itself. In the 6th and 7th century BC‚ the oldest recorded indication of using fiber comes with the invention of flax and wool fabric at the excavation of Swiss lake inhabitants. In India the culture of silk was introduced in 400AD‚ while spinning of cotton traces back to 3000BC. In China‚ the discovery and consequent development of sericulture and spin silk methods got initiated at 2640 BC while in Egypt the art of spinning linen and
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INDIA SEGMENTATION DEMOGRAPHIC Population 1‚173‚108‚018 (July 2010 est.) Age structure 0-14 years: 30.5% (male 187‚197‚389/female 165‚285‚592) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 384‚131‚994/female 359‚795‚835) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 28‚816‚115/female 31‚670‚841) (2010 est.) Median age total: 25.9 years male: 25.4 years female: 26.6 years (2010 est.) Population growth rate 1.376% (2010 est.) Urbanization urban population: 29% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.4% annual
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The British Empire was at its zenith when‚ in 1911‚ it was decided to move the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi. While the move away from Calcutta was the result of political and administrative considerations‚ the choice of Delhi was dictated strongly by symbolic associations – the desire to tap into the aura of an ancient capital city. Soon work began on grand capital city‚ worthy of the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. A major aim was to represent the might of the Empire
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They are deprived of even primary education and basic employment which make them more backward financially. It fails to establish which causes disequilibrium in the status of the states. The total reservation quota stands at 49% in many states of India and this includes the SCs‚ STs and OBCs. The trend seems to have shifted to reverse discrimination rather than more affirmative action. Some backward class’s elite have gained political and economic clout based on this reservation. However a majority
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The base of India’s social structure is caste and sub-caste. Infact‚ caste systems has been an integral part of Indian society. In ancient times‚ varna’ system started in India which had four ’varnas’- Brahmins‚ Kshatriyas‚ Vaishyas and Shudras. Thus‚ the basis of caste. Some of these became higher castes and others lower castes. The people belonging to higher castes started treating other as belonging to lower castes and‚ thus‚ started the practice of ’untouchability’. It is matter of shame that
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