Male |The first President of Indian Republic |Dr. Rajendra Prasad | |The first Prime Minister of free India |Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |The first Indian to win Nobel Prize |Rabindranath Tagore | |The first President of Indian National Congress |W.C. Banerjee
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Life for women in Ancient India had several different aspects that were both positive and negative. Marriage was a negative area of life where women were perceived as minor; in most cases‚ women were not able to receive property. They would also get married at young ages because women were viewed as a liability to their family (Duiker and Spielvogel). The role of women in society was also quite minor compared to men who often had more responsibilities‚ such as working in fields. Positive aspects
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do write and record everything. Writers are then called Scribes. 4- On the Mediterranean Sea‚ but also south in Africa: contact with two worlds so to speak. And also‚ an opening on the red sea called Erythrean Sea‚ so also commerce with Persia and India. 5- A happy people‚ full of optimism‚ meditating (like yogins) and inventing things: first to do foot massage‚ mummifying corpses‚ great doctors at the time. Intellectuals were encouraged to work. 6-Egypt is the most populous Arab country. Due to
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mother land when the British East India Company was fast expanding its empire in India‚ when Tipu Sultan had been eliminated (1799)‚ the proud Marathas had been humbled (1815)‚ Chennamma the widowed queen of Raja Malla Sarja frustrated the machinations of British to annex her kingdom Kittore‚ a tiny principality in the present Belgaum District of Karnataka. She fought against the mighty British army and scored initial success. No other woman warrior in the history of India has made such a powerful 74
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Introduction Though India stands today as the largest democracy‚ its administrative as well as the political set up has many flaws and shortcomings. The Indian system of administration and governance is impregnated with flaws like shortages of power‚ bureaucratic hassles‚ political uncertainty‚ and infrastructural deficiencies .In spite of all these political shortcomings‚ India is perceived to be one of the most lucrative grounds for investing‚ in the eyes of the wealthy European as well as American
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About floods in India India‚ being a peninsular country and surrounded by the Arabian Sea‚ Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal‚ is quite prone to flood. As per the Geological Survey of India (GSI)‚ the major flood prone areas of India cover almost 12.5% area of the country. Every year‚ flood‚ the most common disaster in India causes immense loss to the country’s property and lives. India Flood Prone Areas The states falling within the periphery of "India Flood Prone Areas" are West Bengal
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into India (1600-1757) – The lure for trade and profit brought many trading companies to India. The trade –cum-political corporation called the English East India Company came to India and gave an expansive touch to India’s national commerce. It opened new markets for Indian goods in Europe and thereby increases the export of Indian manufacturers and encourage their production. This is the reason why the rulers tolerated and even encouraged the establishment of the Company’s factories in India.
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1. Political Environment India became an official republic in 1950‚ and is currently the second largest country with a population of over 1.2 billion people. The country is made up of 28 states and 7 union territories. It functions as a federation‚ with a central federal government as the point of unification among its partially self-governed states and regions. India’s parliamentary system is governed by Constitutional law which came into force on 26th January 1950. Some of the strengths
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The overall reason as to why India was imperialised was because of the British raj‚ and then later by the British government. Their goal was to “remake India on a British model through administrative and social reform‚ economic development‚ and the introduction of new technology” (India Under British Rule). By utilizing the subcontinents’ materials‚ territory‚ and people‚ the British regime were able to exploit local traditions and rulers and instituted a colonial government that conferred benefits
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MODULE - 4 Socio-economic Development and Empowerment of Disadvantaged Groups Contemporary India: Issues and Goals 25 Notes SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF DISADVANTAGED GROUPS We quite often read about different concerns of socio-economic development like poverty‚ unemployment‚ development of roads and bridges and facilities like hospitals‚ educational institutions in newspapers‚ magazines and other periodicals. During elections in particular these are discussed
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