Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 9‚ 1861 in an affluent family in the Jorasanko Mansion in Kolkata. His parents were Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi.Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta‚ India into a wealthy Brahmin family. After a brief stay in England (1878) to attempt to study law‚ he returned to India‚ and instead pursued a career as a writer‚ playwright‚ songwriter‚ poet‚ philosopher and educator. During the first 51 years of his life he achieved some success
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organisation. This found expression through the business ventures of prafulla chandra roy or nilratan sarkar‚ national education movement laid down by Satishchandra Mukherjee‚ and constructive work in villages through a revival of the traditional Hindu samaj sketched out by rabindranath tagore. Swadesh Bandhav Samity of aswini kumar datta also played a major role in the effort for reconstruction. Rabindranath called such a perspective of development atmashakti (self-strengthening). This‚ however‚ had
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The revolt of 1857 is regarded by many as the First War of Indian Independence. It was after this that the Nationalistic Movement in the country gathered momentum. Emergence of press‚ development of rapid means of transport and communication‚ and the impact of the contemporary European movement accelerated the growth of this national sentimence. The practice of racial discrimination by the British in all spheres of life also contributed to the unity among different sections of the society to rise
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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL‚ JALANDHAR Holiday Homework (2013-2014) Class VIII ENGLISH Note : The work should be done in the Red Notebook. General instructions: Answer all fill in the blanks on the sheet itself Answer all the short questions and the long questions in a new thin Red notebook Stick to the word limit Article writing Write articles on the following topics:1. People have become overly dependent on technology. 2. Most study- abroad programs should be renamed “party abroad”: they are
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tendencies‚ casteism‚ selfishness‚ savagery and coercion. In the field of religion irrationality and fetishism reigned supreme immorality and corruption were rampant. Mahima Dharma is contemporary to the socio-religious movement like Brahmo Samaj‚ Prarthana Samaj and Arya Samaj. Yet Mahima dharam differs very much from these reaction and movement. It rested on indigenous foundation and had nothing to do with external forces. It is exclusively Orissan. In essence it is for mankind and of mankind. Though
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National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984‚ the Government of India declared and decided to observe the birthday of Swami Vivekananda (12 January‚ according to the English calendar) as a National Youth Day every year from 1985 onwards. To quote from the Government of India ’s communication‚ ’it was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian Youth
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Learn About the National Talent Search Tests It is always best to know as much as possible about the test before you take it. The National Talent Search Examination will be conducted for students studying at class VIII level. The examination consists of two tests namely the Mental Ability Test (MAT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Each test consists of 90 multiple choice type questions. Each question has four alternatives marked 1‚2‚3 and 4. The candidate has to select one correct
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British Rule and Colonial Interest The arrival of the British in India was marked by the spice trade during the period of the European exploration in the 1600s. Through trade and export‚ European powers found their way to India. The British‚ particularly‚ were drawn to India’s wealth‚ it’s markets and growing population. Their eventual involvement led to the establishment of the East India Company in 1757. The company introduced measures towards western education‚ modern transportation‚ goods and
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Foundation Course 1 Human Rights‚ Gender and Environment Indian Women’s Movement Aparna Basu∗ The roots of the Indian women’s movement go back to the nineteenth century male social reformers who took up issues concerning women and started women’s organizations. Women started forming their own organization from the end of the nineteenth century first at the local and then at the national level. In the years before independence‚ the two main issues they took up were political rights and
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Harsimran Singh 11/18/2012 22383572 South Asian 1A South Asian 1A The complexities of religion verses culture have been debated throughout the ages. Having such a diverse religious population‚ India has seen many arguments‚ debates‚ and parliaments questioning originality of the religions‚ the origins‚ traditions‚ similarities and most of all the differences of South Asian people. In his essay‚ “Three Hundred Ramayanas”‚ AK Ramanujan explores the vast range of Ramayana tradition in South Asia
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