was celebrated on 2nd September‚ while in 2011‚ the festival will be celebrated on 22nd August. Rasa lila‚ dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna‚ are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan‚ and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur. While the Rasa lila re-creates the flirtatious aspects of Krishna’s youthful days‚ the Dahi Handi celebrate God’s playful and mischievous side‚ where teams of young men form human pyramids to reach a high-hanging pot of butter and break it. This
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Participate in the world ’s largest photo competition and help improve Wikipedia! ------------------------------------------------- Terrorism in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on thetalk page. This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2009) | This article ’s factual accuracy is disputed. (March 2010) | | Terrorism | * Definitions * History * Incidents |
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India is a federation of states and these states are separated on the basis of major languages. The Indian leaders right after independence made it clear that they wanted a federal state. A federation is the existence of dual polity. It is a group of regions or states united within a Central government. It is a dual form of government where the powers are divided between the centre and the state governments. They each enjoy considerable independence within their sphere of Governance so as to avoid
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wonderful way of expression of their community and its traditions. Though these folk dances are not as complex as the classical dance forms‚ they are very beautiful‚ because of the essence of rawness in them. Be it the Bihu of Assam‚ Dol-Cholom of Manipur‚ Hikal of Himachal Pradesh or Chhau of Bihar‚ each of the Indian folk dance forms comes across as a reflection of the deep sited beliefs and traditions of a particular culture. The folk dances of any community are performed on almost every special
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Etymology[edit] Main article: Names of Burma In 1989‚ the military government officially changed the English translations of many names dating back to Burma’s colonial period‚ including that of the country itself: "Burma" became "Myanmar". The renaming remains a contested issue.[19] Many political and ethnic opposition groups and countries continue to use "Burma" because they do not recognise the legitimacy of the ruling military government or its authority to rename the country.[20] The country’s
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Haryana | 2.35 | Orissa | 1.4 | Andhra Pradesh | 1.39 | Gujarat | 1.39 | Kerala | 0.87 | Tamil Nadu | 0.45 | Tripura | 0.33 | Madhya Pradesh | 0.26 | Himachal Pradesh | 0.23 | Maharashtra | 0.23 | Jammu & Kashmir | 0.08 | Manipur | 0.08 | Delhi | 0.05 | Karnataka | 0.02 | Meghalaya | 0.02 | Pondichery | 0.01 | Total | 33.516 | Highest flood prone areas in India Though the north-Indian plains prone to flood more‚ the "India flood prone areas" can be broadly
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Influence of South Asian cultural content on Indian media: A study of ‘Otaku’ and ‘Hallyu/ Hanryu’ wave. Introduction Korean wave The Korean wave refers to the noteworthy increase in the fame of South Korean entertainment and culture starting in the 1990s‚ in Asia‚ and more recently in other parts of the world. As one put it‚ it represents a surge in the international prominence of Korean culture. The term was created in mid 1999 by Beijing journalists amazed at the fast growing popularity
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The recent announcement by the government to declare Telengana as the 29th state with 10 districts and Hyderabad as a common Capital has opened a Pandora’s Box of similar clamors. Many groups have stepped up their game demanding for their own statehood. The government will have to ponder many factors before redrawing boundaries and splitting up states. ‘Nationalism’ has always remained the most controversial creed in the political theory. It cannot be merely defined as the casual association of
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OVERVIEW OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN SSA INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN RTE- SSA- AN OVERVIEW Background RTE mandates free and compulsory education to all children from 6-14 years of age. The key objective of RTE- SSA is Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE). Three important aspects of UEE are access‚ enrolment and retention of all children in 6-14 years of age. This goal of UEE‚ has further been facilitated by the Constitutional (86th Amendment) Act‚ making free and compulsory elementary
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It is well recognized that maternal healthcare is essential for further improvement of maternal and child health. Maternal and child health services is said to play a vital role in achieving improved health outcomes. The decision to use health care is undoubtedly influence by the characteristics of the health delivery system such as the availability and accessibility of the services. However‚ this does not necessarily mean that where there is a good supply of services‚ demand is created in and of
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