I’ll Follow You Into the Dark – Extra Credit When I was in third grade I remember my teacher‚ Mrs. Cindy telling us that by the end of the week she would be choosing someone to be a line leader. I was extremely excited‚ to me being a leader would be such an honor‚ and just the word itself sparked a sense of want and all the pleasant words I had then associated with “leader” floated around in my mind like courage‚ integrity‚ passion and sincerity. I wanted to be a leader. At that time I had no
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[vague] Some of the descendants of Janjua also claim to be Jat[1][2] Their warlike nature and dominant rule of their kingdoms against other tribes earned them a powerful reputation in Western Punjab‚ Afghanistan‚ Pakistan.[3][clarification needed] The Mughal Emperor Jalaludin Mohammed Akbar ’s record keeper Abu Fazl celebrated the Janjua Rajput as among the most renowned Rajputs of South Asia.[4] Contents [hide] * 1 Early history * 2 Janjua emperors of the Hindu Shahi Dynasty * 2.1 Jayapala
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their home. Could man be far behind? India has seen many eras blooming on her soil. Each era has left its indelible lifestyle‚ thinking’s‚ languages‚ tastes and the whole culture was different. From Harappa’s to Maury as‚ Guptas to Sultans‚ and Mughals to the English‚ India saw a metamorphosis in each era. People mixed‚ cultures intermingled‚ and each century brought a new India‚ influenced by all‚ yet retaining its old identity. So‚ the whole of India‚ was dotted it temples‚ mosques and churches
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the Seven Wonders of the World. Built under Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal‚ the Taj Mahal is now considered a World Heritage Site and is protected by UN conventions that are designed to recognize monuments with enduring significance to our culture....". Shah Jahan met Mumtaz Mahal at the age of fourteen and fell in love at the first sight. She was a Muslim Persian princess and Shah Jahan was the son of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir. In The Year 1612 they got
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that after 1857 Muslims were passing through a very difficult period‚ a period of degeneration and decay but the roots of this decay can be traced back to the earlier period. In fact‚ the decay of the Muslims started with the degeneration of the Mughal Empire and in that context Europeans started coming to India. The British being last of them and ultimately they controlled most of India. It was a beginning of the 17th century that in 1608 that the first British ship belonging to East India Company
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Agra Fort Amar Singh Gate‚ one of two entrances into Agra’s Red Fort Agra Fort (sometimes called the Red Fort)‚ was commissioned by the great Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1565‚ and is another of Agra’s World Heritage Sites. A stone tablet at the gate of the Fort states that it had been 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
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INTRODUCTION 1In the context of making of the Pakistan‚ it is said that the ground work was done by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan‚ foundation was laid by Ali Johar and building was built by Mohammad Ali Jinnah. On that Liaquat Ali and others only did the painting work. In that way‚ me can say about Indian Independence movement that its ground was prepared by the ‘Gadar Movement’ (1907-1919)‚ its map was prepared by the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh‚ its foundation stone was laid down by the movement of Guru
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Mahal is considered one of the most beautiful and symbolic buildings in the world. It is the finest examples of Mughal architecture‚ a style that merges elements from Persian‚ Islamic and Indian architectural styles‚ and a style that greatly influenced the Hindu community. Throughout history‚ the origins and sources that were used for the design of the Taj Mahal and the effect that the Mughals had in India over architecture‚ has been of argument. I examine such views to suggest the direct and indirect
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mausoleum‚1 and the urban situation of the monument in the city of Agra has been almost entirely neglected. In brief form‚ this essay presents the main results of a recently completed monograph in which I address these issues.2 The Taj Mahal is the Mughals’ great contribution to world architecture‚ and‚ as the contemporary sources reveal‚ it was conceived as such from the very beginning (fig. 1). In the words of Shah Jahan’s early historian Muhammad Amin Qazwini‚ writing in the 1630s: And a dome of
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Inequality‚ Instability and Voice Author: Amartya Sen The essay ‘Inequality‚ Instability and Voice’ is one of the articles written by Amartya Sen. It figures in the book ‘The Argumentative Indian’ which is a collection of writings on Indian history‚ culture and identity by the Economics Nobel prize winner. In the essay‚ Sen touches upon three issues. They are: • Inequality in the Indian society and the quest for equality; • Unity and diversity in India; and • Need for greater commitment
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