Gwalior‚ she died. Recently on July 21st‚ 2011‚ Rani Laxmibaiwas declared to be one of the “Top 10 Bad-Ass Wives” in the world by Time magazine‚ who supported their husbands. Mangal Pandey Mangal Pandey joined the sepoy force of the British East India Company in the year 1849 at the age of 22. Pandey was part of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry and is primarily known for his involvement in an attack on his senior British officers on 29th March 1857 at Barrackpore. This incident marked an opening
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and plan far in advance for Tet‚ major holiday in Vietnam. The Vietnamese take extreme care to start the New Year out right. They buy new clothes‚ paint and clean their homes‚ cook three days worth of food‚ pay off all debts and make amends to rid themselves of all bad feelings. Cleaning is frowned on during Tet because one would not want to sweep out any good luck. Digging and drawing water is also not allowed so the ground and water can enjoy the holiday. The marketplace is very busy the week
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This was the best holiday I’ve ever had! I came here with my boyfriend for a 2 week stay and found the hotel brilliant. I was a little worried after booking it as some reviews on websites were quite negative but I am pleased to say that these worries did not come true. The rooms are basic but nice and clean‚ always had toilet paper and the maids were very contentious - we were in our rooms one day when they came to clean as it was raining and they came back later - many would have left it for that
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Assignment 1: Writing a descriptive paragraph using the words: touch‚ smell‚ hearing‚ taste and vision. My Holiday On New Year’s Eve of 2012‚ my family and I went to Bokor Mountain Resort. On the way up to the top of the mountain‚ I can sense many things. First of all‚ I can see many huge trees‚ beautiful flowers alongside the road; especially‚ the view of the sea and houses in Kampot Province that I could see from the top. I was very excited to be so closed to the nature. Secondly‚ when I opened
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Public finance institutions According to sec 4A of companies cat 1956: (1) Each of the financial institutions specified in this sub-section shall be regarded‚ for the purposes of this Act‚ as a public financial institution‚ namely:- (i) the Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited‚ a company formed and registered under the Indian Companies Act‚ 1913 (7 of 1913); (ii) the Industrial Finance Corporation of India‚ established under section 3 of the Industrial Finance Corporation
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Public Policy towards Natural Disasters in India Disconnect Between Resolutions and Reality 2005 Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (A Programme of NCAS) B-64‚ Second Floor‚ Sarvodaya Enclave‚ New Delhi- 110 017‚ India Tel: 91-11-26537603 E-mail: cbadelhi@vsnl.net National Centre for Advocacy Studies (http://www.ncasindia.org) Serenity Complex‚ Ramnagar Colony‚ Pune- 411 021‚ India Tel: 91-20-22952003 / 4 E-mail: ncas@vsnl.com Public Policy towards Natural Disasters in India
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Vacation Vacation is the most-awaited season of the year. According to "Vacation" (2014)‚ “specific trip or journey‚ usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism” (1). There is nothing in the annual calendar that is most wanted than vacation time‚ not only by adults‚ but also for the kids praying the end of the school year to enjoy their vacation. No matter how much time the vacationer decides to take‚ what is important is to go on vacation. Sometimes two or three days’ vacation is more rewarding than
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English: Holidays * I love the holidays. The nippy weather‚ smells of all that great food and the general merriment in the atmosphere as everyone celebrates in his or her own way. If you can look past the consumerism that’s saturated the season‚ then the holidays can really be a great time. Sydney In Sydney‚ the largest‚ oldest‚ and most beautiful of Australia’s cities‚ the monumental doesn’t figure prominently. There are no great pyramids‚ no historic ruins‚ no monuments or buildings that warrant
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Describe how you have spent summer (or long school) vacations during the past two years. Few years ago‚ we took a vacation to my grandmother’s place. It was a long exhausting journey to our destination I remember traveling in that crowded bus and from then on I don’t remember how I got from that bus to my grandmother’s home. I just recall sleeping through out the entire journey. The very next morning we decided to leave for a nearby waterfall. I took the responsibility to pack our snacks
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Memories of Family Camping Trip The smell of campfire smoke lingers in my nostrils. The breeze moves through the trees‚ creating a melody for all to hear. The bubbling sound of a brook can be heard far in the distance. Peace and tranquility settle upon my soul‚ and I feel that everything is right. Nature wraps its arms around me and I feel safe and comforted. I soon hear the sounds of children’s laughter and the whooshing of bicycles going by. I finally open my eyes and pull myself out of
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