Murud-Janjira Murud-Janjira is the local name for a fort situated at the coastal village of Murud‚ in the Raigad district of Maharashtra‚ India.[1] It is famous for being the only fort along India’s western coast that remained undefeated despite Dutch and English East India Company attacks. Origins of the name The word Janjira is not native to India‚ and may have originated after the Arabic word Jazeera‚ which means an island. Murud was once known in Marathi as Habsan ("of Habshi" or Abyssinian)
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Background Sitting atop Potohar‚ nestled against the pristine Margallas‚ and looking over the plains of Peshawar and Lahore‚ the brick and mortar of Islamabad may be modern‚ but its culture and traditions are embedded in the centuries of history that have unfolded between the ranges of Khyber and Bolan and the valley of Mehran. In many ways‚ The Monal – named after a pheasant of rare and exquisite beauty dwelling a little further north – epitomes this amalgam of the modern and the ancient. The resort
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A Grain of Wheat Summary A Grain of Wheat chronicles the events leading up to Kenyan independence‚ or Uruhu‚ in a Kenyan village. Gikonyo and Mumbi are newlyweds in love when Gikonyo is sent to detention. When he comes back six years later‚ Mumbi has carried and given birth to his rival’s child. Instead of talking about their trials‚ a wall of anger separates them. Mumbi’s brother Kihika‚ a local hero‚ is captured and hanged‚ and his comrades search for the betrayer. Mugo becomes a hero through
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Even now‚ field of view has been quite a limited feature of trail and wildlife cameras. With that said‚ I urge you to salute the Moultrie Panoramic 150. Flaunting a breath-taking 150-degree angle of view‚ it works alongside its 3 Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensors to reshape trail photography in a way like never before. Sporting a rotating lens‚ it seamlessly captures images instantaneously at each sensor. Besides‚ it effortlessly overtakes the standard game camera by capturing 3 times the angle
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Recorder 6/18/2006 SimpleCircuitBoards.com Digital Sound Recorder Here is a nice little board that allows you to record up to 60 seconds of high quality sound that can be replayed at the touch of a button or triggered by any dry contact closure (PIR‚ mat‚ etc.). The board is based on the ISD sound chip and is replaceable with other versions that will give you more recording time. The source of the sound to be recorded can be from your computer or other non-amplified source. The recorded sound can
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the time to learn about the extra skills that the other participants possess and to represent yourself! The hill resort of Dalhousie (7000 ft.-2150 m.)‚ situated on the main range of Dhauladhar‚ commands a panoramic view of the ice-covered Pir Panjal Range. It is surrounded by thick forests‚ and the treks through these forests and the slopes of the mountains are the most rewarding. We are pleased to announce a Seven-day trekking/training programme for the interested and young in
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INTRODUCTION: Pakistan literature‚ that is‚ the literature of Pakistan‚ is a distinct literature that gradually came to be defined after Pakistan gained nationhood status in 1947‚ emerging out of literary traditions of the Indian subcontinent. The shared tradition of Urdu literature and English literature of British India was inherited by the new state. Over a period a body of literature unique to Pakistan has emerged in nearly all major Pakistani languages‚ including Urdu‚ English‚ Punjabi‚ Balochi
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Contents 1. Social stratification 2. Characteristics of social stratification 3. Origins of social stratification 4. Social stratification in Bangladesh 5. Religious stratification In Bangladesh 6. Caste systems among Hindus 7. Caste systems among Muslims All societies arrange their members in terms of superiority‚ inferiority and equality. The vertical scale of evaluation‚ this placing of people in strata‚ or layers is called stratification. Social stratification is a natural
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992.4 sq mi) in area. The Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley from Ladakh while the Pir Panjal range‚ which encloses the valley from the west and the south‚ separates it from the Great Plains of northern India. Along the northeastern flank of the Valley runs the main range of the Himalayas. This densely settled and beautiful valley has an average height of 1‚850 metres (6‚070 ft) above sea-level but the surrounding Pir Panjal range has an average elevation of 5‚000 metres (16‚000 ft). Because of Jammu
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FOLK ART‚ HERITAGE AND TRADITIONAL PROFESSIONS 7. Pottery Faces Extinction From the very beginning of our Banglee culture‚ pottery has represented our identity and lifestyle. The artisans’ works include making clay-pots‚ earthen ware‚ toys of clay and different idols of gods and goddesses have been the tradition of our culture. But it is now regrettable that in recent times‚ especially in the last decade potters have been in distress. Because of these unavoidable factors like clay‚ lack of capital
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