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    Dark Room‚ Malgudi Days‚ Talkative Man‚ The English Teacher. * Kiran Desai: Kiran Desai was born in India in 1971 and educated in India‚ England‚ and the United States. She studied creative writing at Columbia University‚ where she was the recipient of a Woolrich fellowship. Her work has appeared in "The New Yorker" and Salman Rushdie’s anthology Mirrorwork: Fifty Years of Indian Writing. In 2006 Desai won the Man Booker Prize for her novel The Inheritance of Loss. Creations: Hullabaloo in

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    Evolution Deities Aspect Introduction: India has seen the birth of many cults and religions. A lot of factor governs the beginning of these cults. It is common knowledge that many deities in Indian religion were began to worship out of fear. As humans it is soothing for us to believe in a super power which is capable of giving as well as ridding us off our problems. This principle applied for animals too and it became the basis of animal worship in India‚ as all the existing

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    FINANCIAL BODIES HEADS Minister of Corporate Affairs Lt. Sachin Pilot.Analysis of the data on Ratio: Ratio analysis is one of the techniques of financial analysis to evaluate the financial condition and performance of a business concern. Simply‚ ratio means the comparison of one figure to other relevant figure or figures. According to Myers ‚ “Ratio analysis of financial statements is a study of relationship among various financial factors in a business as disclosed by a single set of statements

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    Summary  Room on The Roof is the first novel by Ruskin Bond .   It is the story of Rusty who is a 16 year old boy. After his parents died he was living with his English Guardian. He was quite unhappy with the ruthless ways and strict rules of his Guardian and decides to break-free one day. So he goes to nearby market and makes many friends and starts living there.   He discovers life is not that easy and he has to face a number of challenges that are waiting for him Ruskin Bond in his first venture

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    Deoli‚ the Blue Umbrella‚ Room on the Roof‚ Our trees still grow in Dehra and many more... In 1992‚ he received the Sahitya Akademi award for English writing‚ for his short stories collection‚ "Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra". He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 for contributions to children’s literature. He now lives with his adopted family in Landour near Mussoorie. THE PLOT The story “The Tiger in the Tunnel’ symbolises the struggles and hardships that a poor family has to go through‚ the

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    Early life and Education 1st Chapter - Early life and Education Full name : Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar DOB: 24th April 1973 Age: 36 Place of Birth: Mumbai India Sachin Tendulkar attended an ordinary High School called Sharadashram Vidyamandir in the city of Mumbai but was not recognised as a clever student. He was although radiating a wavy brilliance of playing cricket. Family Life Family Life Sachin Tendulkar’s father Ramesh Tendulkar was a Marathi novelist and a school teacher

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    Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (Tamil: அவுல் பகீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம்; born 15 October 1931 in Rameshwaram‚ Madras Presidency‚ British India)‚ usually referred to as Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ‚ was the 11th President of India‚ serving from 2002 to 2007‚[2] he was elected during the tenure of the National Democratic Alliance (India) coalition government‚ under prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[3] During his term as President‚ he was popularly known as the People’s President.[4][5]

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    Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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    APJ ABDUL KALAM Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam born October 15‚ 1931‚ at Rameswaram‚ in Tamil Nadu ‚ Abdul Kalam was born in a middle-class family ‚ His mother tongue is Tamil. His father‚ a devout Muslim‚ owned boats which he rented out to local fishermen. His father‚ Jainulabdeen‚ possessed neither much formal education nor much wealth; despite these disadvantages‚ he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit. He had an ideal helpmate‚ his mother Ashiamma & three

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    Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (born October 15‚ 1931) is an Indian scientist and engineer. He became President of India in 2002. He is well known as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam or Abdul Kalam.DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM .... Profile of India’a First Citizen Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu‚ Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam‚ specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop

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    Little Master or Master Blaster. Tendulkar is seen as an inspiration not only by cricketers but also by many other international sportspersons. Tendulkar passed 30‚000 runs in international cricket on 20 November 2009‚ and has been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan award‚ India’s second highest civilian award‚ and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award‚ India’s highest sporting honor. Tendulkar became the first sportsperson and the first personality without an aviation background to be awarded the honorary

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