1. Gargi Gargi‚ the wise and learned daughter of Rishi (sage) Vachaknu‚ was known as Brahmavadini because of her having the knowledge of Brahma-vidya. She participated in a debate with the knower of Brahma‚ Yajnavalkya in the Yajnasala ( place for sacrifices ) of King Janaka. We get in the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad a dialogue between Gargi and Yajnavalkya. Thus it is evident that in ancient India‚ women used to obtain knowledge of many sciences and disciplines. They also used to participate in public
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REVIEW though the flavor of the SEASON is buzzing with Harry Potter Mania‚ still I am glued up reading R.K. Narayan’s First Novel “Swami and friends” (which was published in 1935) so enthusiastically Even my parents were not born at that time‚ but theINNOCENCE that I find in this book makes is itrefreshingly different from what we have nowadays. Yes‚ as I kid I too loved to read about magic‚ mystery‚ adventures‚ and detective stuff. There are plenty of books which can take u totally
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NAGPUR Region : Vidarbha District: Nagpur Founded: 1702 A.D. Founder: Raja Buland Shah Government: Body – Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) Mayor – Anil Sole (BJP) Municipal Commisioner – Shyam Wardhane Police Commisioner – Mr Kaushal Pathak Area : Captital City – 217.65 km2 Metro – 3‚780 km2 Population : Metropolitan City – 4‚405‚421 Rank – 13 Density – 20‚000/km2 (52‚000/sq mi) Metro – 2‚583‚911 Vehicle Registration : Vehicle
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R.K.Narayan R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001)‚ shortened from Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami‚ was an Indian writer‚ best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongsideMulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao)‚ and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world Narayan broke through with the help of his mentor and friend‚ Graham Greene‚ who was instrumental in getting
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Rama From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the incarnation of Vishnu. For other uses‚ see Rama (disambiguation) and Ramachandra (disambiguation). | |It has been suggested that Raghava Rama be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) | |Rama | |[pic] | |Lord Rama (center)
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R. K. Narayan From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Not to be confused with K. R. Narayanan. R. K. Narayan | | Born | Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami 10 October 1906 Madras‚ British India (now Chennai‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India) | Died | 13 May 2001 (aged 94) Chennai | Occupation | Writer | Nationality | Indian | Genres | Fiction‚ mythology and non-fiction | Notable award(s) | Padma Vibhushan‚ Sahitya Akademi Award‚ AC Benson Medal | Influenced[show] | R.
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India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the Republic of India. For other uses‚ see India (disambiguation). Republic of India भारत गणराज्य* Bhārat Ganarājya | | | Flag | Emblem | | Motto: "Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit) सत्यमेव जयते (Devanāgarī) "Truth Alone Triumphs"[1] | Anthem: Jana Gana Mana Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people[2] | National Song[4] Vande Mataram I bow to thee‚ Mother[3] | Area controlled
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Batch: 2012-2015 Course Code: 50121212 Course Name: Projects I Roll #808 Assignment #A 126 Ancient Literature The Epic of Gilgamesh Introduction The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ an epic poem from Mesopotamia‚ is amongst the earliest surviving works of literature. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five independent Sumerian poems about ’Bilgamesh’ (Sumerian for Gilgamesh)‚ king of Uruk. Four of these were used as source
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INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES YEAR BOOK 2013 Postal Address Indian Academy of Sciences C.V. Raman Avenue Post Box No. 8005 Sadashivanagar Post Bangalore 560 080 India Telephone Fax Email Website : : : : (080) 2266 1200‚ 2266 1203 (080) 2361 6094 office@ias.ernet.in‚ execsec@ias.ernet.in www.ias.ac.in Text formatted by Wintecs Typesetters‚ Bangalore (Ph. 2332 7311). Printed by Brilliant Printers Pvt Ltd.‚ Bangalore (Ph. 2341 2455). CONTENTS Page Memorandum of Association . . . . . . . . . . .
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