...The Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal, built it and it is one example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian and Indian architectural styles. It was built on the south wall of Agra and was constructed using materials from all over India and Asia. Masons, stonecutters, inlayers, carvers, painters, calligraphers, dome-builders and artisans were summoned from the whole of the empire, Central Asia, and Iran. The translucent white marble was brought from Makrana, Rajasthan, the jasper from Punjab, jade and crystal from China. The turquoise was from Tibet and the Lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, while the sapphire came from Sri Lanka and the carnelian from Arabia. In all, twenty eight types of precious and semi-precious stones were inlaid into the white marble. You can see these inlaid stones on the outside and inside of the Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal has symmetry in the way it was built, it has cross-axial and bilateral symmetry. There are arches that are all symmetrically placed to each other. Above the arches there are verses from the Quran were inscribed in calligraphy as well as other areas of the complex. There are minarets all around the corners of the building that are also symmetrically placed, they are 40 meters tall and are cylindrical columns with beveled angles. One prominent motif on the Taj Mahal is the lotus. It...
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...The Taj Mahal India has many wonderful monuments of exquisite beauty and great artistic charm. Among these, the greatest and the most fascinating is the monument called Taj Mahal. It can be regarded as a love story written in marble. Rabindranath Tagore called it, “A Dream in Marble”. For many others, it is a “poem written in marble” and “symphony in stone”. Today, it is reckoned as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Taj is the most beautiful monument built by the Muslim rulers of India. Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble. As many as 28 different varieties of semi-precious and precious stones were used to adorn the Taj with exquisite work. Its stunning architectural beauty is beyond description, particularly at dawn and sunset.The Taj Mahal takes on different coloring at different times of the day, from a pinkish hue in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden at night when lit by the moon. They say the changing colour resembles the changing mood of females - in particular the Emperor's queen, Mumtaz Mahal. Passages from Quran have been used as decorative elements throughout the complex. On the sides of the actual tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, 99 names of Allah can be found as calligraphic inscriptions. This is important to them because they are Muslim. There was a popular myth that Shah Jahan was planning to construct a black Taj Mahal across the Yamuna, this is not true. There was also another popular myth that the Emperor,Shah Jahan, cut off the hands...
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...Taj Mahal – A Hindu Shiva Temple-Palace TEJO MAHAL[pic] Islamic dacoits have looted and raped many countries, but no country can tell a bloodier tale of muslim oppression than India! The muslim dacoits started their rule over India in 712 A.D. with the invasion of Mohammed Qasem and looking at the present situation of our country it still continues on today! During their rule they looted and destroyed hundereds of thousands of Hindu temples. Aurangzeb himself destroyed 10,000 Hindu temples during his reign! Some of the larger temples were converted into mosques or other Islamic structures. Ram Janmbhoomi(at Ayodhya) and Krishna Temple(at Mathura) are just two examples. Many others exist! The most evident of such structures is Taj Mahal–a structure supposedly devoted to carnal love by the “great” moghul king Shah Jahan to his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal. Please keep in my mind that this is the same Shah Jahan who had a harem of 5,000 women and the same Shah Jahan who had a incestuous relationship with his daughter justifing it by saying, ‘a gardner has every right to taste the fruit he has planted’! Is such a person even capable of imagning such a wondrous structure as the Taj Mahal let alone be the architect of it? The answer is no. It cannot be. And it isn’t as has been proven. The Taj Mahal is as much a Islamic structure as is mathematics a muslim discovery! The famous historian Shri P.N. Oak has proven that Taj Mahal is actually Tejo Mahalaya– a shiv temple-palace. His work...
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...am certain it will satisfy my curiosity: India. For about two years I have been growing more and more interested in learning about India. My goal in the future is to travel there and spend about a month journeying through out India learning about the different landmarks and the people who reside there. I have always wanted to experience walking the paths of India dressed in a saree with a Bindi—a red dot—on my forehead, holding a carton of spicy chicken curry, greeting the Indian people who live in the small villages. I have always wanted to examine the architecture of each building. Every groove and design carved into each building holds some historical significance and a glimpse into the architects aesthetics and intent. To see the Taj Mahal, not as a picture on a computer...
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...PR No.: PR13033 Madrid 15 May 13 Receipts from international tourism in destinations around the world grew by 4% in 2012 reaching US$ 1075 billion. This growth is equal to the 4% increase in international tourist arrivals which reached 1035 million in 2012. An additional US$ 219 billion was recorded in receipts from international passenger transport, bringing total exports generated by international tourism in 2012 to US$ 1.3 trillion. Among the emerging economy destinations highest receipts growth was reported by Thailand (+25%), India (+22%), Poland (+13%), South Africa (+18%), Egypt (+14%), Vietnam (+18%) and Ukraine (+13%). An extra 12 million international tourists in the first four months of 2013 PR No.: PR13046 Madrid 17 Jul 13 A total of 298 million international tourists travelled worldwide between January and April 2013, 12 million more than in the same period last year according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Prospects for the current tourism peak season remain positive with some 435 million tourists expected to travel abroad in the May-August period. International tourist arrivals grew by 4.3% in the first four months of 2013 to reach a total of 298 million, up from 286 million, despite a challenging global economic environment. Results were positive in all regions, with the strongest growth in Asia and the Pacific (+6%), Europe (+5%) and the Middle East (+5%) and weaker growth in the Americas (+1%) and Africa (+2%). By subregion...
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...WELCOME Sofiyivskiy Park “Sofiyivka”is one of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine and is one of the few “landscape masterpieces of the world”. Over half a million tourists come here every year to catch a glimpse of the Park, an amazing natural treasure. The Sofiyivsky Park, with its marvelous landscapes, exotic trees, silent lakes, old waterfalls, fairytale little stone garden, medieval bridges, mirror-like ponds, fantastic antique sculptures, and mysterious caves, is one of the most beautiful parks in the world. Thanks to the talents of architects and landscapers invited from the Europe to Uman, today everybody can discoer thousands of exotic plants in landscapes, which were brought from all over the world. Sofiyivka is often called ‘a stone poem’, because according to the architect’s plan, each composition and sculpture refers to myths and legends of Ancient Greece. The park itself is a living illustration of Homer’s epic poems "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad". Created in romantic style using Greek mythology, Sofiyivka is not only one of the most charming places of Ukraine, but also one of its most romantic nooks. After all, this tremendous place was created in the name of love, and love has been its symbol for over 200 years. As a part of National Academy of Science in Ukraine, park engages in the research of tree and shrub cultivators and organizes conferences on dendrological and conservation topics. HISTORY The park was planned in 1796 by Uman’s governor at the time...
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...art “humanizes” cities. It gives cold cement, brick and metal a new appearance and sometimes texture. Public art makes buildings that jut out of the landscape and walls that separate people into more of a natural, refreshing place while connecting groups of people together in a harmonious way. Making nature and building one in places like that of Fallingwater house in Pennsylvania where Frank Lloyd Wright combined a summer cottage with a waterfall, allowing the water to flow around and under the house. Public art can create a sense of “identity” for a community by its enduring legacy or by the story it represents for people. The way the Eiffel Tower in Paris represents the tenacity of French builders and designers. Or the way the Taj Mahal in India tells the love of one Mughal ruler for his wife. From giant skyscrapers like the Woolworth building in New York to simple houses like the Venturi house in Pennsylvania, art and architecture, nature and industry can combine in unique ways to create awe inspiring works not only to create a sense of identity but to also humanize our all too often cement world. When public art advocate Jack Becker presented examples of public art to the Grand Forks, North Dakota community, he was attempting to show how, “sculptures are examples of communities becoming identifiable by their public art.” In examples like the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Eiffel Tower in France, and the Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues in Bemidji, Minnesota...
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...imperials. Mughal Gardens in Srinagar are basically the gardens that were built during the reign on Mughal Emperors. Influenced heavily by the concept of Persian Gardens or the charbagh, these gardens drew heavily upon Persian style of architecture. The common features that all Mughal Gardens share is the rectilinear layouts within the walled structure with canals, fountains, pools of running water and several species of shade providing trees , flowers, fruits and aromatic grasses. No other emperor is credited with taking the garden architecture and floral designs to the height as Shah Jahan the pinnacle of which was reached when he constructed the sprawling funeral paradise Taj Mahal in Agra to commemorate his beloved wife Mumtaj Mahal. But in this write up we are not going to talk about the Taj Mahal. Instead we’ll focus on some of the other but equally impressive Mughal Gardens in Kashmir which the Mughal adopted as their summer capital. So read on about the top Mughal Gardens in Kashmir that you must visit if you are planning your tours to Kashmir. Nishat Bagh A garden of bliss, a garden of joy, a garden of delight, whatever one chooses to call it, Nishat Bagh in Srinagar is exceptionally beautiful in every sense of the word. If one looks back in the pages of history, the Mughal era is likely to feel the most dominating one in Kashmir. After dethroning the mightiest of kings, these rulers of Persia set their foot in Kashmir in the 16th century. It was the sheer beauty...
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...sensual aura, given their fame and beauty. Brooks Bond, however, uses its ambassadors to curate a sense of aristocracy, regality, and sophistication. Start with the description of Taj Mahal on the company’s website. Saif Ali Khan isn’t an actor or model first. He is “the nawab” – evoking the sense of Mughal royalty that Brooks Bond wishes to connect with its tea. This is a theme Gautam Bhadra speaks extensively about in his document. Most early advertisements for both Lipton and Brooks Bond (the two dominant competitors) appealed to a sense of sophistication and high fashion – inserting advertisements that suggested tea was a staple of the national elite. (The ITMEB later tried to spark a campaign depicting tea as an institution of national concern, transcending class, caste, religion, and wealth – but this wasn’t as widely embraced by tea companies themselves). Of course the idea that “tea is a connoisseur’s choice” hasn’t died yet. This was Lipton then: And this is Brooks Bond’s official vision: “Our vision is to convert tea lovers into tea connoisseurs. To this end, Taj Mahal conducts tea appreciation workshops known as “Taj Tea Trails”. Each session takes you on a fascinating tea journey – brewing to appreciating the finer aspects of tea.” This sets the context for analyzing the Wah Taj Ad featuring Zakir Hussain. In retrospect, the ad achieved exactly what it intended – bringing Brooks Bond tea to a sophisticated, literary status. The advertisement, which first...
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...India is my country. I am proud to say that I am an Indian. India has many claims to fame. India got Independence on 15th August 1947 from the British rule. Of all the countries in Asia, India is die biggest democratic country. It is surrounded on three sides by ocean and sea, while die north is dominated by the world’s youngest, however, highest mountains called the Himalayas.At the foot of the Himalayas runs the country’s most prestigious, sacred river, the Ganges. Under its influence, the northern part of die country has become one of the most fertile lands in the world. My country is a tourists' delight. The Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, The Qutab and the Red Fort are a few of the many wonders which attract people from all over the world. Kashmir has been described as a paradise on earth. The country of mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes is a fit abode for the gods. Ooty, Nilgiris and the temples of South India, as also Kajuraho, Ajanta and Ellora caves are the places one can boast of. My country is run by a government, elected by the people by vote. The parliament makes rules and takes decisions in all important matters, local and international, in the interest of the public. India is now the sixth Big Power country in the world. It is a secular state where all religions are respected equally. India believes in peace and prosperity. Many great men and women were born in India. They brought glory and pride to their countrymen. We salute those immortal...
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...The jantar mantar is located in the modern city of New Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1724 onwards, as he was given by Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah the task of revising the calendar and astronomical tables. There is a plaque fixed on one of the structures in the Jantar Mantar observatory in New Delhi that was placed there in 1910 mistakenly dating the construction of the complex to the year 1710. Later research, though, suggests 1724 as the actual year of construction. The Taj Mahal is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage". The Red Fort is a 17th-century fort complex constructed by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan in the walled city of Old Delhi that served as the residence of the Mughal Emperors. The fort was the palace for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's new capital, Shahjahanabad, the seventh city in the Delhi site. He moved his capital here from Agra in a move designed to bring prestige to his reign, and to provide ample opportunity to apply his ambitious building schemes and interests. It served as the capital of the Mughals until 1857, when Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled by the British Indian government. ...
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...(„Pinjar‟) A book you read recently (Pinjar) Historical Place (Golden Temple) A famous person you would like to meet A book you read recently (Wings of Fire) Photograph An event which made you happy (Recent happy event) Website Favourite room Place with lots of water {Anjana Beach ( a visit to a sea shore )} A place with lots of water ( Sukhna lake) An activity you would like to do more often My Hobbies Favourite Magazine A time when you were stuck in a traffic jam An animal you like the most (Strange/ seen for the first time)- Elephant An animal you like the most (Strange/ seen for the first time)- Snakes What you like to wear on special occasions (boys) What you like to wear on special occasions (girls) Favourite building/ historic building/ Taj Mahal Something you did not want to learn earlier but now you want to A course you would like to do in future A concert or a live performance An advice you gave someone A house you‟ve been to ( not your own...
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...WHAT IS SCIENCE? Why does the apple fall down and does not go up instead? How does a pulley help in drawing water from the well? Why does the clock move in a clockwise direction at specific intervals and not in the anticlockwise direction? What causes the dispersion of white light? What causes the cell division? How does a cocoon metamorphise into a beautiful butterfly? What causes the day and the night? All of these involve some scientific principles or laws, whether the law of gravity, the rotation of the Earth, the principle of refraction of light or any other principle of science. To a student in the 11th grade, Science is a nightmare. To some it is the only way to become an engineer. To others, science is meant to impress parents. But science is in the smallest of things. Science is in the wings of a butterfly that produce an air current that causes a tornado at one end of the earth, more elaborately explained as the string theory. Science is in the way we evolved from monkeys to humans under the title, theory of evolution given by Charles Darwin. Science is in the way an electric current runs through wires or in the way blood runs through our veins. Science is in the way an eagle spreads its wings to fly or in the way airplanes become their aviation companions. It is in the penicillin that saves a thousand lives and the atom bomb that devastates a million. Science dates back to the early men producing the first fire or the Egyptians preparing concoctions to preserve...
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...The current market capitalisation stands at Rs 7,461.05 crore. India has the potential to become the number one tourist destination in the world with the demand growing at 10.1 per cent per annum, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has predicted. The WTO (World Travel Organisation) predicts that India will receive 25 million tourists by year 2015. Major attractions in India are the world's highest mountains, miles of coastline with excellent beaches, tropical forests and wildlife, desert safari, lagoon backwaters, ancient monuments, forts and palaces, adventure tourism and, of course, the Taj Mahal. India currently has over 200,000 hotel rooms spread across hotel categories and guest-houses and is still facing a shortfall of over 100,000 rooms (source: FHRAI). The country is witnessing an unprecedented growth in hotel constructions and will be adding almost 114,000 hotel guest rooms to its inventory over the next five years. (source: HVS) The earlier setbacks in global tourism have strengthened the Department of Tourism's resolve to promote India's tourism through aggressive marketing strategies through its campaign 'Incredible India'. The 'marketing mantra' for the Department of Tourism is to position India as a global brand to take advantage of the burgeoning global travel and trade and the vast untapped potential of India as a destination. The Indian Hospitality Industry – An Overview The current scenario • Existing hotel rooms in India: 202,963, source...
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...Geoff Powell 4/30/14 Org. Behavior Apprentice Synthesis I. The first principal learning I took from the Apprentice series is having a balance of a manager to take charge and lead while knowing when to pull back and let your employees do the tasks they are assigned to do. Throughout the series there are many examples of project managers who did poorly in this area. In episode 1 Erika on team Protégé tried to huddle her team and create a game plan but never made a decision and moved on to the next task at hand. An incident that occurred vice versa was during episode 2 when Sam was the project manager and was too harsh on making decisions and micromanaging his teammates who felt that his leadership was inconsistent. Lastly in the last episode, Kwame showed a leadership style of being more laid back which led Omarosa to make pivotal mistakes, while Bill was so frenzied during his gold tournament that those under him felt like they were micromanaged at times because he had to make sure that every task was completed and done the right way. II. The next principal learning I took from the show was that when managing a team or group and you have people who wonder off and become problems, it is your job to real them back in and motivate them at the task at hand. In the beginning of class you said managing someone is manipulation. Although this is an intense way to describe it, in this case, it is the only word appropriate. In episode 2, Jason was the project manager for Versacorp...
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