“So, is there life after democracy?” -Arundhati Roy Arundhati Roy starts her collection of essays ”Listening to the grasshoppers” with a remarkable and intriguing question that makes us stick with her way of thinking and look forward to startling revelations throughout the book. To her the democracy that’s been lauded as the largest democracy of the world, is a hoax, a sham. She draws reference in the earlier part of the book to the tagline in one of the posters of a Kashmiri protestant stating
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HISTORY AND CIVICS SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER Class: IX Time duration: 2hrs General Instructions: Attempt all the question of Part I Answer any 5 question of Part II The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets. PART I (30marks) Question 1 a) How is Harappan Civilization extended b)Name four Vedas c)What is Rigid System d) What is taxation system e)Which metal is used to make coin f)What is writ g)Mention any two function of the self government h)Name two all Indian national
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CAREER OBJECTIVE To work in a firm with a professional work driven environment where I can utilize and apply my knowledge and skills which would enable me as a fresh graduate to grow while fulfilling organizational goals. BASIC ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS |Qualification |Board/University |Year |Percentage | |B.Tech (Metallurgical Engineering) |MNIT JAIPUR
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At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day.Source 1 More than 80 percent of the world’s population lives in countries where income differentials are widening.Source 2 The poorest 40 percent of the world’s population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income.Source 3 According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed
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COUNTRIES 2.1 BRASIL .......................................................................................................... 5 2.2 RUSSIA ......................................................................................................... 5 2.3 INDIA ............................................................................................................................................. 6 2.4 CHINA ............................................................................................
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most of the art pieces in this book are very beautiful, interesting and unique. I wanted to write about a building, after looking at many interesting and unique building, I decided to write about Kandariya Mahadeva temple located in Madhya Pradesh, India. Kandariya Mahadeva temple is a religious building made for Hindu’s. Hinduism has been practiced as far back as 1000 BCE. Kandariya Mahadeva is one of the tallest and largest temples. This temple is the only surviving temple at the site of Khajuraha
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------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form * Home * Festivals * Events * Essay * Speech * Quotes * Rhymes * India * Social Issues * Follow us on Twitter * Follow us on Facebook Corruption Essay Essay on Corruption Corruption is the use of unethical methods to get some advantage by others. It has become one of the big factors of obstructing the development of the individual and country. You can use such type of
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regions -Shrey Saxena (2015050) Section-A I am against the proposal for dividing India into five regions. India is a huge country with hundreds of villages, languages, cultures etc. Combining a country such complicated into five regions will definitely create problems on multiple levels. The administrative divisions in India are districts, talukas, blocks and then villages. This is followed in every state of India. Such a complicated hierarchy is already difficult to manage when the number of states
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five years. The competitiveness that the sector commands in the global arena is driving its growth. India ranks second in the world as per the 2010 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI) prepared by the US Council on Competitiveness, and Deloitte. As per the same source, India would maintain its second ranked and continue to dominate the global manufacturing even after 5 years. India has set benchmarks in the international market with respect to quality in manufacturing. The country is
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had been won and lost. Perhaps even earlier! That is a poser which we leave to the readers. But one thing is certain that the Rashtrapati and the Rebel President, the Desh Gaurab and the Netaji, the creator of the First Government of the Free India and the beloved leader of the Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Parsees, had been moulded between 1897 and 1921. This is the period covered by "An Indian Pilgrim". It is the masterly analysis of a Humanitarian, a WWW.HINDUSTANBOOKS.COM
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