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Haider Ali: The Lion of Mysore and the Architect of a New Power in South India Haider Ali (1721-1782), a charismatic and ambitious military leader, rose from humble beginnings to become the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. His reign, marked by military brilliance, strategic acumen, and a relentless pursuit … Read more
Gender Equality: Empowering Women and girls to achieve their full potential and contribute to development. Education: Providing quality education for all, fostering lifelong Learning, and promoting equitable access to knowledge. Health: Improving access to healthcare, promoting disease prevention, and strengthening health systems. Climate Change: Addressing the impacts of climate change, promoting sustainable development, and building … Read more
–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Introduction. The Gahadvala or sometime spelled as Gadhwal is a Suryavanshi Kshatriya dynasty that ruled the kingdom of Kannauj for approximately a hundred years, beginning in the late eleventh century. Rajput Rathore claim being descendants of Gaharwars Rebuilding the Kannuj Kingdom. The Kannauj kingdom was … Read more
Revolutionary young men did not try to generate a mass revolution. Instead they followed the strategy of assassinating unpopular officials 1904: VD Savarkar organized Abhinav Bharat Newspapers like The Sandhya and Yugaantar in Bengal and the Kal in Maharashtra advocated revolutionary ideology Kingsford Incident: In 1908, Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki threw bomb at a … Read more
Electrostatic The basic principle of Electrostatics is based on the fact the electric charges attract or repel other charges depending on their relative signs and the law of force is given by Coulomb‘s law. Coulomb’s law states that: The magnitude of the electrostatic force of interaction between two point charges is directly proportional to the … Read more
Rajasthan: Minerals Rajasthan enjoys a virtual monopoly in the production of minerals like wollastonite, lead, zinc, calcite, gypsum, rock phosphate, silver, marble, sandstone and serpentine (green marble). There are approximately 3,403 mining leases for Major Minerals and 11,861 minor leases and 18,249 quarry licenses in the State. Western Rajasthan has proven large deposits … Read more
Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Civil Society in India The Self Help Groups (SHG) initiative was adopted by India several decades ago in order to alleviate POVERTY, and improve Women’s ability to achieve rights and well-being. At the beginning, SHG was an initiative undertook by NGOs, but later on, due to its success in improving … Read more
The Sarkaria Commission: A Legacy of Recommendations for Federalism in India The Indian Constitution, a testament to the nation’s commitment to federalism, has been a subject of continuous debate and evolution. The delicate balance between the Centre and the States, enshrined in the document, has been tested and refined over the years, leading to the … Read more
Puranas Divided into sarga, pratisarga, manvantantar, vamsa (genealogical list of kings) & vamsanucharita. 18 main puranas & 18 subsidiary puranas. Vedas Meaning “knowledge”. Rigveda (hymns), Yajurveda (sacrificial formulae), Atharvaveda (magical charms & spell), Samveda. Vedas are called aparusheya (not created by man) & nity Upanishads About 200 in number. Deal with philosophy. Oldest & … Read more
The importance of InfrastructureInfrastructure can be divided into the following subtopics: Economic Development: Infrastructure is essential for economic development. It provides the foundation for businesses to operate and for people to live and work. Social development: Infrastructure also plays a role in social development. It provides access to education, healthcare, and other essential services. Environmental … Read more