Nalanda- The Centre of Buddhist Learning Nalanda was an ancient university in Bihar (427-1197 CE). It has been designated as the first residential international university of the world. According to historians, Nalanda flourished mainly on account of the patronage of Harshavardhana and Pala kings. When...
Mahabalipuram Mahabalipuram is situated along the shores of Bay of Bengal, about 60 km from Chennai. Pallava Kings built the famous “Rath” cave temples here from the 7th to the 9th century. Each temple has been carved out of a single rock and showcases the...
The Cellular Jail Located at Andaman Island, the Cellular Jail is one of the murkiest chapters in the history of colonial rule in India. Its construction was completed in 1906. The Jail has seven wings, a tower in the centre, and 698 isolated cells. It...
Gol Gumbaz I was 10-year old when we made our first trip to Bijapur to see the majestic Gol Gumbaz. The guide told us that this historical monument, built in 1656, is the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Shah. The dome of the structure is second...
Orville And Wilbur Wright Wilbur and Orville Wright are credited with the first successful airplane flight. It was in Kitty Hawk, USA that their aircraft took to the air and stayed airborne for 12 seconds. A short flight, but what dieyaellic\f cd changed our world...
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869. His philosophy of peaceful resistance helped force a peaceful end to British Rule of India in 1947. When in South Africa, he employed non-violent civil disobedience to agitate for Indians’ rights. On his return to...
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela was born in 1918. He was imprisoned for 27 years by South Africa’s white minority government due to his protests and movements against apartheid. During his years in prison, Mandela’s reputation grew steadily. His release in 1990 had a worldwide significance....
R. Narayana Murthy Born in 1946 and an engineer by profession, Narayana Murthy founded Infosys in 1981 with Rs 10,000 borrowed from his wife. It was a step that brought about an IT revolution in India and put the country and its talented people on...
A. P. J Abdul Kalam Born in 1931, Kalam was the 11 ‘h President of India. A highly respected scientist and engineer, he played a major role in development of India’s first indigenously designed and produced satellite launch vehicle (SLV) while at Indian Space Research...
यातायात–व्यवस्था को सुधारने के अभियान में नगर की यातायात पुलिस को ग्रीष्मावकाश में आप अपनी सेवाएँ समर्पित करना चाहते हैं। पुलिस अधीक्षक (यातायात) को इस आशय का एक पत्र लिखिए। सेवा में, पुलिस अधीक्षक (यातायात) दिल्ली पुलिस, तिलक नगर, नई दिल्ली। विषय :...
