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By Amrita Sabat THE WHITE TIGER – Aravind Adiga Flipkart Aravind Adiga won the Booker Prize in 2008 for writing the book ‘The White Tiger‘. I was always curious to know what was in it, and how this first-time fiction won the prestigious award. Once I started reading the book, I discovered it was un-putdownable! …
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QUESTIONS: 01/11/2013 (Culture) Give an account of impact of Islam on Indian Culture in respect of society, religion and fine arts. (250 Words) Give an account of narrative paintings under Akbar and Jahangir. (200 Words) Discuss the origin, chronology characteristics and geographical spread Gandhara Art. (150 Words) GUIDELINES ARCHIVES REFERENCES Question 2 Link Link 2 …
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For many thousands of years, philosophers of all kind have dwelled on the question of reality and nature of consciousness and yet not found a satisfactory answer. Understanding consciousness has been fundamental to understanding mankind’s purpose of existence and its actions. One question that is abstract and intriguing both to the ordinary and extraordinary …
On 15th of December 1953, when Potti Sriramulu succumbed to death not able to sustain 52 days of marathon fast that was undertaken to demand a separate state for Telugu speaking people, little did he realize that his death would become a launch pad for the dawn of Political Regionalism in India – that would …
By Vinay History does not repeat for those people who have never read the history and for those people who are buried in the past. The most advanced nations of the contemporary world are still buried deep in the past, in their perceptions of the world order and disorder. They are blinded by their misconceptions …
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Higher education in India needs urgent attention and massive reforms if India wants to become a Global leader tomorrow. National Knowledge Commission’s report must be implemented as soon as possible.
The speech that I love most from the pages of history is the one given by Jawaharlal Nehru addressing the first Constituent Assembly of sovereign India on 14th August, 1947. His speech is etched on the pages of world history as one of the best eloquence ever used. His magic words make me feel …
By Vinay We are living in the Asian Age. World is all praise for Asia. China and India are touted as the next superpowers. And everyone knows this story. Other Asian countries, especially Tiger economies are also not lagging behind in the race. World’s focus is on Asia now. What is that makes world take …
