East India Company

Rock’s Rugged Whisper What took me to Arcot, the city of Nawabs, was the photograph of a Rock Cut temple at Vellore Museum. Though not at par with Ajanta and Elephanta Caves it was a beautiful sight and reminded me of Bagh Caves. Flanked by a carpet of green grass it seemed to represent the romance of ancient nomadic-spiritual life. Finding it was going to be difficult. First, the caption hardly gave any idea about its exact location and second, I didn’t understand Tamil. The problem…

composition are based on his experience with East India tabla drumming and dhrupad singing jazz, classical music and the American experimental tradition. Numerous bands have also performed his compositions including Alarm Will Sound, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Young Voices of Colorado and tabla soloist Shawn Matievsky. Not only has he composed music for musical performances, he has also composed music for dance companies such as the Silken Dance company. In addition, he also tours as a marimba…

superb service, elegant style, clean and fully facilitated rooms. HPH also provided a tranquil environment for visiting celebrities long before the days of tourism. The hotel personnel mainly target the European, Asian, North & Latin American, Middle East, Austrasia and African tourists. At the off season, he also targets upper and middle class personal in…

(Alexandersson, 2009). It is anticipated that the market volume decline, being the most influential factor in this circumstance the fall in transport demand, from the effects of the economic and financial crisis. In Asia, the governments of China and India are investing heavily in the railroad to make it the backbone of transport services. And, despite the crisis, they are devoting significant funds to this objective. Award activities have resulted in growing markets grow, not only in the…

As its title suggests, place and space figure heavily in Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest novel, “The Lowland.” The reader finds herself journeying from the craggy shores of Rhode Island, to the bustling streets of Post-independence India, and finally in the hyacinth filled pools of the titular lowland area of Tollygunge, Calcutta. It is here that the mystery and tragedy of Lahiri’s novel takes place, a compassionate tale of family, betrayal, and political ideology set against the backdrop of the Naxalite…

Suryanamaskar (The Sun Salutation): Why you do it and How to do it; transforming your life The name Suryanamaskar is self –explanatory. Surya meaning sun and namaskar meaning salutation in Sanskrit. It is a series of asanas, whose origin lies in India, where a large number of its population worships the sun god, Surya. It is a chain of twelve postures, each having its unique and magnificent benefit on your body, mind and soul. You come back from your hectic schedule and crash land on your couch…

noble but ill-fated idea whose economic implications are felt in the impoverished nation of India…

costumes such as Santa beards (2013, 30), certain items can influence what gets traded over certain routes. As well as in her first chapter she discusses in depth on how the British East Indian Company sneakily introduced western trade items after certain trade routes were closed off. This only intensified the grip that the company had over the Indian/Tibet trade route, by introducing their products the citizens were forced to deal with Western items instead of their usual trade items. She…

to the public’s interest. India’s first Law Minister and the chief architect of the Constitution of India Bhimaro Ramji Ambedkar’s conflicts with Gandhi lies in several differences of understanding and opinion of Indian society, the caste, the Poona Pact, and the question of whether Gandhi…

Esperanza lives in a small, rundown house on Mango Street. Throughout the story, Esperanza loses her innocence and matures. As the story begins, Esperanza is portrayed as innocent and young. She explains to the reader how the boys and the girls in her neighborhood seem to “live in separate worlds” (Cisneros 8). Esperanza does not seem to have an interest in the opposite sex. However, as Esperanza’s life continues on, she transforms into a young adult. She explains that someone “can never have…