Madras Presidency, officially styled as the Presidency of Fort Saint George, occupied the entire south of the Peninsula of India with its dependencies and the State of Mysore. It consisted of three classes of territory- a) the twenty-two British districts within the Presidency; b) the Agency Tracts of Ganjam, Vizagapatam, and Godavari, specially administered by Collector as agent of the Governor in Council; and c) five Native States in political dependence on the Madras government, namely,…
Afghanistan is one of many third world countries. It is located in South Asia. Afghanistan is surrounded by other countries such as Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan,Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Its also close to the Arabian Sea. Some places have kings and queens, monarchies, and etc. Afghanistan has a president just like us. Right now their president is Ashraf Ghani. The population in Afghanistan at this time is 30.55 million. Fifty years from now the population should be 40,216,962.37. Men and…
The Indus Valley Civilization is a 4600 year old civilization along the river Indus. It is believed that it coexisted with the two of the earliest civilizations known to mankind the Egyptian and the Mesopotamian states but was twice as much as their respective size. Though its counterparts in the west survived for a lot more time than the Harrapan civilization, it is considered to be a technological advanced and a prosperous rule. Although we are yet to decipher the language of the Harrapans…
4.1 CITY LEVEL INITIATIVES: 4.1.1 Chandigarh: Chandigarh has more than 35% of its geographical area under forests, parks and trees covers making it one of the greenest cities of the country. It is one of the modern planned cities of India. Chandigarh has a geographical area of about 140 sq,km, has a population of about 10,54,686 according to 2011 census and density around 7912 persons/ sq.km. The per capita availability of green space is around 55 sq.m and the number of green spaces in terms of…
TITLE Discover Thailand’s Fascinating And Diverse Khao Yai National Park LEAD PARAGRAPH Khao Yai National Park is one of Thailand’s biggest and most-visited national parks. With most of the park located in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, it is just a three-hour drive from Bangkok. The park also covers parts of the provinces of Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, and Saraburi (also sometimes spelt as Salaburi). The main entrance is close to Nakhon Ratchasima’s town of Pak Chong. The first national park to…
Analysis of Hsuan Tsang’s Citation on Hindu Cleanliness Hsuan Tsang's accounts of India provide an abundance of insight into the culture of Hindu society during the seventh century. What makes his writing so unique is that it is historical documentation from an outsider’s perspective, this is helpful in understanding the importance of the details recorded because it contrasts with what the normal culture of Hsuan Tsang would have been accustomed to in China. It’s fortunate that so much from…
In 1944, India started a nuclear program for the purpose of creating nuclear power. But in the 1954 they switched the direction of program into making nuclear weapons. The Indian government reach out to the United States’ government and Canada’s government to help get the supplies and components for a nuclear research reactor. The United States and Canada agreed to the Indian under the idea that they was going to use the reactor for peaceful purposes only. The project was moving steadily forward…
“Changes in the Land” is a personal work of William Cronon that generally gives a persuasive and original interpretation of the dynamic conditions in the plant and animal communities in New England that took place when there was a change from Indian authority to European authority. It uses both the ecologist and historian tools to construct an analysis of the way the people and the land influenced each other, and the way the complex network of relationships created the communities of New England…
The Native American culture is based on an oral tradition, passed down by the elders of a tribe generation to generation. The elders were central to the survival of the Native American culture; teaching the children the history and traditions of their ancestors. In 1645, after disease visited Martha’s Vineyard, a survivor lamented that all the elders who had taught and guided the people were dead, “and their wisdome is buried with them.” This sentiment was shared across…
aspects pertaining to pleasure-oriented faculties of human life. The Kama Sutra, an ancient Indian text compiled by Vatsyayana, is a guide to all aspects of pleasure in the human life, and empowers women while showing the socio-political situation of India during the time. The historical setting the Kama Sutra was written in plays a large factor in the content and methods the text uses. The Kama…