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Chandragupta I was the first great ruler of this dynasty who ruled from 320 AD to 335 AD. He expanded the empire by conquering kingdoms of Prayag, Magadha and Nepal. He made use of matrimonial alliances to expand the empire along the Gangetic plain. Samudragupta, the son of Chandragupta I, ascended the throne of the Gupta Empire in 335 AD and ruled till 380 AD. Samudragupta was known for his military prowess and is known as the Napoleon of India. He carried out a series of military conquests…

Chechnya, a small republic tucked away in the south of the Russian Federation, has been out of the international spotlight for the last several years. After the extreme violence experienced during the two Russo-Chechen wars in the 1990s and early 2000s, recent news of increased stability in the North Caucasus are quite welcome. Ethnic conflict in Chechnya goes back much longer than the start of the first Russo-Chechen war in 1994, and tensions in the region were not soothed when the second war…

Questioning Identity: Examining the Historiography of South Asian Immigrants The historiography on South Asian immigration to the United States needs to be further developed because it is extremely under-developed. While the story of their immigration to America does not follow the popular narrative of other American-bound immigrants, in which most came to straight to the United States and settled, there is no excuse for their historiography and all its unique facets remaining unexplored. The…

My motivation for pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at UC San Diego (UCSD) emanates from my lifelong goal to be a leading scholar in the fields of International Relations and Comparative Politics, teaching and conducting research at a major research university. UCSD’s Department of Political Science’s model of cross-disciplinary work, ethos on close mentoring and supervision, emphasis on methodology and multivariate analysis, wealth of world-class faculty across subfields, combined with the…

Advertising and Social Communication. Social Advertising is simply the implementation of promulgating for reshaping public perspectives and behavior towards a social cause or problem. For instance, family planning consortiums in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Mexico and numerous other countries have financed vital promulgation campaigns in the 70’s venturing to vend people the proposition of 3 having fewer children. These type of properly outlined campaigns can sway orientation and behaviors. But…

Bank of Maldives (BML) is the leading financial institution in Maldives. Their vision is “To be the best managed company in the Maldives, with the highest standards of corporate governance and customer satisfaction as well as the best shareholder returns. Their operation mainly depends on three strategic pillars such as Customer Service, Support for Business and Financial Inclusion. Their corporate strategy is focused on being a professionally managed, customer-oriented organization which…

sociological development of other countries in the Asia-Pacific region (there are currently twenty seven member countries), this is to be done through aid and supportive measures; the name comes from the location of its headquarters in Colombo Sri Lanka. The Colombo plan works when two or more states to make arrangements pertaining to foreign aid and/ or technical assistance for their economic and social development for the people and land of the region. According to their mantra, the Colombo…

be on your life. Father Kliensorge completely changes her view on life. Even though they are from two completely different worlds they connect and Kliensorge impacts her life. It reminded me of my grandparents and of other people I met while in Sri Lanka, even though we’re world away and don’t have similar cultures we still find a way to connect. The impact that her story made on me is ineffable, her unshakable pessimism and depression is something I can relate to but, so is her life turning…

The Dave Brubeck Quartet, comprised of Brubeck on the piano, Paul Desmond on the alto saxophone, Eugene Wright on the bass, and Joe Morello on the drums, released the album Time Out in 1959 (Time Out). Even on the first listen, one can see how revolutionary this work would soon become. Opening with “Blue Rondo A La Turk,” Brubeck’s Quartet immediately presents a rhythmic, swingin’ tune featuring 9/8 time. “Kathy’s Waltz” explores polyrhythm and “Take Five,” arguably the band’s “titular” work…

Throughout the history of the human civilization historians have been able to develop labels for the different historical ages by the important events which occurred within each of them For example, the Dark Ages is a reference to the historical period within Europe in which there was a deterioration of the economic and social life. The deterioration was partly due to the degeneration of the Roman Empire. Each age can be labeled by the protruding theme which may identify the way which life was…