States and territories of India

treasury work and foreign exchanges business. It achieved the name ‘State Bank of Travancore’ after it became a subsidiary of the State Bank of India (SBI) in 1960 under the SBI Subsidiary Banks Act, 1959. On 31st March 2017, it merged with the State Bank of India. Before the merger, State Bank of Travancore had a network of over 1100 branches and 1600 ATMs. State Bank of Travancore (SBT) is one of the popular public sector banks in India. It acquired Indo-Mercantile Bank (1959), Travancore…

ancient Indian empire that was founded in 320 CE and survived until about 550 CE. The Gupta Empire covered most of north and central India, as well as Bangladesh. It was known to be one of the most peaceful and wealthy civilizations of its time. The Mauryan Empire collapsed in 185 B.C.E, after their final king was assassinated. For the next 500 years, the many states in India were at constant war. When Chandragupta ascended the throne and began the notable empire in 320 CE, the time of darkness…

There are different types of freedom, some for example are freedom of conscience, to achieve a coherent and balanced life from the inside; Freedom of expression, in order to disseminate ideas and promote open debate and discussion; Freedom of assembly as a guarantee to associate with those who share ideals and work for them; Freedom to choose responsibly and peacefully to the rulers, among others. After this brief analysis of the concept of freedom, we see what it encompasses and what it means,…

Over the years, the number of refugees from the area of Sindh have increased, the first exodus of refugees which entered India at the time of Partition were resettled in areas of North India, particularly Delhi. They were placed in campsites which were later converted into permanent housing through Government of India. There were a number of schemes which were implemented for the process of rehabilitation and integration of Pakistani refugees. A number of laws were introduced such as The…

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 and conquered Afghanistan and Kashmir in the north. His empire stretched over the most of northern and central India. He was also a poet and patronized music and art. He tried to modernize the monetary system through the minting of different types of gold coins. Samudragupta…

In 1932, Iqbal additionally presided over All India Conference that was held at Lahore and during that conference he reiterated some of the conceptions and some of the noetic conceptions which he had presented in his Address at 1930. In his address, Iqbal called for the engenderment of "a Muslim India within India", especially in North-western India. Iqbal inductively authorized the right of self-regime for the Muslims as he verbally expressed: India is a continent of human groups belonging to…

new superpowers, especially between The United States of America and Soviet Union during the Cold War. The global decolonisation process initiated in Asia, where European colonies were incorporated into the Japanese empire. This involved the encouragement of nationalist uprisings against the European colonial powers and eventually making the occupied territories such as Burma and Indonesia…

” or “So do you eat a lot of spicy food?” Throughout this summer that’s all I’ve heard. I’ve been participating of a cancer research institute in which we have a diverse pool of students. I’ve met people from Korea, India, Nigeria, China, Russia, Slovakia, Turkey, and the United States. I think this program has been a preview of what I will encounter in college, specifically at Johns Hopkins University, due to its diverse student body. Throughout my time in the program many questions and topics…

Other languages spoken in India come from the Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman language families. India has no national language. Hindi, with the largest number of speakers, is the official language of the government. English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a "subsidiary official language"; it is important in education, especially as a medium of higher education. Each state and union territory has one or more official languages, and the constitution…

three people who had ruled it, Chandragupta, his son, and his grandson Asoka. During Chandra’s rule, he had fought Seleucus I and defeated him in 202 B.C., and set out to expand his territory through conquest. By 303 B.C. ,he had achieved more than 2.000 ml of land, as well as politically uniting the northern parts of India. Chandra was more violent about his way of ruling, having political assassinations, spies within his government, harsh taxes, etc. Eventually his rule ended, and was passed…