Harkha Bai (Mariam-uz-Zamani, Jodha Bai) Harkha Bai (also Hira Kunwari, Jodha Bai, Mariam-uz-Zamani) was the Jaipur princess and wife of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great. She was born on October 1, 1542. She was the daughter of Raja Bharmal and was known as Hira Kunwari in her childhood. She is also referred to…
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Hard-work vs. Luck Introduction: Hard work means putting a lot of effort in to our projects. Luck means things happening by chance rather than through our own efforts. Often, luck has a positive connotation, i.e. luck means something good that has happened to us seemingly by pure fortune rather than anything we actually did. Luck…
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Happy Holi – Messages, Wishes, and Greetings Here are some amazing text messages, wishes, and greetings that are appropriate during the festival of colors. Let’s celebrate all the colors of the world this Holi. I wish you peace, joy, success, and contentment this Holi and always. A very happy Holi to you and…
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Happy Diwali – Messages, Greetings, and Wishes Here are some wonderful messages, greetings, and wishes that are appropriate for the festival of lights. You can email, inscribe or text them to your friends and loved ones so that you can wish them a Happy Diwali. May Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi illuminate your…
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Hanuman and Arjuna – Tales of Lord Vishnu for Kids Mythological Tales of Hanuman and Arjuna Once, Arjuna went on pilgrimage to holy places all over India. A Brahmin also went with him. First of all, they went to Rameshwaram on reaching there, the Brahmin said, ‘Arjuna, this is the place where Lord Rama…
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Hangul Deer (Kashmir Stag) The Kashmir stag, also known as Hangul Deer, is a fairly large-sized deer with many formed antlers, each horn having five to six times. The body color is light to dark brown with a white patch on the rump near the tail. It is paler on either side of…
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West Bengal Handicrafts The Handicraft art of West Bengal is very rich. Diverse range of handicraft art works such as Clay Pottery, Kantha embroidery, Clay art, Wood art, Cane and Bamboo crafts are discussed below in brief: 1. Clay Pottery The traditional folk art of Indian Clay Pottery, particularly of Bengal, is considered…
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Gwalior Gharana of Classical Music Gwalior gharana of Indian classical music is easily the doyen amongst Khayal gharanas. The master figure Gwalior gharana was Ghulam Rasul of Lucknow. Then came Nathan Pirbux who migrated from Lucknow to Gwalior and his illustrious descendents Haddu Khan, Hassu Khan, Nathu Khan, Muhammad Khan, and Rahmat Khan.…
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Gujarati Hand Embroidery | Gujarat Embroidery Gujarat has been renowned for the quality of its hand embroidery. The richness of design and variety of hand embroidery stitches used Gujarat is explained by one of the legends pertaining to Krishna. On his way to Dwarka, Krishna fought and killed a demon who had imprisoned…
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Guidance: It’s Meaning and Importance Meaning of Guidance. Guidance means advising and supporting someone in a certain aspect of their life. The word ‘guidance’ comes from the Old French verb ‘guier’. This verb means ‘to guide someone’ or ‘to lead someone’. The word guidance entered the English language in the 1530s. Guidance is different…
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