Earthquake In Sikkim 18th September 2011 Earthquake In Sikkim 18th September 2011 Introduction: In or about 18th September, 2011 at about 6.11 p.m. a devastating earthquake has disrupted the social life at Sikkim. The intensity of the earthquake was 6.8 as measured by the Richter scale. Cause of earthquake: The tectonic plate under…
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Early Settlement and Growth of Muslim Population in India As a result of the conquest of Sind, several Arab Muslim families, mostly from Iraq, settled in Sind and Multan. This was perhaps the first settlement of the Muslims in north-western India and the beginning of their contract with the Hindus in this area.…
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Early Life of Iltutmish (Shams-ud-din Iltutmish) Early Life of Iltutmish Shams-ud-din Iltutmish was the son of an Ilbari chief. He was very handsome and promising, and so he became the favorite of his father. But his brothers and relatives became jealous of him, and they sold him away to a horse-dealer. Having passed…
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Duty vs. Virtue – Explained We will try to understand the difference between a duty and a virtue. The term ‘Duty” applies to the physical act. Virtue refers to the mental disposition. Duties make up external conduct, virtues internal character. Now, one may do one’s duty even though one may not like it. Does not…
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Dravidian Style of Architecture (Dravidian Temple Architecture) Dravidian style of architecture is mainly found in Temple architecture of south India. It developed in the late mediaeval times and came to be noted for its enormity and design. It was propagated by kings in the south who succeeded one another. This last style came to…
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Domestic Animals and Their Uses Introduction: Human beings started domesticating animals as soon as intelligence dawned upon him. Man has an instinctive love for domestic animals and his home seems to be incomplete without them. The cow, the dog, the goat, the horse, the sheep became his domestic friends. He also domesticated various other…
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Does Wealth Bring Happiness? The question of whether wealth brings happiness is difficult to answer. Happiness here implies inner contentment, contentment of the mind. It is a state of being to which neither wealth nor poverty alone can contribute. The richest people, however, are not the happiest people. There is an optimum point…
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Discipline: Its Meaning and Importance What is the Meaning of Discipline? Discipline refers to: the practice of training, helping and guiding a person to adhere to a pre-determined code of conduct, or to obey to a set of rules, the actions required to be taken when a person breaches a pre-determined rule, the…
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Disadvantages of Joint Family Though there are a lot of advantages of living together in a joint family, it has some disadvantages also. The disadvantages of living in a Joint Family are mentioned below: Living in a joint family, you may have lack of leadership and decision making qualities as head of the family will…
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Direct and Indirect Democracy Direct Democracy Democracy is said to be direct where all citizens meet to elect the office-bearers of the state and decide the policy of the government. In the big states of today, where the population is very large, this form of direct democracy is not practicable. Indirect Democracy In…
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