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Rich Heritage of India           India has a varied natural and cultural heritage. The main reason for this is that India is a vast nation with different geographical and physical conditions. The history of India is thousands of years old. This culture has remained a witness, to the change due to exchange of ideologies.           Many foreigners invaded India and were victorious. They settled down here and merged in the ocean of Indian culture. In this context, heritage is a precious gift from our ancestors. Heritage is natural as well as man-made. Its development has taken place along with the historic eras. On one hand, heritage is associated with place, province or region; on the other hand, it is associated with family and community. It is a special feature of the people and their identity. For more details about 'Features included in Indian cultural heritage of India', Please click the below link >> Here To make...

Cultural Heritage of India           Asia is the largest continent of the world in terms of area and population. And India is a large country in Asia in terms of area and population. It has a prominent place in South Asia.           India is a land of 'Sujalam' (Full of sweet water) and 'Suflam' (Full of sweet fruit and crops), and a land that has been endowed with varied heritage.           People, right from the beginning of Indus-Valley Civilization (Harappan Civilization) till today, have made our country rich and wealthy with their intellect, ability, talents and skills. Innumerable Scholars, thinkers, artists, artisans, sages,  saints, scientists and historians have contributed to the growth and development of our culture. For more details about 'Features Included In Indian Natural Heritage of India', Please click the below link >> Here           Wha...

Economic and Human Development           Human development is achievable, whereas economic development is one of its important tools. Human power that is educated, trained, civilized, healthy, disciplined, dedicated, duty-bound, feeling of cooperation and partnership in development programs, awareness and consciousness as a citizen, political freedom, and self-respect are the most important property of any nation.           Any nation that has ample natural resources and materialistic wealth, but lacks high quality human wealth can never achieve a high growth rate. In a developing country, economic development cannot be achieved due to dislike for modernization, low expectation, illiteracy, lack of spirit of adventure, superstition, old beliefs, rituals and traditions, and insufficient use of natural and materialistic resources, etc. Human development is in the root of social development. Earlier human development was evaluated...

Rise and Growth of Colonialism           This period is also known for the important scientific inventions that led to the Industrial Revolution (1750-1850) in the whole of Europe. Major changes took place in the field of transportation. England became the pioneer of industrial revolution. England and other European nations required raw materials for the newly established industries. Markets were required for the sale of abundant production on account of Industrial Revolution. The competition that started among European nations to acquire new territories for this purpose is called colonialism. The Europeans tried to establish their supremacy over these newly conquered territories. India was also a victim of the colonization drive and became the most important colony of England. "Which Europeans came to India after the Portuguese?" To Know about it Please click the below link. >> Here           Many nations of Asia ...

          During the twentieth century the world has witnessed long term results of the research and progress made in various fields of human life. Activities of Colonialism that spread in Asia and Africa created enmity among the European powers interested in acquiring Colonies and that resulted in World War I, Russian Bolshevik revolution in Russia, and the rise of 'dictatorship' in Germany, Italy, Spain etc. and World War II, step by step, in world politics. The desire for colonialism and imperialism had shaken the entire world by use of atomic and other destructive weapons. Of course, the desire, for peace and safety manifested in hearts of mankind, gave birth to the United Nations (UN). The race of expanding spheres of influence that continued between United States of America and Soviet Russia resulted in the Cold War. There were two centers of the Cold War: Washington DC and Moscow. For Summary of Bhuto, Please click the above link 'Summary' ...

Contemporary Streams Of World History           Historians call the period between 1757 (Onset of the British Empire in India) and 1947 (Departure of the British from India) as the 'British Era'. These two events, separated by nearly two hundred years are crucial to understanding the Contemporary History of India. The Effort to find out a New Sea route to India           Established of trade relations with India was always important to the nations of Europe as India was well known for many commodities, which they needed. The land route used for this purpose was under the sole dominance of the Arabs. There was a great demand for the Indian commodities like spices, cloth and indigo throughout Europe. The seizure of Constantinople (Istanbul), which connected Europe and Asia through the land route, in 1453 A.D, changed the situation. The Europeans were now compelled to find a new sea route to the Eastern countries in place of the l...

Top 11  Fundamental Rights to Uplift the Status of Women The Articles under Part III of the constitution of India, relating to the Fundamental Rights which try to improve the status of women and provide equal opportunities for them are stated as follows: 1. Article 14           According to Article 14 of the Constitution of India - All individuals, including women are equal in the eyes of the law and they are also entitled to enjoy equal protection of laws within the territorial jurisdiction of India. It signifies that all persons irrespective of gender, should be treated equally in similar circumstances. The State should not make any discrimination between one person and another, and the law should be administered equally. 2. Article 15            Article 15 of the Constitution of India deals with prohibition against discrimination - It prohibits the state to make any types of discrimination against any citizen includin...

Empowerment of Women           Empowerment in the present existence has become one of the most comprehensively used terms that indicates progress and development of women. Women’s groups, non-governmental development organizations, activists, politicians, governments and international agencies refer to empowerment as one of their main objectives. Empowerment leads to generation of awareness and understanding amongst women regarding programs, schemes, measures, strategies, policies, and rules. It is considered as a project, which normally individuals undergo, which eventually leads to changes and transformations. Empowerment is referred to as a process to change the distribution of power, both in interpersonal relations and in institutions throughout the society. Another meaning signifies, the process of acquiring, providing, bestowing the resources and the means or enabling access to a control over such means and resources. Given the above, the term is the...

               Female Foeticide and Female Infanticide – Female foeticide is referred to the killing of the girl child, before she is born and female infanticide is killing of the girl child, after she is born. These practices, deny the basic right from the girl child, i.e. the right to live. There have been communities of individuals, who have a strong preference for the male children. They possessed this viewpoint that families with male children were seen with pride, when they have control over the larger part of land. They regarded females as liabilities, who would not generate any wealth for their families.             Education – Education is regarded as one of the most imperative aspects that would lead to empowerment of women. The right to education under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution have made it obligatory for the government to provide free education to all the indivi...

The areas that violate the rights of women in India have been stated as follows:             Missing of Women and Girls – In many developing countries, the idiom of “missing women” has been used, when it was found, the proportion of women as compared to men is low in population. In many states of India, women and girls go missing. One of the primary reasons that lead to their missing is trafficking. When girls are trafficked, they are severely exploited and are deprived of food and other basic necessities. The girls belonging to the poverty-stricken families are sold by the brokers to men in northern India, where the problem of imbalanced gender ratio is much apparent. Besides, there have been cases of women, who go missing from their marital homes. The occurrence of violent and criminal acts against women within the house and outside, primarily lead to their absence.           ...

          Achieving equality between women and men and eliminating all forms of discrimination against women are fundamental human rights and United Nations values. Women all over the world, however, commonly experience violations of their human rights throughout their lives, and human rights of women has not always been a priority. Achieving equality between women and men requires a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which women experience discrimination and are deprived of equality so as to develop appropriate strategies and norms to eliminate such discrimination. Some groups of women experience additional forms of discrimination, based on their age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, health status, marital status, education, disability and socio-economic status. These interconnecting forms of discrimination must be taken into account when formulating measures and responses to combat discrimination against women (Women’s Rights are Human Rights, 20...

Emotional Issues of Adolescence Volatile Emotions: (Anxiety and depression)           Adolescence is the period of high emotions. Rapid and frequent fluctuations of emotions are observed during this period. This is the formative age for social, education and career progress, if emotions are not tackled properly, it may affect negatively on the overall development of adolescent.           To prevent the adverse effects of volatile emotions, family members have to play important - role. The home environment and behavior of other family members should be conducive so that the positive emotions develop. When adolescent is passing through the stress and anxiety, the family members should try to understand his mental conditions and respond accordingly so that he can cope up with them adequately and can come out of any stress, anxiety or depression quickly.           Adolescent should learn t...

        You are aware of the activities like reading, writing, learning, or walking that you are carrying out. But there are a number of activities that you are carrying out but are not aware of them. They are happening inside the body. These activities are carried out by body to keep us healthy and active. In this post you will learn some of them. Human Body         Let’s know the human body structure before learning the internal activities of human body. Formation of Human Body         Our body is made up of numerous cells but our journey of life has started with a single cell. We have grown in numerous cells by division of this single cell during fatal life. During fatal life along with division of cells, they are differentiated to different types of cells with specific characteristics and objectives. Collection of cells of same size, types and working for same objective are called “tissues”...

How to Control Diseases and Develop the Health?           Human body is a wonderful contraption. It is made up of many many cells. Each cell is so constituted that it can grow, receive nutrition, throw away waste products and maintain internal environment as required and perform the functions allotted to it. Different constituents of each cell perform their functions according to pre-determined rules. During the life of a person, crores of old cells are replaced by new cells. This process is so complex that the work of to-day's supercomputer is a drop in the ocean compared to that.           For thousands of years, man has been dealing with disease based on whatever knowledge he has obtained regarding cells, tissues, organs and constitution of whole body and its functions. In the whole world India was in the forefront in this science. But due to certain reasons its development has remained static here. In the western countr...

Environmental: Those who stay on main roads of a city have to suffer from vehicular exhausts. There is a lot of noise, too. These can be reduced by planting trees around the house.           Insecticide sprays are used for mosquito control. Instead, by using mosquito net, poisonous chemicals are avoided and therefore, adverse effect are prevented. We can also take measures so that mosquitoes breeding is prevented. Insecticide Sprays:           Insecticide sprays are also used on vegetables and fruits to avoid damage by insects. This product is extremely poisonous. Even if a tiny amount reaches the stomach, the healthy is in danger. We can save ourselves from this by taking vegetables and fruits without insecticide sprays.           There is widespread use of carbide to artificially ripen fruits. It not only spoils taste but also damages the body. We should insist on rejecting such fruits....