The Ramappa Temple of Telangana (Built by Kakatiyas), also known as the Rudreswara Temple, has been selected as the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization world heritage site (UNESCO). India’s 39th World Heritage Site : India now contains 40 UNESCO World Heritage List monuments and the Indian Archeological Survey (ASI) also guards 23 World Heritage … Read more
Dholavira, the Harappan city in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch, has been designated as the 40th UNESCO World Heritage Site in the country. On July 27th, 2021, the archaeological site of a Harappan-era city was added to the list of world heritage sites. Significant PointsDholavira:It is one of South Asia’s most extraordinary and well-preserved urban towns. … Read more
Dholavira, a Harappan-era city in Gujarat, has been listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a World Heritage Site (WHS).The decision was made during Tuesday’s 44th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, which was held online and chaired from China. Distinctive characteristics Dholavira is the fifth largest metropolis in IVC, after Mohen-jo-Daro, Ganweriwala, and … Read more
Kadambini Ganguly : Born in Calcutta on 18 July 1861, Kadambini was the daughter of Haradhan Rai Ganguly and Prabhabati devi. She completed her medical training at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, United States. At the age of only 27 she returned home to found the first modern hospital for women and … Read more
Swadeshi Movement Swadeshi Movement :The phase between 1885–1905 is known as the period of the moderates. In 1905 Lord Curzon, the then Governor general announced the partition of Bengal. The province of Bengal at that time comprised of the present states of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, Orissa and Assam. It also included the present … Read more
The Hunter Education Commission was created in 1882 and was charged with establishing a uniform state system of game protection, and the 1909 legislation established the State Conservation Commission and provided for a State Game Department to administer the federal Weeks-McLean Act. It lead to the formation of Indian Education Commission 1882 Indian Education Commission- … Read more
[Solved] Why are the tribals in India referred to as ‘the Scheduled Tribes’? Indicate the major provisions enshrined in the Constitution of India for their upliftment Schedule Tribes are community of people who lived in tribal areas (mainly forest). They make up to 7-8% of Indian population. They have traditionally been marginalized and not in the … Read more
[Solved] “An essential condition to eradicate poverty is to liberate the poor from the process of deprivation.” Substantiate this statement with suitable examples. Poverty is pronounced deprivation in wellbeing. High poverty levels are synonymous with poor quality of life, deprivation, malnutrition, illiteracy and low human resource development. Economic growth is not the solution for … Read more
[Solved] To what extent globalization has influenced the core of cultural diversity in India? Explain Globalization in its basic economic sense refers to the adoption of open and unfettered trading markets (through lowering of trade barriers, removal of capital controls, and liberalization of foreign exchange restrictions). There is also a significant movement of people from one country to … Read more
Independence movements in Africa often were led by individuals who had attended Western schools (either in Africa or abroad) [Solved] The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western-educated Africans. Examine. Independence movements in Africa often were led by individuals who had attended Western schools (either in Africa or abroad). … Read more
