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DURGABAI DESHMUKH AN INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTER

Durgabai Deshmukh was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and of the Planning Commission of India. From her early years, Durgabai had been associated with Indian politics. At age 12, she left school in protest to the imposition of English-medium education. She …

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

There are 40 World Heritage Sites in India out of which 32 are Cultural, 7 Natural and 1 Mixed Sites. Cultural 32 Agra Fort (1983) Ajanta Caves (1983) Ellora Caves (1983) Taj Mahal (1983) Sun Temple, Konârak (1984) Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984) Group of Monuments at Hampi (1986) Fatehpur Sikri (1986) Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986) Churches and Convents of Goa (1986) Elephanta Caves (1987) …

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The Duration of the Earth’s History

The duration of the earth’s history has been divided into smaller spans called the eras. The five eras are Archeozoic era ‘Pre-Cambrian period’ Proterozoic era paleozoic era Mesozoic era ‘age of reptiles’ Cenozoic era ‘age of the mammals’ First mammal appeared 200 million ago in Triassic period. The Indian desert also known as Marusthali is …

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Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak “Father of the Indian Freedom Struggle”

Early Life and Education Keshav Gangadhar Tilak was born in 1956 Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. He was one third of the Lal Bal Pal triumvirate. Mahatma Gandhi called him “The Maker of Modern India” and People gives him title of “Lokmanya” (accepted by the people as their leader). He did Bachelor of Arts in first class in Mathematics …

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