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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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Jamnalal Kaniram Bajaj (1889 – 1942)

Jamnalal Bajaj an Industrialist, Reformer and Freedom Fighter Founded Bajaj Group of companies in Mumbai in 1926. Participated in Non-Cooperation Movement and Salt Satyagraha. Opened the doors of his family owned temple to Harijans – the first temple in India to do so. Mahatma Gandhi adopted Jamnalalji as the fifth son. Early Life Jamnalalji was born in 1889 …

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