Amongst the major festivals of India, Diwali, also called Deepawali, is the most prominent one. Since time immemorial, Diwali has been celebrated across the length and breadth of our country…
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Baba Banda Singh Bahadur whose original name was Lachhman Daas was born in 1670 at village Rajori in the Jammu state of India. His father’s name was Ram Dev. He…
Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes simply as Janmashtami is celebrated on the…
Raksha Bandhan is also called Rakhi Purnima or Rakhi is a festival which defines love and duty of brother and sister towards each other. The festival usually falls in August,…
Vande matram literally means "I Pray/bow down to thee, Mother" is a short poem taken from Bengali novel, Anandamath, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. It is a hymn filled with…
Tulsidas Jayanti is celebrated on the birth of great poet Goswami Tulisdas, the author of the hindu epic Ramacharitamanas, on account of the greatness of Lord Rama, the seventh Avatar…
About a decade back, a movie was released that not only changed the face of Bollywood but enlightened the young minds in a way that had patriotism redefined. With every…
The name of the state of Karnataka is derived from the Kannada words “Karu” and “Nadu” which means “Elevated Land”. Karu nadu may also be read as karu, meaning "black", and…
The Special Protection Group (SPG) (विशेष सुरक्षा दल) is an armed force of the Union for providing proximate security to the Prime Minister of India and former Prime Minister of…
Doordarshan, India's National Broadcaster, has the largest terrestrial network in the world covering about 92% population and 81% land area of the country. Being a Public Service Broadcaster the channel…
The Wagah Border also known as the Berlin Wall of Asia, is the sole border road crossing between India and Pakistan, which is on the historic Grand Trunk Road that…
Vedas is one of the oldest handwritten documents in the world. It has always been controversial who had written it? In reality, it is not written by a single author.…
The first coal mining in India started in 1774 by the East India Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along the Western bank of Damodar river. The commercial coal mining in…
The Elephant has been declared as the National Heritage Animal by the Ministry of Environment. This has been done to provide special recognition to the majestic species and the…
The Taj Mahal was built in the year 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal stands on the southern bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, India. …
The languages in banknotes in India are a total of 17. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which…
Chandragupta Maurya was born sometime around 340 BCE, reportedly in Patna, now in the Bihar state of India. He was of humble origin, since nobody recorded anything about him until…
Outstanding sportsperson recognition by the Republic of India – The ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ award. The award is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India who served the office from 1984…
On 3 October 2014 became the first state of India to start Olive Oil refinery. The refinery was established at a cost of Rs. 3.75 crore in Lunkaransar area of…
Gorakhpur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located along the banks of Rapti river in the eastern part of the Indian state of Uttar…
Moksha Patam originated in India as a family of dice board games. During the colonial rule, the game wound its way to England, where it became known as Snakes and…
Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi University and manages the content syndication and oversees quality control. His subtle wit and skills are much like a Ninja warrior,…
The first mammal to be clonned was a sheep named Dolly, synthesized by Dr. Ian Wilmu, UK. Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi University and manages…
Israel is the only country to revive an unspoken language, Hebrew and establish it as one its two national languages. Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi…
A phrase that one often gets to hear these days is ‘Generation gap’. This is the justification that we generally have when we have to satiate our frustration at irreconcilable…
Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi University and manages the content syndication and oversees quality control. His subtle wit and skills are much like a Ninja warrior,…
The Midday Meal Scheme is a school meal programme of the Government of India conceived to improve the nutritional status of school-age children nationwide. It was also envisaged to stop…
Victoria Terminus, rechristened Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a UNESCO declared World Heritage Site. It was designed by Frederick William Stevens and is also the headquarter of the Central Railway of…
“Aryabhata”, the first satellite built in India was launched from Volgograd Launch Station, Russia, on a Soviet Intercosmos C-1 rocket. The satellite was assembled by ISRO in Peenya, Bangalore weighed…
Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi University and manages the content syndication and oversees quality control. His subtle wit and skills are much like a Ninja warrior,…
Bats are the only mammal that can fly. There are some other mammals that can glide, like the flying squirrels, but bats user their wings to generate flying power. They also…
Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh, a north-eastern state of India is the largest monastery in India, and the second largest in the world. Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the…
Here comes the exam time. The time is flying, even 24 hours seems to be less. There is so much to study; in such stipulated time span that one is…
Nitesh MittalNitesh is a graduate from the prestigious Delhi University and manages the content syndication and oversees quality control. His subtle wit and skills are much like a Ninja warrior,…
If you are one of the lucky ones (and I hope you are), you would have been in love sometime in your life. Chances are that you would have spent…
An examination is undoubtedly a stressful period for students. A considerable amount of stress may however be alleviated through understanding the right techniques and strategy. These techniques help in saving time and…
The boards are so near. Covering the vast sea of syllabus seems to be a daunting task. Worry not. Group studies can help you lessen your burden. But as we…
Examinations are certainly no cakewalk. With the boards round the corner, there is a lot of buzz in the student community on how to bring out the best in each…