“Dakshina” means “South”. The Godavari River is known as ‘Dakshina Ganga’ i.e. “River Ganga of South India”. River Godavari is the largest river of the south India. It forms the largest river basin in the peninsula, as the Ganga in the north. It is, however, much smaller than the Ganga basin. Thus for its vast … Read more
The people belonging to the Khasi Tribe lives in the Khasi and Jaintia Hill districts of Assam. They are famous all over the world as the best example extant today of a society which is nearest to being a matriarchy. The Khasi tribes trace their descent from mythical female ancestress. In a family are to … Read more
Introduction: Shah Jahan (also Shahabuddin Muhammad Shah Jahan) was the fifth Mughal Emperor in India. He was born on 5th of January 1592 at Lahore. He was the son of Muhgal Emperor Jahangir and Taj Bibi Bilqis Makani. His mother was a Rajput Princess. The early name of Shah Jahan was Prince Khurram. Shah Jahan … Read more
The Origin of the Himalayas: The Himalayan range is a young fold mountain. It was formed by the formation of folds in the layers of the sedimentary rocks. About 100 million years ago, there was a shallow sea named Tethys, where the present Himalayan range is situated. On the either side of the Tethys ocean, … Read more
For some time after Buddha, the Buddhists remained united but soon some difference arose among them. These differences continued to become wider and wider though every effort was made from time to time to patch them up. During the reign of Kanishka these differences became so wide that the Buddhist Sangha was divided into two … Read more
I am a river and I am writing my autobiography. I am the river Ganges, I was born from Gomukh. It is in the lap of the Himalayas. I was born thousands of years ago. I am very restless from my birth. By current is very strong in my upper course. Here I leap from … Read more
Problem of Poverty Poverty is defines as inadequate supply of items that are essential to live a healthy and comfortable life. In the western developed countries some people are poor not because they lack food, clothing or shelter but because he may not have car, TV, computers, pressure cooker etc. But in India, poor people means … Read more
The postman comes and gives you letters. He brings telegrams, too. How happy you feel! You feel like kissing the postman when he brings you parcels and money-orders. You don’t feel lonely. You don’t feel cut off from your friends and relations. The postman is a link that connects you with the whole world. The … Read more
Lotus (also Kamal ka Phool) is the National Flower of India. Why? Well, India has always been a land of great poets and thinkers. A poet creates a thing of beauty. But beauty alone is not enough. It must have smell, too. That is a beautiful thing must also be useful. Only then can a … Read more
Democracy refers to the system of government run by through the elected representatives of the people of the country. Democracy means that the people should rule themselves. India is a democratic country and has a well defined constitution of her own. This constitution has given us the right to choose our government. It has given … Read more