Introduction: The people of India elect their representatives and these representatives form a government. So, election in a democratic country like India is of utmost importance. Meaning of ‘democracy’, ‘election’, and ‘voting’: The word democracy has its origin in two Greek words ‘demos’ and ‘krasis’. Demos means ‘the people, and Krasis means ‘power to rule’. … Read more

Introduction Zoroastrian, followers of Zoroaster, are popularly known in India as Parsis. They are the followers of the religious system taught by Zoroaster. Zoroastrianism is considered to be one of the oldest religions of the world. The other name of Zorastrianism is Mazdaism. The supreme god of the religion is God Mazda or Ahura Mazda. … Read more

Soils in India For this, a vast country like India, which has a wide variety of land, rock, climate and natural vegetation, presents a large variety of soils. Soils form the uppermost layer of the earth’s crust. They are the loose rock material containing the remains of plants and animals. This organic matter present in the … Read more

Chandragupta I was the first of the imperial Gupta Empire Kings ruling over a territory much larger in size. To some historians, the Gupta Era was founded to mark the Commencement of the reign of Chandragupta I as the founder of the Gupta Empire. The new Era was adopted in due course by the subordinate … Read more

India got its freedom from the British Rule on 15th August, 1947. Hence, we celebrate our Independence Day on 15th of August every year. There is national holiday on Independence Day. We all know that Freedom is not free. It took years of efforts, non-violence and other movement by our national freedom fighter to attain … Read more

The Raniganj coalfield, located in West Bengal, is situated at a distance of 125 km from Calcutta, the total area being about 1500 sq. km. the mining towns of Raniganj and Asansol are located within this coalfield. The Lower Gondwana rocks have been well preserved in this coalfield, the total thickness being about 3200 meters. … Read more

The differences and comparison between Eastern and Western Coastal Plains are discussed below: 1. The Eastern Coastal plain lies along the east coast of India and is washed by the Bay of Bengal. But the Western Coastal Plain lies along the west coast of India and is washed by The Arabian Sea. 2. The East … Read more

Of all the outdoor games, my most favorite is cricket. This game has been popularly accepted in India in recent years since India’s good performance in international cricket. The game of Cricket is played on a large oval-shaped ground. Each team comprises of eleven players. After the toss, players of one team goes for batting … Read more

Features of Tribal Art of India There is so much in the everyday life of the Indian tribal folk that requires to be changed: there is poverty, disease and ignorance. But there is so much in it that has to be preserved and nourished for the good of the country as a whole, and that … Read more

Devanampriya Priyadarshi Samrat Ashoka (also Asoka, Ashoka Maurya) was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya and the son of the second Maurya Emperor, Bindusara. Acknowledged as the greatest of monarchs in world history, Ashoka is singled out as a ruler without a parallel. In his role as a monarch and a missionary, he made his time … Read more