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Monday, October 24, 2011

Sir James Lancaster



Sir James Lancaster: He was the first commander of the first fleet sent by the East India company to India. It consisted of four big ships and one small boat. The names of the ships and boat were The Dragon, The Hector, The Swan, The Ascension and The Guest.

The fleet under the command of Sir James Lancaster was manned by 480 seamen.

It sailed for India on April 22, 1601.


Raikes, Charles, "The Englishman of India", 1867, London.


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Monday, May 10, 2010

Puranas List



There are eighteen Puranas.

The List of eighteen Puranas is as follows:

1. Brahma Purana

2. Padma Purana

3. Vaishnava Purana

4. Saiva or Vayavya Purana

5. Bhagavata Purana

6. Naradiya Purana

7. Markandeva Purana

8. Agneya Purana

9. Bhavisya or Bhavisyat Purana

10. Brahmavaivarta Purana

11. Lainga Purana

12. Varana Purana

13. Skanda Purana

14. Vamana Purana

15. Kaurma Purana

16. Matsya Purana

17. Garuda Purana

18. Brahmanda Purana
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Every Purana has five sections of topics. They are
Sarga
Prati Sarga
Vamsha
Manvantra
Vanshacharita



Digital Sources:For brief summaries of all the Puranas by H. H. Wilson, a known Orientalist of early nineteenth century Check Vishnu Purana complete and also the complete text of Garuda Purana translated by Earnest Wood and S. V. Subrahmanyam.


Authority Referred: R. C. Majumdar, Vidya Dhar Mahajan, R. P. Tripathi.


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The Garuda PuranaThe Garuda PuranaTHE BRAHMA PURANAPadma PuranaThe Vishnu PuranaThe Bhagavata Purana (Clothbound)Srimad-Bhagavatam: Bhagavata Purana (18 Vol. Set)The Markandeya Purana: Translated With Notes by F. Eden Pargiter (1904)The Markandeya Purana (1904)Bhavishya PuranaSkanda Purana ; A StudyThe Garuda PuranaThe Garuda PuranaThe Garuda Purana (Forgotten Books)Rediscovering India - The Garuda PuranaThe Garuda Purana


Saturday, June 13, 2009

Jamshedpur Labour Association 1920




Jamshedpur Labour Association 1920:
Jamshedpur Labour Association was started by S. N. Haldar in 1920. It was started with the workers of TATA Steel Industry, Jamshedpur. It was finally recognized by TATA Steel Industry in 1925. C. F. Andrews became its President in 1925. It had invited Gandhi to Jamshedpur wherein the management of the Tata Steel Industry also extended him its hospitality.



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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Louis Dane's Mission

Louis Dane's Mission:
Louis Dane's Mission was a diplomatic mission to Afghanistan under direction of Lord Curzon who Viceroy of India. India was under the imperial rule of Great Britain. It was an attempt of Viceroy of India to direct the foreign policy around South Asia from Calcutta, which was seat of power in British Indian Empire.



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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Manik Lal Verma

Manik Lal Verma



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Sunday, March 8, 2009

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

LATER MUGHALS (CHRONOLOGY)


Sr.no.EmperorTenure
1Bahadur Shah I1707-12
2Jahandar Shah I1712-1713
3Farukh Siyar1713-1719
4Rafi-ud-DarajatFeburary to June 1719
5Rafi-ud-DaulaJune to September 1719
6Muhammad Shah (Rangila-A Gay)1719-1748
7Ahmad Shah1748-1754
8Alamgir II1754-1759
9Shah Alam1759-1806
10Akbar II1806-37
11Bahadur Shah II1837-1857(died in Rangoon in 1862)

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