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Sunday, June 17, 2012
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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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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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
Lal Chand 'Falak'
Lal Chand 'Falak'
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Lalmohan Ghosh
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
LATER MUGHALS (CHRONOLOGY)
| Sr.no. | Emperor | Tenure |
| 1 | Bahadur Shah I | 1707-12 |
| 2 | Jahandar Shah I | 1712-1713 |
| 3 | Farukh Siyar | 1713-1719 |
| 4 | Rafi-ud-Darajat | Feburary to June 1719 |
| 5 | Rafi-ud-Daula | June to September 1719 |
| 6 | Muhammad Shah (Rangila-A Gay) | 1719-1748 |
| 7 | Ahmad Shah | 1748-1754 |
| 8 | Alamgir II | 1754-1759 |
| 9 | Shah Alam | 1759-1806 |
| 10 | Akbar II | 1806-37 |
| 11 | Bahadur Shah II | 1837-1857(died in Rangoon in 1862) |
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