50 Iconic Photos That'll Take You Through Landmark Events In Indian History From The Last Century. 50 Iconic Photos That’ll Take You Through Landmark Events In Indian History From The Last Century There have been a whole lot of historic landmarks in Indian history in the last one hundred years.
From gaining independence to making scientific advancements, from sports to economics, from entertainment to politics, we sure have come a long way. India's greatness has allured countries the world over and the change has been gradual but progressive. The nation has a promising future ahead but how about we take a moment to revisit the glorious past? Here are 50 iconic photos that'll take you through landmark events that contributed to India's glory and greatness in the last century: 1. Source: jingme 2. Source: wordpress 3. Source: motivation.career360 4. East India Company. The company was dissolved in 1874 as a result of the East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act passed one year earlier, as the Government of India Act had by then rendered it vestigial, powerless, and obsolete.
The official government machinery of British India had assumed its governmental functions and absorbed its presidency armies. Founding[edit] In 1596, three more ships sailed east; however, these were all lost at sea.[7] Two years later, on 24 September 1598, another group of merchants having raised £30,133[clarification needed] in capital, met in London to form a corporation. Although their first attempt was not completely successful, they nonetheless sought the Queen's unofficial approval, bought ships for their venture, increased their capital to £68,373[clarification needed], and convened again a year later.[7] Why you should visit temples regularly - scientific reasons. There are thousands of temples all over India in different size, shape and locations but not all of them are considered to be built the Vedic way.
Generally, a temple should be located at a place where earth's magnetic wave path passes through densely. It can be in the outskirts of a town/village or city, or in middle of the dwelling place, or on a hilltop. The essence of visiting a temple is discussed here. (Note: I am from Tamilnadu and hence some technical words used in Temple science may be in Tamil for which I am sorry to my other state brothers. I have made every effort to use equivalent Sanskrit words when I know. Now, these temples (especially the old ones like the 33000 ancient temples in Tamilnadu built according to Vedic texts) are located strategically at a place where the positive energy is abundantly available from the magnetic and electric wave distributions of north/south pole thrust. Further, the Sanctum is closed on three sides. The Story Of Mahabharata Beautifully Retold In Just 36 Tweets. The Mahabharata has around 1 lakh verses contained in 18 chapters.
Can an epic of such proportion be summarized in just 36 tweets, which has a character limit of only 140 characters? Sounds crazy, right? But not for eminent mythologist and storyteller, Devdutt Pattanaik. The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood.
Government of India. The Government of India (GoI), officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India.
It is based in New Delhi, the capital of India. The government has recently taken a new initiative by launching a public grievance website, wherein citizens can expect their grievances to be addressed.[1] Alternatively, one can also visit the President of India's official website[2] and register his/her grievance via the President's Secretariat.[3] Election Commission of India. The Election Commission of India is an autonomous, constitutionally established federal authority responsible for administering all the electoral processes in the Republic of India.
Under the supervision of the commission, free and fair elections have been held in India at regular intervals as per the principles enshrined in the Constitution. The Election Commission has the power of superintendence, direction and control of all elections to the Parliament of India and the state legislatures and of elections to the office of the President of India and the Vice-President of India.[2] The commission consists of a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two Election Commissioners (EC), appointed by the President of India. The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office by Parliament with two-thirds majority in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the grounds of proven misbehaviour or incapacity. History[edit] T.N. The appointment of T.N. Figure of speech. A figure of speech is the use of a word or a phrase, which transcends its literal interpretation.
Naval ranks and insignia of India. The following graphs presents the officer ranks of the Indian navy.
These ranks generally correspond with those of Western militaries, and reflect those of the British military ranks. Officer ranks[edit] India uses the Midshipman rank in its navy, and all future officers carry the rank upon entering the Indian Naval Academy. They are commissioned Sub-lieutenants upon finishing their course of study. Enlisted ratings[edit] The Navy has no JCO[clarification needed] ranks and 4 enlisted ratings.
See also[edit] Army ranks and insignia of India. The following tables present the ranks of the Indian army.
These ranks generally correspond with those of Western militaries, and in particular reflect those of the British and Commonwealth armies. Traditional names for ranks are still used, as well as western names. Field marshal[edit] India has a field marshal rank, but it is mostly honorary. It does not currently exist in the army organizational structure; however, two officers were conferred with this rank, namely the late Field Marshal Manekshaw and the late Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa. Ranks and Insignia[edit] Commissioned officers[edit] Field marshal (India) Gen.
K.M. Cariappa was appointed to this rank in 1986,[1] more than thirty years after his retirement from the Indian Army. Air Force ranks and insignia of India. Officer Ranks[edit] The following table shows the officer rank insignia for the Indian Air Force. Even though India is not a NATO country, the NATO ranking codes are given for comparison with other nations' military ranks (see Air force officer rank insignia for more information). Ranks of the Indian Air Force- Officer Ranks 1 Honorary/War time rank.2 Rank number 1 Junior Commissioned Officer and Non Commissioned ranks[edit] See also[edit] NC(E) rank is in air force and used by UNO. Landforms. This has been an interesting and difficult page to prepare. In order to follow the picture above, I had to scour the internet for decent, and non-copyrighted images that I could include in this course. Many of the images are satellite images from NASA, and can be found at Visible Earth.
I decided that a few landforms were missing from this list, so I added a few more. These are noticeable by their lack of a number in front of the name. I would like you to move through this section and get an idea of the differences in landforms, and on your next vacation in a car or plane, try to notice what you see as you drive or fly by. Landforms are described as geologic features, but often are confused with biomes as well. 1. ocean* -- a great expanse of salt water. 2. sea* -- a relatively large body of water, either part of an ocean that is partially surrounded by land (the Caribbean Sea), or a body of water that is completely landlocked (the Caspian Sea is seen in the image below) 2.
Nobel laureates of India. Following are list of laureate from India & laureate related with India. The Nobel Prize is a prominent annual prize, awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics. Laureates[edit] Ronald Ross[edit] Ronald Ross, born in Almora, Uttrakhand, India, in 1857, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria. List of Presidents of India. Presidents[edit] This list is numbered based on Presidents elected after winning an Indian Presidential election. List of Prime Ministers of India. The Prime Minister of India is the chief executive of the Government of India. In India's parliamentary system, the Constitution names the President as head of state de jure, but his de facto executive powers are vested in the Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers.
Appointed and sworn-in by the President, the Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party or alliance that has a majority in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament. Since 1947, thirteen people have served as full-time Prime Ministers of India, and one (Gulzarilal Nanda) who has twice acted in that capacity. What Are the Different Types of Governments? After ousting former president Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is in the market for a new form of government .