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Showing posts with label Around India. Show all posts
Q:- When was the first railway line started in India?
-> 1853..
On April 16, 1853, the first passenger train between Bori Bunder, Bombay and Thana covering a distance of 34 km (21 miles) was inaugurated, formally heralding the birth of railways in India.
However, The first train in India was operational on December 22, 1851, used for the hauling of construction material in Roorkee.
The Governor-General of India at that time, Lord Hardinge deliberated on the proposal from the
commercial, military and political viewpoints. He came to the conclusion that the East India
Company should assist private capitalists who sought to setup a rail system in India. In 1832 a proposal was made to build a railroad between Madras and Bangalore but it never materialised.
The British government encouraged the setting up of railways by private investors under a scheme that would guarantee an annual return of 5% during the initial years of operation.
Once completed, the company would be passed under government ownership, but would be operated by the company that built them.
by the time of India's independence in 1947 they had grown to forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit—Indian Railways—to form one of the largest networks in the world. The broad gauge is the majority and original standard gauge in India; more recent networks of metre and narrow gauge are being replaced by broad gauge. The steam locomotives have been replaced over the years with diesel and electric locomotives.
The Indian Railways is the largest railway system in the world under a single management. It employs about 1.6 million people, making itself the second largest commercial or utility employer in the world. Each year, more than 4 billion passenger journeys are made by Indian railway. Trains in India are not merely means of transportation, they are living organisms- accommodating mini-Indias inside them and traveling place to place...
-> 1853..
On April 16, 1853, the first passenger train between Bori Bunder, Bombay and Thana covering a distance of 34 km (21 miles) was inaugurated, formally heralding the birth of railways in India.
However, The first train in India was operational on December 22, 1851, used for the hauling of construction material in Roorkee.
The Governor-General of India at that time, Lord Hardinge deliberated on the proposal from the
commercial, military and political viewpoints. He came to the conclusion that the East India
Company should assist private capitalists who sought to setup a rail system in India. In 1832 a proposal was made to build a railroad between Madras and Bangalore but it never materialised.
The British government encouraged the setting up of railways by private investors under a scheme that would guarantee an annual return of 5% during the initial years of operation.
Once completed, the company would be passed under government ownership, but would be operated by the company that built them.
by the time of India's independence in 1947 they had grown to forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalised as one unit—Indian Railways—to form one of the largest networks in the world. The broad gauge is the majority and original standard gauge in India; more recent networks of metre and narrow gauge are being replaced by broad gauge. The steam locomotives have been replaced over the years with diesel and electric locomotives.
The Indian Railways is the largest railway system in the world under a single management. It employs about 1.6 million people, making itself the second largest commercial or utility employer in the world. Each year, more than 4 billion passenger journeys are made by Indian railway. Trains in India are not merely means of transportation, they are living organisms- accommodating mini-Indias inside them and traveling place to place...
Q: - The famous journal “Arthshastra” was written by which great intellectual?
-> Chanakya.
Kautilya or Vishnugupta also known as Chanakya documented his life-long work in this book Arthashastra which was written in (283-350 BCE). Arthshastra the science of politics and economics is also known as Dandniti, Nitishastra, Rajniti and so on. It dealt not only with political theories and organisation of administrative machinery but also subjects connected with state and society, which today are clubbed under sociology, law and economics.
It discusses the ethics of economics and the duties and obligations of a king. According to Kautilya the wise and virtuous king is one who has:-
-Has self-control;
-Cultivates the intellect by association with elders;
-Keeps his eyes open through spies;
-Is ever active in promoting the security & welfare of the people;
-Ensures the observance by people of their dharma by authority & example;
-Improves his own discipline by learning in all branches of knowledge;
-And endears himself to his people by enriching them & doing good to them.
Chanakya was responsible for bringing down the Nanda dynasty and establishing his able student Chandragupta Maurya on the throne as the emperor and he was later made the prime minister of Maurya Empire. Hence, he is called a King Maker. He is also credited with having masterminded the defeat of Alexander the Great in India, when he was on his march to conquer the world.
For ages, rulers across the world have referred to the Arthashastra for building a nation on sound economics, based on spiritual values. Emperor Ashoka is supposed to have built and expanded his kingdom on the principles described in this book. Shivaji, the ruler of the Indian state of Maharashtra, is said to have studied this book in order to plan and defeat the Mughals.
It discusses the ethics of economics and the duties and obligations of a king. According to Kautilya the wise and virtuous king is one who has:-
-Has self-control;
-Cultivates the intellect by association with elders;
-Keeps his eyes open through spies;
-Is ever active in promoting the security & welfare of the people;
-Ensures the observance by people of their dharma by authority & example;
-Improves his own discipline by learning in all branches of knowledge;
-And endears himself to his people by enriching them & doing good to them.
Chanakya was responsible for bringing down the Nanda dynasty and establishing his able student Chandragupta Maurya on the throne as the emperor and he was later made the prime minister of Maurya Empire. Hence, he is called a King Maker. He is also credited with having masterminded the defeat of Alexander the Great in India, when he was on his march to conquer the world.
For ages, rulers across the world have referred to the Arthashastra for building a nation on sound economics, based on spiritual values. Emperor Ashoka is supposed to have built and expanded his kingdom on the principles described in this book. Shivaji, the ruler of the Indian state of Maharashtra, is said to have studied this book in order to plan and defeat the Mughals.
Q:- Who was the founder of 'Ramkrishna Mission'?
-> Swami Vivekananda...
The Ramakrishna Mission Emblem designed and explained by Swami Vivekananda :-
The wavy waters in the picture are symbolic of Karma; the lotus, of Bhakti; and the rising-sun, of Jnana. The encircling serpent is indicative of Yoga and the awakened Kundalini Shakti, while the swan in the picture stands for Paramatman (Supreme Self). Therefore, the idea of the picture is that by the union of Karma, Jnana, Bhakti and Yoga, the vision of Paramatman is obtained.
The Mission conducts extensive work in healthcare, disaster relief, rural management, tribal welfare, elementary and higher education and culture through its 114 centers spread across India. It uses the combined efforts of hundreds of ordered monks and thousands of householder disciples. The Mission bases its work on the principles of karma yoga.
Swami Vivekananda started the Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897. Among all the disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, Narendranath (Vivekananda) was the foremost, and his dearest, too. From the very first day, Sri Ramakrishna knew that he would be the carrier of his message. Sri Ramakrishna knew Narendra better than Narendra knew himself. A few days after Narendra's first visit to Dakshineswar, Sri Ramakrishna sent him into Samadhi by a mere touch, and as Sri Ramakrishna said later, while Narendra was in that state, by asking him questions, Sri Ramakrishna came to know everything about him who Narendra actually was and what his mission on earth would be.
When Narendra expressed his desire to remain absorbed in Samadhi forever, he was met with a rebuff. A visibly displeased Sri Ramakrishna said to Narendra that he did not expect such 'narrow-mindedness' from Narendra, that he wanted to see Narendra grow up like a large banyan tree to provide shelter and solace to afflicted humanity. We do not come across any other instance when Sri Ramakrishna gave similar instruction to other disciples. This instruction was particularly reserved for the future leader of 'his' Sangha which was to teach mankind to look upon man as the living God, and service to him as worship.
The first step to fulfil this mission was his participation in the Parliament of Religions in Chicago and thereby the spiritual conquest of the West. While in the West, he was equally charmed by the united and concerted endeavours of its people. Therefore through letters he repeatedly urged his brother-disciples to work conjointly in India. He gave similar calls to Alasinga Perumal and other South Indian devotees and admirers and inspired them to sacrifice their lives in the service of man-god.
On returning to Calcutta from the West, he convened a meeting of brother-monks, devotees and admirers of Sri Ramakrishna on 1 May 1897 at the house of Balaram Basu at Bagbazar.
The wavy waters in the picture are symbolic of Karma; the lotus, of Bhakti; and the rising-sun, of Jnana. The encircling serpent is indicative of Yoga and the awakened Kundalini Shakti, while the swan in the picture stands for Paramatman (Supreme Self). Therefore, the idea of the picture is that by the union of Karma, Jnana, Bhakti and Yoga, the vision of Paramatman is obtained.
The Mission conducts extensive work in healthcare, disaster relief, rural management, tribal welfare, elementary and higher education and culture through its 114 centers spread across India. It uses the combined efforts of hundreds of ordered monks and thousands of householder disciples. The Mission bases its work on the principles of karma yoga.
Swami Vivekananda started the Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897. Among all the disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, Narendranath (Vivekananda) was the foremost, and his dearest, too. From the very first day, Sri Ramakrishna knew that he would be the carrier of his message. Sri Ramakrishna knew Narendra better than Narendra knew himself. A few days after Narendra's first visit to Dakshineswar, Sri Ramakrishna sent him into Samadhi by a mere touch, and as Sri Ramakrishna said later, while Narendra was in that state, by asking him questions, Sri Ramakrishna came to know everything about him who Narendra actually was and what his mission on earth would be.
When Narendra expressed his desire to remain absorbed in Samadhi forever, he was met with a rebuff. A visibly displeased Sri Ramakrishna said to Narendra that he did not expect such 'narrow-mindedness' from Narendra, that he wanted to see Narendra grow up like a large banyan tree to provide shelter and solace to afflicted humanity. We do not come across any other instance when Sri Ramakrishna gave similar instruction to other disciples. This instruction was particularly reserved for the future leader of 'his' Sangha which was to teach mankind to look upon man as the living God, and service to him as worship.
The first step to fulfil this mission was his participation in the Parliament of Religions in Chicago and thereby the spiritual conquest of the West. While in the West, he was equally charmed by the united and concerted endeavours of its people. Therefore through letters he repeatedly urged his brother-disciples to work conjointly in India. He gave similar calls to Alasinga Perumal and other South Indian devotees and admirers and inspired them to sacrifice their lives in the service of man-god.
On returning to Calcutta from the West, he convened a meeting of brother-monks, devotees and admirers of Sri Ramakrishna on 1 May 1897 at the house of Balaram Basu at Bagbazar.
Q:- The state that produces highest amount of Sugarcane in India ?
-> Uttarpradesh...
Western UttarPradesh and Lower Uttaranchal are the biggest sugarcane producing states in India. Sugarcane is mainly used for Jaggery production as it is the main substitute for sugar. Uttarpradesh ranks first having 47.6 per cent of the total sugarcane acreage. Sugar cane plantations are usually established in the spring, by planting stem cuttings in fields. As they grow, the stems multiply at the base, for a cluster of 2 or 3 stems. As the stems mature the sugar content increases.
-> Uttarpradesh...
Western UttarPradesh and Lower Uttaranchal are the biggest sugarcane producing states in India. Sugarcane is mainly used for Jaggery production as it is the main substitute for sugar. Uttarpradesh ranks first having 47.6 per cent of the total sugarcane acreage. Sugar cane plantations are usually established in the spring, by planting stem cuttings in fields. As they grow, the stems multiply at the base, for a cluster of 2 or 3 stems. As the stems mature the sugar content increases.
Other than jaggery production, the molasses left over from sugarcane has many uses. These includes as feed for animals and fertilizers. Molasses, along with cane juice and other by-products can be fermented and then distilled, to produce an alcoholic distillate known as rum.
Q:-> Across which river is the Bhakra Nangal Dam built ?
-> River Sutlej..
-> River Sutlej..
The 90 km long dam is spread over an area of 168 sq km and is a combination of Bhakra dam and Nangal dam. It is described as 'New Temple of Resurgent India' by Late Pundit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first prime minister of India.
It is a dam near the border between Punjab and Haryana in northern India. Bhakra Nangal Dam, is situated at a height of 226 m above sea level, which stuns the visitor with its sheer height. Bhakra dam is 13 km upstream from Nangal city and Nangal dam, on the other hand, is 13 km down-stream. The construction of Bhakra Nangal Dam was started in the year 1948 and was completed by the end of year 1963.
It is the 'largest gravity dam in the world' and stores 9348 million cubic meter of water..
It also has 4 flood gates which are during the period of floods and also has 2 power- stations situated on the either sides of the dam, which receives water through huge pipes which are directly connected from the dam's reservoir to each power plant.
Tourist travel to the dam to view the dam's architecture and the attractive location...
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