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India has many beautiful and breathtaking landscapes in India. Lush green forests, sprawling coastline, exotic islands, deserts and stunning main highlands. Let us look at some of the best landscapes in India.The HimalayasThe mighty and majestic Himalayan mountain ranges are the abode of snow, stretching across Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and many other northeastern states. There are many breathtaking places in the Himalayas.One of them is Manali, with its snow-covered mountains, scenic beauty is famous as "Valley of the Gods". Best honeymoon spot and a paradise for lovers of adventure sports, Manali is best for trekking and ... Read More

The mountain railways of India are one of the 20 mountain railways around the world that are still in working condition and are a major attraction to the tourism of India.The mountain railways of India just comprise of 6-7 small rail lines which are also called “chottey lines” in Hindi. They were built during the British rule and the extraordinary thing about this is that they are still functioning, almost after more than a century.We have total 4 operating mountain railways in India which date back to British Raj.The Darjeeling Himalayan RailwayThe Nilgiri Mountain RailwayKalka-Shimla RailwayMatheran Hill RailwayThe first three ... Read More

Uber has come up with the statistics that the most forgettable cities in India are −BengaluruNew DelhiMumbaiHyderabadKolkataA study of the articles which are typically lost by elders (surprisingly men are more forgetting people) are −Mobile PhonesKeysGlassesPensWhen we come to children (especially school going kids) the most common lost articles are lunch boxes and water bottles and, of course, stationery.

An ambassador is the highest-ranking representative of a country in another country with which it has diplomatic relations and where it has a mission. The ambassador is the head of this mission, popularly known as the embassy; countries that are members of the Commonwealth and were once part of the British empire, call such missions, high commissions while the mission head is called the high commissioner and not the ambassador.Multiple Missions (Ambassadors)An Indian mission, for instance, may not be restricted to just the capital city of another country if that country happens to be large and has other major cities ... Read More

Before answering this query, let’s know about street food. It is a form of food instantly prepared and is ready-to-eat. It's sold by local vendors or hawkers, in a street or in any other public place, like at a market or fair. To sell street food vendors often use a portable food cart, food booth, mini trucks. These street food are meant for instant consumption. Some of the street foods are regional, but many of them have become popular beyond their boundaries.Do Only Indian Like Street FoodPoor Indians are defamed to have street food while it's popular in every part ... Read More

The Guru-Disciple tradition is a unique feature of Indian culture since ancient times. India celebrates Guru Poornima with utmost reverence to Vyasa Maharshi every year. It is the festival that keeps the spirit of the teacher-student relationship alive and this tradition has continued for many generations. Teachers play a crucial role in shaping the young and fertile minds. Great teachers can be life-changers for their students.Every year 5th September is celebrated as teacher's day in all the schools and educational institutes all over India. We remember Dr.Radhakrishnan as a great teacher rather than a great President of India. This shows ... Read More

Legislature, Executive and Judiciary are the three organs of Indian Government. It is the Judiciary that upholds the pillar of equality in Justice. Earlier, the cases where a person’s rights were violated had to approach the court himself/herself. With the instrument of Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the Locus Standi was relaxed and any person can stand for the violation of Fundamental Rights for a group of marginalized and weaker sections of society.Historical Background − The concept of Public Interest Litigation and promoting judicial activism started from the year 1979. The foundation of PIL is credited to Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer and ... Read More

Indian Culture has reversed all its natural resources and it is also evident from Vedic time on how the various forces of nature were worshiped to maintain the balance in the cycle of nature called Rita. Ganga is the longest river in India that originates from the Gangotri glaciers in the state of Uttarakhand and ends in the Bay of Bengal in Sagar Island.It is a river which is considered to be the oldest as far as references in the sources of history are concerned. This river has been the life-giver for a population of the Gangetic plains for many ... Read More

“You cannot build anything on the foundation of caste. Anything that you will build on the foundations of caste will crack and will never be a whole”- Dr. B.R. AmbedkarThe institution of caste in India came into existence mainly to create a division of labor and specialization in the economy. However, what caste system turned out to become over a period of time has till date remained one of the worst social issues deep-rooted in Indian society. It has marginalized the lower castes in such a manner that becoming a part of mainstream society has become a distant dream for ... Read More

Regionalism has been a complicated issue in Indian politics since independence and one of the forms of regionalism that has been seen in the country is the demand for separate statehood. Though the issue is of less serious nature than secession as there is no ideology of breaking away from the Indian Union, it too has caused a lot of political instability. Gorkhaland agitation has begun in Darjeeling since Independence when India signed a Treaty of Friendship with Nepal.Following points elaborate on the Gorkhaland agitation that has emerged in Darjeeling:-History of GorkhasGorkhas are originally from Nepal, who have been living ... Read More