March 2018 - Page 3 of 3

WHY CAN CONTRIBUTIONS OF MUGHAL RULERS NOT BE ERASED FROM INDIAN HISTORY?

03/14/201804/13/2021 Tariq Nawaz

The government of Maharashtra has recently decided to reduce the contribution of all the Mughal emperors who ruled India for few centuries to just three lines. It was reported that the education board of Maharashtra has recently revised their history books for class vii and ix and they have decided to remove the contribution made by the Muslim empires in the field of art & culture, political administration, poetry, foods, music, monuments, etc. Historians and other people from all over India have opposed this step taken by the education board…

MYSTERIOUS FACTS ABOUT TRIPURA’S MOST ENLIGHTENED KING

03/11/201810/15/2018 Rajib Kar

Today we will be reading about the reason behind the remembrance of Tripura’s most enlightened king by Tripura’s newly formed government. Maharaja (Bubagra) Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarman, the last king, was perhaps the architect of modern Tripura. We cannot ignore the contribution in development planning made by the king who had planned the city for 5000 people about 150 years ago. Born on 19th August of 1908 in Tripura, the king was the first person to establish a higher educational institution in Tripura. Maharaja Bir Bikram was one of…

MORE INDIANS ARE FAVORING VEGETARIAN MEALS NOW

03/09/201810/04/2018 Rajib Kar

India, with more than 65% people who are 15-year-old or more are counted as non-vegetarians, have huge egg, fish, chicken, mutton, markets. Despite the ever-growing demand, a significant number of Indians are getting inspired by the health benefits of vegetarian diets. As per some international researchers, vegetable lovers lead healthier lives compared to the meat-eaters. STATE NON-VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN Rajasthan 25 75 Uttar Pradesh 53 47 Bihar 92 08 Haryana 30 70 Delhi 61 39 Jammu and Kashmir 68 32 Punjab 66 34 Uttarakhand 72 28 Jharkhand 97 03 West Bengal…

The Expire: Kolkata is steadily turning into a city of sick and elderly

03/08/201804/13/2021 Rajib Kar

India’s fourth-most populous state, West Bengal, is known for its creativity and rich cultural heritage. Bordered with Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, Assam, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, this East Indian state is located on the Bay of Bengal. The capital of this Bengali-speaking state was the capital of India till 1911. Kolkata, the seventh-largest city in India, is carrying the adjectives like The City of Processions, Cultural Capital of India, The City of Palaces, and The City of Joy. The city of joy is turning into the city of poor people…

UNFOLDING THE PAIN AND SUFFERING OF BENGAL PARTITION

03/08/201810/15/2018 Tariq Nawaz

If the Muslims who stayed on in West Bengal after partition was distraught on the one hand, then the upper-class Hindu majority population coming from Bangladesh after the partition of India and Pakistan equally faced the pain, agony, and bitterness of displacement. The boundary demarcation line between India and Pakistan was known as the Radcliffe line, which officially divided India into two separate nations (India and Pakistan). Till date, the event of the partition of India is considered to be one of the saddest events in the history of this…

THE PARTITION OF INDIA COST MURDER, RAPE, SHATTERED FAMILIES

03/04/201810/15/2018 Tariq Nawaz

The partition of India in 1947 triggered riots, which lead to murders, rape and shattered families on both sides of the border. A colossal wave of migration and mass causalities resulted during the partition. Millions of Muslims moved to Pakistan to what they hoped would be the safer territory. Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan moved in the direction of India with a better life. Both the newly formed nation faced complex issues and problems were rehabilitating and accommodating post-partition refugees. The communal tension generated further movement when the two nations…

HUNTING STORIES: MUGHAL RULERS WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT LION HUNTING

03/03/201804/13/2021 Rajib Kar

There was a time when Lions roamed across the Asian continent – especially from Palestine to Palamau. These animals, over the past decades, have progressively wiped out their range. They have eventually being narrowed their numbers to a relict population in the Gir Forest and its surrounding areas in Saurashtra. It has been a home of the only lion population outside Africa for five consecutive decades. Due to the political chaos in central Asia, many Timurid princes, including Babar, fought for their inheritance. Zahiruddin Mohammad Babar, who was known for…

INDIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM ISN’T FULFILLING ITS REAL PURPOSES

03/01/201804/15/2021 Rajib Kar

Education Gaps Education, related to our personal and professional growth, is among the basic needs. IPS officers, Managers, Lawyers, CEOs, Doctors, Engineers, Professors, Entrepreneurs, Scientists, Journalists, Writers, Geologists, and Politicians are the products of the education system. Hence, nation’s development depends on the education or learning process of its residents. The actual purpose of the education system is to turn mirrors into windows. Education plays a vital role in developing our knowledge, wisdom, behavior, ethics, values, sense of humor. What is the real scenario of our education system, and what…