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Life Journey of Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa The name Mother Teresa is synonymous with love, compassion and hope for the downtrodden. Born in present day Macedonia she is perhaps one of the most humanitarian people to have lived on the face of this earth. Coming from a business background even at a tender age Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu as she was known was inclined towards charitable work. She had extraordinary organizational and managerial skills that allowed so many destitutes to live a life of dignity in all parts of the world. Her Missionaries of Charity has world wide appeal and people from all walks of life have willingly contributed their mite to this organization. For more info visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Diwali

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The story Of Deepavali Deepavali or Diwali as it is popularly known is celebrated in all parts of India and in many other countries with a lot of joy and excitement. We shall have a look at the reasons that are given to celebrate this festival and also the various religious aspects involved. From ancient times this festival has been celebrated. IN the Mahabharata it is marked as the return of the Pandavas from exile and in the Ramayana it is the return to Ayodhya of Rama, Lakshman,Sita and Hanuman after the killing of Ravan. The subjects in both the epics showed their happiness on the return of their kings by decorating their homes with lights all along the path to make sure there was enough lightand bursting of crackers . For more info visit our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Magellan

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Magellan The name Magellan is synonymous with circumnavigation of the earth to both young and old. This video presents a few interesting facts about the adventurous navigator. He was born in 1480 in Northern Portugal. His parents died young and he fended for himself as a page in the king’s court. When he fell out with the king for whom he had fought several battles he moved to Spain. The Spanish king was ready to fund his extravagant ventures and that is where his adventurous nature paid off.Launched in 1519, to navigate the earth Magellan’s odyssey lasted three long years, claimed the lives of hundreds of people and forever changed Europe’s understanding of world geography. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Solar System

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The Sun The Sun is the Solar System's star and by far its most massive component. Its large mass (332,900 Earth masses) produces temperatures and densities in its core high enough to sustain nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium, making it a main-sequence star Mercury Mercury takes 59 days to make a rotation but only 88 days to circle the Sun. The surface of Mercury is very similar to our moon. It has a very barren, rocky surface covered with many craters.Being so close to the Sun, the daytime temperature on Mercury is scorching - reaching over 400 Degrees Celsius. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Vedic Age

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India, as is well known, derives its name from the Sindhu (Indus) and the earliest civilization of this country evolved round this river. Another civilization also had its home higher up the Indus Valley. The people who were associated with this civilization called themselves the Aryas or Aryans. Their religion was normally aniconic and in their pantheon the female element was subordinated to the male and the place of honour was given to deities like Indra, Varuna etc. The early literature of the Aryans is the Vedas and even today it has utmost importance in all religious events in all Hindu households. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Taj Mahal Fun Facts

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The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble structure on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Tipu Sultan

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Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore, and Tipu Sahib, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the eldest son of Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore.in this video you will learn about the history of Tipu sultan. For more info visit our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Forest and Deforestation

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This video is a short description of the nature of the British with respect to the natural resources of the country especially the forests and how they systematically destroyed it for their economic needs. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

The Mauryan Empire

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The coming of the Mauryans marks the golden era in Indian History. The rule of the kings especially of Ashoka has seen many historians rave about the art of administration. This video is a bird's eye view of the Mauryan dynasty. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Tipu Sultan

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Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore, and Tipu Sahib, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the eldest son of Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore.in this video you will learn about the history of Tipu sultan. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Working of Institutions

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The government is responsible for providing various things and facilities to the people. It needs to provide security to the people. It needs to work for the welfare of the people. The government has to collect taxes so that it can get money to carry out various welfare programmes. The money from the tax is also utilised in maintaining the government machinery. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Delhi Sultanate

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The Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim kingdom based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years. Before the advent of the Mughals a number of Muslim kings ruled over India. The Slav dynasty, Lodhi Dynasty, Khilji And Tuglaq were some of the prominent ones. This video is an insight into the administration of the various dynasties. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ

Shivaji the Marata Warrior

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Shivaji Bhonsle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was an Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji's tales of fearlessness and chivalry are well known as folk tales but few realize that he had an important position to play in the History of India. Well before the likes of Rani lakshmi Bai and others Shivaji sowed the seeds of patriotism in the minds of his fellowmen. His fanatic need to preserve his motherland at all costs iwhat stands out in all the tales and historical evidence we have. This video delves into some of these exploits. For more info visit our channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCon341Dchtu5syB8AdOpKSQ