The first continental congress-1774 Rights and grievances were sent to the king urging for the repeal of the intolerable act. The congress urged the colonists to organize local militia and start military training. The delegates agreed to meet in 1775. The second continental congress meeting was to serve as the first union of all colonies. […]
Read More »THE PLANTATION SYSTEM IN THE SOUTH Their main occupation of all people in colonies is farming. In south, big farmers invested in the supply of slaves. They produced tobacco, indigo or rice crops which they sold to England and to continental countries. In return for this they get back finer manufactured goods, silverware, linen, and […]
Read More »Europeans colonized the New World out of selfish motives. The migration to the New World was led by break-up of the feudal system by the Commercial Revolution, the Reformation and the Renaissance. European explorers were looking for a shorter route to India when they discovered the New World. Spaniards discovered Mexico and Peru and looted […]
Read More »In August 2005, the ‘Hindu succession’ (Amendment) bill was passed in parliament.The Bill removes discrimination against women by giving equal rights in the parental property to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain Women, including married daughters.Women now can inherit coparcenary property.Remarriage of the widow of a ‘karta’ or any other co-parcener will not deny a daughter […]
Read More »INTRODUCTION The study of relations among nations has fascinated scholars for several centuries. However, the term international was first used by Jeremy Bantham in the latter part of the eighteenth century, although its Latin equivalent intergentes was used a century earlier by Rijchare Zouche. Both of them had used this term in respect of that […]
Read More »1. Parry‘s Corner The name of the place is derived from a Welsh merchant named Thomas Parry. Thomas Parry set up a EID Parry company in the year 1787. This place is a important center for commercial banking and trading and also a major hub for intra-city buses. 2. Royapuram Royapuram is most known for its […]
Read More »Idiosyncratic Variables: These variables are concerned with the personal characteristics of decision makers: cautiousness versus rashness, anger versus prudence, pride versus expediency, superiority versus inferiority, creativeness versus destructiveness, paranoia versus overconfidence, and so on .Undeniably, the psychological characteristics of leaders and other makers and implementers of policy have a certain bearing on policy […]
Read More »The roots of Indian culture can be traced to the Indus Valley Civilisation. The Harappan civilization is the foundation on which the super structure of Indian culture has been raised. Mauryan artifacts like pillars, rock-cut architecture, the stupas, stone sculptures, cave architecture speak about ancient cultural life of the people. The Sunga, Satavahana, Kushan architecture […]
Read More »Space Programme – 28th October 2006,Indian space agency successfully tested the indigenous Cryogenic upper stage, for Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) in Mahendragiri , Tamil Nadu. – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched India’s advanced communication satellite, INSAT-4A, into space from French Guyana-22 December 2005. -It was used for telecommunications and to monitor natural resources. […]
Read More »Nehru Vision and Values: Jawaharlal Nehru was a nation builder. He had the idea of a united, integrated, strong and stable India and nourished the values of liberal democracy, democratic socialism, secularism, scientific approach and world outlook. 1.Integration of India: The first task of the first Prime Minister of India, Nehru was to preserve the […]
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