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Mothers Day Images: Motherhood Stock Photos

Mother's Day Images

Mothers Day Images: Motherhood Stock Photos: Mothers Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. Here you can find images of children, parents and communities celebrating Mothers Day across the globe. Mothers Day is an annual celebration. It is celebrated on different days in different …

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Bappa Rawal Biography: Mewar Dynasty Ruler

Bappa Rawal Biography: Mewar Dynasty Ruler

Born: 713 AD, Eklingji Died: 753 AD, Eklingji Parents: Nagaditya Reign: 728 CE – 753 CE Bappa Rawal was one of the most powerful and famous rulers of the Mewar Dynasty. Although a surviving member of the Guhilot clan, Prince Kalbhoj (his actual name) who came from Atri clan did not continue the family name of seven generations when he …

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Brave New World Beckons in Child-friendly Villages

Brave New World Beckons in Child-friendly Villages

Brave New World Beckons in Child-friendly Villages: Razia Sultan’s eyes sparkle. Just 11, she is already a mix of power-lady and princess. Nothing in her mien gives away the fact that the eldest of nine siblings toiled for four hours every day after school to stitch footballs in Meerut for two years till 2004. Child-friendly Villages But Razia’s come a …

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Daughter of a MP tea seller becomes a flying officer in IAF

Daughter of a MP tea seller becomes a flying officer in IAF

Anchal Gangwal, the daughter of a tea seller in MP becomes a flying officer in Indian Air Force, awarded the President’s plaque Aanchal Gangwal is one of the 19 women officers who were commissioned by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the combined Graduation Parade (CGP) ceremony at Dundigal in Hyderabad on Saturday (June 20, 2020). She had left two …

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Who was the Army Nurse who won fame by writing books for girls?

Louisa May Alcott

Her name was Louisa May Alcott. She was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on November 29, 1832, the daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott, a struggling educationalist who could obviously have profited by a little education himself in a few financial matters. Louisa became an army nurse during the American Civil War and in 1863 her book Hospital Sketches, a record of …

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Jain Holidays and Observances

Jain Holidays and Observances: Jain Culture & Traditions

Jain Holidays and Observances: The most famous of all Jain festivals, Mastakabhisheka (“Head Anointment”), is performed every 12 years at the Digambara sacred complex at Shravanabelagola (“White Lake of the Ascetics”) in Karnataka state. In this ceremony the 57-foot- (17-metre-) high statue of Bahubali is anointed from above with a variety of substances (water, milk, flowers, etc.) in the presence …

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Who was the 23rd Tirthankara in Jainism?

Who was the 23rd Tirthankara in Jainism?

Parshvanath or Parshvanatha was the twenty-third Tirthankara (fordmaker) in Jainism. He is the earliest Jain leader generally accepted as a historical figure. He was a nobleman belonging to the Kshatriya caste. Parshvanath is also known as Appandai or Appandainathar. He lived a life of a nobleman for 30 years and was never married, before he renounced the world to become …

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Easter Bunny Eggs: How to make Bunny Eggs

Easter Bunny Eggs: Culture & Traditions

Easter Bunny Eggs: Easter celebrations are all about fun and joy. The customs and traditions of Easter vary with time and from country to country. American families usually spend the Saturday evening decorating the Easter eggs. By Sunday morning they are mysteriously hidden all over the house and children get busy searching for the Easter eggs. The Easter Bunny brings …

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Easter Books For Students And Children

Easter Books For Students And Children

Easter is the most important annual feast of Christians. According to Christian scripture, it was the day when Jesus resurrected after his crucifixion. This day is celebrated as Easter Day or Easter Sunday. It is also known as Resurrection day or Resurrection Sunday. This day comes two days after Good Friday and three days after Maundy Thursday. As this is …

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