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Himachal Pradesh is one of the fastest-growing states in India. Being a sub-Himalayan state, Himachal Pradesh has a varied climate that changes with altitude. Known as the Land of Gods, is famous for its topographic diversity and pristine natural beauty. Domestic tourist inflows in the state reached 16.09 Lakh in 2018 while foreign tourist arrivals […]
The lifelines of Himalayas A massive collision between two tectonic plates of the Indian and Eurasian land masses about 50 to 70 million years ago led to the formation of the youngest and tallest mountain ranges, the Himalayas. Once the Himalayas started to rise, a southward drainage developed which subsequently controlled the climate of the […]
Introduction The current waves of protests in Hong Kong donot seem to be finished. The revolters are working on the weekdays and staging protests on the weekends. Recently, the collision between the police and the demonstrators have become fierce; two protestor have been killed, a police officer has been stabbed in the neck, and a […]
There are no written records but perhaps dolls were one of the oldest toys known to humans. Made from easily available materials like clay, wood, fur and cloth, they replicate human and animal forms. From being mere playthings to being used in religious rituals and black magic, dolls have been people’s companions from time immemorial, […]
Maha Shivaratri is a festival celebrated all across India. While people in some parts of the nation pay their respects to Shiva by fasting, in other areas, devotees flock to temples dedicated to Shiva.Among the variety of Hindu fasts and days fixed for the worship of a specific god, Maha Shivaratri is one of the […]
Tribals are known to be the indigenous people of the land. Tribals are often referred to as “Adivasi”, “vanvasi”, “pahari”, “adimjati”, “anusuchit jan jati”, etc. According to Oxford Dictionary – “A tribe is a group of people in a primitive or barbarous stage of development acknowledging the authority of a chief and usually regarding them […]
Kangra painting is the pictorial art of Kangra, named after Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, a former princely state, which patronized the art. It became prevalent with the fading of Basohli school of painting in mid-18th century,and soon produced such a magnitude in paintings both in content as well as volume, that the Pahari painting school, came […]
This is an ancient temple in Malana village that is prohibited to touch (a fine of 250 is levied). Malana is known for the best grown charas/weed/grass. The males can take weed openly while it isn’t taken in the right spirit for a female to have the same as she is responsible to involve in […]
The International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is the ship, rail, and road route for moving freight between India, Russia, Iran, Europe and Central Asia. It is a not a new concept. But the current INSTC project was initiated by Russia, India and Iran in September 2000 in St. Petersburg. The agreement was signed on 16th May 2002. India’s […]
India and Bangladesh are emerging economies with a combined GDP of 3000 US billion dollars (2018).1 These two big economies have forged a very strong relationship in recent years and the ties between both the countries have been on an upswing in the last decade. India and Bangladesh are one of the closest neighbours in […]