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Jana Gana Mana – Full song (all 5 stanzas) in Hindi

जन गण मन अधिनायक जय हेभारत भाग्य विधाता।पंजाब सिन्धु गुजरात मराठाद्राविड़ उत्कल बंग विध्य हिमाचल यमुना गंगाउच्छल जलधि तरंगतब शुभ नामे जागे, तब शुभ आशिष मांगेगाहे तब जय गाथा। जन गण मंगलदायक जय हे भारत भाग्य विधाताजय हे, जय हे, जय हे, जय जय जय जय हे अहरह तव आह्वान प्रचारित, शुनि तव उदार वाणीहिन्दु बौद्ध सिख जैन पारसिक मुसलमान…

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Day 2 Bhagavad Gita – side stories

Drupad, son of king Prishata was the king of Panchal. He was the father of Draupadi,the Pandavas wife. Drupada, and Drona studied together in Rishi Baradwaj’s gurukul.He was also Drona’s father. They became great friends. While Drupada became a king after the death of his father, Drona lived a life of poverty,he approached Drupada for help. Drupada, now conscious of…

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Walking with Nanak – By Haroon Khalid (Book Review)

I finished reading Walking with Nanak yesterday night. It’s a very beautiful read. The author Haroon Khalid had been fascinated with Nanak since childhood. He wanted to search and know more about his life. He travels across Pakistan wherever Nanak went. Following his footsteps (as the name says walking with Nanak) Nanak was born in present-day Pakistan. He left his…

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Taarein hai baarati – Peru Folklore

We all have list of favorite songs. I am sure Taarein hai baarati is in the favorite list of almost everyone. Originally it is an Andean folk music. Andean music is a group of styles of music from the Andes region in South America. Original chants and melodies come from the general area inhabited by Quechuas, Aymaras and other peoples…

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Transformation of MUMBAI

Singapore’s public housing has led to creation of jobs, safer living conditions for residents

From an economically and socially under-developed country to one of the world’s best nations, Singapore has come a long way. Lacking in natural minerals and resources, it drew its strength from being a “stable and progressive economy” to drive more foreign direct investments and private investments. The country and everything that it is today reflects public-private sector partnerships and investment…

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Catch-22 Book Review

Catch-22 is a tragicomic novel specifying the efforts of a man named Yossarian, a captain in the US Army Air Force, to avoid flying any more combat missions. The novel takes place on Pianosa, a small Italian island, during the Second World War. At first he tries to get medically grounded on the basis of insanity, but Doc Daneeka, the group’s medic, argues…

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Transformation of MUMBAI

Public Housing

The terms “affordable housing” and “public housing” are frequently used interchangeably, causing a lot of confusion in the process. They are actually two very different. Affordable housing refers to housing units that are affordable by that section of society whose income is below the median household income. Houses are owned by the households. Families buy the homes at affordable prices.…

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