Holi

MATHURA

Lord Krishna’s association with Mathura goes back to his birth. He was born in Mathura but brought up in Vrindavan. Legend has it that when he complained to his mother Yashoda about Radha’s fair complexion, she asked him to smear Radha’s face with colour. This marked the beginning of the festivities. Today, the weeklong celebrations are held with great fervour at Gulal Kund near Govardhan hill. Revellers apply gulal on each other and drench themselves in the waters of the lake. Young boys enact the story of Krishna’s childhood.

VRINDAVAN

Fifteen kilometres from Mathura is Vrindavan, the place that resounds with tales of the Lord’s mysticism and divinity. During Holi, celebrations and divinity coalesce to spread the message of oneness with Krishna and love for our brethren. One of the distinctive features of Holi in Mathura and Vrindavan is that the temples dedicated to Lord Krishna celebrate the festival on different days. The most important celebrations take place at Banke Bihari Temple where the assembled crowds chant the name of the Lord and his consort with passion.

BARSANA/NANDGAON

The birthplace of Radha, is the centre of boisterous celebrations during Holi. Located 15 km from Vrindavan, it is here in Barsana that Krishna teased his beloved and her friends. In present-day festivities, young men from Nandgaon, where Krishna spent many days of his youth, come to Barsana to play Holi with the women. Instead of gulal, they greet each other with sticks, hence the name lathmaar Holi. According to tradition, the men must put a flag atop the local Radha Rani Temple with the women using every trick in the book to stop them. Making the men wear saris or lehengas, beating them up with sticks… everything is fair in this battle of the sexes. In a symbolic revenge on Lord Krishna for playing pranks on the gopis, the women continue undaunted. But there comes a time when they are exhausted. It is then that the men take over. They use buckets of coloured water to drench the women. Now it’s a fair deal!

MAKE YOUR OWN COLOURS RED: Sun dry rose petals in tissue papers and grind them to make a fine powder. YELLOW: Boil marigold flowers in water and leave them overnight. Strain and use the colour next morning. ORANGE: Add turmeric, marigold petals and sandalwood powder in water and bring to a boil. Let it cool before you use this bright yellow colour. GREEN: Powder sun-dried spinach, coriander and gulmohar leaves to make a fine green mix. PURPLE: Blend jamun juice with lavender oil and arrowroot for that royal hue. ROSE COLOUR: This is simple — mix powdered rose petals, some arrowroot and tea rose oil for that rich colour.

Source:TOI

Sachin Tendulkar. A salute to THE best batsman in the game. Period.

NASSER HUSSAIN: Mighty Sachin Tendulkar even tops Lara, Ponting and The Don!

VVS Laxman :It'll be nice if Sachin Tendulkar breaks Brian Lara's 400

Shane Warne was so excited while the Sachin Tendulkar was on his way to make 200 Runs which is a great milestone for any batsman in the world. Warne tweeted “come on Sachin my friend get your 200 !!!! world record to please ! you deserve it !!!!!!” “nervous for my good friend Sachin everything crossed for you mate !!!! ps glad I’m not bowling to him today hahaha”

Once The Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar completed 200 runs in the ODI, Shane Warne was so Happy, he tweeted “yes yes yes !!!!!! well done Sachin my friend … congrats and well done !!!!! awesome …” if you would like to foloow Shane warne on Twitter follow him @warne888

"Who else has 93 international hundreds, who else has more than 14,000 ODI runs, who else has more than 17,000 Test runs? Nobody. I would really like to bend down and touch his feet. If somebody is at that pedestal, I would like to do that," former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar, a legend in his own right,

First Man on Planet Who Score 200 in ODI

Date 24 Feb 2010(Gwalior): Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (सचिन रमेश तेंडुलकर) became the first man ever to score double hundred in one-dayers(India v South Africa). This man so simple, he achieved so many milestone.

Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals with 17,598 runs. With a current aggregate of 13447 Test runs, he surpassed Brian Lara's previous record tally of 11,953 runs as the highest run scorer in test matches in the second Test of Australia's 2008 tour of India in Mohali. Sachin described "It is definitely the biggest achievement in 19 years of my career" on the day he achieved the record. He also holds the record of highest number of centuries in both Test (47) and ODI cricket (46). Throughout his career, he has made a strong impact on Indian cricket and was, at one time, the foundation of most of the team's victories. In recognition with his impact on sport in a cricket-loving country like India, Tendulkar has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India. He was also elected Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997 and is ranked by the objective scoring method of the Wisden 100 as the second best test batsman and best ODI batsman of all time.

Tendulkar has also consistently done well in Cricket World Cups. Tendulkar was the highest run scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup. Tendulkar has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in 1998 he scored 1894 runs, easily the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for one day internationals. Tendulkar is also one of the very few players who are still playing in international cricket from the 1980s. On February 24, 2010, Sachin broke the previous world record for highest individual run scorer in an ODI and became the first cricketer to score double century in ODI. He scored 200 runs and broke the previous record of 194 runs jointly held by Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry.

"Cricket is my religion and Sachin is my God"

Save Our Tigers

Over the past century the number of tigers in India has fallen from about 40,000 to less than 1500 (and possibly as few as 1,411). Relentless poaching and clearing of habitat for agriculture have been the primary drivers of this decline, though demand for tiger skins and parts for "medicinal" purposes has become an increasingly important threat in recent years.

I think the biggest threat to tigers in India is depletion of their chief prey like deer, wild pigs and wild cattle by local people. As a result although about 300,000 square kilometers of tiger habitat still remains, much of it is empty of tigers because there is not enough food for them to survive and breed successfully.

I would like to request you all people please help to save our National Animal. Please join Roar by using this link.

http://www.saveourtigers.com/JoinTheRoar.php

Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights is a charter of rights contained in the Constitution of India. It guarantees civil liberties such that all Indians can lead their lives in peace and harmony as citizens of India. These include individual rights common to most liberal democracies, such as equality before law, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of association and peaceful assembly, freedom to practice religion, and the right to constitutional remedies for the protection of civil rights by means of writs such as habeas corpus. Violations of these rights result in punishments as prescribed in the Indian Penal Code, subject to discretion of the judiciary. The Fundamental Rights are defined as basic human freedoms which every Indian citizen has the right to enjoy for a proper and harmonious development of personality. These rights universally apply to all citizens, irrespective of race, place of birth, religion, caste, creed, colour or sex. They are enforceable by the courts, subject to certain restrictions. The Rights have their origins in many sources, including England's Bill of Rights, the United States Bill of Rights and France's Declaration of the Rights of Man.

The six fundamental rights recognised by the constitution are

1. Right to Equality
2. Right to Particular Freedom
3. Cultural and Educational Rights
4. Right to Freedom of Religion
5. Right Against Exploitation and
6. Right to Constitutional Remedies

Documents required for Filing IT Returns

A Checklist of Documents required for Filing IT Returns.

Documents Required for Income from Salary

1. Form 16

2. Salary Certificate/Details

Documents Required for House Property Income

1. Rental Income details

2. Municipal Tax/Property Tax payment proof

3. Interest Certificate for loans

For Business/Profession Income

1. Books of Accounts

2. Trial Balance

3. Opening & Closing Stock details

4. Financial Statements

5. Audit Report/Certificates, if required to be audited/certified

For Capital Gains

1. Document evidencing Sale Consideration (or) Fair Market Value (in certain cases)

2. Transfer Expenses incurred proof

3. Document evidencing Cost of Acquisition of the Asset (or) Fair Market Value (in certain cases)

4. Document evidencing Cost of Improvements

For Income from Other Sources

1. Details of Investments (or) Sources and returns therefrom

2. Winnings, Gifts, etc.

3. Other Incomes details, including those to be clubbed in the hands of assessee

For Agricultural Income

1. Patta, Chitta Adangal, Pass Book and other Documents

2. Extent of Land owned, Nature of Crops raised, etc.

If you claim any Deductions

1. Investment/Payment details for Section 80C, 80CCC & 80CCD deductions

2. Certificates for certain Medical Expenses, if claimed – Section 80D, 80DD, 80DDB & 80U

3. Details of Donations made & Receipts thereto – Section 80G, 80GGA, 80GGB & 80GGC.

4. Education Loan Repayment details.

5. Local Authority Certificate (in certain cases) for claiming exemption under sections 80IA & 80IB

6. Proof of Location for certain cases of Section 80IA & 80IB

7. Audit Reports/Certificates for certain deductions from section 80IA to 80RRB

8. Certificates for Section 80QQB & 80RRB

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1. Proof of payment of STT

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2. Partnership Deed

3. MoA/AoA/CoI/CoCoB – for Companies

4. Trust Deeds

5. Agreements evidencing creation of an entity for JVs, Associations, etc.

Microsoft launches CoolHotmail.com

Microsoft India has launched a new website coolhotmail.com which allows users to create email ids on customized domain names like name@iamgood.in, name@itsmychoice.in etc. It offers 200 personalized domains to choose

Google Chrome OS: Install Chrome OS for Linux

First things first you will need to download Google Chrome OS Beta and Virtual Box.
Once you have downloaded the .ISO file and unzipped it you can create your virtual disk.

Step 1 – Name the Virtual Machine and set OS and type to other.




Step 2 – Set the base memory size(RAM) I used 1000MB NOTE: Go easy on this at first you can always bump it up later if need be





Step 3 – Create a new hard disk and boot hard drive


Step 4 -Pick the type of storage you would like I did dynamically expanding storage.

Step 5 – Now set your hard drive space. I could spare 2 GB so that’s what I used.

Step 6 -Go ahead and Run your new Virtual Machine

Step 7 -Begin installing your Chrome ISO



Step 8 -Select your ISO image and blast off!





Step 9 -Select to install Chrome OS then sit back and watch it install.



Step 10 -Enjoy, test and play with Google Chrome OS.

Seven point guide for the Big O

Unhappy with your sex life? Don't feel dejected. It's time to add some zing to your sex romps, courtesy our seven point guide to the Big O.


1. Be comfortable : While experimentation is all important, do not try positions that you are physically uncomfortable in. What works for you, might not work for someone else, so remember the key to good sex is finding a hot spot that works for you and your partner. Experiment with positions that give you more leverage to hit the right spots. And feel maximum pleasure. Communicate what position you feel best in to your better half as that will give you better access to their moan zones.

2. Feel the vibrations : A lot of us may not believe this, but using a vibrator during sex can lend immense pleasure to both partners and if time is of the essence, there's nothing more efficient than this sex machine. Just ensure you're giving your man extra TLC, so that he doesn't feel left out or that he's not needed in the act.

3. Fantasy unlimited : Using your imagination during the act goes a long way if you're not really feeling all that excited. Fantasies are very powerful and act as a potent sexual stimulus, so use it to enhance the physical sensations that are happening and soon you'll be in seventh heaven.

4. Curb distractions : While having sex, cut out all distractions - be it keeping your eye on an ongoing football match or on the clock or checking your phone or laptop for mails and messages. Be committed to the act of sex like it's a job you are on because getting distracted will only deter your performance.

5. Don't think of the end result : Sometimes, the harder you try, the harder it becomes to feel pleasure. If all you are focussed on is getting an orgasm, chances are that it will be more difficult to attain. Don't make your climax the sole objective. Enjoy the sensations, the smell, the foreplay, the caressing and the words. As someone said - 'it's a journey, not a destination.'

6. Indulge in porn : Magazines, DVDs, internet porn; there's no harm using external stimulation to get a sexual high. Watching other people having sex is an incredible turn on and can speed your sex session well. Just remove the porn DVD from your disc drive before that an important presentation at work or if you have kids at home to avoid embarrassment.

7. Talk the talk : Gone are the days when sex was supposed to be a silent process. Talk freely to your beau about what turns you on, your hot spots and the ways in which you feel pleasured the most and it's likely that you will discover a new meaning to a routine sex ritual. Also, during sex don't be afraid to moan aloud or call aloud your lover's name. It may just act as an added turn on!


Source: TOI

Regional Parties Killing India?

I firmly believe that if region and caste based politics is removed from this country, it can very fast become a developed country.

People like Mayawati thinks that by gaining 40-50 seats they can become prime minister of India.

For choosing a country’s prime minister, regional parties should not even be allowed to take part in election. Lalu, Paswan, Mulayam, Left parties etc become traders after elections. They decide who will become prime minister. Have they ever think about National interest. They can not rise above their dividing and caste/religion based politics. They see only their money interests.

In every state, we have regional parties ruling and they tie up and bargain in Loksabha elections everytime its there. Akali Dal in Punjab, Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, Biju Janta Dal in Orissa, Janta Dal united in Bihar, Left in West Bangal, .

None of these parties open their cards before elections and trade afterwords. Does Indian voters do not feel cheated as these regional parties decide their candidate after election.

God, Please save India from regional parties and their politics !!

Interesting Facts about India

• India never invaded any country in her last 100000 years of history.
  
  


• When many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus Valley Civilization)
  
  


• The name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu.
  


• The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
  


• Chess was invented in India.
  


• Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.
  


• The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
  


• The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This magnificent temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
  


• India is the largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
  


• The game of Snakes & Ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat'. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game underwent several modifications, but its meaning remained the same, i.e. good deeds take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.
  


• The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after leveling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.
  


• India has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.
  


• The largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.
  


• The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
  


• Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.
  


• India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India when he discovered America by mistake.
  


• The Art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word 'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.
  


• Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. According to his calculation, the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun was 365.258756484 days.
  


• The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.
  


• Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus also originated in India.Quadratic Equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 (i.e. 10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C.during the Vedic period.Even today, the largest used number is Terra: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).
  


• Until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds in the world
  (Source: Gemological Institute of America).


• The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.
  


• Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.
  


• Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism,physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.
  


• India exports software to 90 countries.
  


• The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
  


• Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
  


• Islam is India's and the world's second largest religion.
  


• There are 300,000 active mosques in India, more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.
  


• The oldest European church and synagogue in India are in the city of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively.
  


• Jews and Christians have lived continuously in India since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D. respectively
  


• The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century.
  


• The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either Rome or Mecca, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.
  
  


• Sikhism originated in the Holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. Famous for housing the Golden Temple, the city was founded in 1577.
  


• Varanasi, also known as Benaras, was called "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.
  


• India provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who escaped to flee religious and political persecution.
  


• His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his government in exile from Dharmashala in northern India.
  


• Martial Arts were first created in India, and later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
  


• Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.
  
  

Source: National Portal Content Management Team

Interesting Facts about India

Hindi

• भारत के इतिहास के अनुसार, आखिरी 100000 वर्षों में किसी भी देश पर हमला नहीं किया है।


• जब कई संस्कृतियों 5000 साल पहले ही घुमंतू वनवासी थे, भारतीय सिंधु घाटी (सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता) में हड़प्पा संस्कृति की स्थापना की।


• भारत का अंग्रेजी में नाम ‘इंडिया’ इं‍डस नदी से बना है, जिसके आस पास की घाटी में आरंभिक सभ्‍यताएं निवास करती थी। आर्य पूजकों में इस इंडस नदी को सिंधु कहा।


• पर्शिया के आक्रमकारियों ने इसे हिन्‍दु में बदल दिया। नाम ‘हिन्‍दुस्‍तान’ ने सिंधु और हीर का संयोजन है जो हिन्‍दुओं की भूमि दर्शाता है।


• शतरंज की खोज भारत में की गई थी।


• बीज गणित, त्रिकोण मिति और कलन का अध्‍ययन भारत में ही आरंभ हुआ था।


• ‘स्‍थान मूल्‍य प्रणाली’ और ‘दशमलव प्रणाली’ का विकास भारत में 100 बी सी में हुआ था।


• विश्‍व का प्रथम ग्रेनाइट मंदिर तमिलनाडु के तंजौर में बृहदेश्‍वर मंदिर है। इस मंदिर के शिखर ग्रेनाइट के 80 टन के टुकड़े से बनें हैं यह भव्‍य मंदिर राजा राज चोल के राज्‍य के दौरान केवल 5 वर्ष की अवधि में (1004 ए डी और 1009 ए डी के दौरान) निर्मित किया गया था।


• भारत विश्‍व का सबसे बड़ा लोकतंत्र और विश्‍व का छठवां सबसे बड़ा देश तथा प्राचीन सभ्‍यताओं में से एक है।


• सांप सीढ़ी का खेल तेरहवीं शताब्‍दी में कवि संत ज्ञान देव द्वारा तैयार किया गया था इसे मूल रूप से मोक्षपट कहते थे। इस खेल में सीढियां वरदानों का प्रतिनिधित्‍व करती थीं जबकि सांप अवगुणों को दर्शाते थे। इस खेल को कौडियों तथा पांसे के साथ खेला जाता था। आगे चल कर इस खेल में कई बदलाव किए गए, परन्‍तु इसका अर्थ वहीं रहा अर्थात अच्‍छे काम लोगों को स्‍वर्ग की ओर ले जाते हैं जबकि बुरे काम दोबारा जन्‍म के चक्र में डाल देते हैं।


• दुनिया का सबसे ऊंचा क्रिकेट का मैदान हिमाचल प्रदेश के चायल नामक स्‍थान पर है। इसे समुद्री सतह से 2444 मीटर की ऊंचाई पर भूमि को समतल बना कर 1893 में तैयार किया गया था।


• भारत में विश्‍व भर से सबसे अधिक संख्‍या में डाक खाने स्थित हैं।
  


• विश्‍व का सबसे बड़ा नियोक्‍ता भारतीय रेल है, जिसमें दस लाख से अधिक लोग काम करते हैं।
  


• विश्‍व का सबसे प्रथम विश्‍वविद्यालय 700 बी सी में तक्षशिला में स्‍थापित किया गया था। इसमें 60 से अधिक विषयों में 10,500 से अधिक छात्र दुनियाभर से आकर अध्‍ययन करते थे। नालंदा विश्‍वविद्यालय चौथी शताब्‍दी में स्‍थापित किया गया था जो शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में प्राचीन भारत की महानतम उपलब्धियों में से एक है।
  


• आयुर्वेद मानव जाति के लिए ज्ञात सबसे आरंभिक चिकित्‍सा शाखा है। शाखा विज्ञान के जनक माने जाने वाले चरक में 2500 वर्ष पहले आयुर्वेद का समेकन किया था।
  


• भारत 17वीं शताब्‍दी के आरंभ तक ब्रिटिश राज्‍य आने से पहले सबसे सम्‍पन्‍न देश था। क्रिस्‍टोफर कोलम्‍बस ने भारत की सम्‍पन्‍नता से आकर्षित हो कर भारत आने का समुद्री मार्ग खोजा, उसने गलती से अमेरिका को खोज लिया।
  


• नौवहन की कला और नौवहन का जन्‍म 6000 वर्ष पहले सिंध नदी में हुआ था। दुनिया का सबसे पहला नौवहन संस्‍कृ‍त शब्‍द नव गति से उत्‍पन्‍न हुआ है। शब्‍द नौ सेना भी संस्‍कृत शब्‍द नोउ से हुआ।
  


• भास्‍कराचार्य ने खगोल शास्‍त्र के कई सौ साल पहले पृथ्‍वी द्वारा सूर्य के चारों ओर चक्‍कर लगाने में लगने वाले सही समय की गणना की थी। उनकी गणना के अनुसार सूर्य की परिक्रमा में पृथ्‍वी को 365.258756484 दिन का समय लगता है।
  


• भारतीय गणितज्ञ बुधायन द्वारा ‘पाई’ का मूल्‍य ज्ञात किया गया था और उन्‍होंने जिस संकल्‍पना को समझाया उसे पाइथागोरस का प्रमेय करते हैं। उन्‍होंने इसकी खोज छठवीं शताब्‍दी में की, जो यूरोपीय गणितज्ञों से काफी पहले की गई थी।
  


• बीज गणित, त्रिकोण मिति और कलन का उद्भव भी भारत में हुआ था। चतुष्‍पद समीकरण का उपयोग 11वीं शताब्‍दी में श्री धराचार्य द्वारा किया गया था। ग्रीक तथा रोमनों द्वारा उपयोग की गई की सबसे बड़ी संख्‍या 106 थी जबकि हिन्‍दुओं ने 10*53 जितने बड़े अंकों का उपयोग (अर्थात 10 की घात 53), के साथ विशिष्‍ट नाम 5000 बीसी के दौरान किया। आज भी उपयोग की जाने वाली सबसे बड़ी संख्‍या टेरा: 10*12 (10 की घात12) है।


• वर्ष 1986 तक भारत विश्‍व में हीरे का एक मात्र स्रोत था (स्रोत: जेमोलॉजिकल इंस्‍टी‍ट्यूट ऑफ अमेरिका)


• बेलीपुल विश्‍व‍ में सबसे ऊंचा पुल है। यह हिमाचल पवर्त में द्रास और सुरु नदियों के बीच लद्दाख घाटी में स्थित है। इसका निर्माण अगस्‍त 1982 में भारतीय सेना द्वारा किया गया था।
  


• सुश्रुत को शल्‍य चिकित्‍सा का जनक माना जाता है। लगभग 2600 वर्ष पहले सुश्रुत और उनके सहयोगियों ने मोतियाबिंद, कृत्रिम अंगों को लगना, शल्‍य क्रिया द्वारा प्रसव, अस्थिभंग जोड़ना, मूत्राशय की पथरी, प्‍लास्टिक सर्जरी और मस्तिष्‍क की शल्‍य क्रियाएं आदि की।
  


• निश्‍चेतक का उपयोग भारतीय प्राचीन चिकित्‍सा विज्ञान में भली भांति ज्ञात था। शारीरिकी, भ्रूण विज्ञान, पाचन, चयापचय, शरीर क्रिया विज्ञान, इटियोलॉजी, आनुवांशिकी और प्रतिरक्षा विज्ञान आदि विषय भी प्राचीन भारतीय ग्रंथों में पाए जाते हैं।
  


• भारत से 90 देशों को सॉफ्टवेयर का निर्यात किया जाता है।
  


• भारत में 4 धर्मों का जन्‍म हुआ – हिन्‍दु धर्म, बौद्ध धर्म, जैन धर्म ओर सिक्‍ख धर्म, जिनका पालन दुनिया की आबादी का एक बड़ा हिस्‍सा करता है।
  


• जैन धर्म और बौद्ध धर्म की स्‍थापना भारत में क्रमश: 600 बी सी और 500 बी सी में हुई थी।
  


• इस्‍लाम भारत का और दुनिया का दूसरा सबसे बड़ा धर्म है।
  


• भारत में 3,00,000 मस्जिदें हैं जो किसी अन्‍य देश से अधिक हैं, यहां तक कि मुस्लिम देशों से भी अधिक।
  


• भारत में सबसे पुराना यूरोपियन चर्च और सिनागोग कोचीन शहर में है। इनका निर्माण क्रमश: 1503 और 1568 में किया गया था।
  


• ज्‍यू और ईसाई व्‍यक्ति भारत में क्रमश: 200 बी सी और 52 ए डी से निवास करते हैं।
  


• विश्‍व में सबसे बड़ा धार्मिक भवन अंगकोरवाट, हिन्‍दु मंदिर है जो कम्‍बोडिया में 11वीं शताब्‍दी के दौरान बनाया गया था।
  


• तिरुपति शहर में बना विष्‍णु मंदिर 10वीं शताब्‍दी के दौरान बनाया गया था, यह विश्‍व का सबसे बड़ा धार्मिक गंतव्‍य है। रोम या मक्‍का धामिल स्‍थलों से भी बड़े इस स्‍थान पर प्रतिदिन औसतन 30 हजार श्रद्धालु आते हैं और लगभग 6 मिलियन अमेरिकी डॉलर प्रति दिन चढ़ावा आता है।
  


• सिक्‍ख धर्म का उद्भव पंजाब के पवित्र शहर अमृतसर में हुआ था। यहां प्रसिद्ध स्‍वर्ण मंदिर की स्‍थापना 1577 में गई थी।
  


• वाराणसी, जिसे बनारस के नाम से भी जाना जाता है, एक प्राचीन शहर है जब भगवान बुद्ध ने 500 बी सी में यहां आगमन किया और यह आज विश्‍व का सबसे पुराना और निरंतर आगे बढ़ने वाला शहर है।
  


• भारत द्वारा श्रीलंका, तिब्‍बत, भूटान, अफगानिस्‍तान और बंगलादेश के 3,00,000 से अधिक शरणार्थियों को सुरक्षा दी जाती है, जो धार्मिक और राजनैतिक अभियोजन के फलस्‍वरूप वहां से निकल गए हैं।
  


• माननीय दलाई लामा तिब्‍बती बौद्ध धर्म के निर्वासित धार्मिक नेता है, जो उत्तरी भारत के धर्मशाला से अपने निर्वासन में रह रहे हैं।
  


• युद्ध कलाओं का विकास सबसे पहले भारत में किया गया और ये बौद्ध धर्म प्रचारकों द्वारा पूरे एशिया में फैलाई गई।
  


• योग कला का उद्भव भारत में हुआ है और यहां 5,000 वर्ष से अधिक समय से मौजूद हैं।
  
  
  
  

स्रोत: राष्‍ट्रीय पोर्टल विषयवस्‍तु प्रबंधन दल

Bhuvan – India’s own Google Earth

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), National Remote Sensing Center (NSRC) and Department of space, Govt of India has launched Bhuvan (means Earth in Sanskrit), a satellite mapping tool. It has been launched on 12th August, 2009; 90th birthday of Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian space program

Bhuvan would be able to provide local information of towns, cities and villages of India. It uses the data recorded by Indian satellites.

Its very similar to Google Earth or Wikimapia, But has many advantages over them. The best feature is its powerful zoom. Google Earth shows details upto 200 meters distance and Wikimapia upto 50 meters, Bhuvan can show images upto 10 meters. Thats good enough for even 3 floor high buildings.
But Google Earth, Bhuvan application will not be downloadable and can only be accessed after logging into the website.

Features:
- Provides Measurement tools for Horizontal distance, aerial distance and vertical distance
- Provides Shadow Analysis; sets the sun position based on the given time creating shadows and effects the lighting on the terrain
- 2D and 3D image data of Indian Cities, Towns and Villages with information on Soil, wasteland and water resources.
- Bookmark places.
- Population and other factual data about places
The link to the official website is : http://bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in/

Before using the tool, you have to Register Here.
After you register with a username, download browser plugin from links below:
System with Direct X 9.0 and .Net framework 2.0 :
System with Direct X 9.0 only :

After installing the plugin, Open Bhuvan website (in internet explorer only). Login with your username and start travelling The India.

Bhuvan is already at the center of controversy regarding its possible use by terrorists as Google Earth was known to be used in the Mumbai attacks last year. In Bhuvan, masking of important buildings will be considered later to avoid such cases.