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Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film
Directed by Sam Raimi with screenplay composed also by Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, which saw the return of Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco as Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn respectively.
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Republic Day of India, 26th January 2007
The Republic Day of India is a national holiday of India to mark the transition of India from a British Dominion to a republic on January 26, 1950. This is not to be confused with the Independence Day on August 15th. more...
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Greater Hyderabad | Charminar
Charminar is a monument located in the City of Hyderabad which is the capital city of the State of Andhra Pradesh in South India. Charminar is one of the most important landmarks of the city. The monument was built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 to commemorate the eradication of plague, shortly after he had shifted his capital from Golconda to what now is known as Hyderabad. more...
Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a mid-winter festival of India and Nepal. The festival is celebrated to mark the transition of the Sun from Sagittarius to Capricorn during the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere (Uttarayana). The famous Kumbh Mela is also held on Makar Sankranti every 12 years.
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New Year
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other than January 1.
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Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday that marks the traditional birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth. Christmas combines the celebration of Jesus' birth with various other traditions and customs, many of which were influenced by ancient winter festivals such as Yule[1] and Saturnalia. Christmas traditions include the display of Nativity scenes and Christmas trees, the exchange of gifts and cards, and the arrival of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Popular Christmas themes include the promotion of goodwill, giving, compassion, and quality family time.
Christmas Day falls on December 25. It is preceded by Christmas Eve on December 24, and in some countries is followed by Boxing Day on December 26. Some Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas on January 7, which corresponds to December 25 on the Julian calendar. December 25 as a birthdate for Jesus is merely traditional, and is not thought to be his actual date of birth.
Christmas is celebrated in most countries around the world, owing to the spread of Christianity and Western culture, along with the enduring popularity of wintertime celebrations. Various local and regional Christmas traditions are still practiced, despite the widespread influence of American and British Christmas motifs disseminated by film, popular literature, television, and other media.
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata of Sri Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa tr. by Kisari Mohan Ganguli. This translation of Mahabharata is the only complete translation is available to you. We hope you will like that.
The Ganguli English translation of the Mahabharata is the only complete one in the public domain. Books 1-4 were proofed at Distributed Proofing (Juliet Sutherland, Project Manager), from page images scanned at sacred-texts.com. Books 5-7 and 12-15 were proofed at sacred-texts.com by John Bruno Hare. Books 8-11 and 16-18 were proofed by Mantra Caitanya.
The division into 18 parvas is as follows:
| 01. Adi Parva | 07. Drona Parva | 13. Anusasana | ||
| 02. Sabha Parva | 08. Karna Parva | 14. Aswamedha | ||
| 03. Vana Parva | 09. Shalya Parva | 15. Asramavasika | ||
| 04. Virata Parva | 10. Sauptika Parva | 16. Mausala Parva | ||
| 05. Udyoga Parva | 11. Stri Parva | 17. Mahaprasthanika | ||
| 06. Bhishma Parva | 12. Santi Parva | 18. Svargarohanika |
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Bharatadesam
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India, also referred as Bharat or Hindustan or (Bharatadesam in Telugu). It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the largest liberal democracy in the world. India has a coastline of over seven thousand kilometres, and borders Pakistan to the west, Nepal, the People's Republic of China and Bhutan to the north-east, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, it is adjacent to the island nations of Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia. >> more... |
Computers
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A computer is a machine for manipulating data according to a list of instructions known as a program. Computers are extremely versatile. In fact, they are universal information-processing machines. According to the Church–Turing thesis, a computer with a certain minimum threshold capability is in principle capable of performing the tasks of any other computer. >> more... |
Entertainment
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Entertainment is an event, performance, or activity designed to give pleasure to an audience (although, for example, in the case of a computer game the "audience" may be only one person). The audience may participate in the entertainment passively as in watching opera or actively as in computer games. >> more... |
Films
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Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as — in metonymy — the field in general. The origin of the name comes from the fact that photographic film (also called filmstock) has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. >> more... |
eGreetings
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Greetings are social customs or rituals to show attention or to confirm friendship or social status between individuals or groups of people meeting each other. Greeting habits are highly culture- and situation-specific and may change within a culture depending on social status. This topic excludes military and ceremonial salutes but includes rituals other than gestures. >> more... |
Health
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Health is the functional and/or metabolic efficiency of an organism, at any moment in time, at both the cellular and global levels. In any organism, health is the ability to efficiently respond to challenges (stressors) and effectively restore and sustain a "state of balance," known as homeostasis. Sickness is merely the absence of health. All organisms, from the simplest to the most complex, reside on a spectrum between 100% health and 0% health. >> more... |
Photo Gallery
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A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an image created by focusing light onto material having a light-sensitive coating. The most common photographs are those created of visible wavelengths, producing a permanent record of what the human eye saw. Most photographs are made with a camera, which focuses the light onto either photographic film or a CCD or CMOS image sensor. Photographs can also be made by placing objects on photosensitive paper and exposing it to light (the result is often called a photogram) or by placing objects on the platen of a flatbed scanner. >> more... |
November 14, Children's Day in India
In India, November 14 - the birthday of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, is celebrated as Children's Day. Jawaharlal Nehru loved children and was popular among them as "chacha" Nehru, ("chacha" is the Hindi word for "uncle"). Thus, his birthday is celebrated as Children's Day.
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Andhra Rastra Avatarana Subhakankshalu
In an effort to protect the interests of the Telugu people of Madras state, Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu attempted to force the Madras state government to listen to public demands for the separation of Telugu speaking districts(Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra) from Madras state to form the Andhra state.
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Diwali - Deepavali
The word "Diwali" is derived from the Sanskrit word Deepavali. This is a compound of two words "Deepa" and "Avali". Deepa means light, and Avali means row or line. Thus the literal meaning of the word is 'line of lights'.
The Five days of Diwali
Diwali is celebrated over five days in most of North India. All the days except Diwali are named using the designation in the Indian calendar. A lunar half-month is 15 days. Diwali as a new-moon day, marks the last day of a 15-day period.
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Great Personalities
India has produced several famous personalities that have excelled in their field. These Indian heroes have battled against all odds and have reached the pinnacle of success by their courage, determination and perseverance. Their lives have inspired a whole generation of Indians and continue to inspire millions of Indians and others all around the world. Here are biographies of few such Indian heroes. These include people from all walks of life such as freedom fighters, leaders, scientists, litterateurs, writers, social reformers and entrepreneurs.
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Animal Kingdom
THE ANIMAL KINGDOM is made up of 2 main groups
1. Animals with backbones: Animals with backbones are called VERTEBRATES.
Some VERTEBRATES are: Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish.
2. Animals without backbones': Animals without backbones are called INVERTEBRATES.
Some INVERTEBRATES are: Molluscs, Worms, Arthropods, Echinoderms, Coelenterates.
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