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Famous Slogans by Indian Freedom Fighters✊

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Famous Slogans Given By Indian Freedom Fighters ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ S.N. Slogan/Phrase given by 1 Karo Ya Maro(Do or die) Mahatma Gandhi 2 Tum Muje Khoon Do, Me Tumhe Ajadi Dunga(Give me blood and I will give you freedom) Subhash Chandra Bose 3 Inqlaab Zindabad (Long Live the Revolution) Shaheed Bhagat Singh 4 Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara Muhammad Iqbal 5 Jan Gan Man Adhinayak Jai He Ravindra Nath Taigor 6 Desh Bachao, Desh Banao P.V. Narsimha Rao 7 Kam Adhik Batain Kam Sanjay Gandhi 8 Swraj Hamara Janm Sidh Adhikar Hai(Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it.) Baalgangadhar Tilak 9 Vande Matram Bakim Chandra Chatarji 10 Bharat Chhodo(Quit India) Mahatma Gandhi 11 Maro Firangi Ko Mangal Pandey 12 Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan(Hail the soldier, Hail the farmer) Lal Bahadur Shastri 13 Shramev Jaiyte Mrs. Indira Gandhi 14 Dilli Chalo Shubhash Chandra Bose 15 Purn Swraj Jawaharlal Nehru 16 Desh Ki Puja Hi Ram Ki Puja Hai Madanlal Dhingra 17 Kar Mat Do Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel 18 Sampurn Kranti...

Delhi Sultanate

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Delhi Sultanate There were Muslim invasions into India resulted in the established from AD 1206 to 1526. There were five dynasties in the Delhi Sultanate, The Slave dynasty, Khalji, Tuglaq, Sayyids and Lodis. The Delhi Sultanate refers to five Muslim kingdoms or dynasties that ruled over the territory of Delhi between the years 1206 to 1526 CE. In the 16th Century, the last rulers of the Delhi Sultanate were defeated by Mughals, who then laid the foundation of the Mughal Empire in India. Before the Mughal Empire came into existence, the Delhi Sultanate was considered to be the most powerful State in the Northern India. Many government exams include the topic of history in their questions, thus knowing facts about history is important for you to crack these exams. Read this article to know in detail about the Rulers of Delhi Sultanate. The five dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate include: The Mamluk Dynasty (1206-1290) The Khilji Dynasty (1290 -1320) The Tughlaq Dynasty (1320-1414) The...

Jainism in Indian History

Jainism in Indian History  Jainism in Indian History Vardhana Mahavira was the 24th Tirthankara (a great teacher) and is said to have propounded Jainism. Origin of Jainism Jainism is a very ancient religion. As per some traditions, it is as old as the Vedic religion. The Jain tradition has a succession of great teachers or Tirthankaras. There were 24 Tirthankaras the last of which was Vardhaman Mahavira. The first Tirthankara is believed to be Rishabhanath or Rishabhadev. The 23rd Tirthankara was Parshvanatha who was born in Varanasi. He may have lived in the 8th or 7th century BC. All the Tirthankaras were Kshatriyas by birth. Founder of Jainism – Vardhaman Mahavira (539- 467 B.C.) Considered the last Tirthankara. He was born at Kundagrama near Vaisali. His parents were Kshatriyas. Father – Siddhartha (Head of Jnatrika Clan); Mother – Trishala (Sister of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka). (Chetaka’s daughter married Haryanka King Bimbisara). He was married to Yasoda and had a daughter Ano...

Important Lakes on EARTH

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Important Lakes On EARTH LAKE BAIKAL Located in Siberia, Russia.  The deepest lake in the world. [1637mtr. deep] It is the world's largest lake by volume. LAKE TANGANYIKA The largest lake in the world. [660km long] It is also the second largest by volume.  LAKE TITICACA The world's highest commercial navigable lake.  Locate on the border of Bolivia and Peru.  LAKE VICTORIA  Largest lake in Africa.  Lake Victoria borders three nation, viz. Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya.  GREAT LAKES A series of interconnected freshwater lakes.  Consisting of lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Lake Superior is the largest continental lake in the world by area. 

Top 5 Highest Waterfalls In India

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Indus Valley Civilization

Indus Valley Civilization Indus Valley Civilization was the first major civilization in South Asia,  which spread across a vast area of land in present-day India and Pakistan (around 12 lakh sq.km). The time period of mature Indus Valley Civilization is estimated between BC. 2700- BC.1900 ie. for 800 years. But early Indus Valley Civilization had existed even before BC.2700. Features of Indus Valley Civilization BC. 2700- BC.1900 ie for 800 years. On the valleys of river Indus. Also known as Harappan Civilization. Beginning of city life. Harappan Sites discovered by – Dayaram Sahni (1921) – Montgomery district, Punjab, Pakistan. Mohanjodaro discovered by – R. D. Banerji – Larkana district, Sind, Pakistan. The city was divided into Citadel(west) and Lower Town(east). Red pottery painted with designs in black. Stone weights, seals, special beads, copper tools, long stone blades etc. Copper, bronze, silver, gold present. Artificially produced – Faience. Specialists for handicrafts. Im...

Vedic Civilization

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  Vedic Civilization The Vedic Civilization was the culture and traditions of the society prevalent during the Vedic age ( 1500- 600 BCE). In various examinations which have a section of general studies, often ask a question or two about the Vedic civilization. This chapter of the history study material & notes is meant to cover the essential and exam-worthy details of the ancient Vedic period. It should be noted here that after the decline of Indus Valley civilization by 1500 BCE, the next wave of civilization began to take shape in form of Aryan occupation of Indo-Gangetic plain. The Aryans: Typically, the age of Aryans is known as the Vedic age because the four major Vedas were created in this time. The word Aryan is derived from the Sanskrit word “arya” which means noble, not ordinary. They arrived from russian steppes, as is believed and agreed to by majority historians. But various scholars voice different opinion about thier origin. Bal Gangadhar Tilak argued that Aryan...