“set forth that the British Government having demanded in addition to a certain assignment of territory, a payment of a crore and a half of rupees, and the Sikh Government being unable to pay the whole”, Dalip Singh “should cede as equivalent to one crore the hill country belonging to...
creating over six thousand individual photographs and nearly two thousand glass plate negatives throughout his life. He is renowned for having photographed women residing in the zenana of the royal household – at a time when the women lived almost entirely out of public view...
The Royal Indian Engineering College, which opened in 1871 at Cooper's Hill, in Egham, was a unique venture, both in terms of the model of engineering education found in it and also in terms of the element of state involvement concerned - which challenged the prevailing tradition of ...
With votes still being counted at home, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is back to work, advancing the interests of Native people on Capitol Hill. Native America Calling: What to expect on Trump’s first day If he lives up to his word, president-elect Donald Trump’s first day in the ...
Pre-College Program for American Indian, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian High School Students Ojibwe Language Circle Events for December 31st Pre-College Program for American Indian, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian High School Students Ojibwe Language Circle 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Drumming and ...
The Kartavya Path, which translates to "Boulevard of Duty," stretches from Rashtrapati Bhavan (President’s House) on Raisina Hill, through Vijay Chowk to India Gate. It stretches westward from the National Stadium through the War Memorial arch (India Gate), to the Central Secretariat buildings...
Independence Day is celebrated annually on August 15 as a public holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947, the day when the provisions of the Indian Independence Act, which transferred legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assemb...
It is a railroad car over a 60 foot hill for boats. The only one functioning in North America. Getting on the railway carriage is achieved as a vessel moves onto a submerged hoist and track. The boat is then floated onto the deck of the railroad car and cradled by straps. Then the ...
THE ABOVE TWO IMAGES ARE OF KAILASHNATH TEMPLE IN MAHARASHTRA STATE. THIS TEMPLE WAS CUT OUT OF A SOLID GRANITE BOULDER THE SIZE OF A SMALL HILL, AND WAS SCULPTED FROM ABOVE DOWN IN A MULTIGENERATIONAL EFFORT OVER ALMOST 200 YEARS! THIS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER STRUCTURE, (INCLUDING THE TAJ...
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born August 2, 1992), known professionally as Charli xcx, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at ...