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 lEidZ lg;ksx laLdkj lsok leiZ.k Bharat Vikas Parishad c Copyright Reserved Bharat Vikas Parishad Prakashan Central Office : Bharat Vikas Bhawan, BD Block, Behind DDA Market, Power House Marg, Pitampura, Delhi-110034 Phone : 011-27313051, 27316049 Email: [email protected]; Website - bvpindia.com Swasth-Samarth-Sanskarit Bharat Printed by: Edition : 2024 Contribution : ` 50 Only  Preface One of the objectives of India’s development is to impart values. Many projects are being organised to attain the same. One of these projects ‘Bharat Ko Jano’ was started in 2001 at pan India level. $ERXWRQHODNKVWXGHQWVSDUWLFLSDWHGLQLWLQWKH¿UVW\HDULWVHOIDQG since then the number has been increasing continuously. The main objective of ‘Bharat Ko Jano’ is to awaken the feeling of love, pride and dedication towards our country among the school stu- dents. Our children should be curious, they should know about ancient culture, religion, history, geography, science, stories of saints, sages and great men along with the information about natural wealth, mod- ern technology, industry etc. so that they can be sure that even today our India is not inferior than other countries in the world. We have made a few necessary changes in the new edition keeping in mind the suggestions from our readers and committee members. We have changed the presentation of various chapters in this book and have also updated many information. Like always, I would urge our readers to send their valuable inputs and suggestions to make the next edition more useful and meaningful. 7KHERRNKDVEHHQPDGHPRUHXVHIXOE\WKHFRPPHQGDEOHH൵RUWVRI Rakesh Sachdeva, Vijay Rohilla, Dr. Tarun Sharma, Bharat Bhushan Juneja, Sandeep Watts and Sukhjeet Kaur. I am grateful to all of them. ,DPVXUHWKDWVWXGHQWVZLOOOLNHWKHH൵RUWVRI%KDUDW9LNDV3DULVKDG D.D. Sharma National Secretary General  Bharat Ko Jano Competition Aims And Curriculum Bharat, a vast country, is one of the most ancient civilizations of the world. It is a unique country with huge variations in languages, religions, cultures, agriculture, climates, natural resources and even in races spread widely from north to south and from east to west. The unity among large diversities makes it a kaleidoscope in which GL൵HUHQWFRORXUVDUHDUUDQJHGLQEHDXWLIXODQGKDUPRQLRXVSDWWHUQV Once termed as golden sparrow, it was the richest country in the world. Glimpses of its wealth & natural resources attracted many foreign invaders, who not only looted its wealth but also destroyed and distorted its rich culture. They destroyed the huge collection of shastras - the treasures of knowledge. The British rulers tried to uproot the centuries old education system which had been used to import & transmit religious, moral & cultural values from generation to generation. They tried to conceal and to eliminate the tales of saints, bravery of warriors, dynasties, kings, scholars, philosophers, scientists etc from the golden pages of India’s glorious past. They polluted the minds of the people. ‘Bharat Ko Jano’ is an attempt by Bharat Vikas Parishad to acquaint the youth with their rich cultural heritage and inculcate among them true and glorious pictures of our motherland, Bharat’s prestigious history and present day. This would inspire them to love their country and be proud of it. Syllabus of Competition 1. Religion and culture : Gods and Goddesses, Indian religion & philosophy and the books on such topics and their authors. Fine arts, performing arts and cultural traditions. 2. History : Important historical events, kings, famous dynasties, battles and treaties, monuments and achievements. 3. Politics and Constitution : Information about the constitution of Independent India, present political system, main political events etc. 4. Geography & Economy : Physical and political regions of Bharat, prominent rivers, mountains, climate, towns, natural resources and minerals, Industries & Trade and Economic Scenario of developing India. 5. Literature : Important books, authors and quotations. 6. Sports :Games and sports, sport personnels and their achievements. 7. Miscellaneous : Ancient and modern personalities, honours and awards, Defence and other positive information about Bharat. (3) 8. &XUUHQW$൵DLUV 6LQFHFXUUHQWD൵DLUVDUHG\QDPLFDQGNHHS changing, only subheadings are being provided as indicative ¿HOGVIRUJXLGDQFHUDWKHUWKDQVSHFL¿FTXHVWLRQV 1. Union Cabinet Ministers 2.Chief Ministers (at present) 3. Governors (at present) 4. Chiefs of Defence Forces 5. Major events that occurred in the last twelve months 6. Programs recently launched by the government 7. Indian relations with neighboring countries 8. Elections 9. etc. Note - 1. Competition- There will be questions related to India at all levels. 2. At all levels, there might be questions in addition to those given in this book. 3. If any discrepancy is found in the answer to any question in this book, then the fact which is actually true, will be valid. The format and rules of the competition Bharat Ko Jano competition is organised at four levels in two categories, junior category (Class 6 to 8) and senior category (Class 9 to 12). First (branch level)$WWKLVOHYHOLQWKH¿UVWSKDVHDZULWWHQ general knowledge test is conducted by the branches among the PD[LPXPQXPEHURIVWXGHQWVLQGL൵HUHQWVFKRROVLQWKHLUZRUNDUHD In the school, a team will be formed of two students (in each of MXQLRUDQGVHQLRUJURXS ZKRKDYHREWDLQHG¿UVWDQGVHFRQGUDQNVLQ the written test in their respective group. In the second phase at the branch level, separate quiz (verbal or written quiz) will be organised among the teams of junior and senior categories of all those schools in which the written examination was conducted by the branch. The winning teams of this quiz will participate as a branch team at the prant/ state level. Second (State level) - This is an inter branch quiz competition. One WHDPHDFKIURPGL൵HUHQWEUDQFKHVZLOOSDUWLFLSDWHLQMXQLRUDQGVHQLRU category, The winner teams from junior and senior category in this state level quiz will advance for the region level competition. Third (regional level) - Region level competition is usually held in the month of November in all the ten BVP regions. At this level, under the supervision of the Central Committee of Bharat Ko Jano Project, separate quizzes are organised for both the categories among the winner teams of the states. Fourth (national level)-The teams of both the categories who secured ¿UVWSODFHLQWKHUHJLRQDOOHYHOFRPSHWLWLRQLQWKHLUFRQFHUQHGUHJLRQ will participate in the national level Bharat Ko Jano competition. (4) Question Forum / General Rules for Oral Quiz 1. The topics of questions at all levels of the competition are generally based on Indian culture and religion, history, geography, economy, constitution and politics, sports, national achievements in various ¿HOGV JUHDW SHUVRQDOLWLHV OLWHUDWXUH DQG DZDUGV DQG QDWLRQDO current events etc. 2. Each team will get 20 seconds to answer in the rounds of general subjects in the question forum. Both the participants of the team should answer by mutual consent. They will not be allowed to change their answer later. 10 marks will be given for correct answer and zero marks for wrong answer or no answer. 3. If a team answers the original question incorrectly or cannot answer, the other teams will get a chance on the basis of buzzer (if available). If buzzer is not available at branch prant level, then question will be given to the next teams sequentially. There will be 5 marks for the correct answer to the pass question and zero marks for wrong or no answer, but negative 5 (-5) marks 4. In the buzzer based round also, the time limit will be 20 seconds and 10 marks for correct answer and 5 marks for pass question. There will be negative 5 (-5) marks for wrong answer or no answer ,IWKHUHLVDUDSLG¿UHURXQGWKHQTXHVWLRQVZLOOEHDVNHGIURP each team in 30 seconds. There will be 5 marks for correct answer and zero marks for wrong or no answer. 6. If two or more teams are tied at the end of the competition, then VHOHFWLRQVKRXOGEHPDGHRQWKHEDVLVRIEHVWWHDPIURPUDSLG¿UH round or buzzer based round with 3 or 5 questions. 7. All the above rules are tentative. According to the immediate circumstances or arrangement, any necessary changes in the rules, making or removing any new rules, inclusion of any new round HWFZLOOEHWKHULJKWRIWKHRUJDQLVHUV3DUWLFLSDQWVZLOOEHQRWL¿HG of such changes at the start of the contest. In case of any dispute, WKHGHFLVLRQRIWKHRUJDQLVHUVZLOOEH¿QDO (5)  Contents 1. Bharat: General Information 7 Bharat at 2. First In Bharat 9 a Glance 3. Some Important Facts 14 History 4. History of Bharat 17 5. Struggle for Independence 26 6. Prominents Kings ( Puranic) 31 7. Monarchs ( Historical) 34 8. Prominent Saint and Social Reformers 41 Politics and 9. Bhartiya Politics, Constitution & Law 45 Constitution Geography 10. Geography 63 11. Major Towns/ Cities Situated on Rivers 88 12. Minerals and Their Sources 89 13. Famous Institutes 91 14. Important Cities and Tourist Spots 94 15. Agriculture 101 Agriculture & 16. Multipurpose Projects of Bharat 104 Economy 17. Industries 107 18. Economic Scenario 110 Science & 19. Scientific Development 114 Technology 20. Scientists of Bharat 120 21. Goddesses and Gods 137 22. Bhartiya Religious (Dharma) 141 Religion 23. Ramayan 148 and 24. Mahabharat 159 Culture 25. Religious Places 168 26. Fine Arts 172 27. Great Teachers and Their Disciples 178 Literature 28. Authors and Books 179 29. Important Quotations 184 30. Sports 188 31. Nick Names 206 32. Founders of important organization & Institutions 208 33. Important Dates 210 34. Honours and Awards 215 35. Bhartiya Defence Forces 226 Miscellaneous 36. Childhood Names of Great Personalities 229 37. Parents of Great Personalities 230 38. About Bharat Vikas Parishad 233 39. Bharatiya Educational Institutions 235 40. Mottos 242 41. Former Heads of Certain Important Offices 232 42. Former Recipients of Some Important Honours and Prizes 248 43. Swami Vivekananda 256 44. State Animals and Birds 266 45. Current Affairs 267 46. Leading Revolutionaries of Freedom Struggle 269 (6)  1. Bharat : General Information 1. Area of Bharat. 32.8 Lakh Sq. Kms 2. Standard Time Meridian 82°.30’ East longitude 3. Geographical center of Bharat Karondi Village, Distt. Katni, Madhya Pradesh 4. East to West Extent 2933 kms 5. North to South Extent 3214 kms 6. Southernmost point of Bharat Indira Point 7. The Highest Mountain Peak in Bharat Godwin Austin (K-2) 8. Type of Government in Bharat Parliamentary Democracy 9. Head of State in Bharat President 10. Head of the Government in Bharat Prime Minister 11. Number of States in Bharat 28 12. Number of Union Territories 08 13. Total Population of Bharat 142.7 crore (recent UN Report) 14. Forest area coverage % 24.62% of Total area 15. Smallest state (by area) Goa 16. Largest state of Bharat (by area) Rajasthan 17. Bharat’s smallest state In terms of Population Sikkim 18. Bharat’s largest state in terms of population Uttar Pradesh 19. Bharat's most literate state Kerala 20. State with the highest population density Bihar (7) 21. State with the least population density. Arunachal Pradesh 22. The largest district of Bharat (by area) Kutch, Gujarat 23. The Smallest district of Bharat (by area) Mahe, Pudducherry 24. The Most populous city of Bharat (2011) Mumbai,Maharashtra 25. State with largest coastline in Bharat Gujarat 26. The Longest sea beach of Bharat Marina Beach (Chennai) 27. The Highest water falls Kunchikal falls 455mtr in Karnataka 7KH+LJKHVWVLWXDWHGEDWWOH¿HOG  Siachin (Ladakh) 29. Bharat’s longest river bridge Bhupen Hazarika (Dhola Sadi- ya) Bridge Lohit river (a tributary of Brahmputra, Assam) 30. Bharat’s longest tunnel (by road). Atal Tunnel, 9 kms, H.P. 31. Largest residential building in Bharat Rashtrapati Bhawan (Delhi) 32. Highest civilian Award in Bharat Bharat Ratan 33. The Highest Military Award Paramveer Chakra 34. National Flag of Bharat Tricolour 35. National Bird of Bharat Peacock 36. National Animal of Bharat Majestic Tiger 37. National Water Animal of Bharat Gangetic Dolphin (Also called Susu) 38. National Flower of Bharat Lotus 39. National Tree of Bharat Banyan 40. National Calendar of Bharat Saka Samvat 41. National River of Bharat Ganga 42 National Song of Bharat Vande Mataram 43. National Anthem of Bharat Jana Gana Mana 44. National Motto of Bharat Satyamev Jayate 45. National Currency Symbol of Bharat ൟ (8)  2. First In Bharat :KRZDVWKH¿UVW%KDUDWL\D*RYHUQRU*HQHUDORI%KDUDW" C. Rajagopalachari (June 1948 to January 25, 1950) :KRZDVWKH¿UVW3UHVLGHQWRI%KDUDW" Dr. Rajendra Prasad :KRZDVWKH¿UVW9LFH3UHVLGHQWRI%KDUDW"Dr. S.Radhakrishnan :KRZDVWKH¿UVW/RN6DEKD6SHDNHURI%KDUDW" G.V. Mavalankar ( from 1952 to 1956 ) :KRZDVWKH¿UVW3ULPH0LQLVWHUDQG([WHUQDO$൵DLUV0LQLVWHURI %KDUDW"    Jawahar Lal Nehru :KRZDVWKH¿UVW'HSXW\3ULPH0LQLVWHURI%KDUDW Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel :KR ZDV WKH ¿UVW /DZ 0LQLVWHU RI %KDUDW"  Dr. B. R. Ambedkar :KRZDVWKH¿UVW(GXFDWLRQ0LQLVWHURI%KDUDW"Abul Kalam Azad :KRZDVWKH¿UVW'HIHQVH0LQLVWHURI%KDUDW"Sardar Baldev Singh :KRZDVWKH¿UVW)LQDQFH0LQLVWHURI%KDUDW" R. K. Shanmukham Chetty :KRZDVWKH¿UVW:RPDQ8QLRQ0LQLVWHU +HDOWK RI%KDUDW" Rajkumari Amrit Kaur :KRZDVWKH¿UVW,QGXVWULHVDQG&RPPHUFH0LQLVWHURI%KDUDW" Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee :KRZDVWKH¿UVWFRPPXQLFDWLRQPLQLVWHURI%KDUDW" 5D¿$KPHG.LGZDL :KRZDVWKH¿UVW/DERXU0LQLVWHURI%KDUDW"Babu Jagjivan Ram :KRZDVWKH¿UVW5DLOZD\DQG7UDQVSRUW0LQLVWHURI%KDUDW" Jan Mathai :KRZDVWKH¿UVW0LQLVWHURI0LQHVDQG(QHUJ\RI%KDUDW" NV Gadgil (9) :KRZDVWKH¿UVW&KLHI-XVWLFHRI%KDUDW" Harilal J. Kania (1950-1951) :KRZDVWKH¿UVW&KLHI(OHFWLRQ2൶FHURI%KDUDW" Sukumar Sen (1950-1958) :KRZDVWKH¿UVWZRPDQ&KLHI(OHFWLRQ&RPPLVVLRQHURI ,QGHSHQGHQW%KDUDW"  Mrs. V.S.Rama Devi (26 Nov. 1990 to Dec. 1990)  )LUVW %KDUDWL\D ,&6 2൶FHU         Satyendra Nath Tagore )LUVW%KDUDWL\DPHPEHULQWKH9LFHUR\¶V([HFXWLYH&RXQFLO" S.P. Sinha, 1909 22. First Bharatiya man to swim across the English Channel. Mihir Sen, 1966 23. First Bharatiya woman to swim across the English Channel. Arti Saha 24. First Bharatiya, of Nepali origin, to climb Everest. Tenzing Norgay (1953) 25. First man to climb Mount Everest without oxygen. Phu Dorjee (5 may 1984) 26. First Bharatiya woman to climb Everest. Bachendri Pal (1984) 27. First Bharatiya lady Prime Minister. Indira Gandhi (1966) &LW\ZKHUH¿UVW$VLDQ*DPHVZHUHRUJDQLVHGNew Delhi (1951) 29. First Bharatiya to receive Nobel Prize. Rabindra Nath Tagore(1913) 30. First Bharatiya Scientist to receive Nobel Prize. Dr. C.V. Raman (1930) 31. First President of Indian National Congress. W.C. Bannerji (1885) :KHQGLGWKH¿UVWWHQ\HDUO\FHQVXVVWDUWLQ%KDUDW"1881 (May) 33. First lady Chief Minister in Bharat. Sucheta Kriplani (U.P.) 34. First lady Governor in Bharat. Sarojini Naidu 35. First Bharatiya Lady President in United Nations General Assembly. Vijay Laxmi Pandit 36. First Lady President of Bharatiya National Congress. Annie Besant (1917) 37. First Bharatiya Commander in Chief of Bharatiya Army. Gen. K.M. Kariappa 38. First Bharatiya cosmonaut. Rakesh Sharma (5 April 1984) (10) 39. First Bharatiya born lady cosmonaut. Kalpana Chawla 40. First Bharat Ratna Award recipient. Dr. Radhakrishanan, C. Rajagopalachari and Dr. C. V. Raman (1954)  :KRZDVWKH¿UVWUHFLSLHQWRI%KDUDW5DWQD3RVWKXPRXVO\" Lal Bahadur Shastri (1966) 42. First lady recipient of Bharat Ratna. Indira Gandhi (1971) 43. First foreigner recipient of Bharat Ratna..KDQ$EGXO*D൵DU.KDQ  44. First foreigner lady recipient of Bharat Ratna who had taken Bhara- tiya citizenship. Mother Teresa (1980) 45. First Bharatiya to get Magsaysay award. Vinoba Bhave 46. First Bharatiya woman ambassador. Vijay Laxmi Pandit (U.S.S.R. 1947-49) 47. First woman Judge of Supreme Court. Meera Sahiba Fatima Beebi, 1989 )LUVWODG\WRXQIXUO%KDUDWL\DÀDJRQIRUHLJQODQG Madam Bhika ji Cama 49. First woman to appear on a postal stamp in Independent Bharat. Meera Bai (1.10.1952) 50. First athlete recipient of Padmashree. Milkha Singh 51. First lady Film Star recipient of Padmashree. Nargis 52. First Bharatiya soldier recipient of Param Vir Chakra. Major Som Nath Sharma 53. Father of nuclear science in Modern Bharat. Homi J. Bhabha )LUVW%KDUDWL\DODG\,$62൶FHU Anna Malhotra )LUVWODG\,362൶FHURI%KDUDW Kiran Bedi 56. First Bharatiya President of International Court of Justice. Dr.Nagendra Singh (1985) /HDGHURI¿UVW%KDUDWL\DWHDPWRUHDFK$QWDUFWLFD 6RXWK3ROH  Dr. S. Z.Kasim (11.1.1982) )LUVW%KDUDWL\DODG\WRJLYHELUWKWR¿UVWWHVWWXEHEDE\ Shyam Ji Chawra (23 years old) )LUVW2൶FHURI$LUIRUFHWRJHW3DUDP9LU&KDNUD Nirmaljeet Singh Sekhon (1971) 60. First Bharatiya Chess Grandmaster.Viswanathan Anand (1987) 61. First Asian Snooker Champion. Yasin Merchant (1989) 62. Bhartiya men cricketer to score maximum runs in Test Cricket (11)  Sachin Tendulkar :KHUHZDVWKH¿UVW$WRPLF6WDWLRQHVWDEOLVKHGLQ%KDUDW" Tarapore 64. First bank established in Bharat. Bank of Hindustan 65. First indigenous bank of Bharat. Punjab National Bank 66. The oldest botanical garden in Bharat. Farhat Baksh Botanical Garden, Saharanpur (U.P.) 67. First college established in Bharat by British. Fort Williams College, Kolkata, 1879 68. First Women College established in Bharat by British. Bethune College, Kolkata 69. First medical College established in Bharat by British. Medical College of Bengal (Now Kolkata Medical College, 28 Jan, 1835) 70. First Engineering College established in Bharat by British. Thomson College (Now IIT Roorkee) 71. First dynasty which ruled in Bharat as per Purana. Brihadratha dynasty, 648 B.C 72. First general election in free Bharat. 1952 73. First use of indelible ink in general elections. During third Lok Sabha election in 1962 74. First use of electronic voting machines in election. Kerala By elections in 1982 )LUVWQDUUDWLYH¿OPRI%KDUDW Raja Harishchandra, Produced by Dada Saheb Phalke in 1913 )LUVWWDONLH¿OPRI%KDUDW Alam Ara directed by Ardeshir Irani in 1931 )LUVW*ROGHQ-XELOHH¿OPRI%KDUDWSant Tukaram in Marathi  )LUVW ¿OP SURGXFHG LQ 6DQVNULW         Aadi Shankaracharya )LUVW+ROO\ZRRG¿OPGXEEHGLQ+LQGL Jurassic Park 80. First women hospital in Bharat. Muslim Maternity and Zenana Hospital, Hyderabad (Telangana) 81. First published newspaper of Bharat. Bengal Gazette or Cal- cutta General Advertiser, from Kolkata in 1780 82. First Vernacular Newspaper. Samachar Darpan from Serampore on 31 May, 1818 in Bengal :KLFKLVWKHROGHVWGDLO\1HZVSDSHU" Mumbai Samachar (12)  (Launched by Furdonji Murzoban on July 1, 1822) 84. Oldest English newspaper which is being published even today. Times of Bharat, started in 1838 from Mumbai 85. First research nuclear reactor in Bharat. Apsara 86. Oldest observatory in Bharat. Jantar Mantar,Delhi built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur 1724 )LUVW*HQHUDO3RVW2൶FHRI%KDUDWSt. George Square, Chennai 88. First state of Bharat to issue a postal stamp. Kathiawar, Saurashtra (Now in Gujarat) 89. First stamp in independent Bharat depicting a national leader. Mahatma Gandhi, 15th Aug., 1948 90. First Railway Company of Bharat. East Bharat Railway Company and Great Bharatiya Peninsula Railway Company 91. First train route in Bharat. Mumbai to Thane (34 km) 16th April, 1853 )LUVW5DLOZD\7HUPLQXVRI%KDUDW"Bori Bunder (V.T.) Mumbai :KHUHZDV¿UVW0HWUR5DLOZD\VWDUWHG"  Kolkata :KHUHZDV¿UVW(OHFWULFWUDLQUXQ" Between Mumbai and Kurla in 1925 )LUVW2LOUH¿QHU\RI%KDUDW  Digboi, Assam 96. First school established in Bharat by British. St. Mary’s Church Charitable School, Chennai (1715) 97. First school for girls established in Bharat by British. Baptist Mission School, Goriwari Kolkata (1819) :KLFKZDVWKH¿UVW3XEOLF6FKRROIRUJLUOV" Maharani Gayatri Devi Public School, Jaipur 99. First Lady Mayor of Delhi. Mrs. Aruna Asaf Ali 100. First Bharatiya Men’s Cricket Team Captain of Free Bharat. Lala Amarnath 7KH¿UVW%KDUDWL\DERUQSHUVRQWRFOLPE(YHUHVW  Avtar Singh Cheema (1965)  :KLFK LV WKH ODUJHVW FDWWOH IDLU LQ %KDUDW"   Sonpur (Bihar) (13)  3. Some Important Facts 1. Highest airport in India. Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh( Ladakh) 3256 m 2. Busiest airport in Bharat. Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi 3. Largest auditorium in Bharat. Sri Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai 4. Largest public sector bank, which has maximum number of branches abroad. State Bank of India 5. Longest Dam in Bharat. Farakka Barrage built on the Ganga Rivers, 2245 m 6. Largest Botanical Garden. National Botanical Garden, Kolkata 7. The highest altitude Road in Bharat. Umling La (Ladakh's) Chisumle -Demchok Road, 5602 m 8. Busiest Bridge. Howrah Bridge, Kolkata 9. The widest bridge. In Delhi on Yamuna river, 552.5 m wide 10. Longest sea bridge. Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, 22Km 11. Largest cave. Krem Liat Prah (Meghalaya) 12. Longest temple corridor. Long Corridor of Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, also known as Corridor of Thousand Pillars, 1220 m in length. 13. Highest Dam in Bharat. The Tehri Dam, on Bhagirathi River (Uttrakhand) 260.5 m 14. Longest dam. Hirakund Dam, Mahanadi in Odisha 15. Largest delta. Sundar Van in West Bengal (14) :KLFKSROOLQJERRWKLVVLWXDWHGDWPD[LPXPKHLJKW" Tashigang in Lahaul-Spiti district at 15,256 feet :KLFKLVWKHODUJHVWH[KLELWLRQJURXQG" Pragati Maidan, Delhi :KLFKLVWKHELJJHVWIUXLW0DQGL" Azadpur Sabzi Mandi, Delhi 19. Highest door in Bharat. Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra 20. Largest glacier in Bharat. Siachen Glacier, located on the Indo-Pak border, 75.6 kms. long and 2.8 km. wide 21. Largest Gurudwara in Bharat. Golden Temple, Amritsar, 22. Hydro Power Station at maximum altitude. Tihri Hydro Electric Power Station (Uttrakhand) 23. Name the highest minar (Historical). Qutub Minar, Delhi 24. Largest monastery situated at highest altitude in Bharat. Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh 25. Largest mosque (masjid) in Bharat. Taj-Ul Masjid, Bhopal (Capacity 1 lakh) :KREHFDPHWKH3UHVLGHQWRI%KDUDWDWWKHROGHVWDJH" KR Narayanan, at the age of 76 years 8 months 28 days :KREHFDPHWKH\RXQJHVW3UHVLGHQWRI%KDUDW" Droupadi Murmu (64 years old) 28. Biggest dome in Bharat. Gol Gumbaj, Bijapur (42 m diameter) +LJKHVW5DLOZD\%ULGJHLQ%KDUDW" Chenab Railway Bridge, J&K 359 mts. :KLFKFULFNHWJURXQGDWWKHKLJKHVWDOWLWXGHLQWKHZRUOG"  Chail, Himachal Pradesh, 2444 m above sea level. :KLFKEURDGJDXJHUDLOZD\VWDWLRQLVDWWKHKLJKHVWDOWLWXGH" Ghum Station (Darjling-Himlayan Railway Line) 2258 m  :KLFKDUHWKHROGHVWUDLOZD\VWDWLRQVLQ%KDUDW" Bori Bander, Baikula, Seon and Thane stations started on 16 April 1853 33. The largest shed platform in Bharat. 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(India) Limited started on 16 August, 1926 :KLFKLVWKH¿UVWXQGHUJURXQGPDUNHWRI%KDUDW" Palika Bazaar set up in 1978 at Connaught Place, Delhi :KHQGLG0DODULDHUDGLFDWLRQEHJLQLQ,QGLD"  1896. :KHQZDV¿UVWDQWL7%FDPSDLJQVWDUWHGLQ%KDUDW" BCG vaccination programme was launched in 1951 :KHQZDVIDPLO\SODQQLQJSURJUDPVWDUWHGLQ%KDUDW" In 1952 from Bombay  :KLFKZDVWKH¿UVWGLVHDVHWREHDQQRXQFHGDVHUDGLFDWHGIURP %KDUDW"  Chicken Pox, 5 July 1975 :KHUHLVKLJKHVWFDEOHWUROOH\V\VWHPRSHUDWHGLQ%KDUDW"  Gulmarg, J&K :KLFKWUDLQFRYHUVWKHORQJHVWGLVWDQFHLQ%KDUDW" Vivek Express, Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari - 4286 km 51. Largest Private Hospital in Bharat Amrita Hospital, Faridabad (2600 Beds) (16)  4. 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A very popular DQGVWURQJNLQJ+HZDVWKH¿UVWWRUHFRYHUYDOXDEOHPDWHULDOVIURP the earth. He developed agriculture the earth was named 'Prithvi after him. 4. Ikshwaku - The ancestor of king Dashrath. A very strong king, Ikshwaku dynasty has a long series of kings. 5. Mandhata - A famous king of Ikshwaku dynasty. 6. Trishanku - Another famous king of Ikshwaku dynasty. He made an attempt to go to heaven alive with the help of kul guru Vashisth- ha but he refused. Then with the help of Vishwamitra he was suc- cessful. But the king Indra pushed him back to earth. Vishwamitra stopped him from falling. He is now hanging between earth and heaven. 7. Harish Chandra - The king of Ayodhya, famous for his truth-ful- ness. He gave away his kingdom to Vishwamitra in sleep and then sold his son, wife and himself to pay him Dakshina. Mahatma Gandhi pledged to speak truth after seeing stage drama of Harish Chandra. 8. Sagar - A great king. Released a horse to complete Ashv Medh yajna. which was stolen by Indra. In search of this horse 60,000 sons of Sagar dug out the earth, which is said to be converted into ocean now. (31) 9. Anshuman - Grandson of king Sagar and son of king Asmanjas. He was the person who ultimately searched the horse released by king Sagar from the Ashram of Kapil Muni and got completed his Yajna. 10. Dilip 7KH VRQ RI NLQJ$QVKXPDQ R൵HUHG KLPVHOI WR WKH OLRQ WR save cow from his clutches. Famous for his kindness. 11. Bhagirath - The son of king Dilip. He pleased Ganga and Lord Shankar meditated to bring Ganga on earth, so that his ancestors, the sons of Sagar may achieve Moksha. 12. Raghu - Son of King Deerghbahu of Ikshwaku dynasty. Another strong king of this dynasty. The later kings of this dynasty were also known by the dynasty of Raghuvansh. 13. Ajj- Son of king Raghu. Indumati was his wife and king Dashrath was their son. 14. Dashrath - Father of lord Rama, one of the kings who helped gods in the war against demons. Famous for dying in grief for his son to keep his words. 15. Janak - The foster father of Sita. Real name was Seer Dhwaj. He was the king of Mithila. He himself was very learned and was patron of other learned persons. Famous Shastrarth between Yagyavalkya and Gargi was witnessed in his court. 16. Pururava - A brave and able king of Chandra dynasty. 17. Yayati - Son of king Nahush and husband of Sharmishtha the daughter of demon king Vrashparva and Devyani, the daughter of demon Guru Sukracharya. Exchanged his old age with the youth of his son Puru. 18. Dushyant - Another famous king of Chandra dynasty. He was the son of Raimya(father). He married Shakuntala, daughter of Menka and Vishwamitra in the ashram of Rishi Kanva. Well known king Bharat was their son. 19. Bharat - Son of Dushyant and Shakuntala. Used to play with lion's cubs when he was just a child. It is said that name of our country Bharat was due to him. 20. Ranti Dev - Another king of Chandra dynasty. Predecessor of king Dushyant. He was saint by nature, famous for feeding the poor with his personal food even though he remained hungry for many days. 21. Drupad - The king of Panchal. Father of Draupadi and Dhrisht Dyuman who became the chief commander for Pandavas in Mahabharat war. (32) 22. Shantanu - He too was a famous king in Chandra dynasty. He married Ganga who gave birth to mighty Bhishma. Later on he mar- ried another woman Satyavati. 23. Bhishma - Most famous person of Mahabharat era. He took an oath not to marry or claim the kingdom for the pleasure of his father Shantanu. Fought bravely in Mahabharat war in favour of Kauravas but told Arjun the trick to kill him and remained on death bed of arrows for 58 days waiting for the sun to go north from south. 24. Chitrangad and Vichitravirya - Sons of Shantanu from his wife Satyavati. Chitrangad died at a young age, while Vichitravirya reigned for some time under the guidance of his elder brother, Bhishma. 25. Dhritrashtra and Pandu - Sons of Vichitravirya. Dhritrashtra was EOLQGE\ELUWKDQGKDGVRQVNQRZQDV.DXUDYDV3DQGXKDG¿YH VRQVFDOOHG3DQGDYDV$¿HUFHEDWWOHWRRNSODFHEHWZHHQ.DXUDYDV and Pandavas which is known as the Mahabharat war. 26. Yudhshthira - Elder son of Pandu and Kunti. Known for truthfulness and righteousness. After the Mahabharata war, he became the king of Hastinapur. 27. Parikshit - The grand son of Arjun and son of Abhimanyu. It is said that Kalyug started during his reign. Once lost in forest while hunting and being hungry, angry and thirsty dropped a dead ser- pent in the neck of a saint. The son of the saint cursed the king that the same serpent would kill him within seven days. King Parikshit spent these seven days listening to Shrimad Bhagvat Geeta from great saint Shuk Dev.The same snake stung him after seven days. 28. Janmejay - Son of Parikshit. Became furious hearing about the death of his father being bitten by a snake, took an oath to kill all the snakes. Later on was cooled down by the saints and dropped the idea mid-way. 29. Yadu - A son of king Yayati. The Yadu dynasty started after his name in which Sri Krishna was born. 30. Ugra Sen - Son of king Ahuk. Ruled over Mathura. His son Kans snatched the kingdom from him. Later Krishna killed Kans and gave him (Ugra Sen) back his kingdom. (33)  7. Monarchs ( Historical) 1. Shudhodan - The king of Kapilvastu. Lord Buddha was his son. 2. Ambhi - The King of Taxila. He welcomed Alexander when he came to invade India. 3. Porus (Puru) - The king of land situated between Jhelum and Chinab rivers. He fought bravely against Alexander. After this war, Alexander returned to his home leaving in between the plan of his victory over whole Bharat. Even after losing the battle, faced Alexander bravely and said he should be treated as a king is treated by another king. 4. Dhananand - King of Magadh at the time of invasion of Bharat by Alexander. His army was so strong and organized that Alexander could not dare to attack him. But he did not care to help other kings against Alexander even after the appeal of Chanakya. 5. Chandra Gupta Maurya - Insulted by the king Dhananand, Chanakya took the oath to destroy Nand dynasty. He accordingly pre- pared his disciple, Chandra Gupta, who defeated Dhananand and became the mighty king of Magadh beginning Maurya dynasty. He defeated the aggressor Sylucus (who was the king of area, which is now Afghanistan) and married his daughter. He reigned from the year 322 BC to 298 BC. He made Patliputra as his capital. 6. Bindusar - Son of Chandra Gupta Maurya. Was a peace loving king ZKRGLGQRW¿JKWWRHQKDQFHKLVGRPDLQEXWNHSWLQWDFWWKHLQKHULWHG kingdom. He remained the king from 298 BC to 273 BC. 7. Ashoka - Son of Bindusar, famous king of Maurya dynasty. He spread his kingdom to almost whole of India, Afghanistan and Bal- XFKLVWDQ )RXJKW WKH ¿HUFH EDWWOH ZLWK NLQJ RI.DOLQJD EXW JUHDW EORRGVKHGFKDQJHGKLVOLIH+HWRRNDQRDWKQRWWR¿JKWDQ\PRUH (34)  battles. Following the path of lord Buddha, he actively engaged himself in spreading Buddism, sent his son Mahendra and daughter Sangh Mitra abroad to spread the message of Buddha. Got con- structed minarets and myths for the general public. He ruled from 273 BC. to 232 BC. He kept Patliputra as his capital. 8. Pushya Mitra - The last king of Maurya dynasty , Brihadrath was killed by his commander, Pushyamitra who himself became the king and established Sung dynasty. This dynasty ruled from the year 185 BC to 73 BC. 9. Vasudev - The end of Sung dynasty came when Vasudev took over and started Kanva dynasty. 10. Kanishka - He was the mighty king of Kushan dynasty who became king in 78 AD. His domain was spread from central Asia to Vindhya and from Bihar to Afghanistan. He made Purushpur (Peshawar) his capital. 11. Chandra Gupta I - Established the famous Gupta empire in India in the year 320 AD. His domain was limited to present day Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. 12. Samudra Gupta - Son of Chandra Gupta I. He became king in the year 325 AD and remained till 375 AD. He extended his empire from Hoogli in the east to Yamuna and Chambal and from Himalayas to Narmada. He is called Napoleon of Bharat. 13. Chandra Gupta II (Vikramaditya) - He was the king from the \HDU$'WR$'*XSWDG\QDVW\ÀRXULVKHGWRWKHPD[LPXP extent during his period. He expanded his empire to Gujarat, Kath- iavad and Ujjain. The iron pillar near Kutub Minar was built by him. The architecture, literature, arts and science were at its peak in his time. Therefore Gupta period is called the Golden Era of Indian history. 14. Kumar Gupta - The son of Vikramaditya, took over the reign after his father. Kept intact the empire of his father. 15. Skand Gupta - The son of Kumar Gupta. He also maintained the regime of his father and grandfather well, as well as kept the tra- dition of best education in the form of Nalanda, Taxila, Ujjain and Sarnath universities. 16. Harsh Vardhan - He was the king of Thaneshwar and ruled be- tween the years 606 and 647 AD. He extended his kingdom upto Malwa, Bengal and Assam. He is famous for his donations. The Chinese traveller Huen Tsang came during his rule and spoke highly (35)  of the king. 17. Pulkeshin I - Established Chalukya dynasty in South India in the year 550 AD. 18. Kirti Varman - Son of Pulkeshin. I. He extended his kingdom and ruled between 567AD and 608 AD. 19. Pulkeshin II- Son of Kirtivardhan who ascended the throne in 608 AD and ruled upto 642 AD. He was the most illustrious king of Chalukya dynasty. He defeated Harshvardhan and prevented him from advancing beyond Narmada in the South. He was killed by Pallav king Narsinha Varman. 20. Vikramditya I - Son of Pulkeshim - II. Defeated the kings of Pal lav dynasty who had killed his father and regained the Chalukya dynasty once again. 21. Vinayaditya - Became the king in 681 AD after his father Vikram- aditya I. He made contacts even upto Persia and Ceylon. 22. Vijayaditya - Son of Vinayditya. He was a peace loving king who GLGQRW¿JKWPDQ\EDWWOHV 23. Vikramaditya II- Son of Vijayaditya, who reigned from 733 AD to 747 AD. He gave liberal donations to temples and other religious places. He defended the attacks of Arabs. 24. Narsimha Varman II - An illustrious king of Pallav dynasty, who ruled between 695 AD to 722 AD. He established examples of good architectural buildings. Art and literature also developed in his do- main. Famous Sanskrit scholar Dandin lived in his court. 25. Gopal - He established Pal dynasty in North-East India in the year 750 AD. 26. Dharm Pal - Mightiest king of Pal dynasty. Ruled between the year 770 AD to 810 AD. He was the follower of Buddhism. He renovat- ed Nalanda University and established Vikramshila University. He established relations with Tibet. 27. Samant Sena - He was the founder of Sena dynasty. His domain was restricted to Bengal only. 28. Vijaya Sena - He was the most powerful king of Sena dynasty. Son of Samant Sena. He extended his kingdom and took possession of the whole of Bengal. 29. Ballal Sena - Son of Vijaya Sena. Peace loving king but established his empire. He was a learned king who wrote four famous books, one of which related to astronomy. 30. Mihir Bhoj - Became king of Kannauj in the year 836 AD. Took (36)  over Gujarat and Malwa. He won some parts in east also. He was a talented king of Pratihar Dynasty. 31. Mahendra Pal - Son of Raja Bhoj. Ascended to the throne in 885AD. after the death of his father. He extended his kingdom upto Magadh and Bengal. He constructed many temples and other build- ings. 32. Danti Durga - He was king who ended Chalukya dynasty and es- tablished Rashtrakut dynasty in South -West Bharat. 33. Krishna III - The most illustrious king in Rashtrakut dynasty. De- feated all the kings in south India and established a strong kingdom. He extended his domain to Ujjayani in North and was generous towards all religions. Besides Shaiv, Vaishnav and Jain religions, Islam also prospered under his domain. He was devoted to Arts and literature. 34. Vijayalaya - He captured Thanjavur in 850. AD and established Chola kingdom. 35. Raj Raja - He was the most famous king of Chola dynasty who ruled between 985 to 1014 AD. He took possession of Madurai, Kerala, Maldiva, Kalinga and Northern parts of Ceylon. 36. Rajendra I - Son of Raj Raja. He extended further the kingdom of his father upto Bengal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh and whole of Ceylon and some parts of Malaya. He ruled between 1014 to 1044 AD. 37. Prithvi Raj Chauhan - King of Delhi and Ajmer. Defeated king of Afghanistan, Mohd. Gauri in 1191 in Tarain but was defeated next year. He was made a prisoner and blinded. There he killed Mohd. Gauri and was killed. 38. Hari Har Rao and Bukka Rao - These two brothers established a Hindu kingdom, Vijaynagar in 1336 AD. between Krishna and Godawari rivers under the inspiration of guru Vidyaranya and his brother Saynacharya. 39. Krishna Dev Roy - He was the most famous king of Vijaynagar empire who ruled between 1509 and 1529 A.D. He was learned and mighty king who took possession of Rai Chur and Orissa. The king- dom reached the heights of glory in his time. He was a scholar of Sanskrit and Telugu literature. 40. Babar - King of Kabul who established Mughal empire in India in 1526 by defeating Ibrahim Lodi and took possession of Delhi, Agra, Punjab and Bihar. Died in 1530 in Agra. (37) 41. Akbar - The grand son of Babar, son of Humayun. He expanded the Mughal empire and gave stability to it. Made friendship with Hindu kings and established a powerful empire. He ruled between 1556 to 1605 AD. He got constructed buildings in Fateh Pur Sikri and forts in Agra Allahabad and Lahore. 42. Jehangir - Son of Akbar. Had been king from 1605 to 1627. Fa- mous for his passion for justice and admirer of arts. He developed a number of gardens of which Shalimar and Nishat in Jammu and Kashmir are famous. 43. Shahjahan - Ruled between 1627 to 1658. Got constructed Red fort, Jama Masijid, Taj Mahal and many other buildings. His son Aurang- zeb imprisoned him and became king. He possessed the peacock throne and Kohinoor. 44. Bahadur Shah Zafar7KHNLQJEHWZHHQDQG7KH¿UVW war of Independence was fought under his leadership. He was de- feated by the English, who imprisoned him and sent him to Ran- goon where he died. He was a good Urdu poet also. 45. Maharaja Ranjeet Singh - He proclaimed himself king of Pun jab DIWHUZLQQLQJ/DKRUHLQ+HZDVWKH¿UVW6LNKNLQJZKRH[WHQGHG his empire to Punjab, Kangra, Jammu-Kashmir, Multan and Peshawar and brought back Kohinoor diamond. He defeated Shah of Afghani- stan. Died in 1839. 46. Shivaji - He established Hindu kingdom in Maharashtra and was coronated in 1674. Extended his empire upto south India and fought many battles with Aurangzeb. 47. Bala Ji Vishwanath - Established Peshwa kingdom in 1713. He was the Chief Minister (Peshwa) of Sahu Ji, grandson of Shivaji. Became king himself making use of weakness of Shahu Ji. His cap- ital was at Pune. 48. Baji Rao I - Son of Bala ji Vishwanath. Remained king from 1720 to 1740. He was able to extend his kingdom to Malwa, Gujarat, Bundelkhand and some parts of south India. He was the most pow- erful amongst Peshwas. 49. Balaji Baji Rao - Son of Baji Rao I. His empire was spread upto Bihar, Orissa and Punjab. Was the king from 1740 to 1761. 50. Hyder Ali - He was the king of Mysore who defeated British forc- es in 1780 but lost to them in 1781. Died in 1782. 51. Tipu Sultan - Son of Hyder Ali. Became king of Mysore in 1782. British forces could defeat him only in the 3rd battle. Because of his (38)  bravery, he is known as Sher-e-Mysore. He was also infamous for his cruelty and killing of Hindus. 52. Rani Laxmi Bai - Took over the reign of Jhansi after the death of her husband Gangadhar Rao. As she had no son, and her adopted son was not recognized by the British, they ordered to annex Jhansi in British empire. Laxmi Bai fought bravely but lost and killed in 1858 at an early age of 23. 53. Guhil - Established Gehlot dynasty in Mewar in 566 AD. 54. Bappa Rawal - Real name Kalbhoj. A mighty king of Gehlot dy- nasty, believed to have ruled Mewar between 734 to 753 AD. He was a devotee of Ek Ling and ruled in his name as his Deewan (Prime Minister). He defeated the kings of Gazni, Kabul, Kandhar, Iran and Iraq. 55. Ratan Singh - Became king of Chittore in 1302. Allah-uddin Kh- ilji attacked him to abduct his beautiful wife Padmini. Not being able to win he entered the fort making false promises and imprisoned the king. The chieftains Gora and Badal played a trick and disguised themselves as Padmini but were killed in the war that followed. Queen Padmini immolated herself with 16000 other ladies. The event became famous by the name Johar (First shaka of Chittore). 56. Hammir - Was the king of Mewar between 1326 to 1364 AD. He defeated and imprisoned Mohd. Tuglaq when he attacked Mewar. Released him after three months taking Ranthambore and cash in return. The state prospered much in his time. 57. Rana Kumbha - Took charge of Mewar in 1433. Defeated Me- hmood Khilji and imprisoned him for six months when he attacked Mewar. In the memory of this victory a memorial was erected called Victory Tower which still stands. He expanded his empire winning Gujarat, Malwa, Mandu and a part of Delhi. He is remembered as Surtan (King of Hindus). He was an able administrator as well as had good knowledge of music, arts and architecture. He got con- structed many forts out of which Kumbhal Garh and Achalgarh forts are famous. 58. Sangram Singh (Rana Sanga) - Became king of Mewar in 1509. He defeated Sultan of Gujarat, Sultan of Manda and Ibrahim Lodi of 'HOKL+HHYHQGHIHDWHG%DEDURQFHZKHQKH¿UVWPDGHDQDWWHPSW to enter Bharat. During many wars, he lost a hand, a leg, an eye and had over all 80 wounds on his body. He was dead because of poison- ing by his opponents on 30th Jan., 1528. (39) 59. Udai Singh - Son of Maharana Sanga. He was a child when Rana Sanga died. Caretaker king Banbir made an attempt to kill him, but ZDVVDYHGE\KLVGDL3DQQDZKRVDFUL¿FHGKHURZQVRQ&KDQGDQ Udai Singh passed his childhood in Kumbhalgarh. He defeated Banbir and got his kingdom back. Because of regular attacks on Chittor, he built another city, Udaipur on the safe site in Aravali hills and made it his capital. 60. Maharana Pratap - Son of Udai Singh. Jaivanti Bai was his moth- er. Born on May 9, 1540. Udai Singh nominated his another son Jagmal Singh to throne, but his courtiers replaced him and crowned Pratap Singh as Rana of Mewar. He was one such king who did not surrender before the mighty king Akbar. Maharana lost the battle of Haldi Ghati, between him and Akbar’s commander Raja Man Singh. But he reorganised his army with the donations made by his courtier Bhamashah and took back possession of almost all the forts from Akbar. He died on 19 January 1597. 61. Amar Singh - Son of Maharana Pratap, was the king of Mewar after the death of his father. Udaipur was his capital. He entered into treaty with the Mughals. 62. Raj Singh - The descendant of Rana Pratap, was ruler of Mewar during the time of Shahjahan. He captured many castles of Shahja- han. Aurangzeb attacked him later but using guerilla tactics, he did not allow him to take possession of his kingdom. 63. Bhoj Parmar - An illustrious king of Parmar dynasty. Ruled be- tween 1018 to 1060 AD. His Capital was Dhara. Defeated Chalukya and Kalchhui kings but was defeated by Chandra Dev Vidyadhar. Was author of many books on music, yoga, grammar, mathematics, astrology, vastu etc. (40)  8. Prominent Sant and Social Reformers 1. Lord Budha - Born at Kapilvastu in the house of Sakya king Shudhodhan in 600 B.C. Soon left the house and became sanyasi. Got enlightenment under a peepal tree at Gaya. Founder of Buddhism 2. Rishabh Nath- Son of Nabhi Rai and Meru Devi. Founder of Jainism. 1st of 24 Tirthankers of Jains. 3. Mahavir Swami -24th and last Tirthanker of Jains. Born at Kundagram or Kundalpur in the house of king Sidhartha and Trishala Devi in 599 B.C. Died in 527-28 B.C. at Pawapuri. 4. Aswaghosh - Famous philospher and learned poet of Sanskrit. Propagated Buddhism through poems. Author of Buddha Charitam 5. Vasubandhu - A famous philospher follower of Buddhism in the 4th century. He was called second Buddha in his era. 6. Shankracharya - Was born at Kaladi village in the house of Shivguru and Aryamba in 788AD. Saint Guru Govind Pad was his guru. Established four Mathas in all the four corners of India called Dhams-Jagannath Puri in East, Dwarika in West, Shringeri in South and Badrinath in North. Propagated Vedic culture throughout India. Founder of Adwaitwad. Died at the tender age of 32 years. 7. Ramanujacharya -A great saint of 10th century AD. who founded DQGSURSDJDWHGVSHFL¿HG'ZDLWZDG+HSUHDFKHGZRUVKLSRIVDJXQ (41)  God. He belonged to South Bharat. Keshav Bhatt was the name of his father. 8. Madhvacharya - Born in the 13th Century AD in Udupi village of Karnataka in the house of Narayan Bhatt. He propagated Dwaitwad philosophy. 9. Ramanand - The work done by Ramanujacharya in South Bharat was accomplished in north by Ramanand. He is at the top in Vaishnav Bhaktas. His pupils belonged to all religions and castes. Kabir was one of them. 10. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - A great devotee of Radha-Krishna of 14th century A.D. Made disciples of all castes. Started kirtan as medium to worship God. His activities were limited mostly to Bengal. Founder of Gaudiya Vaishnav Sect. 11. Kabir - A prominent disciple of Ramanand in14th century. Was ZHDYHUE\SURIHVVLRQ0DGHHYHU\H൵RUWWRUHFRQFLOHEHWZHHQ Hindus & Muslims. Was critic of the evils of both the religions. Was a great poet. Was a devotee of the bodyless (Nirgun) God. 12. Guru Nanak )RXQGHURI6LNKUHOLJLRQDQGLW¶V ¿UVW *XUX %RUQ at Talwandi of Punjab (now in Pakistan) in the house of Kalu Ram Mehta in 1469. He taught vedic culture through local languages. Died in 1539. 13. Meera Bai - Born in Medta in Rajsthan in 1498. She was the GDXJKWHULQODZRI5DQD6DQJDRI0HZDU:KHQR൵HUHGVKHGUDQN a cup of poison smilingly but survived. A great devotee of Krishna died in 1546. 14. Tulsidas -A great devotee of Ram, well known poet of 16th century. He was author of Ram Charit Manas and other books. Stimulated the minds of Hindus oppressed by Muslim rulers. He was a Sanskrit scholar, but wrote in local language. 15. Saint Tuka Ram -A Vaishnav saint, born in Maharashtra in 17th century. Thousands of his poetic composition are popular with the name "Abhang" 16. Ravi Das - A famous saint of 16th century who was born in a cobbler’s family. Was a staunch follower of Swami Ramanand. (42)  Prominent Krishna devotee. Mirabai also came into his contact for some time. 17. Ballabhacharya -Another important devotee of Krishna born in the house of Laxman Bhatt of Andhra Pradesh in 15th century. Studied in Kashi and lived in Vrindavan also for some time. His philosophy is called Shudha Dwait according to which God takes the shape of the universe at his will. 18. Gorakhnath - An eminent disciple of guru Matsyendra (Machhendra) Nath. Staunch Hath yogi, famous for his miracles. Several Maths (monastries) are spread all over Bharat where he is worshipped. 19. Jhule Lal - An honourable personality in Sindh of 10th century. He considered to be an incarnation of lord Varun. He foiled the attempts of Muslim rulers to forcibly convert Hindus into Muslims. He is considered a great saint among the Sindhi people. 20. Tiruvalluvar - Born in Ist century BC. Famous Tamil Saint who hailed from a weaver family. His writings are edited in the famous Tamil book Tirukkaral. 21. Kamb - Born in Tamilnadu thousand years back. A devotee of Ram. Wrote Kamb Ramayan in Tamil and propagated Ram Katha in south India. 22. Basweshwar -A Shaiv saint of Karnataka who lived in 11th century. He is said to establish shaiva sect in Karnataka & Andhra. 23. Narsi Mehta - A staunch devotee of Krishna of 15th century who hailed from, Junagadh. The important Bhajan “ Vaishnav Jan To 7HQH.DKL\H´ZDVZULWWHQE\KLP 24. Shankar Dev - Another Vaishnav Saint of 15th century born in Kamrup, Assam. Wrote many books related to Krishna devotion to uplift the religious ground of the society and propagated Bhagwat UHOLJLRQ$VVDPZDVKLV¿HOGRIZRUN 25. Saynacharya and Vidyaranya - Two learned brothers of 14th FHQWXU\ZKRZHUHHTXDOO\EULJKWLQUHOLJLRXVDQGSROLWLFDO¿HOG Saynachanya wrote explanatory notes on Vedas and Vidyaranya Vedant Philosophical books. They also prepared two brother (43)  Hari- har and Bukka Rai to establish a Hindu kingdom Vijayanagaram and strengthen it just like Chanakya did for Chandra Gupta Maurya. 26. Gyaneshwar - Born in 12th century in Maharashtra, a nampanthi Balyogi, who wrote a book Gyaneshwari which was a poetic translate of Geeta. His brothers Nivratti Nath and Sopan Dev and sister Mukta Bai were also learned personalties. 27. Samarth Ram Das - Born in 17th century in the house of Suryaji Pant in Marthwada. Fled from the altar of marriage and meditated for many years. Led Shivaji to raise a Hindu kingdom against the tyranny of Mohammedan rulers. 28. Purandar Das - Born in Karnataka in 16th century, a devotee poet, of Krishna whose religious songs are famous. 29. Birsa Munda - Born in Chhota Nagpur of Ranchi district in 1875, Birsa Munda organised vanvasis against English forces and struggled hard for their cause. Imprisoned at the age of 25. Vanvasis remember him as a God even now. 30. Raja Ram Mohan Roy- 1772 Born in Bengal, was a religious, VRFLDO DQG HGXFDWLRQDO UHIRUPHU.QRZQ IRU KLV H൵RUWV WR DEROLVK Sati and Child Marriage. Founded The Brahmo Samaj. 31. Dayanand Saraswati - 1824 Born in Gujarat. Founder of the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement of the Vedic tradition. Was the ¿UVW WR JLYH WKH FDOO IRU 6ZDUDM\D ´,QGLD IRU ,QGLDQV´ LQ  later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak. Author of the book “Satyarth 3UDNDVK´([KRUWHGWKH+LQGXQDWLRQWRDFFHSWVRFLDOUHIRUPVOLNH the abolition of untouchability, sati and dowry, education of women, Swadeshi and importance of Cows for national prosperity as well as the adoption of Hindi as the national language for national integration. (44) 9. Bhartiya Politics and Constitution & Law Bharat has been a culturally and politically well-organised and cul- tured nation since ancient times. Although Bharat did have some au- tocratic rulers but it was mostly controlled and governed by the rules & regulations as laid out by our great religious scriptures and learned saints. Constitutional development in the modern times in Bharat is consid- ered to have started after the regulating Act of British government in 1773 AD. The rule of East India Co. was legally established in Bharat with the enactment of this Act. The clauses of PITS India Act (1784), Charter Act (1793,1813,1833, &1853), Government of India Act (1858 & 1861), Indian council Act (1892), Government of India Act & Amend- ment (1909 &1919) and Government of India Act 1935 became a staple of constitutional development in Bharat. Act of 1935 is considered to be the foundation to current constitution of Bharat. Due to the consistent pressure over the British government during the freedom movement, the cabinet mission of 1946 presented a plan for creation of Indian constitution. According to this plan, elections for the Indian constituent assembly were held in July 1946 in which 296 members were elected, and 93 members were elected or nominated by the Kings of the indigenous princely states. A total of 389 members formed the constitution Assembly. However, after the partition of Pa- kistan from India in 1947, the constituent assembly was left with 299 (45) members. First meeting of the constituent assembly was held on 9th December 1946. Dr.Sacchidanand Sinha was elected the temporary speaker of the assembly. In the second meeting on December 11th, 1946, Dr. Rajen- dra Prasad was elected president of the Constituent Assembly. After 2 Years 11 months and 18 days of the assembly meetings which had VHVVLRQVRIPHHWLQJVWKHGHOLEHUDWLRQVRYHU¿QDOLVLQJWKHFRQ- stitution of India was completed on November 26, 1949. The consti- tution was implemented on 26th of January 1950 and Bharat became a republic. This is the reason why 26th of November is celebrated as ³6DPYLGKDQ'LZDV´DQGWKRI-DQXDU\LVFHOHEUDWHGDVWKH³5HSXEOLF GD\RI%KDUDW´ 4XHVWLRQV $QVZHUV 1. 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