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 What is Census?
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The official enumeration of population done periodically by the government
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Census is conducted after every 10 years

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Post-Independence 1st Census: 1951

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Latest Census: 2011 >

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15th Census (from 1872)
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After Independence it is 7th Census
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No Census held in 2021: due to COVID-19

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- Art 82: Delimitation Commission
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Next Census: 2024 after elections ↓

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Freezed through 84th CA

till 2026
History of Census
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87th CA: Delimitation on

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1st Census: 1872; Mayo (Viceroy: 1869-72) basis of 2001 Census
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Non-synchronised/incomplete

1st complete/Synchronised Census: during Ripon (1880-1884) -

> In 1881

" Census Commissioner (then): W C Plowden

1st Census of a city: Dacca (1830) Census Commissioner: Henry Walter

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Father of Indian Census

Conducting Authority of Census

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Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under MoHA (Ministry
of Home Affairs)
 Census 2011
Registrar General: CM Chandramouli
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Motto: Our Census, Our Future
Data taken from
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State/UTs: 35
District: 640

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Population
Total population of India: 1210.2 Million (1.21 Billion)
17.5% of total world population resides in India
China: 19.4%
Male: 623.7 M
Female: 585.5 M

Fact: Population more than Brazil

Highest Lowest

State Uttar Pradesh (16% of total Sikkim

India) Maharashtra Bihar

UT Delhi Lakshadweep (State+UT)

District Thane (Maharashtra) Dibang Valley (Arunachal

Pradesh)
City Mumbai

Growth Rate
Parameters
Annual: 1.64% (Average annual growth rate)
Decadal: (2001-2011): 17.64% Male: 17.19%
Female: 18.12%
In terms of number: 181 M
Highest decade growth rate: 1961–1971 (24.8%)

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Lowest: 1911-1921
Year of Great Divide
-0.31%
(Due to famine)

Highest Lowest

Meghalaya (27.8%) Nagaland (-0.47%) Kerala

State

UT Dadra and Nagar Haveli (55.5%)

Kurung Kumey; Arunachal (111%) Longleng (Nagaland)

District

Population 0-6 years

Total: 158.8 M (13.1% of total population)
-3.08% decreased as compared
to 2001

Highest: Bihar
District
Highest: Kupwara (J&K)
Lowest: Kolkata

Gender Composition
Male: 623.7 M (51.54%)
Female: 585.5 M (48.46%)
Sex Ratio: No. of females per 1000 males in a given population

2001 2011

933 943

Highest Lowest

State Kerala (1084) Haryana (879)

UT Puducherry (1037) Daman and Diu (618)

District Mahe (Puducherry) Daman

Child Sex Ratio 0-6 yrs

2001: 927
914: provisional
2011: 919

Highest Lowest

State Mizoram Haryana

UT

District Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Jhajjar (Haryana)

Pradesh)
 Literacy Rate
People who are aged above 6 (7 and above)
Those who can read and write
Understanding in any of the 22 languages

2001: 64.83% Increase of 9.2%

2011: 74.04%

Male: 82.14% Female: 65.46%

Difference: 16.68%
State with highest difference in male and female literacy rate: Rajasthan

Highest Lowest

State Kerala (94%) Bihar (61.8%)

UT Lakshadweep (91.85%) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

District Serchhip (Mizoram) Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

Population Density: the measure of no. of individuals per square kilometre

2001: 325
2011: 382

Highest Lowest

State Bihar (1106) Arunachal Pradesh (17)

UT Delhi (11.297) Andaman and Nicobar (46)

District NE Delhi Dibang Valley

 Rural Urban Divide
Rural: 833.1 M (68.8%)
Top 3 states: Uttar Pradesh > Bihar > West Bengal

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Area
Bottom 3 states: Sikkim > Mizoram > Goa
Largest: Rajasthan
Smallest: Goa
Urban: 377.1 M (31.2%)
Top 3 states: Maharashtra > Uttar Pradesh > Tamil Nadu
Bottom 3 states: Sikkim > Andhra Pradesh > Mizoram

Percentage wise
Rural (Highest): Himachal Pradesh
Urban (Highest): Goa

Caste Based
Scheduled Caste: 201 M 16.6% of total population
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Highest: Uttar Pradesh

% wise (highest): Punjab
Lowest: Mizoram
% wise: Mizoram

Scheduled Tribe: 104.3 M 8.6% of total population

Highest: Madhya Pradesh
% wise (highest): Lakshadweep
Lowest: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh

These states have zero ST

population
Religion Based

Highest decadal growth rate: Muslims (24.6%) Least literates

Lowest decade growth rate: Jains
Highest literacy rates amongst all the
communities
Miscellaneous
% of total migrants from Nepal: 15.1%
2024: Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) Digitalised system
Demographic Dividend: working age group (15-64) or (20-59)
Present Registrar General/Census Commissioner: Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan

One Liners (MCQs)

The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001–
2011
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 Indian Dance Forms
Two types:
1. Classical Dance Forms: have particular steps that needs to be performed in
particular events (mostly performed in temples)

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2. Folk Dance Forms: no particular steps defined, they are performed in particular
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Classical Dance For exam purpose
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Origin -> Natya Shastra written by Bharat Muni
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Nritta: pure dance
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Nritya: expressive dance (pure dance +

expression)
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Bharatnatyam also known as:
Abhinaya Darpan -> Dances madras, movements, expressions
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Dasiattam and Sadir attam

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Written by Nandikeshvara
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Symbolises Fire Origin

Classical dance of Tamil Nadu
1. Bharatnatyam Earlier, was performed by Devadasis in
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Performed solo (single person)-> Known as
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Parathaiyat,dr Attam
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Forms of dance: Revived by E. Krishna Iyer
1. Shaivite (majorly) - Shiva (Masculine)
In 1910, was banned by Britishers
2. Vaishnavite -> Vishnu (Feminine) - Found in Natya Shastra

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Description in -> Silappathikaram
Silappathikaram
(by: Ilango Adigal) -
Associated with Kalakshetra style
↓ ↓
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Love story between
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Manimegalai
Kovalan and Kannagi and Madhavi
Composed during 2nd Sangam Manimekalai (story of daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi)
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Performed in Carnatic music

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Padma Bhushan 1956
1st women to be nominated in
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Rajya Sabha
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Leading figure Nrityam
in Bharatnatyam
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Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai -
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Mirnalini Sarabhai, Mallika Sarabhai
Bala Saraswati Kathakali
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Yamini Krishnamurthi Kuchipudi

Leela Samson
Shanta Dhananjayan/VP Dhananjayan
Sonal Mansingh Odissi

Sonal Mansingh: youngest recipient of Padma Vibhushan

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Some other exponents: Some Brahman families perform this ancient

Rama Vaidyanathan dance since ages
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Narthaki Nataraj Style:
Urmila Satyanarayanan Pandanallur
Vazhuvoor
Kalakshetra
Melattur
Tanjore
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Father: Purandar Das

Movements/style
Stages of dance:
& Hindustani Carnatic
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Alarippu Kathak Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohini, Kathakali
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Shabdam Queen: M. S Subbulakshmi (Bharat Ratna:
↑ Varnam 1998; Ramon Magsaysay Award: 1974)

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Padam
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Mangalam Symbolises Earth

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Carnatic music Yakshagana was
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2. Kuchipudi times

Classical Dance of Andhra Pradesh (Krishna District)

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Known as Bhagavata Mela Dance in Tanjore, Tamil Nadu
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Modern form: Tirtha Narayanayati
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Disciple: Sidhyendra Yogi (Vaishnavite)

Developed dance drama

Exponents of Kuchipudi Bhama Kalapam (story of
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Satyabhama, the charming

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Revived by: Balasaraswati and

Ragini Devi
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Elements
Ganesha Vandana

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Exponents: Jatiswaram
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Raja Reddy
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Shabdam
Kalapam
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Padam
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Padmaja Reddy Tarangam (the dancer dances on a rim of a
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Yamini Reddy
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Mallika Sarabhai 3 Kuchipudi + Bharatnatyam
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Vempata Chinna Satyam
Aparna Satisham
Lakshmi Narayan Shastri

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Vendantam Satyanarayan -> Padma Shri awardee
Swapna Sundari
Shobha Naidu
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Kuchipudi
Halim Khan
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Symbolises Water
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Odissi
Oddissi

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Exponents of Odissi
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Father of Odissi
Modern form of Odissi
Exponents: I Leela Mohanty
Kelucharan Mohapatra
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2007: Padma Vibhushan
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Batu Nritya
Shagun Bhutani I
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Gangadhar Pradhan I
Tharijham
Madhabi Mudgal
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Moksha

Oddisi

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Bijayni Satpathy
Sanjukta Panigrahi
Sudhakar Sahu
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Sutapa Talukdar
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4. Kathak
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Classical dance of Uttar Pradesh
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Name originated from “katha” meaning “story”
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Only classical dance to feature Persian elements

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Performed in Thumri music
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performed in Urdu ghazals

Mughals patronised this
dance

Gharanas:
Last Nawab of Awadh
Banaras

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3 gharanas
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Jaipur Wajid Ali Shah
Lucknow:
Founders Elements: Amad, Thaat, Tukra, Paran, Jugalbandhi, Tarana,
Lucknow
Jaipur: Bhanuji Founder: Ishwari Prasad
Kramalaya Ghat, Bhaav
Banaras
RaigarhJanakiChattisgarh
Prasad
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1984/1986
1986
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Birju Maharaj, Lacchu Maharaj, Achhan Maharaj
- Dance school: Kalashram, 1998
Shovna Narayan
Sitara Devi
Kamini Asthana, Nalini Asthana

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Narayan Prasad, Kalka Prasad, Ishwari Prasad
Vidhya Gauri Akhbar
Kumudni Lakhia
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Aditi Mangal Das
Kumkum Dhar
Roshan Kumar
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Symbolises Air

5. Mohiniyattam
associated with Lord Vishnu
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Associated with term “Mohini”
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Dance form of Kerala
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Solo dance form performed by a female

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↓ Written by: Mazhamangalam
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Narayanan
Namboodiri
Namputiri
No abrupt jerks
Forms:
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Tevitichyattam
performance is
Nangai Natukam Elements
very smooth
24 hand gestures Cholkettu Padam Saptam
Dasiyattam
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Padavarnam Slokam
 Exponents of Mohiniyattam

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Mohini Mohiniyattam ~

VN Menon Revived the

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Gopi - Gopika Verma dance form

Kan Kanak Rele

Suna Sunanda Nair
Jay Jayaprabha Menon
Radha Radha Dutta
Krishna
Amma
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Pallavi Krishnan
Kalyanikutty Amma
Revival of the dance form

↳ Founder of Keral Kalyanam, 1952

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VN Menon: Revived the dance form
Shows: win of good over evil
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Performed in temples after Sevakali
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Face is green coloured:
session
=> green represents strength
6. Kathakali
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Vocal performance is in Hindi
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Classical Dance of Kerala
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Performed by a Male
↑ It is based on the epics of Ramayan and Mahabharata
Forms
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- Elements
Kalaripayattu:
1. Natyam :
Kelikottu
martial dance
Thodayam
2. Nritham
Purappadu
3. Nrithyam · Tiranokku
4. Sangeetam Ilakiyattam
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5. Vadya Kalasam
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- Used of facial expressions and colours
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Meaning This dance form
Katha (story), Kali represents win of
(performance) God over evil
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P.V. Balkrishna
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Kunchu Kurup

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- Gopi Nath
↑ Kottakal Nandakumaran Nair
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Mrinali Sarabhai

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7. Manipuri

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Dance form of Manipur -> Introvert type of dance form
Based on Vaishnavism

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: Also known as ManipuriForms
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Forms:
Raas Leela Sankritana
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Vaishnavite form of dance
Raas Leela
Thang ta
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1. Jagoi: shows feminine aspect

↑Radha and Krishna
2. Cholom: showsJagoi and Cholom
masculine aspect Martial Dance

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Profounder: Rajarshi Pung (drum) is used
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BhagyaPerformed
Chandra bytoMeitei
performtribe
dances
Masculine

Exponents of Manipuri

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Jhaveri sisters
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- Bimbavati Devi
↑ Nirmala Mehta
~ Guru Bipin Singh -> Title given: Hanjaba >
- By Manipur King
↑ Charu Mathur
- Devyani Chalia
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Aluna Kabuini
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Dance form of Assam -> Vaishnavite form
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Included in year 2000
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Father: Srimanta Shankaradeva (Vaishnava)

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Themes are related to Lord Krishna
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Assam’s music -> Borgeet
(Presentation of Ankiya
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Ankiya Naat dance - Bhaona Naat)

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↓Modified version
Sattriya

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Dance numbers: Chali, Jhumura, Nadu Bhangi

Exponents of Sattriya
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No theatre components
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Jatin Goswami
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Bhupen Hazarika -> awarded Bharat Ratna in 2019
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Guru Ghanakanta Bora I
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Indira Bora highest Civilian Award
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Monogram Dutta

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Dance form to be refashioned as a theatre art and to be exhibited widely both at home
and abroad: Bharatnatyam
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Yamini Krishnamurthy: Resident dancer of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam

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Guru Sashadhar Acharapakkam awarded Padma Shri in 2010 for his contribution in

- Chhau Dance

KADAMB Centre for Dance in 1964 founded by Kumudini Lakhia

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National Nritya Shiromani Award 2022 awarded to Aparna Satheesan for Kuchipudi

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Famous personality of Bharatnatyam: Padma Subramanyam

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FOLK DANCES OF INDIA

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FOLK DANCES OF INDIA

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 Folk Dances of Andhra Pradesh

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TRICK Was performed in Shiva temples -
Veer logon ke liye Dhimese Koyle ki Bhaap se
Also called as “Dance of brave”
Burra Banalu
Dances
Bhamakalapam Bhaap Most popular dance-drama of Sidhyendra

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Yogi
Veeranatyam Veer
Burrakatha
Bonalu
Dhimsa
Burra
Banalu
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Dhimese
It is also a festival
celebrated in Telangana
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Folk Dances of Arunachal Pradesh
Kolattam Koyle
Lambadi Logon
Butta Bommalu Banalu
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Dappu Meaning: Basket toys made of

Mask dance
wood, dry grass and cow dung
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Performed by Monpa
tribe Dances
Aji Lamu Aji
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Wancho Wancho
Buiya Baua k
Performed by
Mishmi tribe Pasi Kongki Paas Aji Wancho Baua k Pas Chalo aur
Chalo Chalo aur Mask Lagak Lion & Peacock Dance
Mask Mask lagak Dekho
Lion and Peacock Lion & Peacock
By Monpa tribe
Popir -
Yak Chham Dance
Bardo Chham Sham ko Chalo
Rikhampada Rekha
By Mishmi tribe
Folk Dances of Assam

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Dances
Bhortal
Jhumur Performed by Kulis (people who worked in tea gardens)
Bagurumba M
teaCelebrated
gardensby Bodo community
Bihu
Ali ai Ligang
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Deodhani Celebrated to pay tribute to Goddess Mansa

Folk Dances of Bihar

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Dances
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Jaat-Jatin
t-Jatin
Bidesia
Dhobiaya
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Jhijhiaya
↑
Jharni

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Palka
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Paika
Kajri
ajari
Chhau

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Mask dance
Martial dance
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Derived from term “Chaya”

 Folk Dances of Chhattisgarh

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Kaksar Dance Performed by Abhujmadia tribe
Suwa Nacha/Parrot Dance
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Performed by Kamar Tribe

Karma Nacha
Gendi Dance
Gaur Maria Dance
Panthi Nacha Associated person: Teejan Bai (Padma Vibhushan in 2019)
Pandavani Dance
Jhumur Dance Folk Dances of Gujarat
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Saila Dance
Performed by Bhil
Tribe
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Dances
Garba Garba
Gop Raas Gopiyan
Dandiya Raas aur Garba khelne Dandiya
Raas
Bhavai Gujarat ki Gopiyan Dandiya Khelne
Tippani By fisherman Siddiyon se Matak k Padhar rahi hain
community
Hudo
Padhar Padhar rahi hain
Siddi Dhamal Siddiyon se

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Lasya
Matukadi Matuka
Vinchhudo

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Folk Dances of Goa
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Dances
MandioA Dance
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Ghoda Modni Dance
Ghodemodni
Talgadi Dance, Fugdi Dance
Important
Jagor Dance
Dekhni Dance
Tarangmel Dance
Goa
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Dhalo Dance
Gonf Dance
Romat Dance
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Tomato
Sao Jao Dance
Kunbi Dance
Folk Dances of Himachal Pradesh

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Dances
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Nata NataAu
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Chhora Jhora/Jhali Dance
Aman Dhaman Dance
Him Pe Himachal Pradesh
Raksho Rakshasa Dance
Chola Cholamba Dance
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Mala Kayang Mala Dance

Sandh Shand/Shabu Dance
Dang Dangi Dance
Chapa Chapeli Dance
Chap Cham Dance
Folk Dances of Haryana

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TRICK Haryana ke Panchkula ki Choriya Daphli aur Manjira leke Jhumar k
niche Dhamal Macha rahin Falgun me
Dances
Dhamal
Jhumar
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Dhamal Macharla rahein
Jhumar k niche
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Manjira Manjira leek
Phag Falgun me
Loor
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Daph Daphli aur

Charkula Panchkula
Khoria Choriya
Gugga
Folk Dances of Jammu & Kashmir
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Performed by women
Dances
Rouf Harris Rauf
Bhand Pather Bhand Hok
Kud Kud raha hai
Hikat
Damali Manali me
- Dhumal
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Agriculture festival
Dances
Karam/Karma Kadam tree is worshiped during this dance
Paika Performed by Oraon tribe
Phagua
Mundari
Domkach
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Is a traditional martial dance, performed by Munda tribe

Performed by Bride and Groom during their marriage ceremony

Harvest festival
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Jhumair 3 types
Chhau - Mask dance Purulia: West Bengal
Seraikella: Jharkhand
Hunta
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Mayurbhanj: Odisha
↑
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Folk Dances of Karnataka

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Dances
Yakshgana Yash
Karga
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Veergase Veerta Khatam kardegi

Dollu Kunitha Doll
Bhootha Aradhne Bhootha
Kamsale Kam
Bolak Bola Yash Bola Kam kar Saale Doll Bhootha
Nagamandala Nagmandali Ngamandali Veerta Khatam Karegi

performed during Dussehra festival

Folk Dances of Kerala

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Dances
Ottam Thulal
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Ottamthullal
Kaliyattam
Kaniyattam
Koodiyattam
Kolakali
Thappukali
R Aksar Goriyan Aada dikhane k liye Matki me
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Kooravarakali
Jawara aur Phulpati rakhk Manch pe Khada
Thiruvathirakali
Nachti hai aur Tali bajati hain
Chakyar Koothu
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Theyyam Dharma Daivam

Folk Dances of Madhya Pradesh

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Dances Harvest dance

Jawara Jawara aur

Matki Matki me
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Phulpati Phulpati rakhk

Tertali Tali bajati hain
Saila Performed by Kamar tribe
Aada Aada dikhane k liye
Khadar Naach Khada Naachti hain aur
Bhagoria Goriyan
Maach performed in Malwa Region Manch
Kaksar Aksar
Performed by unmarried girls
Folk Dances of Manipur

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Dances
Thang-ta
Lai Haraoba Maibi Jagoi dance performed by
Dol Cholom Maibis mostly during Lai Haraoba

Ping
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Raasleela
Jagoi
Khamba Thoibi
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Nupa Folk Dances of Meghalaya

Dances
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Nongkrem Performed by Khasi

Wangala performed by Garo
Behdeinkhalam
Shad ele
Sukra
Suk Mynsiem Performed by Jayantia
Laho

Known as “Festival of Hundred Drums”

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Folk Dances of Mizoram

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Khullam
Khuallam Khullam
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Challam
ilam
Manch
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Challam aur
Mizoram k Manch pe
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Zangtalam Zang chal rahi hai
Chheihlam
Folk Dances of Maharashtra
RM

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Dances
Kohli Koli Dance
Vadapav Pavodas
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Baithakheechi
Baithakichi step Lavani is
Lavani (when
Lana Lavani Dance performed for a private and a selected
Lasy Lezim Dance audience)

Tamasha Tamasha Dance

Dafa Gafa Dance
Mouni Mouni Dance
Dhangka Dhangari Dance
Natak Natak Dance
Folk Dances of Nagaland

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Dances
Rengma
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Alooyattu
Aaluyattu
Bamboo Dance
Butterfly
Changai
Zeilang R Folk Dances of Odisha
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Young boys dressed as women to
Dances praise Lord Jagannath and Krishna
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Gotipua Pua Khayala

Dalkhai Dhalkai
Dandari Danda leke
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Ghumra
Ghumura Ghum raga
Bhaga Nacha Bhaga Nacha
Chhau
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Ranapa Pua Khaya Dalkhai Danda leke Ghum raha
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Paika Martial folk dance Bhaga Nacha
Folk Dances of Rajasthan

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Kalbelia is a UNESCO recognised dance

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Performed for
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Chu-Faat
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Jhora
Chholia
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Mardani Khel Maharashtra
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New Year festival Kanum
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Bihu Bahu
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Celebrated by Baiko Baiko

Rabha tribe Dehing Patkai Patak Patak
Ali-ai-Ligang Ali
Ambubachi Abbu
Majuli Majuli
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Harvest festival

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Chalo Loku Chalo
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Prayers dedicated to solar
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Chhath Chhath pe
Sama Chakeva Sama ko
Bihula Bahu La
Sonepur Cattle Fair
Rajgir
Sama ko Chhath pe Bahu la Sailesh Salhesh Sailesh
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Pola aur Bola
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Modhera
Madhavpur Madhav se
Rann Utsav Rann kar rahe
Shamlaji Melo Sharma ji
Vautha Mela
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Durga Puja
Sharma ji Madhav se Rann kar rahe
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Shigmo Let’s Go
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Halda Haldi
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Pori Pari
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Surajkund festival Suraj ki
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Gangaur
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Sarhul Sarhad pe kardia

Karam Usne ye Karam
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Sohrai Sohar
Unmarried women
Bhagta Parab Bhagta
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Tusu Purab Susu lagi Susu lagi Usne ye Karam Sarhad

Harvesting festival pe kardia
Festival of Sowing

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Thrissur Pooram Pooran
Vishu Vasu
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Theyyam They are

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Vallam Kalli Boat Race Boat Race on
It is a rice harvest festival, celebrated for 10 days
Onam
Makar Sankranti celebrated in Sept (Asadh)
Makar Vilaku
Nishagandhi Nisha Pooram, Vasu & Nisha They Are At Pain
Guruvayur Ekadasi because they lost Boat Race on Makar
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Celebrated 7 days
Gangaur Ganga Tulip festival
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Chethiyagiri Vihara - Gira do

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Doll Sang
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Lord Vishnu is worshipped
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Vithoba Thobda
Narali Purnima
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Banganga Mumbai
Vajt Purnima Purnima pe
New
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Year
lad gae Ganesh ji ki Savari Kala Ghoda Mahotsav Ghoda
kaun Elephant Bola Thobda Ganesh Chathurthi Ganesh
Dekha hai Elephenta Festival Elephant
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Pongal Pagal
Jallikattu Kattu
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Thaipusam Thailand
Puthandu
Natyanjali Anjali ko New
Float Festival Float Year Anjali ko Kattu karlia Vo Pagal ho
Mahamaham Gai aur Thailand me jak Float
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Bonalu Banalu
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Sammaka Jatara

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Kharchi Puja
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Garia Puja
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Hareli·a
Bhitauli
Kale Kauva/Ghughutiya
Phool Dei
Kandali
Bissu Mela
Egaas
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Poila Boisakh

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Durga Puja New Year/Nabo Borsho
Rash Mela
Basanta Utsav Baul Fakiri festival
Poush Mela Gangasagar Mela
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Jamai Sashti

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Saka Dawa
New Year Festival Losar
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Pateti/Nowruz: Parsi
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Chaitra: March-April
Baisakh: April-May
Jyestha: May-Jun
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Shravan: July-Aug
Bhadrapada: Aug-Sept
Ashwin: Sept-Oct
Karthik: Oct-Nov
Magha: Nov-Dec
Paush: Dec-Jan
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Tibetan New Year: Losar

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Birthday of Prophet Mohammad: Mawlid-Al-Nabi

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Kambala festival: Buffalo race

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Guru Purnima m: Ashadha month, celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Buddhists in India

Thiruvathira: cultural festival in Kerala Goddess: Shiva

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1st Indian to receive Grammy For ‘West meets East’ (In 1968)

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Anushka Shankar
Vilayat Khan
Imrat Khan Father of fusion dance: Pt. Uday Shankar

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Nikhil Banerjee
Shahid Parvez
Budhaditya Mukherjee
Pt. Harashankar Bhattacharya
Arvind Parikh
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Exponents: ‘Pashto’/‘As we speak’ Padma Bhushan awardee
Ustad Alla Rakha Shankar Mahadevan for ‘This
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Padma Bhushan 2002 Music composer and an Indian
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Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay (Benaras Gharana)

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Anokhelal Mishra Drum
Pt. Swapan Choudhary

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Rajendra Prasanna
Rajendra Kulkarni
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Also Mangala Vadya Sushir
Exponents:
Bismillah Khan: Played Shehnai in Red Fort 1st Independence
Has received all the 4 highest Civilian Awards
Padma Vibhushan 1980
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Bharat Ratna 2001

Raghunath Prasanna (also plays flute)
S. Ballesh
Ali Ahmed
Bageswari Quamar
Krishna Chaudhary
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Amjad Ali Khan Maihar Gharana
Ali Akbar Khan
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Buddhadev Dasgupta

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Shivkumar Sharma
Rahul Sharma
Ulhas Bapat
Bhajan Sapori
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Ustad Sabri Khan
Bundu Khan
Shakoor Khan
Abdul Latif Khan
Ustad Sultan Khan
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Samudragupta (Gupta Dynasty) played Veena depicted in coins
Aurangzeb also played Veena

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S. Balachander
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Asad Ali Khan
Zia Mohiuddin Dagar

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Neeru Swami Pillai
Sheikh Chinna Maulana

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Exponents:
Kunal Patil
Tota Ram Sharma
Pt. Bhavani Shankar
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Ustad Rahman Khan

Kelucharan Mohapatra

13. Mridangam
Exponents:
V.K. Sivaraman Padma Vibhushan awardee
Rajna Swaminathan
Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
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TN Krishna
Nagai Muralidharan An awardee of Madras Music Academy’s
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Dwaraka Venkataswamy Naidu

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Imrat Khan Shubhankar Banerjee
Wahid Khan
Imdad Khan
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Rajeeva Janardan (Imdadkhani Gharana) is an Indian classical player of: Sitar

Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram is known for playing: Ghatam

Surbahar instrument master: Ustad Imrat Khan

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Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu plays: Voilin

Dhrupad style is associated with: Bishnupur Gharana

Kamaicha is a bowed flute played by the Manganiars of: West Rajasthan

Chinkara is a stringed instrument played popularly in Madhya Pradesh

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‘An Autobiography’ is written by: Jawaharlal Nehru

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‘All from Memory: An Autobiography’ is written by: BV Acharya
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‘Fasting feasting’ is written by: Anita Desai

‘The Year of the Runways’ is by: Sunjeev Sahota

‘The afternoon of time: An autobiography’ was written by: Harivansh Rai Bachchan
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Other novels: Madhushala

‘Mrityunjay’ (Marathi novel) written by: Shivaji Sawant

‘Godan’ (Hindi novel) written by: Munshi Premchand

Other writings: Gaban, Kaphan, Nirmala, Namak

ka Daroga, Idgah, Mansarovar
‘Before memory fades: An autobiography’ of Constitutional jurist: Fali S Nariman

‘I, Me, Mine’ is an autobiography of: George Harrison

‘The man who made the Elephant dance by Kurein’ is autobiography of: Dr. Varghese
Kurien

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‘Atmakatha’ is an autobiography of: Anna Chandy

‘Boys Don’t Cry’ is written by: Meghna Pant

‘Undisputed truth: My autobiography’ is an autobiography of: Mike Tyson

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‘Truth, Love & A little malice’ is an autobiography of: Khushwant Singh

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‘Sleeping on Jupiter’ is written by: Anuradha Roy
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‘Sense and sensibility’, ‘Mansfield park’ and ‘Emma’ is written by: Jane Austen

‘Devil’s advocate’ is an autobiography of: Karan Thapar

‘A nation in making’ is an autobiography of: Surendranath Banerjee

Also known as ‘Indian Home Rule’
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‘Hind Swaraj’ was written by: Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography: The story of my
experiment with truth
‘Young India’ was written by: Lala Lajpat Rai

‘New India’, ‘Common wheel’ is written by: Anne Besant

‘Anand Math’ was originally written in: Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Wrote Indian National Song: Vande Mataram

‘Sangeet Kala Prakash’ written by: Ramakrishnabuva Vaze

‘In the afternoon of time: An autobiography’ written by: Harivansh Rai Bachchan

‘Faster than Lightning: My autobiography’ is story of: Usain Bolt

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‘Half Story’ is an autobiography of: Banarasi Das Jain

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‘The adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ is written by: Mark Twain

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‘My life, My music’ is an autobiography of: Pt. Ravi Shankar

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‘Pride and Prejudice’ written by: Jane Austen

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‘Revenue stamp: An autobiography’ written by: Amrita Pritam

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‘Untouchable’ is written by: Mulk Raj (based on cruelty of caste system)

Other books:
Coolie
Sword and sickle
The village
Across the Black waters
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‘Sangita Ratnakar’ is written by: Sharngadeva

‘Daughter of destiny: An autobiography is an autobiography of: Benazir Bhutto

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‘India wins freedom’ is an autobiography of: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

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‘Jakhan choto chilam’ is an autobiography of: Satyajit Ray

‘GOAL’ is an autobiography of: Major Dhyan Chand

‘Unstoppable: My life so far’ is an autobiography of: Mariah Sharapova

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‘The king within’ is a novel by: Nandini Sengupta
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‘My times’ written by: JB Kripalani

‘The palace of illusions’ is written by: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (award-wining novel
that re-tells Mahabharata from the perspective of Draupadi’

‘Finding my way’ is an autobiography by: Venkat Raman Singh Shyam (Gond artists)
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‘The Heart has its reasons’ was originally published as ‘Dilo-Danish’ by: Krishna Sobti

Chetan Bhagat’s debut novel: Five Point Someone (based on movie: Three idiots)

‘Narcopolis’ is written by: Jeet Thayil

‘Mind master: Winning lessons from a champion’s life’ is an autobiography of:

Viswanathan Anand First Major Dhyan Chand awardee
Chess grandmaster
 ‘To kill a mockingbird’ is written by: Harper Lee

‘Born in India Made in England’ is an autobiography of: Balraj Khanna (known for
painting)

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‘Twilight in Delhi’ written by: Ahmed Ali

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‘Journey with a Hundred strings: My life in Music’ is an autobiography of: Shiv Kumar
Sharma in 2002

‘Kashi ka Assi’ is written by: Kashi Nath Singh

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‘Freedom in exile’ is written by: 14th Dalai Lama

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‘Drawing from the city’ is a visual autobiography by: Teju Behun
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‘Living shadows’ is written by: Aribam Sharma

‘My country My life’ is written by: LK Advani

‘Mrignayani’ is written by: Vrindavan Lal Verma

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‘A movable feast’ is written by: Ernst Hemingway

The author of novel ‘Tamas’ is Bhisham Sahni

: ‘If God was a Banker’ is written by: Ravi Subramaniam

The author of novel ‘Maila Anchal’ is: Phanishwar Nath Renu

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‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ is written by: Viktor E. Frankl

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‘The secret of Veda’ is written by: Sri Aurobindo

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‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’ written by: Dadabhai Naoroji

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‘Mrs Funnybones’ written by: Twinkle Khanna

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‘Mimamsasutras’ safes of ancient India is written by: Jaimini

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‘The coalition years’ written by: Pranab Mukherjee
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Books by Ambedkar: Riddles in Hinduism, Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah, Waiting for a
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‘My truth’ written by: Indira Gandhi (former PM of India)

Books by Rudyard Kipling: Rikki-Tikku-Tavi, The man who would be king, The jungle
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‘The golden threshold’ written by: Sarojini Naidu

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‘The best thing about you is you’ written by: Anupam Kher
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‘The testaments’ written by: Margaret Atwood

‘Boy: Tales of childhood’ is an autobiography of: Roald Bond

‘Girl, Women, Other’ written by: Bernardin Evaristo

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‘The tales of beedle the bard’ written by: JK Rowling

‘Speaking truth to power: My alternative view’ written by P Chidambaram

‘Kundalini: The mother of the Universe’ which includes an English translation of ‘Lalita
Sahasranama’ is written by: Rishi Singh Gherwal
 ‘Beyond the lines’ is written by: Kuldip Nayar

‘Kanthapura’ is written by: Raja Rao

‘Chheelate Hue Apne Ko’ is a Hindi poet by: Nand Kishore Acharya

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‘150 years of celebrating the Mahatma - the South African legacy’ written by:
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‘A woman is no man’ is written by: Etaf Rum

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‘Bhavartha Dipika’ and ‘Amritanubhava’ are sacred books of people of:

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‘Ramacharitmanas’ by Tulsidas was published from: Culcutta/Kolkata

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Willy Wonka is a fictional character from the children’s book: Charlie and the
chocolate factory

‘The anarchy: The relentless rise of the East India Company’ written by: William
Dalrymple
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‘Vishesh: Code to win’ written by: Nirupama Yadav

‘Kitab-ul-Hind’ written by: Al-Biruni (this book gave an incisive description of

early 11th Century in India

‘Democrats and dissenters’ written by: Ramchandra Guha

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Other books: Namesake, Unaccustomed Earth

‘The quest for equity in development’ written by: Manmohan Singh

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poem ‘The light of Asia’ is written by: Jairam Ramesh

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‘Men in white- A book of cricket’ is written by Mukul Kesavan

‘The English teacher’ is written by: RK Narayan

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‘The hitman: The Rohit Sharma story’ is written by: G Krishnan

‘Reporting India: My seventy-year journey as a journalist’ written by: Prem Prakash

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‘Hit refresh’ written by: Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft)
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‘A fine balance’ written by: Rohinton Mistry

‘Cross connection: The big circus adventure’ is written by: Jugal Hansraj

‘Indian Parliamentary speaker’s perspective’ is diplomacy authored by: Meira Kumar

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‘Night of the restless spirits: Stories from 1984’ written by: Sarbpreet Singh

‘My master’ written by: Swami Vivekananda

‘The Brahma Sutra: The philosophy of spiritual life’ is written by: Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan
 ‘Poskem’ is written by: Wendell Rodricks

‘Buddha Gaya: The hermitage of Sakya Muni’ is written by: Rajendralala Mitra

‘Manucharitra’ is an epic story written by: Allasani Peddana

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‘The life divine’ written by: Sri Aurobindo

‘We are displaced’ written by: Malala Yousafzai

Kamban wrote Ramayana in: Tamil

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Other books: The Buddha

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‘Crossed swords: Pakistan, its army and the war within’ written by: Shaju Nawaz
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‘Those days’ written by: Sunil Gangopadhyay (translated version of a Sahitya Akademi
winning historical novel)

‘Aatish-I-Chinar’ (‘Flames of Chinar’) is the autobiography of: Sheikh Muhammad

Abdullah (politician)
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‘Bridgital nation solving technology’s people problem’ written by: N Chandrasekaran

‘The Razmnama’ (Book of wars) written during the reign of Akbar by: Mahabharata

‘The judgement: Inside story of the emergency in India’ written by: Kuldip Nayar
‘India: A million mutinies now’ and ‘role in history’ written by: Vidiadhar Surajprasad
Naipaul

‘Hazara chaurasi ki maa’ written by: Mahasweta Devi

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‘The free voice: On democracy culture and the nation’ written by: Ravish Kumar

‘Swami Vivekananda in the West: New discoveries’ written by: Marie Louise Burke

‘What happened’ written by: Hilary Clinton

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‘Arctic home of the Veda’ written by: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

‘The reluctant family man: Shivaji in everyday family life’ written by: Neelima Chirag
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‘Becoming’ written by: Michelle Obama

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‘The silent cry’ is written by: Kenzaburo O A

‘A wild sheep chase’ written by: Haruki Murakami

‘A Prime Minister to remember memories of a military chief’ is authored by: Sushil

Kumar (Ex Chief Naval Admiral)
 ‘A brief history of time’ written by: Stephan Hawking

‘Every child matters’ written by: Kailash Satyarthi

‘Neel Darpan’ written by: Dina Bandhu Mitra

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Books by Amish Tripathi: The secret of Nagas, Sita - Warrior of Mithila, The immortals
of Meluha

‘Michael Madhusudan Dutt’ is a writer by occupation

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‘Anandmath’ written by: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

‘My life, my mission’ is an autobiography of: Baba Ramdev

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Other books:
Wealth of Nations
Sentiments

‘Lessons life taught me unknowingly’ is an autobiography of actor: Anupam Kher

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‘Panchatantra’ the famous collection of animal fables is composed by: Vishnu Sharma

‘A comparison between women and man’ written by: Tarabai Shinde

‘Black beauty’ written by: Anna Sewell

‘Timeless Laxman’ based on the life of: R.K. Laxman

‘Cricket World Cup: The Indian challenge’ written by: Ashish Ray

‘Pinjar’ written by: Amrita Pritam

Books by Mahakavi Kalidas: Shakuntala, Ritusamhara, Malavikagnimitram

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‘Every vote counts the story of India’s elections’ written by: Navin Chawla

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‘The origin of Species’ written by: Charles Darwin

‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ play is written by: George Bernard Shaw

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‘Gulamgiri’ is written by: Jyotibha Phule

Also wrote: Sarvajanik

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‘The Google story’ written by: David A Vise
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‘Capital and growth’ is written by: John Hicks

‘Unbreakable’ written by: Mary Kom

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‘Si-yu-ki’ written by: Hiuen Tsiang
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‘Reset: Regaining India’s Economic Legacy’ is written by: Subramanian Swamy

‘Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and role in History’ is written by: Ishtiaq Ahmed

“The general theory of employment, interest and money’ (1936) was written by: John
Maynard Keynes
 ‘The Mountain of Light’ is written by: Indu Sundaresan

· ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ is an autobiography of: Maya Angelou

/ ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ is written by: J. K Rowling

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‘Before We Visit the Goddess’ is a novel by: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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‘On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft’ is written by: Stephen King

‘A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time’ is an autobiography of Indian Politician: Arjun Singh

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‘Childhood Days - A Memoir by Satyajit Ray is written in: Bengali

- ‘The Dark Room’ that presents an Indian woman stiff opposition to male domination is written by: R K Narayan

- ‘The Soul of Butterfly: Reflections on Life’s Journey’ is written by: Muhammad Ali

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‘Red Earth and Pouring Rain: A Novel’ is written by: Vikram Chandra

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‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ is the autobiography of: Paramhansa Yogananda
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‘Memoirs of My Life and Time in the Days of My Youth’ is an autobiography by: Bipin Chandra Pal
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‘Unfinished: A Memoir’ is written by: Priyanka Chopra

‘The Fall of a Sparrow’ is an autobiography of: Salim Ali

‘The Zoya Factor’ is a book by: Anuja Chauhan

‘The Gopi Dairies’ and ‘Wise and Otherwise’ are books by: Sudha Murthy
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‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’ is an autobiography of: Mahatma Gandhi

The author of ‘animal farm’ is: George Orwell

The author of Hindi novel ‘Raag Darbari’ is Shrila Shukla

‘The Economic History of India’ is written by: RC Dutt

The author of ‘The 7 Sins of Being a Mother’ is: Tahira Kashyap Khurrana

‘2G Saga Unfolds’ is written by: Andimuthu Raja

- ‘Narendra Modi: A Politician Biography’ is written by: Andy Marino

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Author of book ‘The Buddha and his Dhamma’ that appeared in 1957 after the death of its author is written
by: BR Ambedkar

I The book ‘Six Machine: I Don’t Like Cricket….I Love it’s is written by: Chris Gayle

- ‘Moonwalk’ a memoir written by: Michael Jackson

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‘The Paradise of Food’ book that won the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature is written by: Khalid Jawed

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In 1984, Kamala Das was nominated for Nobel Prize for Literature for his autobiography: My Story

‘Vikramarjuna - Vinaya’ composed by Pampa was written in: Telugu

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‘Galpaguchchha’ written by Rabindranath Tagore is a collection of: Short Stories

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‘Asura: Tale of the Vanquished’ is the first novel of: Anand Neelakantan

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↑ ‘Wide Angle’ is an autobiography of: Anil Kumble

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1917: Ramsar Convention in Ramsar, Iran

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Sarwa Dawa Sewan: to eliminate Filaria by 2027

11th Feb: World Day of the Sick
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12th Feb: National Productivity Day
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World 11th Feb: International Day of Women and
Girls in Science
14th Feb: Saint Valentine’s Day

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20th Feb: Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day, World Day of Social Justice
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22nd Feb: World Thinking Day
24th Feb: Central Excise Day
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9th March: No Smoking Day (second Wednesday of March)

10th March: CISF Raising Day
12th March: Mauritius Day
14th March: Pi Day
15th March: World Consumer Rights Day
16th March: National Vaccination Day
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20th March: International Day of Happiness

20th March: World Sparrow Day
21st March: World Forestry Day
21st March: World Poetry Day
22nd March: World Water Day IMD setup: 15 Jan 1875
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1st April: Prevention of Blindness week
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22nd April: World Earth Day Sardar Patel addressed the first
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17th May: World Telecommunication Day

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22nd May : International Day of Biological Diversity
24th May: Commonwealth Day
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26th May: Switzerland Science Day

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21st June: International Yoga Day Started in 2015

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17th July: World Day for International Justice

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International Youth Day
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17th Sep: World Patient Safety Day
18th Sep: World Bamboo Day
19th Sep: International Talk like a Pirate Day
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World Alzheimer’s Day
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Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer Patients)
World Rhino Day
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24th Sep:
World Rivers Day
World Maritime Day
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25th Sep:
World Pharmacists Day
Antyodaya Diwas

26th Sep:
World Contraception Day
World Environmental Health Day
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28th Sep: World Rabies Day
29th Sep: World Heart Day
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4th Oct: World Animal Welfare Day

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5th Oct: World Teacher’s Day

8th Oct: Indian Air Force Day
9th Oct: World Postal Day
10th Oct: World Mental Health Day
11th Oct: International Day of Girl Child
13th Oct: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
14th Oct: World Standards Day
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Global Handwashing Day
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10th Nov: World Science Day for Peace and Development
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11th Nov: National Education Day
12th Nov: World Pneumonia Day
14th Nov:
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Children’s Day

16th Nov: International Day for Tolerance

17th Nov: National Epilepsy Day
19th Nov:
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International Men’s Day

World Toilet Day

20th Nov: Universal Children’s Day

21st Nov:
World Television Day
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
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26th Nov: Constitution Day
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29th Nov: International Day of Solidarity with Palestine People

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World Computer Literacy Day
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3rd Dec: World Day of Handicapped

4th Dec: Indian Navy Day
5th Dec:
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7th Dec:
Armed Forces Flag Day
International Civil Aviation Day

9 Dec: International Anti-Corruption Day

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18th Dec:
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22nd Dec: National Mathematics Day

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24th Dec: National Consumer Rights Day

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Khan

Earth Hour Day: it is observed by switching off lights at homes, business

establishments, landmarks and so on for an hour

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Decade for action on “Water for Life”

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The birth anniversary of Florence Nightangale
Di is celebrated as “International
Nurses Day” every year

2nd International Day of Yoga theme: “Yoga for the achievement of Sustainable

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1st theme: “Yoga for Harmony and Peace”
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NDMA Act: 2005

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Current President: Thomas Bach

History
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Conducts Olympics

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Formed by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrius Vikelas in 1894

2nd President of IOC 1st President of IOC

Also designed the Olympic rings

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HQ: Paris, France (Earlier) Now in Lausanne, Switzerland
Motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter
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Faster Higher Stronger Together Union of 5 continents

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Olympic rings order (left to right): Blue Yellow Black Green Red

Total: 106 member countries

Chosen through: Secret Ballot R

1st Summer Olympic Games: 1896 (Athens, Greece)
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1st Winter Olympics: 1924 (Chamonix, France)
1st Paralympics: 1960 (Rome, Italy)
2 yrs gap
1st Youth Summer Olympics: 2010 (Singapore)
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1st Youth Winter Olympics: 2012 (Innsbruck, Austria)

2nd Olympic Games: 1900 (Paris, France)

2024 Olympics (33rd): Paris, France

2028 Olympics: LA and California, USA
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2032 Olympics: Brisbane, Australia

Most no. of times held in: USA (8 times)

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4 Summer + 4 Winter
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London (3 times)
Paris (3 times)

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LA (3 times)

India’s Performance
Participation: 1900 Paris, France
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Anglo Indian
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Team: 1920 Belgium

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Performance: 35 medals

10 gold

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14 goals by Major Dhyanchand

1928: Amsterdam (29 goals)

1916: no Olympics due to WWI
1932: Los Angeles
1940 and 1944: no Olympics due to WWII
1936: Berlin
1948: London Lead by Kishan Lal
1952: Helsinki
1956: Melbourne 6 gold medals
1960: Silver
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2 bronze medals + 7th place

1980: Moscow 8th gold medal

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2 individual medals
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Abhinav Bindra in Beijing 2008 Olympics 10 m Air Rifle Shooting

Neeraj Chopra in Tokyo Olympics 1st Indian to win a gold in Olympics in Track and Field (Record: 87.58 m)
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Flag bearer: Achanta Sharath Kamal
Bilquis Mir: 1st Indian women to be jury member in Olympics

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1st individual medal: Bronze won by K D Jadhav in Wrestling in 1952, Helsinki
1996: Leander Paes won Bronze
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2000 Sydney Olympics: Bronze won by Karnam Malleshwari in Weightlifting (1st Indian women to win a medal)
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2004 Athens, Greece Olympics: Silver medal won by Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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2008 Beijing Olympics: Abhinav Bindra (gold) in air rifle shooting and Vijender Singh (bronze) in boxing
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Sushil Kumar: Bronze + Silver 2012 Olympics

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Saina Nehwal: Bronze (1st Indian to win a medal in Badminton)
Mary Kom: Bronze (1st Indian women to win a medal in Boxing)
Yogeshwar Dutt: Bronze
Gagan Narang: Bronze

Rio Olympics 2016

PV Sindhu: Silver

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Tokyo Olympics 2021

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Mirabai Chanu: Silver (weightlifting)
Lovlina Borgohain: Bronze (boxing)
PV Sindhu: Bronze
Ravi Dahiya: Silver (wrestling)
Bajrang Punia: Bronze
Neeraj Chopra: Gold
Hockey team: Bronze

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Estd: 1927
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23 gold

Cricket to be included in Olympics 2028 To be held in Los Angeles

Commonwealth Games
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Commonwealth Nations: India + Australia + South Africa + Canada + Britain

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1930: 1st Hamilton, Canada
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1930-1950: British Empire Games

2022: Birmingham, UK (India: 4th)
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Most no. of times hosted by: Australia (5 times)
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Head: King Charles III
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India finished 2nd

Total: 56 countries
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1st: 1951 India

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2022: Hangzhou, China
2026: Nagoya, Japan
Most no. of times held by: Thailand (4 times); South Korea (3 times)

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Cricket
Governing body: ICC

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HQ: Dubai, UAE

1st Test match: 1877 (Australia vs England); in England

ODI match: 1971 (Australia vs England); in MCG ground

1st Cricket World Cup

Women: 1973; England
Men: 1975; England Winner: West Indies
India won 2 times: 1983; 2011
Hosted by India
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1996: Pakistan + Sri Lanka
2011: Sri Lanka + Bangladesh
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2027: South Africa + Zimbabwe + Namibia

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2032: India

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T20 World Cup

1st: 2007 Held in: South Africa
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2024: USA + West Indies
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Football
Association: FIFA (Federation International de Football Association)
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HQ: Zurich, Switzerland

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1st match: 1872 England vs Scotland
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1st FIFA World Cup: 1930
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Held in: Uruguay

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Football Also known as Soccer

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Length: 91-120 m; 105 m

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Width: 45-91 m; 68 m

Goal post
Width: 24 ft Radius: 9.15 m

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No. of players: 11

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Game is of: 90 mins
Tie breaker: 30 mins
When tie
Penalty shoot out
Width of Football: 410-460 gm
Substitute allowed in football: 3

Trophies and Cups Associated

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World: Merdeka Cup, Scissors, La Liga
Famous players of the world
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Aitana Bonmati: Spain

Hockey
Ground Terms associated with Hockey
Length: 91.44 m Astroturf: grass/field where Hockey is played
Breadth: 55 m Dribble
Scoop
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Height: 2.14 m
Length: 3.66 m

Ball weight: 156-163 gm

Players: 11
Substitute: No limits Earlier: 70 mins
Game time: 60 mins
15 mins intermission (4 times)
2020 Hockey World Cup: in Belgium + Netherlands
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Green: Time penalty of 5 mins

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Yellow: Time penalty of 10 mins
Red: Out

Hockey World Cup

1971: Pakistan won (most no. of times = 4)
1973

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FihHockey5s World Cup Muscat, Oman 2024 (1st World Cup)

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Trophies
Nehru Trophy

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Rangaswamy Cup
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Sultan of Johor Cup
Begum Rasul Trophy
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Murugappa Gold Cup
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Tennis
Dimension: 78 ft x 36 ft
Net height: 3 ft
Most Grandslams won by: Djokovic (24 times)

Tournaments
Grandslam: 4
1. Wimbledon: 1877 (UK) Played on grass
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2. US Open: 1881 (US) Played on hard court

3. French Open: 1891 (France) Played on clay court
4. Australian Open: 1905 (Australia)-

Played on hard court

Australian Open
Men’s Singles won by: Jannik Sinner
Women’s Singles won by: Aryna Sabalenka

Doubles: Rohan Bopanna + Mathew Ebden

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Dimension: 44 ft x 20 ft (17 ft)

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Net height: 5 ft in middle and 5ft 1 inch at the edges of the court

Head of Badminton Federation of India: Himanta Biswa Sharma

Sports Authority of India (SAI) was formed in: 1984

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Yellow: Warning for misconduct
Red: Warning for fault

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Black: equal to 2 yellow cards

Cups Associated
Thomas Cup: Men
Uber Cup: Women
India: Syed Modi India International

Table Tennis
Also known as Ping Pong
Weight of ball: 2.79 gm
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Table dimensions: 9 ft x 5 ft
Height: 2.5 ft
Net height: 15.25 cm
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Famous players
Achanta Sharath Kamal
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Manika Batra
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Bhavina Patel

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Rook: 2
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Queen: 1
King: 1

Famous players
R Praggnanandhaa
R Vaishali
Arjun Erigaisi
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Length: 94 ft Terms associated with Basketball

Width: 50 ft Dribble

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Weight: 22 ounces (600 gm) Pivot

Sports and No. of Players

Basketball: 5
Volleyball: 6

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Baseball: 9 Also in Kho Kho

Billiards
Football/Cricket: 11 players
Ball weight: 160-170 gm

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Polo: 4
Pankaj Advani (famous player)
Futsal: 5
Ice Hockey: 6

Sports Honour/Award Sportsman awarded with Rs 25 lakhs

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (used to be known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards)

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1st recipient: Viswanathan Anand
Youngest recipient: Abhinav Bindra R
Latest recipients: Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
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1st women recipient: Karnam Malleshwari

Arjuna Award Sportsman awarded with Rs 15 lakhs

1st: 1961
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1st women: Meena Shah in 1962 (Badminton)

Athletics: Gurbachan Singh Randhawa

Badminton: Nandu Natekar
Basketball: Sharabjit Singh
Boxing: L. Buddy D’Souza
Chess: Manuel Aaron
Archery: Krishna Das
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Cricket: Salim Durani

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Kabaddi: Shahanand Shetty
Started in 1985

Dronacharya Award Sportsman awarded with Rs 15 lakhs

Wrestling: Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat
Boxing: O P Bhardwaj
Athletics: O M Nambiar
1st women recipient: Hansa Sharma in 2000 (weightlifting)
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Forerunner Organisation: League of Nations 1919

Treaty of Versailles

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International Labpur
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UN formation date UN Conference on International Organization in 1945

UN Charter of 1945 presented

50 countries signed + 1

India included Poland

HQ: New York, Manhattan

Logo: Globe, olive branches
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Naming/Term: Franklin Roosevelt
Secretary General: Antonio Gutierrez (Portugal)
Total countries: 193
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Components of UN
Total 6
1. UN General Assembly signed by all UN members
2. UN Security Council (15 members)
3. UN Economic & Social Council
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4. United Trusteeship Council

5. UN Secretariat Successor of PCIJ
6. International Court of Justice
Estd: 1920
 United Nations Security Council
Permanent members: 5
Non-permanent members: 10 Appointed for: 2 yrs
India: 8 times
1st Jan 2021-31 Oct 2022

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Most no. of times: Japan
B: Britain

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F: France
C: China
A: America
R: Russia

Funds and Programmes

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1. UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)
HQ: New York
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Estd.: 1946

2. UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)

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Founded by: UN General Assembly (at Stockholm Conference)

1972
UNEP + World Meteorological Organization IPCC, 1988

HQ: Nairobi, Kenya International Panel on Climate Change

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Hosts: 9 Multilteral Environment Agreement (MEA)

1. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

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In Rio Summit (1992)

Nagoya Cartagena

Related to: Access Related to: Access

to genetic resources to genetic resources and
hazardous chemical
2. CITES (Convention on International Trade and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora)
Secretariat: Geneva, Switzerland HQ: Gland, Switzerland
Estd.: 1963
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red list

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4. Vienna Convention: regarding protection of Ozone (held in 1985)

5. Minimata Convention: regarding Mercury poisoning

6. BASEL Convention: on control of transboundary movement of hazardous waste

Sweden
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7. Stockholm Conference: on persistent organic pollutants
Netherlands
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8. Rotterdam Convention: on hazardous chemicals

9. Montreal Protocol: on CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons)

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1987

World Food Programme: Rome, Italy

Food & Agriculture Organization: Rome, Italy

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International Civil Aviation Organization

HQ: Montreal, Canada
Chicago Convention

International Fund for Agriculture Development: Rome, Italy

1977
 International Labour Organization (ILO): 1920 through Treaty of Versailles
HQ: Geneva, Switzerland
Currency: SDR (Special Drawing Rights)
International Monetary Fund
Bretton Woods Conference (1944)
World Bank Both estd. in ⑱
1995
1945

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HQ: Washington DC

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International Maritime Organization
HQ: London, UK

International Telecommunications Union

HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

UNESCO
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Estd: 1945
HQ: Paris France
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UNIDO (UN Industrial Development Organization)

HQ: Vienna, Austria

WHO
HQ: Geneva
Estd.: 7 April 1948
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UNCTAD (UN Conference on Trade & Development)

HQ: Geneva
Estd. 1964

UNODC (UN Office on Drugs & Crime)

Estd: 1997
HQ: Vienna, Austria
 UNHCR (UN High Commission on Refugees)
HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

UNESCAP (UN Economic and Social Commissions# for Asia and the Pacific)
HQ: Bangkok, Thailand

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Estd: 1957
HQ: Vienna, Australia

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WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

In Morocco
World Trade Organization

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Estd: 1995 through Marrakech Agreement (1994)

Replaced: GATT (General Agreement on

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Trade and Tarriffs 23 members
Director General: Ngozi
countries
Okonjo Iwela Nigeria
GATT Estd: 1948
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SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)

Estd. in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 8 Dec 1985
HQ: Kathmandu, Nepal
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal,
Total members: 8 + 9 observer
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives
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TRICK to remember members:

M: Malaysia MBBSTVIPL
B: Brunei
B: Burma Myanmar
S: Singapore
ASEAN member countries
T: Thailand
V: Vietnam
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P: Philippines
L: Laos

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ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nation)s)
HQ; Jakarta, Indonesia

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BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical & Economic
Cooperation)
HQ: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Estd: 1997
Member countries:
B: Bangladesh
I: India
M: Myanmar
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S: Sri Lanka
T: Thailand
N: Nepal
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B: Bhutan

SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation)

Estd:
Estd
- by:China and Russia in 2001
HQ: Beijing, China
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RATS (Required Anti-terrorists Structure)

HQ: Tashkent, Uzbekistan

total members: 9
 T: Tajikistan
R: Russia
U: Uzbekistan
C: China
K: Kyrgyzstan

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P: Pakistan
I: India 2017

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K: Kazakhstan
I: Iran
Latest member
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Joined in 2023

ADB: Asian Development Bank

Total members: 68 R
HQ: Philippines (Mandalyong)
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Estd: 1966

European Union
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Estd: 1a
Jan 19581993
November through Treaty
through of RomeTreaty
the Maastricht
Members: 27 BREXIT 2020
HQ: Brussels, Belgium
2012: awarded NOBEL Prize
Has a Eurozone where countries adopt Euro as currency

Total: 20 countries
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Latest: Croatia
Estd: ·
12002
Jan 1999

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation): through North Atlantic Treaty in 1949
Total: ⑧
31 members
32

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2: North American
27
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2: EU
latest: Finland
HQ: Brussels, Belgium

International Solar Alliance

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Concept: PM Modi in 2015 >
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Wembley Stadium (UK)

Launch: India Africa Summit

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Members: 120+
DG: Ajay Mathur
HQ: Gurugram, Haryana Next host: Brazil
Now 21
G20: Group of 20 countries
Estd: 1999 BASIC
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19 countries + EU + African Union

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: theme 2023

B: Brazil
A S: South Africa
I: India
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C: China
From Maha Upanishad
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Members
Argentina Italy
Australia Japan
Brazil Mexico
Canada Russia
China South Korea
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France Saudi Arabia

Germany South Africa
India Türkiye
Indonesia UK
US
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Estd: 1973

G7: Group of 7 countries

G: Germany
F: France
J: Japan

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U: USA
I: Italy
C: Canada

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E: England

FIFA
HQ: Zurich

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Headquarters of Badminton World Federation: Malaysia

Global Innovation Index is released by: INSEAD, Cornell University, WIPO

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HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

World Economic Forum: Cologny, Switzerland

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Headquarter of Table Tennis Federation: Lausanne, Switzerland

Headquarter of World Food Programme (WEP): Rome

Amnesty International is associated with Human Rights

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Headquarter of The International Bureau of Weights and Measures: Servoz,
Siévoz France
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Matc Institute
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Pusa, New Delhi

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2. Central Sugarcane Research Institute
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Coimbatore, Chennai

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Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh R
3. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research

↳ Top most producer of sugarcane

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4. Central Institute of Tobacco Research
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Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh ~
Tobacco was first
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5. National Sugar Research Institute

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Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
6. National Dairy Research Institute
Karnal, Haryana

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7. Central Leather Research Institute
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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8. Central Drug Research Institute

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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9. Indian Meteorological Observatory

New Delhi
10. Raman Research Institute
Bangalore, Karnataka

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11. National Metallurgical Laboratory
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand

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12. Textile Industry Research Institute
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Manchester of India
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13. Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)

Trombay, Mumbai
14. Indian Institute of Petroleum
Dehradun, Uttarakhand

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15. All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi

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16. Central Food Technology Research Institute

Mysore, Karnataka
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17. Central Mechanical Engineering Research

Institute
Durgapur, West Bengal
18. Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research
Institute
Bhavnagar, Gujarat

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19. National Highway Authority of India
New Delhi

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20. National Institute for the Visually Handicapped
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(NIVH)
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
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21. Central for Ecological Sciences

Bangalore, Karnataka
Father of Indian Ecology: Ramdeo Mishra
Ernst Haeckel gave the term Ecology in 1866
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Dehradun, Uttarakhand

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23. Indian Fuel Research Institute
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Jalgora, West Bengal

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24. Central Mining Research Institute

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25. Indian Weather Observatory

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Pune, Maharashtra
26. Indian Institute of Astronomy
Bangalore, Karnataka

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27. Central Arid Reserach Institute
Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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28. National Institute of Ocean Technology
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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29. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing

Dehradun, Uttarakhand
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30. Indian Institute of Soil Sciences

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
 31. National Remote Sensing Centere
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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

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32. Food Corporation of India
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New Delhi

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Estd: 14 Jan 1965 during 3rd FYP

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33. Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering
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34. Central Potato Research Institute

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Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
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35. National Rice Research Institute

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Cuttack, Odisha

36. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

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New Delhi
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Estd: 1958
Under Ministry of Defence ->Dept. of Defence Research
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Chairman: S V Kamat
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37. Indian Space and Research Organisation
Estd: 15 Aug 1969 Suggestion by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Under Department of Space:
Chairman: Sridhar Somnath
1st Satellite: Aryabhatta

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38. National Institute of Oceanography

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Goa

First women director of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research: Nallathamby

Kalaiselvi
Estd: 1942
Present DG
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PM is the president
HQ: Delhi
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CPCL: Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
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National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) HQ: Hyderabad

Border Road Organisation: to maintain and develop road networks in Indian Border for
easy accessibility and connectivity
Estd: 1960
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Under Ministry of Defense

Present DG: Raghu Srinivasan

National Biodiversity Authority estd: 2003

Under Ministry of Environment and Forests
Act: 2002

Board of Control for Cricket estd on: 1928

International Cricket Council estd. on: 1909

Lalit Kala Academy estd. on: 1954

Estd. by 1st Education Ministerc of India Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
HQ: New Delhi

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Under: Ministry of Culture

Founder of Kerala Kalyanam in 1952: Kalamandalam Kalyanikutti Amma

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National Archives of India estd. on: 1891 in Calcutta

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Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization in Shimla is also known as Tangore
Tagore
Centre

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Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)
Under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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HQ: New Delhi

Industrial Development Bank of India located in:

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Estd: 1964
HQ: Maharashtra

National Riffle Association of India was founded in: 1951

National Sample Survey Organization estd. on: 1950 A D

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