Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, has been named as the World Book Capital for 2017 by United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) in Paris. Conakry is the 17th city to be designated as World Book Capital. At present, Incheon is the World Book CapitalContinue Reading
Alice in Wonderland: is a book written by Lewis Carrol. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole intoContinue Reading
Online Library services to NCERT textbooks. Online service offers easy access to the NCERT textbooks. The service covers textbooks of all subjects published by NCERT for classes I to XII in Hindi, English and Urdu. The Entire book or individual chapters can be downloaded provided the terms of useContinue Reading
“Saraswati Samman” It is an annual award given for extraordinary works in any Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. The honor was instituted in the year 1991 by KK Birla Foundation and is a renowned award in the field of literature. The award consists ofContinue Reading
Encyclopedia Britannica, a reference book in homes and libraries worldwide, will stop publishing the print edition for the first time in 244 years and shift focus to digital versions. The book-form of the encyclopedia first hit the print in Scotland in 1768 and will stop being available after the currentContinue Reading
1. What was the first book in English to be printed in England? 2. Which 2 books do castaways automatically receive on ?Desert island discs?? 3. Who was responsible for the Complete Hip and Thigh Diet? 4. Who created Miss Marple? 5. Which book had to be owned by everyContinue Reading
Name of the Book Author MACBETH SHAKESPEARE MY EXPERIMENT WITH TRUTH MAHATHMA GANDHI THE DISCOVERY OF INDIA JAWAHARLAL NEHRU GLIMPSES 0F WORLD HISTORY JAWAHARLAL NEHRU ROBINSON CRUSOE DANIEL DEFOE THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS SIGMUND FREUD TIME MACHINE H.G WELLS SHAKUNTALAM KALIDAS THE VENDOR OF SWEETS R.K NARAYAN THE TEMPEST SHAKESPEAREContinue Reading
British naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) began drafting Origin of Species in 1842, just six years after returning from his fateful five-year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle (1831-36). Heavily influenced by Sir Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology (1830-1833, a three volume work) and Thomas Malthus’ An Essay on the Principle ofContinue Reading
Earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and shifting of large sections of Earth’s rocky outer shell. Earthquakes are among the most powerful events on earth, and their results can be terrifying. A severe earthquake may release energy 10,000 times as great as that ofContinue Reading
There are 18 major Puranas and 18 minor ones. Classified into three as 'Brahma', 'Vaishnav' & 'Saiva', the 18 major puranas are: • Brahma • Brahmand • Brahma Vivarthan • Bhavishya • Markhandeya • Vamana • Narndeeya • Bhagavad • Garuda • Padma • Varaha • Agni • Matsya •Continue Reading
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