The Indian writer, Dhanpat Rai Srivastava, who was widely known by his pen name, Premchand, was born on 31 July 1880 and passed away on 8 October 1936, leaving behind his modern Hindustani literature. Premchand was a groundbreaking figure in the realm of Hindi and Urdu social fiction, having created the genre. As one of ... Read more
The PRASAD programme was introduced by the Indian government in 2014–2015 under the Ministry of Tourism. The phrase "Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive" is the full name of the PRASAD programme. Themes that are important for boosting tourist foot traffic in destinations and cities are pilgrimage and historical tourism. Although heritage tourism is built ... Read more
The Belize Barrier Reef is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is located in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Belize in Central America. It is the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest in the world, after Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The Belize Barrier Reef is approximately 300 kilometers ... Read more
Parasnath is a famous pilgrimage site located in the Giridih district of Jharkhand, India. It is a holy site for the Jain community and is considered one of the most important Jain pilgrimage centers in India. It is also known as Sammed or Sammet Shikharji or Sikharji. The town of Parasnath is named after the ... Read more
The ancestry of Gangadhar Rao is traceable to the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. During the period of Peshwa rule, a large number of people moved to the Khandesh region. These individuals were assigned important positions within the armies of the Peshwa and the Holkar, and they performed their duties to the best of their abilities. ... Read more
Tihar Jail is a high-security prison complex located in Tihar village, Delhi, India. It is one of the largest prison complexes in Asia and is operated by the Department of Prisons of the Government of Delhi. Tihar Jail was inaugurated in 1958 and has undergone significant expansion and renovation since then. It is known for ... Read more
Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was a highly regarded Indian philosopher and statesman who had a profound influence on his country. During the five year period from 1962 through 1967, he had the important role of being the second president of India. For the span of a decade, from 1952 to 1962, he was the first vice ... Read more
Everglades National Park is a vast wilderness area located in the southern part of Florida, in the United States. It was established in 1947 to protect the unique ecosystem of the Everglades, which includes a wide range of plant and animal species. The park covers an area of over 1.5 million acres and is home ... Read more
Chandragupta Maurya, known to the Greeks as Sandrakottos, had a huge impact on Indian history when he founded the Maurya Dynasty which existed from the 4th century to the 2nd century BCE and set up the first Indian empire. With the help of his mentor and then minister Chanakya or Kautilya (c. 4th century BCE), ... Read more
The UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) App, which was released in November 2017, is an all-in-one mobile app for the Government of India that is unified, secure, multi-channel, multi-platform, multi-lingual, and offers access to a variety of high-impact services (Central and State). The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & IT created ... Read more