India and space laws: A millennium perspective
THE LAUNCH of Sputnik 1 by the former Soviet Union in 1957, followed by a similar feat by the U. S., within a few months, heralded the birth of the space age. The development and application of space technology has since made a tremendous global impact in diversified fields including social, economic, cultural and scientific.
Kargil Vijay Diwas:
Sankalp India Foundation is organizing a blood donation drive to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas.
The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict which was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir, came to an end on 26th July, 1999. The day has since been marked as Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil Victory Day) in India.
We organised a blood donation drive to Commomorate the Supreme Sacrifice of the Kargil Martyrs.
Recently i had been to a book manufacturer to purchase books..I was shown the various varieties of books...Books with Hard Cover,books with soft cover,Long Books and so on. The Books in soft cover looked very attractive and the diff in cost between hard cover books and soft was not much...
But ten the manufacturer disclosed one thing..He told me that books with Hard Cover have high endurance and are Eco Friendly because the material used can be RECYCLED!!! But books with soft cover are plastic quoted and cannot be recycled and also the endurance is much lower comparitively.
It give us immense pleasure to say that with the help of all of you the painting for the school is finished. A big thanks to all for contributing to add a smile to the face of the children and give them a neat and tidy environment to study in. When the students returned after their vacations, the surprise was waiting for them. Children were astonish and filled with joy to see their school in new avatar.
Chhatrapati Shivaji died at 12 noon, 3rd April, in 1680 at Raigad, after running a fever for three weeks. It is said that he died due to contracting a disease Bloody Flux, Intestinal anthrox. The funeral ceremony was arranged in Raigad in presence of his son Rajaram, and Soyarabai. After Shivaji's death, his elder son Sambhaji and Soyrabai , fought for control of the kingdom. After a brief struggle Sambhaji was crowned king.
Shivaji was formally crowned Chhatrapati ("Chhatrapati= Chief, head or King of Kshatriyas", representing the protection he bestowed on his people) on June 6, 1674 at the Raigad fort, and given the title Kshatriya Kulavantas Sinhasanadheeshwar Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Pandit Gaga Bhatt, a renowned Brahmin from Varanasi, officially presided over the ceremony declaring that Shivaji's lineage was bonafide and recognized Kshatriya.
Shaista Khan
Toward the end of 1660, the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb sent Shaista Khan, his maternal uncle with a large army to defeat Shivaji in the Deccan. Within three years in 1663, Shivaji had lost most of his conquests to a relentless attack by a well-trained, well supplied and vastly larger Mughal army.
At the age of 17 Shivaji carried out his first military action by attacking and capturing Torna fort of the Bijapur kingdom, in 1645. By 1647 he had captured Kondana and Rajgad forts and had complete control of the Pune region.
Given these circumstances, Shahaji appointed the young Shivaji under the care of his mother Jijabai to manage the Pune holdings. A small council of ministers was appointed to assist and train Shivaji in the administration which included Shamrao Nilkanth as Peshwa (Prime Minister), Balkrishna Pant as Muzumdar, Raghunath Ballal as Sabnis, Sonopant as Dabir and Dadoji Konddeo as teacher. Apart from these ministers, military commanders Kanhoji Jedhe and Baji Pasalkar were appointed to train Shivaji in martial arts.
Shivaji Bhosle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle was Born on 19 February 1627. It was during this unsettled period that Shivaji was born. His birth was in independent country, as proclaimed by his father, Shahaji. Perhaps, that was the main contributing reason for his life long desire for independence. Shivaji was born in Shivneri Fort, Junnar, 60 kilometres north of Pune and about 100 kilometres east of Mumbai. He was named Shiva, after the local Goddess Shivai, to whom his mother Jijabai had prayed for a son.
