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Allah Rakha Rahman was born Dileep Kumar on 6 January 1966 in Madras (now Chennai), India. Born into a musically affluent family, he started learning the piano at the age of four. The pressure of supporting his family fell on him after his father passed away when he was nine. As a result of joining the legendary Ilayaraja's troupe as a keyboard player at the age of 11, he dropped out of school and travelled all around the world with various orchestras. He even accompanied the great tabla maestro Zakir Hussain on a few world tours. He won a scholarship at the Trinity College of Music at Oxford University, where he studied Western classical music and obtained a degree in music. Dileep Kumar later embraced Islam due to some personal crisis and came to be known as A.R. Rahman. He moved to advertising in 1987, where he composed more than more...

India became Republic on 26th January 1950. So everyyear we observe 26th January as a national holiday. The whole country celebrates Republic Day. The grandest Republic Day celebrations take place at delhi, the capital of India. Just as on Independence Day, the Prime Minister and the President of India arepresent on the occasion. There is an impressive parade consisting of the armedforces and also representatives of schools and of GirlGuides, Home Guards and the NCC, drawn from evenpart of the country. They are all smartly dressed and march superbly. All national awards and prizes are given away on thisday. Poets, writers, actors, prominent teachers, social workers and gallant members of the armed forces receive their awards at the Republic Day ceremony. The National TV channel, Delhi gives a running commentary of the Republic Day Ceremony at Delhi Everything is described so vividly that one feels as if one is personally more...

India has made great progress in several spheres. She could have made even more progress had she been able to control effectively the galloping numbers of mouthsto be fed. In spite of all the money spent and the efforts madethe population explosion has been controlled in India. Only marginally. At the time of Independence the population of India was about 35 crore. Now within a span of less than sixty Years, it is poised to triple itself. The main reason for this tremendous increase inpopulation is illiteracy and poverty. The poor illiberal People consider the coming of child a gift from God. The population explosion has created a number of problems such as, housing, food, clothing, medicine Sanitation, education and many other innumerableones. These people also think that if they have more membersin the family, they would be able to earn more as each member would go out to find more...

A radical change has come about since Independent ‘in the Indian Woman's role in society, where women automatically took a "back seat' in all decisions which were made by the 'men7 of the households and she Followed blindly, never questioning, never considered important or intelligent enough to express an opinion. The 'weaken sex' who remained a 'home commoditywhose clearly defined role involved cooking, taking Care of the children, running the household on the money allotted her by her husband, being the ever Patient, ever docile, ever obedient wife and mother. All though pre-partition, women were liberated enoughto step into public life, like Sarojini Naidu, Kasturba Gandhi, Bhikaji Cama, and others encouraged their peers to change the myth that women could not work Outside the confines of their homes, the real radical change only came later when Indian women began to Walk and work and think at par with their made more...

A good neighbor is a blessing as he is hard to find.Just one little experience can make us realize his Importance. He is by your side so much so that he is almost a memberof your family. He is with you in moments of joys and sorrows equally. He is loving/ considerate and helpfulas and when the situation may arise. My neighbour, Mr. Pawar, is a perfect gentleman. He isthe manager in a reputed private concern. He is also The President of my colony's resident welfare association. He is generous and kind and highly respected by the inhabitants of the locality. His wife is a well-educated Sensible lady. She is soft spoken and untouched by any false pride or flattery. They have two children. The younger one is a boy, Rohit who is very naughty and the elder one is a girl, Richa of my age. They both are good-natured more...

Swami Vivekananda (January 12, 1863-July4, 1902), born Narendranath dutta is me chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Sri Ramakrishna  paramashsa. He is credited with raising inter-faith awareness and bringing Hinduism to the status of a world religion during the end of the 19th century. Best known for his inspiring speech beginning with “sisters and brothers of America", at the Parliament of the World’s religions Chicago in 1893, Vivekananda is considered to be a major force in the revival of Hinduism in modem India. In a short span of 39 years, Swami Vivekananda awakened and inspired great many souls that followed his precepts. His most famous statement was "Arise, Awake and Rest not till the goal is achieved." He gave a new direction to religion by transcending ritual concepts of religions and promoted formless and nameless meditative practices like raja Yoga and Spirituality. He is also regarded as one of more...

People have always been gullible where their hair is concerned. It is said that Queen Victoria drank silver birch wine made from sap because she believed it would cure her baldness. And despite icons such as David Beckham shaving off their locks, hair loss is refusing to become fashionable. Hair loss or baldness is not a life-threatening condition, but if it starts to dint your self-esteem, it is probably worth seeking treatment. One of the commonest problems is having fine, dull and flat hair. This generally happens due to use of cheaper products which often contain manmade plastic polymers that coat the hair and leave them looking dull. The solution would be to opt for ha high-end quality products that contain plant proteins such as keratin and soy protein which build up the hair more naturally, maintaining shine. Another common problem is split ends and breaking hair. People who use more...

Here in India we have all the seasons of the year summer is followed by autumn and winter. After the end of the chilly winter, the season changes. Then comes in the spring season. It is called the king of seasons. It ushers in cool breezes flowers, roses and green leaves. The whole atmosphere is full of sweet smell and fragrance. One become'young and buoyant (light-hearted). We can call it as the Season of flowers. The buds bloominto colorful blossoms. There is a riot of colours every where. The plants sprout into big trees. The seeds germinate into rich golden harvest. The birds sing and chirp day and night. New leaves come up Cool breeze blows. The spring season is in full swing Nature is at its best. In India we have all the six season'. Their circle is incessant and endless. They come turn by turn. But the beauty more...

My favourite scientist is Thomas Alva Edison. Now as a child he was considered to be a foil. He was not attentive to his studies and could not pull on well at school. His wise and sympathetic mother, however, succeeds in teaching him the essentials of education, reading, writing and arithmetic. Pressed by poverty, Edison had to work for a living at an early age. But from his very childhood, he was fond of making various experiments some of which madehim the laughing stock of the common people. A kind railway guard allowed him to set up his laboratory and printing press in compartment of the train. Besides selling fruits and candles, Edison sold his ownnewspaper edited and printed by himself: Unluckily one day a bottle broke and Inflammable substance in it set fire to some of the boards. The angry guard put youngThomas along with his apparatus and printing more...

Books are a storehouse of knowledge. All that men have observed, learnt and experienced over the centuries has been enshrined in books. In other words, it is in books that the great minds of the past ages are kept safe for generations to come. Books are our best friends. Even our closest friends andnearest relatives may part company with us in time of adversity, but books always stand by us. They stand by us through thick and thin. They never betray us. When the dark clouds of misery engulf us from all side and we feel helpless, books come to our rescue. We read them, consult them and regain hope and confidence which no living human being could impart. In earliest times, man was uncivilized and barbariansomeone thought of writing and when he joined tin written pages to form a unit, the first book took its birth. Previously, books were more...