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Dr. Dinesh Prasad Saklani is the director of NCERT since 2022. [2] In 2023, NCERT constituted a 19-member committee, including author and Infosys Foundation chair Sudha Murthy, singer Shankar Mahadevan, and Manjul Bhargava to finalize the curriculum, textbooks and learning material for classes 3 to 12. [4]
The 7.6 M w Kashmir earthquake strikes with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless. 2006: February: India's largest-ever rural jobs scheme is launched, aimed at lifting around 60 million families out of poverty. March
Arjun Dev (2 November 1938 – 29 March 2020) was an Indian historian and educationist. He was associated with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) throughout his career. He wrote several books for NCERT on modern and contemporary India and on other countries in collaboration with his wife, Indira Arjun Dev.
He was Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi. [7] Along with S. Gopal, Bipan Chandra, and Romila Thapar, he co-founded the Centre for Historical Studies at the School of Social Sciences in JNU. [8] He was chairperson of the centre for a few years. He was the Secretary and President of the Indian History Congress ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 November 2024. Indian historian (born 1931) Romila Thapar Thapar in 2016 Born (1931-11-30) 30 November 1931 (age 93) Lucknow, United Provinces, British India Alma mater Panjab University SOAS University of London (PhD) Occupation(s) Historian, Writer Known for Authoring books about Indian history ...
[2] [3] It started as an elected body of 95 members elected by 6000 persons on April 2, 1870. [4] [5] The organisation was a precursor to the Indian National Congress which started with its first session from Maharashtra itself. In 1875 the Sabha sent a petition to the House of Commons demanding India's direct representation in the British ...
[1] [2] Upon his death, the then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee said that, "Dr Shiv Mangal Singh ‘Suman’ was not only a powerful signature in the field of Hindi poetry, but he was also the custodian of the collective consciousness of his time. His creations not only expressed the pain of his own feelings, but were also ...
The word Ahom itself may be derived from Shan (śyām in Assamese) or from the Sanskrit word "asama" (uneven, in the sense of "unequal" or "peerless"), [6] referring to its geology which is an equal mix of river valleys and hills. [7] See Etymology of Assam. Bihar (4) बिहार : Monastery: From Sanskrit vihāra ("Buddhist monastery").