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The bulk of the larger states, and some groups of small states, were integrated through a different, four-step process. The first step in this process was to convince adjacent large states and a large number of adjacent small states to combine to form a "princely union" through the execution by their rulers of Covenants of Merger.
The protagonist of The History of Mr. Polly is an antihero inspired by H. G. Wells's early experiences in the drapery trade: Alfred Polly, born circa 1870, a timid and directionless young man living in Edwardian England, who despite his own bumbling achieves contented serenity with little help from those around him. Mr. Polly's most striking characteristic is his "innate sense of epithet ...
The Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat. A multi-storey stepwell in Mahimapur Village, Amravati District, Maharashtra. Stepwells (also known as vavs or baori) are wells, cisterns or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a significant role in defining subterranean architecture in western India from the 7th ...
Hundreds of angry people took to the streets in Pakistan-administered Kashmir Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of India's decision to strip the disputed region of its semi-autonomy and take ...
Polly is an eager Mouseling whenever Angelina takes the time to show her some of the basics of ballet. When there are steps she cannot copy them, Polly is happy to make up her own, much to Angelina's dismay. Her catchphrase is "I love you, Angelina!" Mr. Maurice Mouseling (voiced by Simon Mattacks) is Angelina and Polly's father.
Chand Baori is a stepwell situated in the village of Abhaneri in the Indian state of Rajasthan. [1] [2] [3] It extends approximately 30 m (100 ft) into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India. [4] It is named after a local ruler of Nikumbh dynasty called Raja Chanda and its construction is dated to the 8th-9th ...
Polly is introduced in The Magician's Nephew —which is the sixth book in the series to be published, but is the first in the internal chronology of Narnia . In 1900, she is an 11-year-old girl who lives in London, England. She is the neighbor of Digory Kirke 's aunt, with whom Digory and his gravely ill mother are staying.
Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Throughout India's history, religion has been an important part of the country's culture and the Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four of the world's major religions, namely, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, which are collectively known as native Indian religions or Dharmic religions and ...