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Rajasthan: Mukundra Hills National Park in Kota is a nature’s wonder

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An incredible mountainous reserve which was once a royal hunting preserve of the Maharaja of Kota, is a national park in Rajasthan, India with an area of 759.99 km2 (293.43 sq mi).

Lying along the southeastern border of Kotal this forest is extremely rich with a wide vareity of flora and fauna. Established back in 2004, this beautiful national park consists of three wildlife sanctuaries including, Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary, National Chambal Sanctuary, and Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Mukundra is one of the most famous and noteworthy national parks in Rajasthan which is a home to a wide variety of species including Bengal tiger, the Indian wolf and the Indian leopard are the major carnivores in this reserve. Prey species include the chital, sambar deer, wild boar and the nilgai. Sloth bear and chinkara also inhabit the area. Reptiles include the Mugger crocodile and the gharial.

The beautiful landscape of this park located in the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests includes four rivers that flow in this region, the rivers are Chambal river, Kali river, Ahu river, Ramzan river along with mountains and hills.

Rajasthan: Mukundra Hills National Park in Kota is a nature's wonder

Mukundra hills national park is open for all the nature lovers from Monday to Sunday, 10.00 AM- 5.00 PM with an entry fee of ₹250.

Raj Mandir Cinema Jaipur: Legendary Cinema Hall in Asia

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The meringue-shaped legendary Raj Mandir cinema hall of Jaipur has been famous in India for ages. It is also addressed as the pride of Asia  and it is there since the inception of cinema in India. 

Owned by renowned Bhuramal Rajmal Surana, Raj Mandir Cinema is known for it’s excellent interiors. Bhuramal Rajmal Khurana’s father dreamed of a cinema hall that would do justice to the rich culture of Rajasthan and the audience should feel like they are royal guests at a palace and are there to enjoy wholesome entertainment. His vision was that cinema should not just look like a hall for movies but should be remembered for it’s elegance and design. And this vision of him provided a theater for India which is iconic indeed. 

It is also the most popular tourist spot in Jaipur as it is considered a heritage theater. The visitors are mesmerized by the rich interior. In the modern times of multiplexes, it is a single screen movie theater famous amongst tourists and locals. 

Raja Ram Mandir Cinema is a worth giving a visit to because of it’s elegant and decent architecture. It was designed by famous architect Shri W.M. Namjoshi and took 10 whole years to complete construction. It could be the only cinema hall which is more famous for its architectural design and magnificent interiors architectural than of the movies screened in it. 

9 stars on the exterior signify 9 gem stones, which is the prime occupation of the current owners of Rajmandir. The lights brights  up the hall like shiny stars in the galaxy. 

World Intellectual Property Day 2022 Theme, Quotes, Poster, History & Significance

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Every April 26, the World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation. The EBNW Story reports..

World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated every year on April 26 to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity. 

Aiming at recognising the huge potential of young people to find new and better solutions that support the transition to a sustainable future, the day extends an opportunity for young people to find out how IP rights can support their goals to help transform their ideas into reality, and generate income by creating jobs while making a positive impact on the world around them.

World Intellectual Property Day History

The World Intellectual Property Day was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in the year 2000 aiming at “raising awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life.

 April 26th was chosen as the day to celebrate the Day as it coincides with the date when the convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization came into effect in 1970.

Theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2022

This year the theme of World Intellectual Property Day is “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future” which celebrates youth-led innovation and creativity.

World Intellectual Property Day 2022 Significance

Any business starts with a concept. Each of the millions of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) existing across the world started with a simple idea that took form in someone’s head and eventually found its way to market. A concept transforms into an Intellectual Property commodity when it is nurtured and enriched with creativity, know-how, and flair, and it will fuel market growth, economic recovery, and human advancement.

World Intellectual Property Day 2022 quotes

“We must always work together to reach new heights of innovation on this World Intellectual Property Day.”

Don’t just wait, dream, envision, take a right step forward. Wish you all a very Happy World Intellectual Property Day.”

Creativity and imagination are the foundations of our society. It all begins with a thought. Have a great World Intellectual Property Day.”

Swiggy offers full time managerial jobs to its delivery executives

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Swiggy will launch its first industry-first-accelerator programme for its delivery executives to transition into full-time, managerial-level jobs with a fixed salary and additional benefits.

“Step-Ahead” is the name of the programme which aims at giving opportunity to those executives who want to move from their current flexible engagement with Swiggy to a dedicated, managerial role, the company said.

“Swiggy is enabling an income opportunity for over 2.7 lakh women and men across the country,” said Mihir Rajesh Shah, VP, Operations, Swiggy,.

With aStep Ahead’, Swiggy is creating a unique opportunity for those interested to flip their collar from blue to white and take on a managerial role,” he added.

A Swiggy delivery executive must hold a college degree, possess communication skills and basic computer knowledge and should have been delivering with Swiggy for a few years to be eligible for the role of a Fleet Manager.

International Dance Day 2022: Know date, significance and history…

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International Dance Day is celebrated on April 29 each year. Here we bring its significance, history and official date…

The International Dance Day is celebrated each year on April 29 to encourage the participation and education of dance through events and festivals held during this date around the world.

The day was created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute ITI, the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO in 1982.

Aiming to highlight the amazing diversity and talent of dancers all over the globe, this Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) had established April 29 as International Dance Day in 1982 

The story of selection of April 29th as the official date is also interesting as it was the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, innovator, and scholar of this art, teacher, and creator of modern ballet.

This celebration aims at encouraging the participation and education of dance through events and festivals held during this date around the world.

English Language Day on April 23: Know significance, history and aim

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English Language day is celebrated on April 23 annually to commemorate the birth, as well as, date of death of well known writer William Shakespeare.

As the result of a 2010 initiative taken by the Department of Global Communications, April 23 has been celebrated as the English Language Day.

The UN’s language days aims at celebrating multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote equal use of all six official languages including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, throughout the Organization.

Centuries back, it was only 3 tribes which conversed in English however now the language speaking population has grown by leaps and bounds.

Although there is no public holiday announced on the day, it is celebrated internationally as the UN Observance Day to promote harmonious communication. Interestingly, World Book and Copyright Day is observed on this day too.

Major cities of India situated on the banks of rivers: See list here

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Ayodhya, Saryu River

City – River – State

  1. Agra – Yamuna – Uttar Pradesh
  2. Ahmedabad – Sabarmati – Gujarat
  3. Allahabad – Ganga – Uttar Pradesh
  4. Ayodhya – Saryu – Uttar Pradesh
  5. Badrinath – Ganga – Uttarakhand
  6. Kolkata – Hooghly – West Bengal
  7. Cuttack – Mahanadi – Odisha
  8. New Delhi – Yamuna – Delhi
  9. Dibrugarh – Brahmaputra – Assam
  10. Firozpur – Sutlej – Punjab
  11. Guwahati – Brahmaputra – Assam
  12. Haridwar – Ganga – Uttarakhand
  13. Hyderabad – Musi – Telangana
  14. Jabalpur – Narmada – Madhya Pradesh
  15. Kanpur – Ganga – Uttar Pradesh
  16. Kota – Chambal – Rajasthan
  17. Jaunpur – Gomti – Uttar Pradesh
  18. Patna – Ganga – Bihar
  19. Rajahmundry – Godavari – Andhra Pradesh
  20. Srinagar – Jhelum – Jammu/Kashmir
  21. Surat – Tapti – Gujarat
  22. Tiruchirappalli – Kaveri – Tamil Nadu
  23. Varanasi – Ganga – Uttar Pradesh
  24. Vijayawada – Krishna – Andhra Pradesh
  25. Vadodara – Vishwamitri – Gujarat
  26. Mathura – Yamuna – Uttar Pradesh
  27. Auraiya – Yamuna – Uttar Pradesh
  28. Etawah – Yamuna – Uttar Pradesh
  29. Bangalore – Vrishabhavati – Karnataka
  30. Farrukhabad – Ganga – Uttar Pradesh
  31. Fatehgarh – Ganga – Uttar Pradesh
  32. Kannauj – Ganga – Uttar Pradesh
  33. Mangalore – Netravathi – Karnataka
  34. Shimoga – Tunga River – Karnataka
  35. Bhadravati – Bhadra – Karnataka
  36. Hospet – Tungabhadra – Karnataka
  37. Karwar – Kali – Karnataka
  38. Bagalkot – Ghataprabha – Karnataka
  39. Honnavar – Shravati – Karnataka
  40. Gwalior – Chambal – Madhya Pradesh
  41. Gorakhpur – Rapti – Uttar Pradesh
  42. Lucknow – Gomti – Uttar Pradesh
  43. Kanpur – Cantonment – Ganga UP
  44. Shuklagan – Ganga – Uttar Pradesh
  45. Chakeri – Ganga – Uttar Pradesh
  46. ​​Malegaon – Girna River – Maharashtra
  47. Sambalpur – Mahanadi – Odisha
  48. Rourkela – Brahmani – Odisha
  49. Pune – Mutha – Maharashtra
  50. Daman – River Ganges – Daman
  51. Madurai – Vaigai – Tamil Nadu
  52. Tiruchirappalli – Kaveri – Tamil Nadu
  53. Chennai – Adyar – Tamil Nadu
  54. Coimbatore – Noyyal – Tamil Nadu
  55. Erode – Kaveri – Tamil Nadu
  56. Tirunelveli – Thamirbarani – Tamil Nadu
  57. Bharuch – Narmada – Gujarat
  58. Karjat – Ulhas – Maharashtra
  59. Nashik – Godavari – Maharashtra
  60. Mahad – Savitri – Maharashtra
  61. Nanded – Godavari – Maharashtra
  62. Nellore – Pennar – Andhra Pradesh

SNDT Women’s University: the first women university in India

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Shreemati Naithibai Damodar Thackeray Women’s University is the first ever Women’s University established in India by Bharat Ratna Dr Dhondho Keshav Kharve in 1916 with the motive of providing quality education to women.

Dr Dhondho Keshav Kharve’s vision was ” An Enlightened Woman is a Source of Infinite Strength” and hence he started, the University with only 5 enrolments to suit Women’s aspirations in the fast changing world.

SNDT Women's University: the first women university in India

The first five women graduated in 1921 from this university. And now the range of college students has been increased by 15000.

The university got recognition in 1951 and in 2000 it became the first university to get high rankings in accreditation in India.

It is probably one such university which offers education from KG1 to PhD students with all the possible courses. In a century-old existence, the university has grown into a multidisciplinary institution by providing professional, technical and liberal arts programmes from Kindergarten to PhD. 

The university is committed to fulfilling the alterations of socio-economic needs, with human values ,social responsibility and quality in activities through vocational and professional courses.

The university Headquarters is in Churchgate Campus, Mumbai and the other two campuses of this university are at Juhu, Mumbai and Karve Road, Pune

Ooty: A Town Of Unimaginable Natural Beauty

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The Queen of hill stations ,”Ootacamund” , known as Ooty, is one of the most beautiful hill stations endowed with extraordinary scenic beauty and pleasant weather.
Towering blue mountains, tea gardens, amazingly awestrickned lakes and many more are the way one can describe the beauty of Ooty.

Located at the tri-junction of three states, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala, it is situated 7500 feet above the sea level.
It is a beautiful small town with calm weather nestled in Nilgiri mountain, which was first founded by Britishers in 1817. It was known by the names of Udagamandalam and Ootacamund, which means “A village of single stone”, but years later people started calling it Ooty in a short way, which is no doubt an alluring name. John Sullivan , who founded ooty, built the first house of one stone Ooty then the hill station started getting popularity with tourists.

God gifted greenery in ooty mesmerize tourists to visit again and again. This charismatic location is covered with rolling hills , dense tea plants, eucalyptus trees and botanical gardens. Ooty is not just famous among tourists, but it is also a lovable destination for Bollywood directors.

Tourist attractions in Ooty

  • Doddabetta peak

    Just 9 km away from ooty , Doddabetta peak is considered as the highest mountain in Nilgiri. From here the alluring breathtaking natural beauty of ooty can be seen. It offers a bird’s eye view of the entire Ooty.
Ooty: A Town Of Unimaginable Natural Beauty
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  • Nilgiri Mountain Toy Train Railway Service
Ooty: A Town Of Unimaginable Natural Beauty
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Traveling once on the Ooty Toy train can be a lifelong remembering event for anyone. This eye-catching toy train provides an amazing experience of traveling through beautiful sceneryto reach Ooty.

  • Ooty lake
Ooty: A Town Of Unimaginable Natural Beauty
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Ooty lake stretches of an area of 65 acres. This beautiful lake is surrounded by Eucalyptus trees and another side offers breathtaking views of a railway line running with toy trains. Beautiful birds flying over the lake are like cherry on the top as they allure the tourist.

  • Thread Garde

    This is the only such garden which is elsewhere present in the World.
    It is a garden full of artificial flowers which has plants, leaves and flowers made up of thread but looks to be like real.
Ooty: A Town Of Unimaginable Natural Beauty
  • Wax Museum-
Ooty: A Town Of Unimaginable Natural Beauty
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The Wax Museum is another attraction at ooty which includes lifelike wax statues of famous personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Gopala Krishna Gokhale, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and many more.

World Book Day 2022: top 10 must read books by William Shakespeare

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Books have been educating and inspiring us for thousands of years hence there is a special day to celebrate the joy of reading book which is observed on 23rd April 2022. It is more than just a holiday because it is a day about enjoying power of Books and encourage people to read books. This day is observed as book day because it is the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. It is being celebrated since 1923 to establish connection between books and people.

Let’s go through the top 10 books written by William Shakespeare that one must go through

  1. Hamlet
World Book Day 2022: top 10 must read books by William Shakespeare
  1. Romeo and Juliette
  • Macbeth
  • A midsummer night
  • Othello
World Book Day 2022: top 10 must read books by William Shakespeare
  • Much Ado About Nothing
  • King Lear
World Book Day 2022: top 10 must read books by William Shakespeare
  • Twelfth Night
  • The merchant of Venice
  • The Tempest
World Book Day 2022: top 10 must read books by William Shakespeare