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We are students of Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Kolkata, India. We are coming from different home towns and we present a small glimpse of our UNITY IN DIVERSITY. **__Coimbatore My Home Town __** Presented by **S.Karishmaa **Ninth Standard My home town is Coimbatore “The Manchester of south India” is an Urban Metro, Industrial and second largest city in Tamil Nadu State, with a population including suburban area is 2.4 million & a population density of 17779 per.sq km.

**Coimbatore City Map **
 * __People: __**People are Very soft, Friendly, Hard working, Adventuress, Industrius and Entrepreneurs.


 * __Community : __**City population is predominantly Hindu along with sizeable –Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains and Marvaries. In Hindus majority is Gounders, Naickers (Naidu), and Chettiars.


 * __Language: __**Tamil is the major and common language spoken. However community wise Naickers speak Telugu, Chettiars speak Kannada, Telugu. Majority of the People understand English and Speak English.


 * __Location: __**Coimbatore lies at 11ºNorth Latitude and 77ºEast Longitude. At an elevation of 409 meters above sea level, is located 450 km away from Chennai the capital of Tamil Nadu. Coimbatore is situated in the banks of Noyyal River and is close to Siruvani dam. The city of Coimbatore has 9 lakes.


 * __Transportation: __**Coimbatore is very well connected by Air, Rail and Road.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Climate: __**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">I <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">t experiences pleasing weather conditions. Coimbatore winters are mild and the summers are moderate. The mean maximum summer temperature is 34.7°C while the minimum temperature around these months is around 22.1°C. Winter temperatures hover very near to this a mean maximum temperature of 32.2°C and mean minimum temperature of 19.2°C in the winter months of December-January.

Paper industries, Poultry industry, Wind mills, Coir Industry.There are also other industries like Sugar factories, Distilleries, Animal Feed Producing
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Industry : __**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Coimbatore is the Textile and Engineering City of India. It has over 200 major textile mills and over 500 medium and small textile mills which includes spinning, weaving, bleaching, dyeing units, and garment units. Coimbatore is also famous for its Engineering industries, Automobile industry


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Agriculture: __**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Agriculture is one of the main occupation of the people. Cotton, Paddy, Sugar Cane, Coconut, Banana, Onion, Tomato and Maize are the major crops.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Sericulture __**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">is also one of the agricultural activity.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Education: __**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Time and again, **Coimbatore Schools & Colleges** have proved their merit in the all India exams and have produced many eminent personalities.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Medical Services : __**<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Multi Specialty Health Services are available in Coimbatore, which include 15 Major Hospitals specialized in Heart, ENT, Kidney, Gastroenterology, Eye, Bone (Orthopedics), Gynecology etc., People throughout the country especially from East India and Bangladesh come here for the best affordable treatment.

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Coimbatore has produced many outstanding sports personalities, especially in Cricket,Vollyball, Foot Ball, Basket Ball,hockey, Tennis, Athletics and Motor Sports. Coimbatore has a Nehru Stadium for Football and Athletics. Coimbatore is proud of Naren Karthikeyan country’s No.1 formula race car driver, Nirupama vidyanathan, India’s Women’s Tennis star.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Sports & Games __**


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Worship: __** <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">There are over 100 ancient and famous temples, churches, mosques etc.,

** Amaravathy Reservoir ** **Aliyar Dam** **Mudhumalai wildlife santury**
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Tourism: __**__<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">M __<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">ost visited places in & around Coimbatore are Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, Black Thunder Amusement Park, VOC Park, over 10 waterfalls and reservoirs, hill joints include <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Ooty,Coonoor, Kotagiri, Top slip, Valparai, Kodaikanal, Munnar etc.,

**Kodaikanal Mountain View** **Silver Falls - Kodaikanal** **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Perur Patteeswara Swamy temple **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 31pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: center;">Kolkata



<span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The soft grass of the Maidan, the throng of the traffic, the drumming of the dhak, the divine smell of shiuli flowers, the ever rowdy markets, the lazy Sunday evenings at the coffee house, the ringing of the shrine bells at the Kalighat temple and last but not the least the unconquerable spirit of its residents makes Kolkata “The City of Joy”. This sea of humanity is located on the banks of the river Hooghly in West Bengal, India.

__ Foundation stone __ - <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> But this is Kolkata as we know it today. Century’s back, in 1690, a British administrator called Job Charnock arrived on the banks of river Hooghly. His dream was to establish a trade centre for his establishment- ‘British East India Company’. He chose his location well <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">being protected by the Hooghly River on the west, a creek to the north, and by salt lakes about two and a half miles to the east. There were three large villages along the east bank of the river Ganges, named, Sutanuti, Gobindapur and Kalikata. <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Over the past three centuries this area has changed magnanimously. The biggest trade centre in East India became first the trade capital of India and then the capital of India. It was not until 1912 that the capital was shifted to Delhi. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Kolkata is always full of life. It’s an eventful and energetic city. There is something going on round the year - a festival, a wedding, a cricket or football match, a demonstration, a concert or (oh yes), a general strike (bandh). The wedding ceremonies are especially noteworthy. The well decorated marriage hall stands out like a lone shining star among its unprivileged surrounding. More spectacular are the Durga Puja and Kali Puja festivals in autumn when devotees and merrymakers deluge the city with outburst of fun and frolic. Magnificent decorations with colorful lights and loud music make these ceremonies outstanding. __ Kolkata people __ - <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Do you know what gives Kolkata its energy? It’s definitely the people- we the Kolkatans. The reservoir of Kolkata people is very comprehensive consisting not just of Bengali people, but also a number of other ethnicities. People of Kolkata India can be divided into a number of categories, namely, Ghotis from West Bengal and Bangals from East Bengal, Biharis, Marwaris, Oriyas, Anglo-Indians, Chinese, Tamils, Telegus, Malayalees, Gujaratis,Punjabis, Assamese, Marathis, Parsees, Nepalese and Caucasian Europeans. But Kolkata is the home of the Bengalis - versatile in politics, sports lover, intellectual, romantic with a unique sensibility. To them every activity is a commitment of passionate intensity - be it a religious festival, soccer matches, political demonstrations, music, art, poetry reading, eating or adda ( <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">chat  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">sessions). Kolkata breeds culture. Inspite the fact that there are diversities in every nook and corner of the city, at the end of the day every single person living here is proud to call themselves a Kolkatan rather than identifying themselves according to their caste, breed and religion. __ Utility services __ - <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The KMC supplies potable water to the city, sourced from the River Hooghly. The water is purified and treated at Palta water pumping station located in North 24 Parganas. Almost all of Kolkata's daily refuse of 2500 tonnes is transported to the dumping grounds in Dhapa to the east of the town. Agriculture on this dumping ground is encouraged for natural recycling of garbage and sewer water. Parts of the city still lack sewage facilities leading to unsanitary methods of waste disposal. Electricity is supplied by the privately operated Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) to the city region, and by the West Bengal State Electricity Board in the suburbs. Frequent interruption of power supply was a problem until the mid 1990s; however the situation has since improved immensely with seldom power cuts occurring presently. The city has 20 fire stations (under West Bengal Fire Service) that attend to 7,500 fire and rescue calls on average per year. __ Occupation __ - <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> city has a large unskilled and semi-skilled labour population, along with other blue-collar and knowledge workers. Kolkata's economic revival was led largely by IT services, with the IT sector growing at 70% yearly — twice that of the national average. Salt Lake sector V is the IT hub of the city. But recently the recession hit the IT sector badly, and many workers lost their job. This led to the rise of other industries like textile, leather and other food industries. The unemployed people with proper skills are being absorbed into other sectors. Recently many knowledge workers are leaning towards management and business skills. The people have become outgoing now. They take up jobs outside Kolkata too. Biotechnology is hailed as the next booming industry. People have started investing in businesses. The under-privileged children are still to be given the desired opportunities in the field of education. Government run schools are coming up with lucrative offers to persuade the parents belonging to the low income group to send their children to school. Women of the economically backward classes are becoming self-dependent with the development of handicrafts. __ Communication __ - <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Kolkatans love to talk and stay connected. So tele-communication is a vast sector and various service providers work tirelessly to satisfy them with various talk plans and schemes. State-owned BSNL and private enterprises like Vodafone, <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> Airtel  <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular, Aircel, Tata DoCoMo, Tata Indicom, Virgin Mobile and MTS India are the leading telephone and cell phone service providers in the city. Cellular coverage is extensive with both GSM and CDMA services being available. Broadband internet penetration has steadily increased with BSNL, Tata Indicom, Sify, Airtel, Reliance and Alliance being the leading service providers. __   Transport __ :- <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Transport in Kolkata has two unique characteristics. Firstly, the Kolkata Metro, run by the Indian Railways, is the oldest underground system in India. It runs parallel to the River Hooghly and spans the north-south length of the city. The Metro Railways was recently expanded and now it runs from Kavi Nazrul, Garia to Dumdum. Secondly, Kolkata is India's only city to have a tram network, operated by Calcutta Tramways Company. The slow-moving tram services are restricted to certain areas of the city. <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Bus services are run by both private and government sectors. Government is trying to increase the number of buses. Under the JNURM project, new and improved buses have been launched which ply through the streets at regular intervals. Traffic management has improved manifold. Auto-rickshaws used to be a important mode of transport on the streets of Kolkata, but it caused a lot of pollution. These auto-rickshaws have been replaced by 4-stroke green LPG auto-rickshaws. <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Hired forms of mechanised transport include the yellow metered taxis. Companies like Blue-Arrow and Mega-Cabs provide air-conditioned Indicas as taxi. <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Kolkata has two major long distance railway stations at Howrah and Sealdah. A third station named Kolkata has been launched at Chitpur in early 2006. The city is the headquarters of two divisions of the Indian Railways-Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway. The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Dum Dum to the north of the city operates both domestic and international flights. The airport is presently being upgraded to accommodate increased air traffic. Kolkata is also a major river port of eastern India. The Kolkata Port Trust manages both the Kolkata and Haldia docks. There are passenger services to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and cargo ship service to various ports in India and abroad, operated by the Shipping Corporation of India. There are ferry services as well, connecting Kolkata with its twin city of Howrah. __ Cuisine __ - <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Bengalis are great foodies. They love eating. Their authentic cuisine includes Steamed Hilsa (Bhapa Ilish), Chingrimacher malaikari, Daab Chingri, Lamb meat curry, Jhinge Posto etc. The Ghotis always argue with the Bangals- which is tastier? Prawns or Hilsa? But being adventurous by nature, they are ready to try anything from idly, dosa to makai-da-roti and sarso–da-saag, Mexican to Chinese, waffles to crepes and anything and everything that appeals to their taste buds. Bengalis are also addicted to street food like Phuchka, Jhal-muri, Bhel-puri, Batata-puri and most importantly <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">[|rasagolla], [|sandesh] and [|mishti doi] (sweet yoghurt) as desserts <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">. In extreme hot and humid weather people here sought to coconut water and soft drinks to beat the heat. __ Climate __ - <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Kolkata has a [|tropical wet-and-dry climate]. The annual mean temperature is 26.8 [|°C]. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures in the low 30's and during dry spells the maximum temperatures often exceed 40 °C during May and June. Winter tends to last for only about two and a half months, with seasonal lows dipping to 9 °C – 11 °C between December and January. On an average, May is the hottest month in the city. Often during early summer, dusty squalls followed by spells of thunderstorm or hailstorms and heavy rains with ice sleets lash the city, bringing relief from the humid heat. These thunderstorms are [|convective] in nature, and is locally known as //Kal baisakhi.// __ Clothing __ - <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> Bengali women commonly wear saree and men wear panjabi and dhuti as per local tradition, though a great acceptance to the casual Western attire have been found among the people. But during the festivals, the youth of Kolkata again start wearing their old cultural dresses and thus, revert back o their rich old heritage. __    Major tourist attractions __ - <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Kolkata has many buildings adorned with [|Gothic], [|Baroque], [|Roman], [|Oriental] and Indo-Islamic (including [|Mughal]) motifs. Several major buildings of the Colonial period are well maintained and have been declared "heritage structures". Established in 1814, the [|Indian Museum] is the oldest museum in [|Asia] and houses vast collection of [|Indian natural history] and [|Indian art]. The [|Victoria Memorial], one of the major [|tourist attractions in Kolkata], has a museum documenting the city's history. The [|National Library of India] is India's leading public library. [|Academy of Fine Arts] and other art galleries hold regular art exhibitions. __ Kolkata during Durga Puja __ - <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Durga Puja is the biggest festival held in Kolkata. This Puja is merry-making for some, bread-earner for many. All Bengalis wait eagerly for the 5 days of puja. These 5 days of puja brings a holiday from work, a break in the daily, boring routine. But some unfortunate people like the Police Force and Fire-men who strive endlessly and look after our well being do not get a holiday. They are always on their toes to make our lives smoother. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">This Puja is also the Bread-Earner for the idol maker and associated other people who are attached to various other aspects of this festival. Tradition wise Bengalis always shop for new clothes during these months. So shop owners look forward to it too. <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The experience of being a Kolkatan.

Team Members:- 1) <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Sounak Mitra 4) <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Adit Kabra 2) <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Soham Basu 5) <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Mudith Baid 3) <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Aniket Pasari 6) <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> Siddhant Sethia (all students of Lakshmipat Singhania academy, class viiI-b)

__ Bibliography __ - <span style="font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">This project was completed with the help:- The Internet(wikipedia.org, kolkataeducation.com)

** Dhule **
 * An industrial town ** Made by :Lakshya Daga
 * //My hometown is Dhule in//** **//Maharashtra//** **//state in central//** **//India//****//. The city of//** **//Dhule//** **//is the administrative headquarter of the district.//**
 * //The Dhule dictrict previously comprised tracts of land predominantly inhabited by the tribal population. The Dhule district was then bifurcated on//** **//the 1st of July 1998//** **//into two separate districts now known as Dhule and Nandurban, the later comprising the tribal region. Agriculture remains the basic profession of the population in the district. Most parts of the district are not under irrigation and thus cultivation heavily depends on monsoon and rainwater. Apart from Wheat, Bajra, Jowar and Onion the most favoured commercial crop is cotton. Majority of the people in the rural areas speak Ahirani(a dialect of Marathi) language, however Marathi is most widely spoken in the urban areas. Around 26.11% of the Dhule population resides in urban areas. The Dhule district is a part of//** **//Maharashtra//****//’s historical region of Khandesh. Although for agricultural purposes it is now clubbed to Nashik division.//**

Hiatorical background
 * //Dhule became part of the Mughal Empire in 1601, during the reign of Akbar. In the 18th century Dhule came under Maratha rule. In 1818, Dhule was annexed by the British, and was included in the//** **//Bombay//** **//Presidency. Dhule city is a well planned city, and it is believed that it was planned by Capt. James Briggs. After Indian independence in 1947,//** **//Bombay//** **//Presidency became//** **//Bombay//** **//State//****//, which in 1960 was divided along linguistic lines into the new states of//** **//Maharashtra//** **//and//** **//Gujarat//****//.//**
 * //The ancient name of this region was Rasika. It is bounded on the east by//** **//Berar//** **//(ancient Vidarbha), on the north by the Nemad district (ancient Anupa) and on the south by the//** **//Aurangabad//** **//(ancient Mulaka) and Bhir (ancient Asmaka) districts. Later the country came to be called as Seunadesa after king, Seunchandra of the early Yadava dynasty, who rule over it. Subsequently its name was changed to Khandesh to suit the title Khan given to the Faruqi kings by Ahmad I of Gujarat//**.

Business and Economy Ø **//pollution control in 17 categories of highly polluting industries.//** Ø **//pollution control from industries discharging waste water into rives and lakes.//** Ø **//Restoration of environment quality in critically polluted areas.//** Ø **//Bio-medical and management of municipal Solid wastes.//**
 * //In heyday it was one of the big centers for textile industry, with both spinning and weaving operations. Textile industry is still alive here though at much smaller scale than past.//**
 * //[[image:dhule7.jpg width="211" height="127" link="@http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzlon"]]Suzlon Energy, which is one of the largest wind power companies in the world, is presently developing a wind park site near Dhule. It is spread across a vast, undulating expanse. At 1,000 MW Suzlon’s Dhule wind park is poised to take its place among the world’s largest wind parks when complete. Now Safari garden work is under process when it will be compete at that time it will be a remarkable tourism spot of the city.//**
 * //The important environmental laws in//** **//Maharashtra//**
 * //Water (prevention and control of pollution ). Act 1974: Air (prevention and control of pollution ). Act 1981: National Environmental tribunal Act 1995 and National Environmental Apellate Authority Act 1997.//**
 * //State board are implementing the following programmes in Dhule ://**

//The population of Dhule is 17,09,948(2007).// //The people of Dhule are warm, welcoming and are very good hosts. They love to eat spicy food. Their favourite food is Jowar and Bajra roti with spicy chilly pickle. The men of Dhule wear pajama-Kurta and Gandhi topi and the women wear the navwari sari in the dhoti style.//


 * GUWAHATI****,** **ASSAM** **,****INDIA**

Made by-Kasturi TahlaniClass 9d The original name of Guwahati was PRAGJYOTISHPUR meaning the City of eastern light, On account of it being an important kingdom during the Mahabharata period. It owes its present name to two assamese words ‘GUWA’ meaning areca nut and ‘HAAT’meaning market. MUSEUMS: Assam State Museum is situated in Guwahati, Assam. Established in 1940, it is one of the biggest multipurpose museums in the country. The museum has separate sections for archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics and iconography. OTHER FAMOUS SITES. Umananda Temple: Situated on the peacock island in the middle of the Brahmaputra, this temple as built in 1664.This is a Shiva temple. It is believed that Lord Shiva by using his third eye burnt Kamdeva at this place. Every year Shivaratri is celebrated in this temple in great way. This temple island is believed to be the worlds smallest human inhabited island. Balaji Temple, Guwahati: This temple is a recent addition to the religious places of Guwahati.It is situated at Betkuchi area of the city. Balaji temple with striking South Indian architecgture is unlike the other temples of this place. In the evening illuminated by electric lights the temple looks very beautiful. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK. This park is 215 km away from Guwahati, at Kanaro. It occupies around 430 km sq. It is a world heritage sight and the Indian one horned rhino is the main attraction of this Park. Trained elephants are available as mounts for seeing the rhinos at a close range.
 * Guwahati is the largest commercial and industrial city of** **Assam****.**
 * With an area of about 216kmsq and density of about 3935km sq. It is an important halt for tourists before they head to the north eastern cities. The land of the mighty** **Brahmaputra** **and the gateway to northern** **India** **is renowned for its tea and the world famous one horned rhino. the monsoons are** **Assam****'s life blood ,creating a bio-diversity thet can be compared to the equatorial forests and painting the region with shades of green.**
 * // Jaislamer //****__ The __****__ Golden __** __** City **__

Made by-Aditi Kabra Rajasthan is one of the most colourful states of India. Everything in Rajasthan is fascinating-sand dunes,valleys,delicacy of places ,the temples, art and culture. In the north-western part of Rajasthan which is known as Thar or the great Indian desert, Jaiaslmer was once the capital of Bhatti Rajputs. The city is constructed with yellow stones. All temples,palaces,forts in yellow stones. The city is based on ancient route of silk and spices laden caravans moving towards middle-east countries.Jaisalmer fort.Gadisar lake,Patwon-ki-Haveli,Jain Temples are the major attraction. Jaisalmer is also famous for its desert festival being held in Jan/Feb every year. Population-5,07,999 Crops-wheat,bajra,pulses Minerals-marble,gypsum,limestone LEGEND The History of Jaisalmer has a charm of its own. Like all other cities of Rajasthan, Jaisalmer too has its own glorious past to boast about. History of Jaisalmer draws heavily from the history of the Rajputana. The city is said to be founded by one Raja Rawal Jaisal, a Bhatti Rajput ruler, in approximately 1156 A D. In medieval times, Jaisalmer continued to be on the focus of the masses because of its location. It falls in the way of one of the two routes, which connected India from Persia, Egypt, Africa and the west. In the mid Thirteenth century, Ala-ud-din Khilji, the Turk-Afghan ruler of Delhi laid the siege over the city. In the modern era, Jaisalmer was still a tough nut to crack and was the last among the Rajputana royals to sign the 'Instrument of Agreement' with the British establishment. MARKETS There are an endless number of markets(bazaars)in Jaisalmer with a huge variety of items. There are bazaars in each and every lane of the city. The vast range of items that are on display in the markets are carved wooden boxes, camel leather products,antiques.joothies,rugs,puppets,shawls,silver jewellery,mirror work and many more. There are shops in and around the Fort and Havelis as well. You cannot miss the distinct smell of leather emanating from the shops around the market place. Ø BHATIA BAZZAR Ø SADAR BAZAAR __PLACES TO HANG AROUND!__ __Sam Sand Dunes__ is amidst the Thar Desert. It is one of the most scenic spot in the world. One of the most popular places of tourist interest. The beauty of the desert is truly captivating. People enjoy __camel__ rides (ship of the desert) in the desert.

HISTORICAL PLACES OF IMPORTANCE JAISALMER FORT- Built of yellow sandstone.glitters like the golden tiara in the rays of the rising or setting sun. The fort with a high rugged wall has 99 bastions and four gates. It is built of stones which are interlocked without cement or mortar. The sharp twists and turns made the fort invincible JAIN TEMPLES- The Jain Temples inside the fort are beautifully cared for. This interlinked complex of seven temples stands in amass of secret boxes within boxes within the carved casket of the fort itself. There are 6,666 statues of the 24 jain prophets. Patwon-ki Haveli -Patwon-ki-Haveli is actually a row of five interlocking havelis.All built in the early 19th century.It was built by the Patwa merchants who were traders in brocades.

Made By: Sejal Agarwal Haridwar is a important holy city and municipal board in the Haridwar District of Uttarakhand, India. In Sanskrit, Haridwar stands for Dwara of Hari or Gateway to God, 'Hari' meaning god and 'dwar' meaning gate. Haridwar is regarded as one of the seven holiest places to Hindus. River Ganga after flowing for 253 kilometers (157 mi) from its source at Gaumukh, at the edge of the Gangotri Glacier, enters the Indo-Gangetic Plain of North India for the first time at Haridwar,and this is what gave the city its ancient name, Gangadwára, the place where the Ganges descends to the plains. According to Hindu scriptures, Haridwar is one among the four sites where drops of the elixir of immortality, Amrit, accidentally spilled over from the pitcher, in which it was being carried away by the celestial bird Garuda, after the Samudra manthan. These four spots – Ujjain, Haridwar, Nasik, and Allahabad – have today become places, where the Kumbha Mela is celebrated once every 3 years in any of these 4 places and after a period of 12 years,. Millions of pilgrims, devotees, and tourists congregate here from all over the world to celebrate the event. They perform ritualistic bathing on the banks of the river Ganga, which is considered to be the equivalent of washing away one's sins to attain moksha.The spot where the Amrit fell is considered to be the Brahma Kund at Har ki Pauri (literally, "footsteps of the Lord,"), the most sacred ghat of Haridwar. Markets It is almost impossible to leave Haridwar without stuffing into your bags some of the most interesting and well craft item. Some
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 * It was originally a cluster of seven islands. The major island of the group Mumbadevi was passed on to Britishers in 1661 as part of the dowry when Catherine married Charles II of** **England****. In 1665 the Britishers occupied all the seven islands and leased them to EIC.BY 1708 it had become the trading headquarters of the western coast of** **India****. The 1800’s saw the turning point in the development of Mumbai.**
 * India****’s first train journey streaming off from Mumbai to Thane in 1853.**

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