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Tall Structures in India  Tall Structures in India  Structure PlaceHeight (feet)   Taj Mahal, Agra ---- 561  Gopuram Temple, Tiruvannamalai----290  Rajbari Tower,  Mumbai----260  Qutub Minar,  Delhi ----238  Brihadeswar Temple, Tangore ----216  Gol Gombuz,  Bijapur1----98.5  Ekambarantha Temple Kanchipuram---- 188  Charminar,  Hyderabad ----186  Victoria...

Gate Pillars and Tombs in India Gate Pillars and Tombs in India Name --------- Location  Akbar’s Tomb ...... Sikandra (Agra)  Buland Darwaza ...... Fatehpur Sikri  Bharhut Stupa ...... Satna (Madhya Pradesh)  Bibi-Ka-Makbara ...... Aurangabad (Maharshtra)  Dhwajastambhas ...... Kailash Temple...

Gardens in India Gardens in India Garden ......... City.........State  Brindavan Garden----Mysore----Karnataka  Hanging Garden----Mumbai----Maharashtra  Lal Bagh Garden----Bengaluru----Karnataka  Nishat Bagh----Srinagar----Jammu and Kashmir  Shalimar Bhag----Srinagar----Jammu and Kashmir  Victoria Garden---- Mumbai----Maharashtra. 0 0 0 You May Like: Nobel Prize...

Historical Monuments in India Historical Monuments in India Monument......Location.....Built by  Ajanta Caves---Jalgaon---Gupta rulers  Aram Bagh---Agra---Babur  Agra Fort--- Agra--- Akbar  Akbar’s Mausoleum – Sikandra--- Jahangir  Akbar’s Fort---Allahabad---Akbar  Anand Bhawan–Allahabad---Motilal Nehru Bada Imam-bara –Lucknow---Asaf-ud-doula  Bharatpur Fort– Bharatpur ---Raja Surajmal Singh  Bibi-ka-Maqbara ...

Hill Stations in India Hill Stations in India Hill Station......Height.....(metre)...State  Almora----1,676----Uttarakhand   Cherrapunjee----1,358----Meghalaya.  Coonoor----2,054----Tamil Nadu  Dalhousie----3,397----Himachal Pradesh  Darjeeling---- 2,184----West Bengal Gangtok----1,850----Sikkim  Gulbarga----2,550----Jammu and Kashmir  Kalimpong----1,219----West Bengal  Kasauli----2,200----Himachal Pradesh  Kemangundi----915----Karnataka  Khandala 620         Maharashtra  Kodaikanal----2,194----Tamil Nadu  Kullu Valley----1,220----Himachal Pradesh  Lansdowne---- 2,120----Uttarkhand Lonawala----620 ---- Maharashtra Mahabaleshwar----1,320----Maharashtra  Manali----1,830----Himachal Pradesh  Mandi---- 709----Himachal Pradesh  Mannar----1,160----Kerela  Mt....

Art and Architecture in India Art and Architecture in India Ancient India  Indus Valley Civilisation–Mohenjodaro, Harappa, Lothal.  Mauryas–Northern black polished ware, Asokan Pillars.  Guptas–Ajanta.  Rashtrakutas – Ellora  Kushans –  Taxila  Indo-Bactrians – ...

Indian Paintings Indian Paintings Ajanta Paintings: The Ajanta paintings date back to the 1st century B.C. to the 8th century A.D. and are primarily associated with...

Indian Civil Awards and Honours Indian Civil Awards and Honours Bharat Ratna: This is the highest award to honour a civilian. It is given for exceptional...

Indian Military Decorations Indian Military Decorations Param Bir Chakra: It is the highest bravery award. It is given for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring...

Indian Sports Awards Indian Sports Awards Arjuna Award: It was instituted in the year 1961. It is given to the best sportsmen and sportswomen of the country...

Indian Civil Awards Indian Civil Awards Indian Civil Awards Bajaj Award: It is given to recognize the services of eminent social workers and reformers.  Dadasaheb Phalke Award: It was instituted in...

Recipients of Bharat Ratna Recipients of Bharat Ratna  Year Recipient      Bron Died 1954: C. Rajagopalaachari---1878---1972 1954: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan---1888---1975 1954: Dr. C.V. Raman---1888---1970 1955: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru---1889---1964 1955: Dr. Bhagwan Das---1869---1958  1955:...

Dronacharya Awards 2013 Dronacharya Awards 2013 Awardee------Field 1. Mr Ronjan Sodhi–– Shooting  1. Ms Purnima Mahaato–– Archery  2. Shri Mahavir Singh–– Boxing  3. Shri Narendra Singh Saini ––  Hockey  4. Shri...

Arjuna Awards 2013 Arjuna Awards 2013 Awardee------Field 1.Ms. Chekrovolu Swuro: Archery  2. Ms Kavita Chahal: Boxing   3. Mr Rupesh Shah: Billiards & Snooker  4. Mr Virat Kohli: Kricket  5. Mr Abhijeet...

Dhyan Chand Awards 2013 Dhyan Chand Awards 2013 Awardee Field  1. Mary D’ Souza Sequeira: Athletic  2. Shri Syed Ali: Hockey  3. Shri Anil Maan: Wrestling  4. Shri Girraj Singh: Para...

Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award Winners Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award Winners 2012 Awardee-----Field  1. Shri Basant Singh Roy: Land Adventure  2. Major Ranveer Singh: Land Adventure  3. Col. Abhilash Tomy: Water...

Recipients of Jnanpith Award Recipients of Jnanpith Award  Year Recipient  1965    : G. Sankara Kurup  1966    : T.S. Bandopadhyaya  1967    : Uma Shankar Joshi and Dr K.V. Puttapa  1968    : Sumitra...

Recipients of Dada Saheb Phalke Award Recipients of Dada Saheb Phalke Award  Year Recipient  1969    : Mrs. Devika Rani Roerich  1970    : B.N. Sircar  1971    : Prithviraj Kapoor  1972    : Pankaj...