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The ruins of a pre-Aryan civilization have been discovered at Mohenjodaro (Sind) and Harappa (Montgomery Distt. of Punjab) in Pakistan and, as the places lie in the valley of the river Indus, the discovery has been christened the Indus Valley Civilization.Excavations carried out at Ropar (Punjab-India), Lothal in the Ahmedabad district (Gujarat), Kalibangan in Ganganagar (Rajasthan) and several other places have estab­lished their link with the Indus Valley Civilization. It is 5,000 years old and flourished between 3000 — 1500 B.C.It was a highly developed urban civilization; possessed modern amenities like underground drainage, well laid-out roads, etc. The people had a highly developed artistic sense, which is reflected in their paintings on the vases and the gold ornaments. Their pictorial script has not been deciphered so far. Image Source: upload.wikimedia.org…

The San are the people of southern Africa who traditionally have lived as hunter-gatherer, grouped into small bands of 30 to 100. They have also been called as Bushmen but this designation is now considered pejorative.Today, the only surviving hunter-gatherer (San) is found in Botswana, Namibia and Angola. The San population is estimated at about 50,000 (in 2001). They camp only a few weeks at one place and do hunting and gathering over an area of up to 600 sq. kms around the camp.The term ‘Bushmen’ (Boschimanner) was given in the 17th century by the Dutch settlers to the diminutive hunting peoples of South Africa. Image Source: static.guim.co.uk ADVERTISEMENTS: Today, the Bushmen are mainly confined in the barren inhospitable environment of the desert of Kalahari (Namibia, Botswana, and Angola) and…

Environmental change is a continual process that has been in operation since the earth came into existence about 4,500 million years ago.Since then, dynamic systems of energy and material transfers have operated on a global scale to bring about gradual and sometimes catastrophic transfor­mations of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.For most of the earth history, the agents of change have been the natural forces like volcanoes, earthquakes and natural elements of wind, ice, water, plants and animals; all of these have interacted to produce dynamic ecosystems that both controls are controlled by each other (Mannion, 1991). Image Source: minapacific.org ADVERTISEMENTS: About four or five million years ago, however, a new agent of change emerged in the form of hominids (ancestor of ape) culminating in the evolution of Homo sapiens…

An excursion is always full of pleasure, fun, frolic, expectations and excitement. Once our class went on an excursion. The destination was the pleasure Wardens of Injure in Haryana. We were 30 students in all. We were very excited and made great preparations for the occasion. At last the appointed day came and we boarded a chartered luxury bus.We reached Injure early in the morning. It was a beautiful, pleasant and fascinating morning. The cool and fragrant breeze was very refreshing and so were the natural scenes all around, bathed in the golden light of the rising sun. The various birds were chirping, which had turned the place into a veritable fairyland. It was quite a new and unforgettable experience for all of us.We performed a night journey from New…

Free sample essay on A Visit to a Museum. A museum, as everyone knows, is a place, where old artistic statues and weapons used by the kings of the past are on exhibition. They should have been collected from various places for their marvelous sculptural beauty and their historical significance.The Choli period of Tamil Nadu was highly significant for its highly artistic, massive temples and statues in stone and bronze. In the Chennai museum collections of the various statues of the deities like Siva, Vishnu, Durga, Lakshmi, and Kali etc. are exhibited.Behind some glass panes are paintings depicting the cultures of the various States of India. The families of Rajasthan, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karalla and other States figure in the exquisite paintings. They inform us of the appearance…

This is a sample Essay about My First Day at School.I got up early in the morning on this day. I got myself prepared. With my father I started towards my new school.We entered the office where I saw four men sitting behind the counter. My father got a form, from one of them. ADVERTISEMENTS: He filled it. Then we entered the Principal’s office. My father gave the form to him. He looked at the form and struck a bell. At once a peon came in. He ordered him to take us to the staff room.The peon led us to the room where I found the teachers round a long table. My tutor gave the form to one of them.The teacher put my knowledge to test in English. He found…

Every school must have a library. A library is a place where books on different subjects are kept. The school library is meant for the use of students and teachers.Our school has a good library. It is housed in a big hall. There is a separate and spacious reading room attached to it.The books are kept in many big wooden almirahs. Our librarian manages the library. He arranges books. ADVERTISEMENTS: The almirahs have glass panes. Besides text books we have books on travels, biographies, history, geography, science etc.There is a special magazine section. All books are arranged subject wise. Each almirah has a catalogue. One almirah has books on teach­ing and reference books. They are only for teachers.There is a class library system in our school. The students do not…

465 words short essay on A Visit to a Museum. A museum is a building in which we see objects of artistic, cultural, historical and scientific interest. These things are kept here for the public. It is a treasure house of great knowledge. It makes us familiar with the history, culture, civilization, life style, religious practices, art and architecture of the country. It offers a peep into the country’s ancient social, political, cultural, economic and religious life of the people.During the summer break I had an opportunity to visit the famous National Museum of Delhi. The Museum building is majestic and is itself a centre of great attraction. When I along with my family members entered the main building we were stunned to see systematic and well-arranged display of various…

Free sample essay on Visit to an Exhibition. Visiting an exhibition has been my favourite pastime. Whenever there is an exhibition in the city, I definitely visit it. Exhibitions are of different types ranging from books, household articles, vehicles, to aeronautics. I enjoy them all.Last November, I visited the 10th Industrial Fair which was held in Pragati Maidan. It was one of the most impressive exhibitions I have ever seen. The exhibition was organised by Small Scale Industries Department. Traders from different states of India have erected their stall. The stalls were beautifully decorated reflecting their respective state’s art and culture. Articles of different types were displayed on them.I visited the exhibition at 11 a.m. with my friends. As we reached the gate there were large number of people standing…

It was the 15th of August, 1994, the 46th Anniversary of our Independence. I was entrusted with the work of organising the Independence Day celebrations at my school.Instructions had been issued by the Government as to how the Day should be celebrated but I was given a free hand to draw up a programme and to make arrangements for the celebration of this momentous ADVERTISEMENTS: Day. I called a meeting of the monitors of the different classes, and told them that it was our function of the school and we had to make it a great success. Each class was given the job of white­washing the walls of its class-room, paintings its floors and var­nishing the furniture.Our school authorities also gave us full co­operation in making us do this work…