Page-2 of Current Affairs - February, 2011
Tibetan Buddhism, Karmapa Controversy and Ogyen Trinley Dorje
Lamaism is another name of Tibetan Buddhism. It’s a body of Buddhist religious doctrine which is followed in Tibet and other Himalayan parts such as Bhutan, Nepal, India’s Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh as well as Sikkim. Tibetan Buddhism is ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2011
Egyptian Revolution of 2011
The Arab Republic of Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. So, Egypt is a transcontinental country. This country is a major power in Africa, Mediterranean as well ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2011
New START Comes into Force
Formal name of the New START (for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is " Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms". It’s a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russia, signed on April ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2011
Jhala Nath Khanal – New Prime Minister of Nepal
In Nepal, the position of Prime Minister was created in 1799 and as per the records, Damodar Pande is considred to be the First Prime Minister of Nepal. However, the first elected Prime Minister was Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, in ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2011
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Passes Away
Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi, the legendary vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition, was born into a Kannada family in Gadag, Karnataka, on February 4, 1922. He was trained under Pt. Rambhau Kundgollar (Sawai Gandharva) of Kirana Gharana in the traditional Guru-Shishya ..