'The Taj Mahal is a poem in marble, a romantic conception of heavenly beauty on earth.' Give a critical account of its architecture and picturesque setting to bring out its two aspects mentioned in the above quotation.

Taj Mahal is a living monument of the perfect synthesis of the Islamic and Indian styles of architecture. The master-piece of Shah Jahan’s art remains the Taj Mahal at Agra, begun bythe prince in 1646 as a tomb for his ..

Discuss the salient Features of the Temple Architecture of Badami Chalukyas and Western Chalukyas.

The Badami Chalukya era was an important period in the development of South Indian architecture. Their style of architecture is called “Chalukyan architecture” or “Karnata Dravida architecture”. The building material they used was reddish-golden Sandstone found locally. They concentrated most ..

In what way, the sculptures at Sanchi Stupa were different from Bharhut?

The best examples of Buddhist stupas are found at Amaravati, Sanchi, Barhut and Gaya. Around 100 B.C., a great stupa was made at Bharhut, in the eastern part of present-day Madhya Pradesh. Bharhut stupa was initially built by Asoka and ..

Among informal sectors, domestic servants are a unique group in India. They are ubiquitous but remains invisible. Highlight the challenges faced by them and factors responsible for these challenges, also suggest remedial measures.

Domestic servant sometimes invariably referred as ‘domestic help’ are people who work in houses, doing works like cleaning, cooking, etc. Ubiquitous – as they are everywhere, even government vacancies are there (e.g. Peons). Invisible – as they are mostly not ..

The reasons for continued lack of participation of women in Politics is deeply rooted into the past and traditional belief system. Analyse in context of India.

Being another gender, compassing half of the civilization, participation of women in various scenarios has always been a cause of concern. Factors leading to poor participation: In Ancient time – Women were kept at lower pedestal and at par with ..

India has the highest number of endangered languages in the world as per the UNESCO. Discuss the factors that have endangered the native languages. Also highlight the steps taken for their protection and conservation.

India is home to a rich linguistic diversity. There are 22 scheduled languages. There are 121 languages which are spoken by 10,000 or more people in India. More than 19,500 languages or dialects are spoken in India. Manuscripts & historical ..

Can the new technologies such as blockchain be used for giving land titles to the poor? Discuss the potential of Blockchain towards better land governance and land reforms in India.

A blockchain is an online ledger that uses data structure to simplify transaction and allows users to manipulate the ledger in a secure way without the help of a third party. Blockchain can be used for giving land titles to ..

Discuss the steps taken by Central Government to reduce the incidents of human trafficking, especially of children and women in India.

Human trafficking is the third largest organized crime after drugs and the arms trade across the globe. India is a major destination as well as source of human trafficking. With a view to tackle the menace of human trafficking in ..

What do you understand by the so called "human-first" or "Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM)" approach in vaccine development? How it can make a difference in the efforts to tackle the menace of vector-borne diseases? Discuss.

Human-first or “Controlled Human Infection Model” is a trial method in vaccine development are intentionally challenged with disease organisms. The challenge organisms may range from wild pathogens, adopted or attenuated or genetically modified. The process involves trials on humans rather ..

While putting emphasis on contrasting political ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and B R Ambedkar's on Panchayati Raj Institutions, critically discuss why the Gandhian concept of "village republics" could not find a place in original constitution.

For Mahatma Gandhi, the village was basis for building a republican society. His concept of village republics was that a village will be a complete republic, independent of its neighbours for its own vital wants. The government of the village ..