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Do we know why and how the Indian Armed Forces Day and Armed Forces Flag Day are celebrated? Read on to know more! The Indian Armed Forces have 4 braches/arms: 1.Indian Army. 2. Indian Navy. 3. Indian Airforce. 4. Indian Coast Guard.  Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and it is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff, who is a four-star general. Motto : "Service Before Self" Founded : 1 April 1895 Headquarters : New Delhi Chief of the Army Staff (COAS): General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC Commander-in-Chief : President of India. Size : 1,237,117 active personnel; 9,60,000 reserve personnel. Role : Ground warfare. Official website : indianarmy.nic.in. Join : joinindianarmy.nic.in. Indian Army Day : 15 January, every year.  Why Indian Army Day is celebrated? Army Day is celebrated on 15 January e...

December 2 is the United Nation's International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. Did you know that slavery still exists today and is probably much closer to you than you realise? Blood and Earth In his book Blood and Earth, Kevin Bales speaks with Ibrahim, a 23-year-old slave who has worked in a gold mine since he was nine. He is dying. His lungs are filled with liquid caused by the dust and bacteria in the mine. As their conversation ends, Ibrahim turns to Kevin Bales and says, 'I want to be remembered. When my story is written and your book is ready, will you send me a copy? I want to show it to others, to show them that I am not completely useless. I just want to show that something good can come out of my life.' So what's the connection to you? As you read this article, you are probably using a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Each device requires minerals – including gold. Perhaps the gold in your electronic device was mined by slaves. Slavery today Acc...

What is it? And Why is it Celebrated? What's so special about this year's celebration? A little History.  The Preamble: First page of the Constitution.  Inclusions: 'Secular' & 'Socialist' Thank You.  Cheers......

Children all around the world need adults to help them, to protect them and to teach them their rights. Do you know what the Rights of the Child are? Every year, 20 November is Universal Children’s Day, a chance for all of us to learn how we can help the youngest, most vulnerable members of our communities. What was your childhood like? Childhood is a universal experience, something every adult across the world has gone through. For many, childhood is a time we are nostalgic for. It’s a time of curiosity, imagination, exploration and incredible development. The fact that you are reading this article possibly means that you had a fortunate childhood that shaped you into the motivated adult you are today – here, improving your English skills. But what helped to get you this far? Who inspired you along the way? For many of us, a special adult helped us to learn and grow as children and led us to love learning. For some, it was a great teacher or wise neighbour. Others had pare...

"Representative, collect ₹20 from each one in the class", said the Math teacher for the copies of study materials she made for the class, earlier.  And this guy was the representative, a cool and knowledgeable, straightforward and calm, not rough though stiff, a kind of a boy who is liked by everyone in the class, irrespective of gender, designation, good in studies or bad in studies.  He tends to follow rules closely which alienated him from others in the class. It's pretty good that one chooses Electronics and Communication Engineering(ECE) stream in which the girls' strength exceeds that of the boys. But when it comes to collecting money or notes from the whole class, it sucks. How can he go to each girl in the class and collect money, it might have felt no less than begging.  "Hey, dude, to whom in girls side shall we handover the responsibility of collecting money?", asked him to his neighbour and friend Thabeth Godson, as ther...

Allama Mashriqi aka Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi(Sage of the East)  and Subhas Chandra Bose are two prominent leaders of the Indian sub-continent. Both of them fought against colonial rule with equal enthusiasm. However, in weaving together historical facts, some historians tend to credit one over the other. No doubt, Subhas Chandras Bose is a freedom fighter. But at the same time, we misrepresent or wipe out Mashriqi’s paramount role in the Indian freedom movement. Atleast now after several years of independence let's know about facts about that have been hidden from the public view. Bose and Mashriqi share many similarities. Mashriqi and Bose were both born in British India; Mashriqi in Amritsar (Punjab) , and Bose in Calcutta (Bengal) . The two men fought for the same cause – freedom from British colonial rule. Similarly, both of them believed that Gandhi’s methods were ineffective in overthrowing the colonial rulers and adopted military tactics. Consideri...

Hello! Everyone. This is Boopathy.       Tax is a compulsory payment made by a person or firm to a government, without reference to any benefit the payer may derive from the government. It is entirely different from fee and fine.But these taxation should not violate any provision of Indian constitution especially Fundamental Rights.           The objective of taxation is not only to regulate the revenue but also for Economic development, price stability, Reduction in inequality, etc.             There were approximately 9 canons in taxation out of which 4 canons by Adam Smith, an 18th century philosopher also known as "Father of Modern Economics"  are very important in proper taxation. 1. CANON OF EQUALITY:[சமத்துவ கட்டளை, एकता का नियम]                           Canon of equality states that the burden of taxati...