Tag: history

The Portuguese introduced cashew nuts to India in the 16th century, primarily in Goa. Cashew trees are native to Brazil, and Portuguese colonialists brought them to their colonies. The Dutch, Danes, and French had colonial presence in India but were not responsible for introducing cashews.

Babur, the first Mughal emperor, laid out the first Mughal garden in India called Ram Bagh (also known as Aram Bagh) in Agra. He introduced the Persian charbagh (four-part garden) style to India. Later emperors like Jahangir built Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar.

Warren Hastings, the Governor-General of India, ordered the construction of Golghar in 1786 after the devastating famine of 1770. This massive granary was designed to store grains for future emergencies. Robert Clive was an earlier figure, while Dalhousie came much later in the 19th century.

Chanderi saris from Madhya Pradesh are known for their fine fabric and weavers historically grew long nails to create slits for spinning extremely fine threads. Sambalpuri is from Odisha, Dhakai (now Dhaka) is from Bangladesh, and Patola is from Gujarat. Chanderi's unique weaving technique gives it a distinctive gossamer texture.

Pavadai Thavani (or Pattu Pavadai Dhavani) is the traditional three-piece attire worn by young Tamil girls before salwar kameez became popular. It consists of a long skirt (pavadai), a blouse (thavani), and a dupatta. Chaniya choli is from Gujarat/Rajasthan, while Churidar is North Indian. Bandhgala is formal menswear.

Hemis Gompa (misspelled as Hempis) is located in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. It is the largest and wealthiest monastery in Ladakh, belonging to the Drukpa lineage. Itanagar is in Arunachal Pradesh, Gangtok is in Sikkim, and Thimphu is in Bhutan (different country).

V.V. Giri, India's fourth President, participated in the Irish freedom struggle while studying in Ireland and was imprisoned for his activities. He was influenced by the Irish independence movement. Radhakrishnan was a philosopher-diplomat, Sanjiva Reddy was a politician, and Nanda served briefly as interim Prime Minister but was not President.

The Brahmaputra River is known as Tsangpo in Tibet and Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh. It originates near Lake Manasarovar in Tibet, flows through Arunachal Pradesh as Dihang, then becomes the Brahmaputra in Assam. Indus and Jhelum flow through Pakistan, while Narmada is a peninsular river flowing west.

The thunchen (also spelled dungchen) is a long horn instrument used in Tibetan Buddhist monastic traditions. It's played by monks (Lamas) in Ladakh, Bhutan, and Tibet. The instrument requires support due to its length and weight.

This is an institution-specific question about Class Representatives (CRs) for the M13 batch. The answer 'Nimisha, Vindesh' is correct for the specific educational institution context where this question was asked.