Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Indian Institute Science
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a research institution of higher learning located in Bangalore, India. It was established in 1909. IISc is considered as the premier institute for scientific research and study in India, and is typically ranked higher than any other Indian university in world university rankings. Read more
Malaysia- Gunung Mulu National Park, Kinabalu Park, Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Melaka and George Town, historic cities of the Straits of Malacca have developed over 500 years of trading and cultural exchanges between East and West in the Straits of Malacca. Through history, the Straits of Malacca have been a highway for maritime traders and contacts between East and West.
Kinabalu Park
Kinabalu Park, in the State of Sabah on the northern end of the island of Borneo, is dominated by Mount Kinabalu (4,095 m), the highest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea.
Gunung Mulu National Park
Important both for its high biodiversity and for its karst features, Gunung Mulu National Park, on the island of Borneo in the State of Sarawak, is the most studied tropical karst area in the world.
Information Obtained from whc.unesco.org
Monday, April 18, 2011
18 April, World Heritage Day
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy
The academy was established on 15th of September 1948 and was named after India's former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who was the man responsible for creation of the All India Services and also for establishing a training institution to train IPS officers.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy is the Indian national institute for training of Indian Police Service (IPS). Officers before they are sent to their respective Indian state cadres for carrying out their duties. The academy is located in Hyderabad, India.
Wangdue Bridge
From Left: Tower Bridge-London,Wangdue Bridge-Bhutan. Celebrating 100th years and 250th Aniversary.
The bridge consists of two towers which are tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways which are designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical component of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
1857 First War Of Independence
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region. The rebellion posed a considerable threat to Company power in that region, and it was contained only with the fall of Gwalior on 20 June 1858. The rebellion is also known as India's First War of Independence, the Great Rebellion, the Indian Mutiny, the Revolt of 1857, the Uprising of 1857, the Sepoy Rebellion, and the Sepoy Mutiny. Read more
Information and Image Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jawaharlal Nehru & Talkota Stadium
XIX COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Top: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Bottom Left: Talkatora Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, India, is a multi-purpose sports arena hosting football and other sporting events, as well as large-scale entertainment events. It is named after the first Prime Minister of India. Read more
India-Mexico: Joint Issue
Date Of Issue:15.12.2010
India and Mexico, both vibrant and pluralistic democracies, established diplomatic relations in 1950 and completed 60 years. The stamps depicts the Kalbelia dance of Rajasthan, India and Jarabe Tapatio, the national dance of Mexico.
Information Obtained from India Stamps Details
Princely States
From Left: Princely State-INDORE, Princely State-SIRMOOR, Princely State-BAMBRA, Princely State-COCHIN
Craft Museum
The National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum commonly known as Crafts Museum in New Delhi is one of the largest crafts museums in India. It is run by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. The museum is situated on the corner of the Pragati Maidan, facing the Purana Qila complex. It was set up over a period of over a period of 30 years starting in the 1950s and 60s. Read More
Friday, April 8, 2011
Admiral Zheng-He's voyages - 600th Anniv.
Zheng He (1371–1435), was a Hui-Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433. Zheng He was originally named 'Ma He' and was born in 1371. Zheng was the second son of a Muslim family. Between 1405 and 1433, the Ming government sponsored a series of seven naval expeditions.
1st Voyage, 1405–1407: Champa, Java, Palembang, Malacca, Aru, Sumatra, Lambri, Ceylon, Kollam, Cochin, Calicut
2nd Voyage, 1407–1409: Champa, Java, Siam, Cochin, Ceylon
3rd Voyage, 1409–1411: Champa, Java, Malacca, Sumatra, Ceylon, Quilon, Cochin, Calicut, Siam, Lambri, Kaya, Coimbatore, Puttanpur
4th Voyage, 1413–1415: Champa, Java, Palembang, Malacca, Sumatra, Ceylon, Cochin, Calicut, Kayal, Pahang, Kelantan, Aru, Lambri, Hormuz, Maldives, Mogadishu, Barawa, Malindi, Aden, Muscat, Dhufar
5th Voyage, 1416–1419: Champa, Pahang, Java, Malacca, Sumatra, Lambri, Ceylon, Sharwayn, Cochin, Calicut, Hormuz, Maldives, Mogadishu, Barawa, Malindi, Aden
6th Voyage, 1421–1422: Hormuz, East Africa, countries of the Arabian Peninsula
7th Voyage, 1430–1433: Champa, Java, Palembang, Malacca, Sumatra, Ceylon, Calicut, Hormuz (17 states in total)
Zhenghe sailing chart
Information and Image Obtained From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Faroe Islands Postal service 25th Anniv. 1976-2001
Sunday, April 3, 2011
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