Had we (British India) stayed united, there would have been twice the number of Punjabi speakers and thrice the number of Bangla speakers.
India would have had Four major Languages : Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Bengali.
Though Hindi/Urdu speakers would have still been slightly more than everyone else, the much greater number of Punjabi & Bangla speakers would have ensured that the Central Government wouldn't have adopted Hindi/Urdu as one of its official languages.
MG University union poll results will be fully out soon.
Biggest news is from Konni, Kerala.
ABVP loses at Konni NSS college in Pathanamthitta as SFI sweeps union polls in NSS college. This college is regarded as AVBP's fortress in central Travancore.
More results soon. (1/n)
Kottayam CMS college : SFI wins 121 seats from 138.
SD college Kanjirapally : SFI wins all 73 seats.
Another ABVP stronghold falls.
SFI wins in NSS Hindu College in Changanassery. SFI wins 95 seats from 125 in NSS Hindu College.
Pudhiya Swarangal : The Unreleased Tamil Film from 1991 starring Devan and Uthara.
Film negatives of Pudhiya Swarangal were stored in Prasad Film Laboratories at Chennai were damaged beyond repair according to cinematographer Ramachandra Babu. Only few Stills and Songs remain.
It was the Only film Directed by Tamil actor Vijayan and produced by Good Knight Films.
Being a very popular actor, he had all top technicians lined up for his maiden venture. Music by Ilaya Raja, Lyrics by Kavinjar Vaali, Gangai Amaran, Editing by V. Lenin.
Even though the shooting of the film was completed and the first copy was taken, for some unknown reason it was not released.
Q: Were they (Harappans) more akin to the South Indians or North Indians of today?A: S Indians
These revelations are part of the long-awaited results of an excavation conducted in 2015 by a team led by Dr Vasant Shinde, an archaeologist & vice chancellor of Pune's Deccan College
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Kottayam in central Kerala is all set to be the new hub of dam safety, monitoring the security and carrying out the maintenance of the 58 dams in the state....