Its reyale a hartfeel think that in indian history we are not think and written and to know about such great worrier like Shamsher Bahadur and from this i have a chanse to be come infront of all my indian people who want to know the actuel history and about there decendent because i am from there 9th genration decendent and i want you all the marathas and india want to know about them and where there actuel decendent live

Despite of supporting the British side, after Indian Rebellion of 1857 Jung Bahadur Rana had given asylum to

• Queen Jind Kaur of Sikh Empire
• Queen Begum Hazrat Mahal of Oudh (or Awadh)
• Adopted son of Baji Rao II ( Maratha Empire ) Nana Sahib and his wife Kashibai

Jind Kaur later went to UK to live with his son.

Begum Hazrat Mahal lived the rest of life in Nepal and was buried in in the grounds of Kathmandu's Jama Masjid.

Nana Sahib died in the forest of Western Nepal.

Kashibai who was only 13 became mistress of Jung Bahadur Rana.

Edit : Jung had four wives one of them was daughter of Raja of Coorg ( Veer Rajunder Wadeer ). He married her in Banaras and loved her the most.

https://books.google.fi/books?id=O0aOlkayZnQC&pg=PA86&lpg=PA86&dq=nana+sahib+kashibai&source=bl&ots=cNtO9NNMe5&sig=o7QgVRC_3d0AWUWjSHGRWlJZDyw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjW1Nzj0LvJAhXGCSwKHVtPCWUQ6AEIOzAF#v=onepage&q&f=false

The Treaty of Segowlee/Sugauli (1815)

Signed by: Maharaja Jung Bahadur Rana, G.C.B., on the part of Maharajah Dheraj Soorinder Vikram Sah Bahadoor Shumshere Jung

Treaty of "Peace and Friendship" (1950)

Signed by: MOHAN SHAMSHER JANG BAHADUR RANA, For the Government of Nepal

Sino-Nepal Treaties(1960)

Signed by: B.P.KOIRALA, Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Nepal

The Treaty of Mahakali(1996)

Signed by: Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime minister

Some other treaties with Britain, Tibet and China

Signed by: Bijay Shamser, Chandra Shamser, King of Nepal, Jung Bahadur Rana, Jung Bahadur Rana...

I was reading about Indian history before the British and couldn't help noticing Shamsher, Bahadur, Jung in some of the rulers' names. Many Nepalis still have these as middle names especially Bahadur and Jung. Did Ranas adopt these names/titles from the Mughals and Sultans of that time?

Examples,
Jung : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasir_Jung
Bahadur : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahadur_Shah_Zafar
Shamsher : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamsher_Gazi

1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship

The 1950 India-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship (official name Treaty of Peace and Friendship Between The Government of India and The Government of Nepal) is a bilateral treaty between Nepal and India establishing a close strategic relationship between the two South Asian neighbours. The treaty was signed at Kathmandu on 31 July 1950 by the Prime Minister of Nepal Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana and Indian ambassador to Nepal, Chadreshwar Narayan Singh and came into force the same day as per Article 9 of the Treaty. The treaty allows free movement of people and goods between the two nations and a close relationship and collaboration on matters of defence and foreign affairs. After an abortive attempt in 1952 of the Communist Party of Nepal to seize power with Chinese backing, India and Nepal stepped up military and intelligence cooperation under treaty provisions, and India sent a military mission to Nepal.

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Hi guys,

I recently bought an antique Kukri from the Atlanta Cutlery collection and wanted to ask if anyone could shed some light on the inscription found on the spine of the blade?

Blade after some gentle cleaning.

Inscription on spine of blade.

I've already done a bit of digging about and found a bit of information relating to very similar inscriptions to that which is shown on my example, but nothing too concrete. Any further information would be fantastic.

https://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/05/identifying-and-collecting-the-nepalese-military-kukri/comment-page-1/

>For years the exact meaning of these inscriptions eluded collectors and perplexed linguists who were repeatedly asked to translate them.  Only in the last few years have we gotten a good idea of what they actually say.  The first part of the riddle to be cracked was the introductory prefix.  Collectors figured out that this prefix never changed and a rough translation of it came out to be “Thrice Honored Chandra” or “Three Shrii Chandra,” a reference to Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana who ruled Nepal from 1901-1929.  It was also clear that all of the inscriptions ended with a series of numbers, but their interpretation was unknown.
>
>The real problem lay between the honorifics and the numbers.  A set of two or three different letters (that made little or no sense when strung together as a word) was usually placed between the other elements.

Thanks!

Early History

Much of the early history of Nepal is unknown. The earliest known rule of Nepal was by the Kirata Kingdom. Afterwards there was rule by the Licchavi Kingdom, and later the Malla Kingdom.

1201 = the Malla Kingdom is established.

1482 = King Jayayakshya Malla dies and divides Nepal among his sons. The primary three kingdoms in Nepal are now: Kantipur, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur. Also there are around 50 smaller states that exist in Nepal before unification.

The Gorkha Kingdom

1559 = Gorkha Kingdom is established by King Dravya Shah as a tiny state in Nepal.

1570 = Purna Shah, son of Dravya Shah, becomes King.

1606 = Ram Shah, son of Purna Shah, becomes King. the Kingdom was expanded under his reign, but still remained small.

1636  = Dambar Shah, son of Purna Shah, becomes King.

1645 = Krishna Shah, son of Dambar Shah, becomes King.

1661 = Rudra Shah, son of Krishna Shah, becomes King.

1673 = Prithvipati Shah, son of Rudra Shah, becomes King.

1716 = Nara Bhupal Shah, grandson of Prithvipati Shah, becomes King. the King attempts to expand the Kingdom but is unsuccessful in battle.

1743 = Prithvi Narayan Shah, son of Nara Bhupal Shah, becomes King. he conquers Nepal over the next 25 years.

The Unification of Nepal

1743 = failed attempt by the Gorkha Kingdom to conquer Nuwakot, a protectorate of the Kingdom of Kantipur.

1746 = the Gorkha Kingdom conquers Nuwakot.

1757 = failed attempt by the Gorkha Kingdom to conquer Kirtipur, a protectorate of the Kingdom of Lalitpur.

1764 = second failed attempt by the Gorkha Kingdom to conquer Kirtipur.

1767 = Battle of Kirtipur. the Gorkha Kingdom conquers Kirtipur.

1768 = Battle of Kathmandu. the Gorkha Kingdom conquers the Kingdom of Kantipur. Battle of Lalitpur. the Gorkha Kingdom conquers the Kingdom of Lalitpur.

1769 = Battle of Bhaktapur. the Gorkha Kingdom conquers the Kingdom of Bhaktapur.

The Kingdom of Nepal

1768 = the Kingdom of Nepal is established under King (dictator) Prithvi Narayan Shah.

1775 =

A historic battle was fought on the plains of Panipat 261 years ago today. The fierce encounter involved the Deccani Marathas who were on the pinnacle of their territorial expansion against the Afghans. The Afghan forces, under Ahmed Shah Durrani, defeated the Maratha Confederacy.

The Prelude

The Marathas' desperate hunt for allies had begun when they left the Deccan, in charge of Sadashiv Rao Bhau. Rajputs stood aloof. They hadn't forgotten the previous misdeeds of the Marathas in Rajputana. Bhau fully expected that Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh and son of Safdar Jung, would join him and asked Govind Pant to ensure that this happens. Malhar Rao Holkar helped Safdar Jung against the Bangash of Farrukhabad. Bhau expected that Shuja wouldn't forget the fact that Marathas were his old allies and being Shia made Durrani and his allies his natural foe. On 21 May, Bhau sent Shamji Raghunath as his envoy to meet Shuja. Bhau offered him the post of vizier under Shah Alam II’s emperorship. Eventually, Durrani too promised him the same. Meanwhile, Najib Khan approached Shuja and gained his support.

For two and a half months, the two armies stood face to face, obstructing roads to their respective homes. The Marathas blocked the path to Kabul and the Afghans likewise Pune. The campaign had always been difficult for Sadashiv Rao Bhau's men; they had failed to secure any possible allies in this struggle, and because they were so far away from their home stronghold Deccan, procuring supplies proved to be a challenging business. The Maratha force began to starve, and Bhau (Maratha commander of the expedition) resolved to fight the Afghans on January 14, 1761.

The Battle

The plan of the Marathas was to defeat the Afghans and to proceed towards the Mughal capital. The Marathas stormed into the combat with furious boldness, Ibrahim Khan Gardi, the Maratha artillery men wreaking devastation on the Afghan right-wing, completely destroyed it. Bhau and Vishwas Rao Peshwa (nominal campaign leader, son of Nana Saheb Peshwa) with their contingents subsequently stormed towards the centre of the Afghans, resulting in severe fighting in which the Afghans were once again on the back foot. Sir Jadunath Sarkar narrates the occurrence in the following way:

>A thunderous roar of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ rent the air and a vast cavalcade of 13,500 men heaved tumultuously like some gigantic billow of the ocean and dashed in the resistless sweep on the Durrani (Afghani) centre.

Becau

Everyone has heard and repeated this memorable Big B dialog “Hum Jahan Khade Hote Hai, Line Wahan Se Shurru Hoti Hai” from the movie Kaalia. Only a few remember that the dialog was actually delivered by side actor and token “Foreigner Bad Guy" Bob Christo to another supporting actor Ram Sethi. Christo unleashes this iconic dialog in his accented Hindi as he steps in to snatch the prison food from Sethi who is next in the queue at lunch. When he pushes Sethi to the ground, Kaalia played by a towering Big B enters the frame and introduces himself as "Hum Bhi Woh Hai Jo Kissi Ke Peeche Nahin Khade Hote, Jahaan Khade Hote Hai Line Wahi Se Shurru Hoti Hai”. Big B’s fantastic presence, voice and delivery has made this one of his most iconic dialogs while Bob Christo disappeared into oblivion in the pages of Bollywood’s history.

There are countless such performers with recognizable faces but forgotten names. Some were lucky to have memorable moments like Viju Khote as “Kaalia", MacMohan as “Sambha” in Sholay, Mukri as “Nathulal” in Sharaabi, Iftekhar as a cop and Keshto Mukherjee as a Drunkard in every 60s and 70s movie. Most disappeared into the background as the fans got blinded by the intense brightness of the movie’s stars. Only a handful of these Junior Artists AKA Side Actors AKA Supporting Actors AKA Background Performers AKA Cast Members AKA Extras AKA Atmosphere AKA Aloo were able to break through the thick glass separating them from the stars to become “Character Actors”. Mehmood rose from his role of a Peanut Seller in “Do Bigha Zameen”, Pickpocket, Henchman, Bus Conductor in several others to becoming one of the highest paid actor, producer directors of the 60s who gave a struggling actor like Amitabh Bachchan his first break as leading actor in “Bombay to Goa”. Nawaz started his career as Goon in police custody in Aamir's "Sarfarosh”, Pankaj Tripathi was a crony in Ajay Devgn’s Apaharan and Sanjay Mishra stood next to Big B in a Mirinda commercial and was a Harmonium Player in his debut feature, SRK's “Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India”. 25 years later Sanjay Mishra’s “Har Kisse Ke Hisse: Kaamyaab” pays tribute to all such actors who were essential in creating the true atmosphere and soul of Indian movies.

Har Kisse Ke Hisse: Kaamyaab (2018)
Directed by Hardik Mehta
Produced by Gauri Khan, Manish Mundra and others
Starring - Sanjay Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal, Sarika Singh, Isha Talwar, Avtar Gill, Lilliput, Birbal, Manmauji, Anil Nagr

Hello, usually I am writing about the Axis Minors and specifically Bulgaria. But as I feel day by day that decisions will have to take a rule in the building of the focus tree in order to make it better, I have put that project in the background once again in order to look for other places and take into account the content of the new DLC: the return of the Kaiser...in Nepal.

I understand that you now think either that this is another stupid alt history mod. But now I am simply talking about the only true Kaiser of that era: Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, son of a previous prime minister of Nepal. The one Nepal starts with at the beginning of the game being the cousin of the father of Kaiser Rana. In fact all of the military advisors I have identified were named "Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana" as they were related to the various Prime Ministers. Even the leader of the people's front fighting the clanic autocracy of the Ranas was a member of that family himself! This will be the subject of at least one idea, it will probably ease the recruiting of military advisors but should have crippling consequences in other areas, even if nothing is settled yet.

Secondly Nepal should have the best mountaineers in the game, the Gurkhas should be a key element of the miltary, even if that army will not be strong due to the low recruitable population.

One key difficulty will be the creation of a post Rana high command, if that's possible. The problem is that identifying lower echelon of the military hierarchy is often much more difficult. One last thing: the title mentionned above was a joke on the "Man in the High Castle" and the Kaiser of the east.

About Tibet: I have two generals and a few politicians, enough for vanilla but as you know I like to search for more relevant people. Still the lack of fascists and the little penetration of communism in Tibet (despite the accusation of one tibetan politician to prepare a communist coup, maybe to get rid of him) prepare me to do concessions on my ideologically tied advisors rules.

I will of course consider any suggetions.

The Man!

The Legend!

Note that while Paradox wakes the tiger, this man makes a rug out of it.

Other early screenshots

Hello! My name is Rylock, and today I’m bringing you a high-level overview of the changes coming with the India Rework - which I started working on not long after the completion of the Canada Rework not long ago. I did the current version of India, which was one of my first projects on the team… and, really, was a more-or-less direct translation of India as it existed in Darkest Hour. It functions well enough, which is why it has sat there ever since, but its code is getting dated and there were always issues with its lore - mainly an avoidance of dealing with any of the religious tensions that existed in the area and some questionable choices regarding the leading figures involved. So it’s high time for an update!

This PR will just run you through the changes to the region’s lore and then touch on an overview for each of the countries. We’ll run through each one in a more in-depth fashion in future PR’s, not to fear.

The New India Lore

The historical basis for how British India fell apart is still roughly the same: following the British losses in the Great War, forces in India were too depleted to deal with a surge of protests - largely by disparate nationalist and socialist groups who saw an opportunity. The unrest was enough that the British government elected to not pass the Government of India Act in early 1919. The move was regarded by British administrators in India as a foolish move, and they proved correct. Unrest intensified, culminating in the Amritsar Massacre of April, 1919.

This proved a flashpoint for a widespread Indian revolt. With the British government still fighting against Germany, reinforcements were not forthcoming - Governor General Rufus Isaacs was forced to declare a state of emergency. The one thing the colonial government had in its favor was that the rebels were disorganized groups and interests who fought against each other as much as against the British. This changed in 1921. Fearing that an official end to the war with Germany would bring the reinforcements Isaacs so desperately needed, the Indian National Congress formed a coalition that brought together Muslims, socialists, and nationalists, and with the blessing of spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi.

It is at this point that the revolt transitioned into an actual civil war. The INC proved a sorely-needed organizing force that was able to push the British out of Bengal and then Central India over the next several years. The coalition had its periods of instability, mos

Quotes from Bhagwanji's discourse

1. I have undergone complete Metamorphosis. The biggest asset of my life is sacrifice. I am not a great man, so I do not need biography.[11]
2. To understand a man you have to understand the bedrock on which he stands and his works. My most and only beloved mother was a direct initiated disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhamsa Deva. My Governor, first tutor guardian gave me a missionary sacrificing zeal and all fighting, all overcoming stamina....I have never played false with myself[11].
3. If anybody ascribes that he is an authority on me, I would call him a darned fool. Know yourself first then try to know others.[11]
4. If Bengal hopes that she will get back "him" – that is a mistake. "He" is dead, Bengal has killed "him".[11]
5. I am just a Will-o'-the-wisp...It is born, does it work, runs around, stays still for a while, vanishes from one place and then, shows up at another place. It manifests itself but cannot be caught. I am just not here. I have no existence[11].
6. Very strange are you and your government that they constitute ‘loaded dice commissions’ over and again just to know, whether he is dead or not! You all are the reason behind this. Populus Vult Decipi – You All People Wish To Be Fooled[11]
7. My real identity is that I am a dust particle of Bengal. My false identity is Frankenstein, which I neither did want nor deserved. You have raised this Frankenstein and now feelers are being sent to him. It is too late[11].
8. Indian politics. Ugh. It stinks. Statesmen are a rarity everywhere. But in India there is no Statesman[11].
9. It is God's truth and take it from the horse's mouth, Communism shall die at the place of its birth. Even Gods have not the power to nullify these solemn words. But you must pay the price[[11]](https://en.wikipedia.org/

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###Updates since posting

• No Way Home Cast Updated
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• Hawkeye Cast Updated
• Untitled Scarlett Johansson Project added
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#Legends - 8th January 2021

###Status: Currently Streaming; Intermittent Releases

Platform: Disney+

##Synopsis

Post-Investors' Day, Marvel announced a new series focused on iconic moments and characters of the MCU, premiering before their relevant shows and movies to catch-up on the important moments.

The series began streaming on 8th January 2021, and episodes will be released indefinitely ahead of future Marvel projects.

##Episodes

• Wanda Maximoff
• Vision
• Falcon
• The Winter Soldier
• Sharon Carter
• Baron Zemo
• Loki
• The Tesseract/Space Stone
• Black Widow
• Peggy Carter
• The Avengers Initiative
• The Ravagers
• The Ten Rings
• Hawkeye (12th November)

#Assembled

###Status: Currently Streaming; Intermittent Releases

Platform: Disney+

An in-depth look at MCU movies and T.V shows, a comprehensive documentary series streaming on Disney+ that chronicles the creation of Marvel Studios' thrilling new shows and theatrical releases.

This series began streaming on 12th March 2021, a week after WandaVision's final episode was released, and episodes will be released indefinitely after select Marvel Studios properties release.

##Episodes

• The Making of WandaVision
• The Making of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
• The Making of Loki
• The Making of Black Widow
• The Making of What If...?
• The Making of Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings
• The Making of Hawkeye

#Hawkeye - November 24th 2021 (6 Episodes)

###Status - Wrapped; First 2 Episodes streaming on November 24th

Platform: Disney+

^(**Wo

Hi, Many of you in the past has given us various ideas and suggestions regarding our Ask Me Anything series, some of which we could implement, some we couldn't. We would like to invite you again to give us feedback on the recent AMA with Tarek Fatah and in general what else do you want to see or implement. If you know and want to suggest any celeb or want to do a casual AMA yourself Modmail us or PM mods.

Also Check out our past AMA list

Celebs AMA's

1. Tarak Fatah - Journalist & Writer

2. Abhijit Iyer-Mitra - Defence & Foreign Policy analyst

3. [Dhruv Rathee] (https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/85jh3b/hey_rindiaspeaks_im_dhruv_rathee_ama/) - Youtuber

4. [Praveen Mohan] (https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/8inc6u/i_am_praveen_mohan_who_found_proof_of_advanced/) - Youtuber

5. Shaunak Agarkhedkar - Author

6. Rahul Roushan - Founder, Opindia

7. Sorabh Pant - Comedian EIC

8. Sapan Saxena - Writer

9. Anupam Sinha - Creator of comic superheroes (Super Commando Dhruv)

10. Chet Jain - Founder, Crowder

11. Anand Ranganathan - Journalist & Writer, Swarajya

12. [Nupur Sharma] (https://www.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/889zop/hi_indiaspeaks_this_is_nupur_sharma_editor/) - Editor, Opindia

13. Vikram Sampath - Historian & Founder, Banglore Literature Festival

14. Gurman Bhatia - Journalist, Reuters

Casual AMA's:

1. [Pashtun separ

##GROUP A - ROUND 4

Match 58: Andhra vs Himachal at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, BKC, Mumbai

Himachal won the toss and chose to field

Andhra won by 30 runs

Stats:

• 4th List A ton for Srikar Bharat (55 innings, 5 fifties)

• 2nd List A ton for Ashwin Hebbar (35 innings, 4 fifties)

• Highest List A score for Srikar Bharat

• 12th List A fifty for Rishi Dhawan (87 innings, 1 ton)

• 14th List A fifty for Prashant Chopra (81 innings, 4 tons)

• 2nd highest 1st innings and 5th highest total for Andhra (highest total is 385/6 vs Goa in 2011-12)

• 4th highest 2nd innings total for Himachal (highest 2nd innings total is 351 all out vs Maharashtra in 2016-17)

Match 59: Gujarat vs Vidarbha at Cricket Club of India, Mumbai

Vidarbha won the toss and chose to field

Gujarat won by 46 runs

Stats:

• Maiden List A ton for Saurav Chauhan (2 innings)

• Maiden List A ton for Het Patel (5 innings)

• 5th List A ton for Ganesh Satish (79 innings, 18 fifties)

• Maiden List A fifty for Aditya Sarwate (14 innings)

• Highest total for Gujarat

• Highest 2nd innings total and 4th highest total for Vidarbha (highest total is 350/6 vs Hyderabad in 2017-18)

Match 60: Odisha vs Jammu and Kashmir at Dadoji Konddev Stadium, Thane

Odisha won the toss and chose the field

Hello everyone, Alpinia here, and I'm proud to bring to you one of the largest updates to Kaiserreich so far - 0.18 'Forest Brothers'. The new reworked nations brought to you this time around are none other than Bhutan, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Wales and White Ruthenia. But of course, it doesn't stop there, with a whole host of literally hundreds of other additions, improvements and fixes, as detailed in the full patch notes enclosed.

For some of the more prominent changes, check out the abridged patch notes below.

Changes

Notable Additions

• Kaiserreich now has its own implementation of Player-Led Peace Conferences and the State Transfer Tool. These can be activated via game rules, though if you are in debug mode then the State Transfer Tool is available by default. Note that, if you decide to use the PLPC or STT mods anyhow, it won’t break anything - you just won’t get our updates to them.
• Japan’s intervention in China has been modified to be more in line with the vanilla version.
• Japan’s "Fading Sun" peace mechanic with China has now been changed. Russia and China are dealt with by separate scripted peace events, and Japan has different levels of surrender ranging from minor defeat to total capitulation - they no longer lose their faction and all ability to declare war the moment Korea and Manchuria are occupied.
• Total download size of the base mod has been reduced by ~50%, thanks to standardising most gfx to .png format.
• The remainder of the former rework to Kaiserreich’s naval system has now been removed, bringing the naval system fully in line with vanilla's, save for names.

New Focus Trees

• Estonia
• Latvia
• Wales

Reworked/Expanded Focus Trees

• Bhutan
• Lithuania
• Belarus/White Ruthenia

Tweaked Focus Trees

• Independent Belgium (Foreign Policy)
• French Republic (If Germany has fallen before they return to the Métropole)

New Events

• If the Reichspakt dissolves, a German-puppet Brittany will now seek to rejoin the rest of France.
• The Commune of France can now demand Dunkirk from Belgium if the latter asks for an alliance.
• Added peace events between Yunnan and German East Asia, Vietnam & Indochina.
• Added events for the Sino-Japanese War.
• Added some flavour events for the League of Eight Provinces and Liangguang.
• Added an event for Legation Cities upon the end of the American Civil War and some flavour events.
• Added some events regarding the Romanian annexation of Alföld.
• Added an event for Shandong v

When the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award was established in 1969 to honor one exceptional artist every year for their outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema, the first recipient was the First Lady of Indian cinema. Not only was Devika Rani the first leading lady superstar of India but instrumental in launching the careers of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Ashok Kumar, Madhubala and Mehmood to name a few through her studio “Bombay Talkies”. Such was her charisma, fame and power that her name used to feature prominently above all others and even above the movie’s title on its posters. Her acting style, beauty and power was enough to dub her the Indian Greta Garbo.

Born in a distinguished family of Army chiefs, Chief Justices, Surgeon generals and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, she met her future husband and producer-actor Himanshu Rai in London and joined his team as art director and costume designer. They both travelled to Germany to learn filmmaking techniques from the likes of the legendary Fritz Lang. Himanshu married Devika and started work on their first movie together as a couple named “Karma”. Karma was the first Indian movie made in English and Hindi at the same time. Its English version was highly acclaimed and a big success in England on release in 1933. It was so ahead of its time that it featured a never equalled iconic 4 min kiss on screen between Devika and Himanshu. Devika sang India’s first English song in a movie in “Karma”. However the Hindi version of the movie didn’t receive the same amount of acclaim and popularity. After the success of its English version, BBC invited Devika Rani to play a role in their first ever television broadcast in 1933 and she also inaugurated their first short wave radio transmission to India.

Himanshu and Devika returned to India in 1934 to set up India’s most progressive and well equipped studios named Bombay Talkies and launched their first movie, a thriller which was shot entirely on a train called “Jawani Ki Hawa” starring Devika Rani and Najm-Ul-Hassan. During the shooting of the movie Devika and Hassan became romantically involved and eloped when their next movie “Jeevan Naiya” was being shot. The movie’s production got halted after their elopement and a friend and assistant to Himanshu Rai named Sashadhar Mukherjee (Eventual head of the Mukherjee clan) managed to trace and convince Devika Rani to see reason and return to her husband in the interest of her social standing

The South Col, Mount Everest, Nepal, May 6th, 1970

Yūichirō Miura becomes the first person to ski down Mount Everest. He descends the 4,000 foot tall South Col in just 140 seconds. It is not particularly graceful. Less than a minute into his descent, he falls over, and what occurs afterwards is hardly skiing at all, just sliding down the ice. He loses a ski. His parachute does little to slow him down. But 4,000 feet down the mountain, he hits a rock, goes flying thirty feet, and lands safely in the Western Cwm.

 

Kathmandu, Nepal, May 12th, 1970

Narayanhiti Palace is usually rather desolate. Perhaps it is simply because the palace is new, but Crown Prince Birendra is by all accounts a man of simple pleasures. He does not enjoy being disturbed while he is sleeping. And unlike his father, he seems almost disturbed by the gaudiness of royal life. His home does not teem with servants.

Today, the Crown Prince’s sleep has likely been disturbed. It is also likely that no servant will walk the grounds of Narayanhiti Palace for a long time.

Bullet holes are fixable, of course, but a lack of royal inhabitants presents greater difficulties.

 

It is not altogether unusual to see troops on the street in Kathmandu these days. If they start clearing the streets, it might raise some eyeballs. If they start shooting each other, it might even count as an interesting day.

 

 

Early in the morning, two companies of the Shree Khadga Dal Battalion assaulted the various royal palaces of the Nepalese monarchy and the national radio station of Nepal. After having seized the radio station, the commanders of the revolt declared their intention to overthrow Nepal’s semi-authoritarian Panchayat governing system and restore the pre-1962 democratic order. Meanwhile, the rebel troops were battling the royal guards of the Shree Gorkah Bahadur Battalion. At the Narayanhiti Palace, the rebels overrun the defenses, killing Crown Prince Birendra in the chaos. Meanwhile, the rebels succeeded in taking the Singha Durbar Palace, forcing King Mahendra, already in poor health, to flee the complex to take refuge with loyal military units.

 

For a moment, it appeared as if Nepal’s monarchy had ended in a single swift stroke. However, it quickly became apparent that the coup attempt had failed to gain the support of the rest of the military. Furthermore, their efforts to build a united opposition movement were also failin

Hey guys,

Wanted to share some great resources that is available online for Nepalese history (wiki) enthusiasts as well as something that might serve as a primer for someone starting the study of Nepali history.

For most of the books/links below, I have given the published date to place when the books came out. The timelines the books cover might vary from centuries to millennia. I have tried to add genuine sources based on my limited knowledge.

A good overview:

2000 AD : Peshal Dahal – Nepalko Itihas

Books by Nepali authors:

1985 AD : Dhanavajra Varjracharya & Kamal P Malla - Gopalraj Banshavali

1963 AD : Nayanath Poudel - Bhasha Banshavali - Part1 Part2

1973 AD : Dhanavajra Varjracharya - Licchhavi kaal ka abhilekh

1999 AD : Dhanavajra Varjracharya - Madhya kaal ka abhilekh

1952 AD : DR Regmi - Ancient and Medieval Nepal

2002 AD : Devi Chandra Shrestha - Ratna Malla Ra Unko Samakalik Nepal Mandal

1953 AD : Dibya Upadesh - Yogi Narharinath and Baburam Acharya: Nepali book or Law commission: PDF, English Translation

1963 AD : Chittaranjan Nepali - Shree 5 Rana Bahadur Shah

1969 AD : Shaphalya Amatya - British diplomacy and its various mission in Nepal from 1767 to 1799

1909 AD : Padma Jung Bahadur R

Bharat Ratna

The Bharat Ratna (Hindi pronunciation: [bʰaːɾət̪ rət̪nə]; Jewel of India) is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The award was originally limited to achievements in the arts, literature, science, and public services, but the government expanded the criteria to include "any field of human endeavour" in December 2011. The recommendations for the Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister to the President, with a maximum of three nominees being awarded per year. The recipients receive a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a peepal leaf-shaped medallion. There is no monetary grant associated with the award. Bharat Ratna recipients rank seventh in the Indian order of precedence.

The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were: the last Governor-General of the Dominion of India – C. Rajagopalachari, second President and the first Vice President of India – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Nobel Prize Laureate, Physicist C. V. Raman; who were honoured in 1954. Since then, the award has been bestowed upon 48 individuals, including 14 who were awarded posthumously. The original statutes did not provide for posthumous awards but were amended in January 1955 to permit them. Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri became the first individual to be honoured posthumously. In 2014, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, then aged 40, became the youngest recipient; while social reformer Dhondo Keshav Karve was awarded on his 100th birthday. The first singer to be awarded Bharat Ratna was M. S. Subbulakshmi. Though usually conferred on India-born citizens, the Bharat Ratna has been awarded to one naturalised citizen – Mother Teresa, and to two non-Indians: Abdul Ghaffar Khan (born in British India and later citizen of Pakistan) and Nelson Mandela, born in and citizen of South Africa. On 25 January 2019, the government announced the award to social activist Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumously), singer-music director Bhupen Hazarika (posthumously) and to the former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

**The Bharat Ratna, along with other personal civil honours, was briefly suspended from July 1977 to January 1980, during the change in the national government; and for a second time from August 1992 to December 1

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List of Civil Society members who are intervening in this petition with CJP.

1. Shyam Benegal
2. Aparna Sen
3. Anil Dharker, Columnist and Writer. He is President of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) and Founder Director of Mumbai Literary Festival. He is founder member and President of Citizens for Justice and Peace, Mumbai formed in the aftermath of the Gujarat pogrom in 2002. He has been the editor of a variety of publications, starting with Debonair (a monthly), Mid-day and Sunday Mid-day (evening papers); The Independent, a morning broad-sheet from the Times of India group (described by the then Finance Minister Dr Manmohan Singh as the best newspaper in India) and The Illustrated Weekly of India.
4. **Teesta Setalvad:**Secretary Citizens for Justice and Peace(CJP). A journalist since 1983.Reporter with The Daily & The Indian Express; Senior Correspondent with The Business India: Since August,1993 Editor Communalism Combat, Bombay, Educationist, Social and Human Rights Activist Secretary, Citizens for Justice and Peace, Mumbai, Director, KHOJ, Education for a Plural India Programme. Through intrepid Investigative Journalism in Communlaism Combat as also mainstream Indian newspapers has reported and analysed issued of communalisation of the Indian Police Force, Institutionalised Bias in School text-books and Caste and Gender Bias.She has been a Member of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) from 2004 till 2014; Government of India;  Member of Expert CABE Committee on “RegulatoryMechanisms for Textbooks and Parallel Textbooks Taught in Schools outside the Government System.
5. Om Thanvi, Senior Writer and Journalist, Author of several books and former Editor, Jansatta (Indian Express Group). A-304 Jansatta Apts, Sector 9, Vasundhara, Ghaziabad – 201012. UP. Om Thanvi born at Phalodi, Rajasthan is a writer and editor and also recipient of many awards. He was awarded with Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Puraskar for Journalism by the President of India. Other awards include Shamsher Samman for Prose, Haldi Ghati Award for journalism, SAARC Literary Award and Hindi Academy award. Recently he was awarded ‘Bihari Samman’ given by K K Birla Foundation for his book Muanjodaro. He started journ

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Additions since posting

• Cast added to Loki (Season 2)
• Old Projects Archived
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• Hawkeye Cast List Updated
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#Legends - 8th January 2021

###Status: Currently Streaming; Intermittent Releases

Platform: Disney+

##Synopsis

Post-Investors' Day, Marvel announced a new series focused on iconic moments and characters of the MCU, premiering before their relevant shows and movies to catch-up on the important moments.

The series began streaming on 8th January 2021, and episodes will be released indefinitely ahead of future Marvel projects.

##Episodes

• Wanda Maximoff
• Vision
• Falcon
• The Winter Soldier
• Sharon Carter
• Baron Zemo
• Loki
• The Tesseract/Space Stone
• Black Widow
• Peggy Carter
• The Avengers Initiative
• The Ravagers
• The Ten Rings
• Hawkeye (12th November)

#Assembled

###Status: Currently Streaming; Intermittent Releases

Platform: Disney+

An in-depth look at MCU movies and T.V shows, a comprehensive documentary series streaming on Disney+ that chronicles the creation of Marvel Studios' thrilling new shows and theatrical releases.

This series began streaming on 12th March 2021, a week after WandaVision's final episode was released, and episodes will be released indefinitely after select Marvel Studios properties release.

##Episodes

• The Making of WandaVision (12th March 2021)
• The Making of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (30th April 2021)

Quotes from Bhagwanji's discourse

1. I have undergone complete Metamorphosis. The biggest asset of my life is sacrifice. I am not a great man, so I do not need biography.[11]
2. To understand a man you have to understand the bedrock on which he stands and his works. My most and only beloved mother was a direct initiated disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhamsa Deva. My Governor, first tutor guardian gave me a missionary sacrificing zeal and all fighting, all overcoming stamina....I have never played false with myself[11].
3. If anybody ascribes that he is an authority on me, I would call him a darned fool. Know yourself first then try to know others.[11]
4. If Bengal hopes that she will get back "him" – that is a mistake. "He" is dead, Bengal has killed "him".[11]
5. I am just a Will-o'-the-wisp...It is born, does it work, runs around, stays still for a while, vanishes from one place and then, shows up at another place. It manifests itself but cannot be caught. I am just not here. I have no existence[11].
6. Very strange are you and your government that they constitute ‘loaded dice commissions’ over and again just to know, whether he is dead or not! You all are the reason behind this. Populus Vult Decipi – You All People Wish To Be Fooled[11]
7. My real identity is that I am a dust particle of Bengal. My false identity is Frankenstein, which I neither did want nor deserved. You have raised this Frankenstein and now feelers are being sent to him. It is too late[11].
8. Indian politics. Ugh. It stinks. Statesmen are a rarity everywhere. But in India there is no Statesman[11].
9. It is God's truth and take it from the horse's mouth, Communism shall die at the place of its birth. Even Gods have not the power to nullify these solemn words. But you must pay the price[[11]](https://en.wikipedia.org/

##GROUP A - ROUND 3

Match 39: Gujarat vs Himachal at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, BKC, Mumbai

Gujarat won the toss and chose to field

Himachal won by 97 runs

Stats:

• 13th List A fifty for Prashant Chopra (80 innings, 6 tons)

• 5th List A fifty for Amit Kumar (35 innings, 2 tons)

• 11th List A fifty for Rishi Dhawan (86 innings, 1 ton)

• 9th List A fifty for Piyush Chawla (109 innings)

• 9th List A fifty for Bhargav Merai (38 innings, 2 tons)

• 2nd highest 1st innings total and 4th highest total for Himachal (highest total is 351 all out vs Maharashtra in 2016-17)

• 5th biggest win (by runs) for Himachal (biggest win is 185 runs vs Delhi in 2016-17)

Match 40: Andhra vs Jammu and Kashmir at Cricket Club of India, Mumbai

Jammu and Kashmir won the toss and chose to bat

Andhra won by 2 wickets (6 balls to spare)

Stats:

• Maiden List A ton for Ram Dayal (45 innings, 3 fifties)

• Ram Dayal rescued Jammu Kashmir from 61/8 and added 147 runs for last 2 wickets.

• 15th List A fifty for Ricky Bhui (51 innings, 2 tons)

• 4th smallest win (by wickets) for Andhra (smallest win is 1 wicket vs Goa in 2017-18)

Match 41: Vidarbha vs Odisha at Dadoji Konddev Stadium, Thane

Odisha won the toss and chose to field