Onam Festival

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Onam Festival: This topic has appeared again and again in the GS prelims as well as in Mains.

IBN news item gives a good description at What 'Onam' festival is all about?

On the other hand Wikipedia has a more elaborate write up. (Click Here to Access)

For further study on similar lines Check the social festival index on Wikipedia. (Click here to Access)

Kindly observe caution while making notes from the Wikipedia write ups. Sometimes they are subjected to vandalism or motivated tones.

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Urbanization in Gujarat

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The report is to be kept for reference. It is about the trends in urbanization in India as per empirical studies by National Sample Survey Organization (NSS0).

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CCE in High Schools

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The Ministry of Human Resources is proposing Comprehensive Continuation Evaluation upto High School level. The ministry is under a duty to make right to Education, now a fundamental right under article 16, an operational reality. The following report has a glimpse of CCE. This topic along with Right to Education is highly important topic for October 09 as well as Prelims 2010.

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Build your notes using following link:
All-round evaluation of students soon - Chandigarh - City - NEWS - The Times of India

Danny Boyle's Music wins Golden Globe for Indian Musician and plus three awards

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Slumdog Millionaire movie directed by the BRITISH DIRECTOR Danny Boyle won four awards including the first Music Award for an Indian Music Director.
Source used: http://www.goldenglobes.org/ of Hollywood Foreign Press Associatioin.

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Sources to be used:
I was terrified before Golden Globe awards: Rahman-India-The Times of India
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Slumdog_Millionaire_It_all_started_in_Allahabad/articleshow/3972292.cms

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Kindly note that Slumdog Millionaire has already been included as an important topic meant for Prelims 2009.
Further, the story of Slumdog Millionaire is based on a novel Q and A written by a career Diplomat Vikas Swaroop. Last year, another IFS officer, whom the nation must remember wokring as a spokesman of the foriegn Ministry, Navtej Sarna (A boy from Chandigarh) has penned historic Novel "The Exile" based on the life of Maharaja Dalip Singh, son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. That book is also added to the list important probable questions for Prelims 2009 for Art and Culture Section as well history section which I have yet to begin.

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Article 16 (4) and Sub-categorisations of Dalits.

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It is a highly sensitive issue. The Centre is trying to give powers to the State government to introduce the sub-categorisations of SC in their state. The Apex court and High courts have already declared as anti-constitution move. It has brought in limelight the fundamental right 16(4) and Presidential powers under the Article 341.
The above issue, though sensitive and controversial, yet it may emerge in question papers. The suggestive articles 16(4) and 341 which is a presidential power may become important both for Prelims and Mains of 2009.

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Link for reference for above mentioned issue: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Sub-categorisation_of_Dalits_Centre_may_let_states_decide/rssarticleshow/3962280.cms

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The Right to Livelihood Awards Comes to India

TN couple wins Alternative Nobel

The Sarvodya Couple of Krishnammal Sankaralingam and Sankaralingam Jagannathan and their organisation Land for the Tillers Freedom (LAFTI) have won the Right to Livelihood Award. The Right Livelihood Award is equated to the Alternative Nobel Prize.

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