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  2. Five-paragraph essay - Wikipedia

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    The five-paragraph essay is a format of essay having five paragraphs: one introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs with support and development, and one concluding paragraph. Because of this structure, it is also known as a hamburger essay , one three one , or a three-tier essay .

  3. Family - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] Thus, one's experience of one's family shifts over time. There are different perspectives of the term 'family', from the perspective of children, the family is a "family of orientation": the family serves to locate children socially and plays a major role in their enculturation and socialization. [10]

  4. NCERT textbook controversies - Wikipedia

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    The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an apex resource organisation set up by the Government of India to assist and advise the central and state governments on academic matters related to school education. The model textbooks published by the council for adoption by school systems across India have generated ...

  5. Bharat Scouts and Guides - Wikipedia

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    They formed – together with the Seva Samiti Scout Association and the newly founded India National Scout Association – the Hindustan Scout Association, the first coeducational Scouting and Guiding organisation in India. [7] In the same year, the Boy Scouts Association in India became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.

  6. Malgudi Days (short story collection) - Wikipedia

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    Another story about the Talkative Man. Just after India's independence, there was a flurry of patriotism. The municipality renamed streets from English things to Indian names. There was a statue of a Sir Frederick Lawley in town, and when the street bearing his name was changed, the municipality voted to remove the statue.

  7. Bachendri Pal - Wikipedia

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    Bachendri Pal (born 24 May 1954) is an Indian mountaineer.In 1984, she became the first Indian woman to climb the summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest. [3] [1] She was awarded the third highest civilian award in India, Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2019.

  8. Culture of India - Wikipedia

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    Indian-origin religions Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, [4] are all based on the concepts of dharma and karma. Ahimsa, the philosophy of nonviolence, is an important aspect of native Indian faiths whose most well-known proponent was Shri Mahatma Gandhi, who used civil disobedience to unite India during the Indian independence movement – this philosophy further inspired Martin ...

  9. Science and technology in India - Wikipedia

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    India accounts for about 10% of all expenditure on research and development in Asia and the number of scientific publications grew by 45% over the five years to 2007. However, according to former Indian science and technology minister Kapil Sibal , India is lagging in science and technology compared to developed countries. [ 4 ]