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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC; ISO: Saṁgha Loka Sevā Āyoga) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. [1] In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions. [2]
Barkamaris asked the wazir to write a book on governance: the wazir agreed to this request, and wrote Adabu-l Muluk ("Instruction of Kings"), which was admired by all the nobles. The wazir then committed suicide, and Barkarmis expanded his power to gain control of entire India.
The Milindapañha (lit. ' Questions of Milinda ') is a Buddhist text which dates from sometime between 100 BC and 200 AD. It purports to record a dialogue between the Indian Buddhist sage Nāgasena, and the 2nd century BC Indo-Greek king Menander I (Pali: Milinda).
The Aṅguttara Nikāya (aṅguttaranikāya; lit. ' Increased-by-One Collection ', also translated "Gradual Collection" or "Numerical Discourses") is a Buddhist scriptures collection, the fourth of the five Nikāyas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism.
Some of the topics in the Satyarth Prakash include worship of one God, explanation of the main principles of the Vedas, the relationship between religion and science and between devotion and intellect, elimination of the caste system and critical analysis of different religious beliefs and other religions in the World in the light of the Vedas ...
The book focuses on the urgent need for social reform to take precedence over political and religious reform in Indian society. Ambedkar meticulously exposes the tyranny imposed by upper-caste Hindus on the untouchable community, providing instances of discrimination and advocating for the reconstruction of Hindu society. He challenges the ...
Bhaja Caves are a group of 22 [2] rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC located off the Mumbai - Pune expressway near the city of Pune, India.The caves are 400 feet above the village of Bhaja, [3] on an important ancient trade route running from the Arabian Sea eastward into the Deccan Plateau (the division between North India and South India). [4]
Yanam (Telugu:) (previously Yanaon, (French:)) is a town located in the Yanam district in Puducherry, India.It has a population of 35,000 and is entirely surrounded by Andhra Pradesh.