Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a national holiday in Indiacommemorating the nation’s independencefrom the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947, the day when the provisions of the Indian Independence Act 1947, which transferred legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly, came into effect. India retained King George VI as head of […]
Computers and Their Impact The extreme increase in the use of computers has drastically changed the lives of many people. Computers, as Sherry Turkle in “Who Am We” discussed, initially were used as simple calculators, but through the years they have come to be valued as more than simple machines (442). “The computer has gained […]
Circumstances leading to its establishment Krishna Devaraya, during his reign (15091529), developed the Nayankara system. Accordingly, the Tamil country was divided into three large Nayankaras: Senji, Thanjavur and Madurai. Under the new system the subordinate chieftains were designated as Palayakkarars and their fiefdom as Palayams. T hanjavur which remained as a part of the Chola […]
