Ancient India Portfolio by NAW KUH https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2018-04-11 14:00:29 UTC 2026-03-21 03:34:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Map Of India naw_kuh_23 https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde/wish/250721168 2018-04-11 14:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde/wish/250721168 Religions naw_kuh_23 https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde/wish/250725327 According to the 2011 census, 79.8% of the population of India practices Hinduism and 14.2% adheres to Islam, while the remaining 6% adheres to other religions (Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism, Jainism and various indigenous ethnically-bound faiths). Christianity is the 3rd largest religion in India.This principle of order is also paramount in the world's oldest religion still being practiced today: Hinduism (known to adherents as Sanatan Dharma, 'Eternal Order'). Although often viewed as a polytheistic faith, Hinduism is actually henotheistic.]]> 2018-04-11 14:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde/wish/250725327 India Facts naw_kuh_23 https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde/wish/250728632 1) Government of India:
India has a quasi-federal form of government, called "union" or "central" government, with elected officials at the union, state and local levels. On a national level, the head of government, the prime minister, is appointed by the President of Indiaamongst the party which won the majority seats in Lok Sabha.
2) President Ram Nath Kovind:
Ram Nath Kovind is the 14th and current President of India, in office since 25 July 2017. Previously he had served as the Governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017 and was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2006.
3) The Highest Cricket Ground:
Cricket Ground- Surrounded by thick forests of deodar, a well maintained Chail Cricket ground is the highest cricket ground in the world. It was built in 1893. The ground is located at an altitude of 2,444 metres (8,018 ft). Chail served as the summer capital of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh (who was an avid cricket lover). 

]]> 2018-04-11 14:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde/wish/250728632 Inventions One: naw_kuh_23 https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde/wish/251547952 Ruler:
Rulers were first used by the Indus Valley Civilization prior to 1500 BCE. Made of ivory, the rulers found during excavation, reveal the amazing accuracy of decimal subdivisions on it.


]]> 2018-04-13 13:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde/wish/251547952 Inventions Two: naw_kuh_23 https://padlet.com/naw_kuh_23/93ygekjvzvde/wish/251551472 We all know that Marconi received a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 for contribution to the development of wireless telegraphy. But the first public demonstration of radio waves for communication was made by Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose in 1895, two years prior to Marconi’s similar demonstration in England.

Sir Bose was posthumously credited (more than a century later) for his achievement. The fact remains that this discovery truly shaped the face of modern wireless communication.

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