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Kumbhalgarh Fort

  Kumbhalgarh Fort. Photo Credit: Pexels Located 84 km north of Udaipur, the imposing and awe-inspiring Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajasthan is a World Heritage Site. The most famous of the forts built by Mewar Rajput ruler and statesman Rana Kumbha (reigned 1433 to 1468 CE), Kumbhalgarh Fort is nestled in the rugged Aravalli Hills. Rana Kumbha was a great patron of learning and was himself an erudite scholar.  Kumbhalgarh Fort also comes lauded as the birthplace of Rajput ruler Maharana Pratap.  Within the confines of the Kumbhalgarh fort, the walls of which are impenetrable, you can find beautiful palaces including the Palace of Rana Kumbha and Badal Mahal, which translates into the 'Palace of Clouds'.  Rana Kumbha is also credited with the construction of Kirti Stambh . Nine storeys Kirti Stambh, populary knoewn as Vijaya Stambha (Tower of Victory),  was built in Chittor to commemorate his victory over Mahmud Khalji (reign 1436-1469), the Sultan of Malwa. While at K...
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2026 Assembly Elections Results of Kulti Vidhan Sabha Constituency

  Party Candidates Votes BJP      Dr. Ajay Kumar Poddar 96605  TMC                                        ABHIJIT GHATAK 73171  Once a bastion of the Forward Block, one of the constituents of the Left Front which ruled west Bengal well-nigh for 34 years prior to the installation of the Trinamool Government in the state in 2011, Kuti assembly constituency is currently represented by Dr. Ajay Kumar Poddar of BJP. In the last assembly elections in 2021 Ajay Poddar had defeated the then incumbent TMC legistor Ujjal Chatterjee who had represented the seat from 2026.  Forward Block's Maniklal Acharya had won the seat three times consecutively (1991, 1996 and 2001). Ujjal Chatterjee was also a Forwa...
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A Short Biography of Samudragupta

S amudragupta  was greatest ruler of the Gupta dynasty. He was son and successor of Chadragupta I . He succeeded to the throne in c. 335 AD. He ruled till 375 AD. A skillful military leader and administrator as well as a patron of learning, Samudragupta is called   Indian Napolean . His court poet Harishena composed an eloquent eulogy of him which is contained in the   Allahabad pillar inscription  (API). Samudragupta is credited to have uprooted Nagasena , Achyuta and Ganapatinaga , (identified with the rulers of Padmavati , Ahichchhatra and Mathura respectively). He is said to have captured the prince of the Kota family (Bulandshahr region) and besieged the city of ‘Pushpa’(probably Kanyakubja). Apart from these conquests, Samudragupta brought under his control a large number of kings and vassals. According to eminent historian K. P. Jaiswal, Samudragupta forced Rudrasena I of the Vakatava dynasty to cede his North Indian possession to the Gupta Empire. To commemo...
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2026 Assembly Elections Results of Jamuria Vidhan Sabha Constituency

Contesting Candidates for Jamuria Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2026    Party Candidates Votes TMC HARERAM SINGH 29537 BJP                                             DR. BIJAN MUKHERJEE 38435   The incumbent TMC MLA Hareram Singh is once again contesting the Jamuria assembly seat in the 2026 assembly elections. Dr. Bijan Mukherjee is in the fray as a BJP candidate.  CPIM has been winning the Jamuria seat since 1977 till 2021. In 2016, Jahanara Khan emerged victorious for second time. CPI(M)'s Bikash Chowdhury who was later elected to the Lok Sabha from Asansol four times, had represented the Jamuria assembly seat for successive four terms from 1977.  One of the ...
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2026 Assembly Elections Results of Pandabeswar Vidhan Sabha Constituency

Located in the Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal, Pandaveswar  is one of the seven assembly segments under the Asansol parliamentary constituency. Pandaveswar seat, which came into existence in place of erstwhile Ukhara assembly constituency before 2011 following the recommendations of the delimitation commission,  is marked by mix population of coal miners, factory workers, Hindi speaking and Muslim voters. There is also a substantial rural population. Contesting Candidates for Pandabeswar Assembly constituency Assembly Elections 2026       Party Candidates Votes TMC Narendranath Chakraborty   79103  BJP                                             Jiten...
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Buddha Purnima

Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar Buddha Purnima, commemorating the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, is an auspicious occasion for the followers of Buddhism.  The festival, which actually celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death (Mahaparinirvana) of the Buddha, falls on the full moon night in the month of Vaisakha (in April/ May) and is celebrated with great gusto and devotion in several prominent Buddhist places in India particularly at Bodhgaya and Sarnath.  2026 Buddha Jayanti falls on Friday, May 1. During the Buddha Purnima, also known as Buddha Jayanti, prayers meets are held in shrines or temples all over the country and Buddhist saints deliver the sermons on the life of Gautam Buddha.  On the Buddha Purnima day, Bodh Gaya teems with devotees who come from almost all parts of the world and participate in the religious activities at the Mahabodhi Temple which begin at dawn and continue till late in the evening.
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