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Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a public distance learning university located in New Delhi, India. Named after the former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of ₹ 20 million, after the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985).
Sanskritisation. Sanskritisation (or Sanskritization) is a term in sociology which refers to the process by which castes or tribes placed lower in the caste hierarchy seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the dominant castes or upper castes. It is a process similar to "passing" in sociological terms.
v. t. e. Scientific socialism is a term which was coined in 1840 by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon in his book What is Property? [1] to mean a society ruled by a scientific government, i.e., one whose sovereignty rests upon reason, rather than sheer will: [2] Thus, in a given society, the authority of man over man is inversely proportional to the stage ...
Institutes of National Importance. In India, Institute of National Importance ( INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution by an act of Parliament of India for such institution which "serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state".
The Tripartite Struggle, also known as The Kannauj Triangle Wars, for control of northern India took place in the ninth century, among the Gurjara-Pratihara Empire, the Pala Empire and the Rashtrakuta Empire. [3] : 20.
The New International Economic Order ( NIEO) is a set of proposals advocated by developing countries to end economic colonialism and dependency through a new interdependent economy. [1] [2] The main NIEO document recognized that the current international economic order "was established at a time when most of the developing countries did not ...
Jambudvīpa. Jambudvīpa ( Sanskrit; Jambudīpa) is a name often used to describe the territory of Greater India in ancient Indian sources. The term is based on the concept of dvīpa, meaning "island" or "continent" in ancient Indian cosmogony. The term Jambudvipa was used by Ashoka to represent his realm in the third century BCE.
South Asian University ( SAU) is an international university sponsored by the eight Member States of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The eight countries are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The university started admitting students in 2010 at a temporary campus at ...