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  INEX: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Jharkhand)
In modern times, the demand for a separate Jharkhand state can be traced to early 1900 s, when Jaipal Singh, the Oxford educated Captain of 1928 Olympics and Gold Medal winner put forth an idea for a separate state consisting of southern districts of Bihar.
Status and concept of Jharkhand is over 2 millennia old and some historians have traced a distinct geo-political, cultural position of Jharkhand even before the period of Magadha Empire.
Jharkhand has a network of government and privately run schools, althogh standard of teaching considerably vary, from place to place, as also from school to school.
infao5501.ag5.mpi-sb.mpg.de:8080 /topx/archive?link=Wikipedia-Lip6-2/197225.xml&style   (2207 words)

  
  Jharkhand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The demand for a separate Jharkhand state can be traced back to the early 1900s, when Jaipal Singh, an Indian Hockey captain and Olympian, suggested the idea of a separate state consisting of the southern districts of Bihar.
According to a legend, Raja Jai Singh Deo of Orissa was accepted as the ruler of Jharkhand by its people in the 13th century.
Jharkhand is known as a rich state of poor but talented people.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jharkhand   (2410 words)

  
 India - Jharkhand Movement
The word Jharkhand, meaning "forest region," applies to a forested mountainous plateau region in eastern India, south of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and west of the Ganga's delta in Bangladesh.
The tribal peoples, who are from two groups, the Chotanagpurs and the Santals, have been the main agitators for the movement.
The modern Jharkhand movement dates to the early part of the twentieth century; activity was initially among Christian tribal students but later also among non-Christians and even some nontribals.
countrystudies.us /india/76.htm   (1003 words)

  
 Jharkhand Herbal : A treasure of herbal plants and forest produce
Their sustainable utilization would of course provide the people a healthy livelihood, for the medicinal and aromatic plants are high value cash crops and the agro climatic zone of Jharkhand is best suited for the cultivation of such plants.
In addition to the herbal plants with their therapeutic values, in the forests of Jharkhand we also have trees of immense commercial value, which had been sustaining the lives of the villagers, particularly the tribals for several centuries down the line.
Here is a list of some of the herbal and other plants, which provide forest produce of both therapeutic and commercial values and which are evenly found in the state of Jharkhand.
www.ranchiexpress.com /herbal/index.htm   (516 words)

  
 Reference for Jharkhand - Search.com
Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east.
Jharkhand has made primary education so accessible that 95% of children ages 6-11 are enrolled in school as opposed to 56% in 1993-94.
Jharkhand is also home to the Munda languages, Kurmali, Korku, Santhali, Mundari, Bhumij, Kharia and Ho, and the Dravidian languages Korwa, Oraon and Paharia (Malto).
www.search.com /reference/Jharkhand   (3086 words)

  
 Bhojpuri Sansaar - A Global Village of Bhojpuri People on the net
These people took in their blood the great Indian Bhojpuri Culture, the Spirituality, the love for humanity and compassion, the religious tolerance and a longing for better and prosperous life.
These people nurture the same belief and faith, practice the same social custom and rituals and they are deeply bonded to their family and ancient social values.
People from all over the world (USA, UK, Holland, Singapore, Malaysia, Norway, Australia, Fiji, Guyana and Nepal etc.) with their roots in Bihar, UP, Jharkhand and MP have joined this group to spread awareness about this language which is spoken not only in Northern India but also in all the continents of the world.
www.geocities.com /binay_rekha/bhojpuri.htm   (1047 words)

  
 Maoist Timeline: 2008
Jharkhand Police indicates that the CPI-Maoist unit in the state recently gave compensation to families of their cadres who died during the anti-Maoist operations by the police.
The People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) is running four camps in the forests of the region where cadres from several states are being given "on the job" training in carrying out attacks and planting explosives.
The affidavit said that the people of Chhattisgarh, due to the fear of the Maoists, were living in the camps.
www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/timelines/index.html   (14989 words)

  
 Jharkhand : Governance   (Site not responding. Last check: )
1.2 Jharkhand is also endowed with other resources such as surface and ground water, land with immense bio-diversity, moderate climate, disciplined and skilled manpower, adequate availability of power, which are the basic essentials for the growth and development of industries.
It is determined to bring the Industrial Development of Jharkhand at par with leading industrially developed states of the country by 2005.
The creation of new Jharkhand State has thrown a challenge of development of the state and to bring it to the level of other developed states.
jharkhand.nic.in /governance/indpolicy.htm   (11061 words)

  
 Maoist Rebels Fire on Festival in India (phillyBurbs.com) | Asia
The politician was thought to be on the rebel's hit list after leading a crackdown against them while in office, Singh said.
Some 14 people were killed in the attack and four others died later in a hospital.
The rebels, also known as Naxalites after the Naxalbari region where the movement was born, are mainly active in six of India's 28 states, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Orissa and Chattisgarh, where widespread poverty has fueled a lengthy insurgency by militants demanding land and jobs for agricultural laborers and the poor.
www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/90-10272007-1430836.html   (250 words)

  
 BasicNeeds — Building a better world with Mentally Ill People
In Jharkhand state the situation is little better, with only one psychiatric hospital which means that people are forced to travel on expensive journeys from miles around to reach it.
People in the community now see mental illnesses as treatable; some people are even identifying people as mentally ill and helping them seek treatment.
Some mentally ill people have been released from the shackles they have been kept in and some have even been offered jobs by kind members of their communities.
www.basicneeds.org /india/index.asp   (823 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for India
Jharkhand, Cowerdaga, and Ranchi districts; West Bengal, Darjeeling, and Jalpaiguri districts; Madhya Pradesh; Orissa.
Jharkhand, Hazaribagh, Singbhum, and Ranchi districts; Chhattisgarh, Raigarh District; Orissa, Sundargarh, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Sambalpur districts; West Bengal; Maharashtra.
Jharkhand, Palamau and Gumla districts; Chhattisgarh, Surguja, Raigarh, Bilaspur districts; Orissa, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh districts; Uttar Pradesh, Mirzapur District; West Bengal; Andhra Pradesh; Maharashtra.
www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=India   (7527 words)

  
 AID - THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON THE STRUGGLE BY THE PEOPLE OF SINGUR
The people strongly believe that a car project or any industry cannot come up at the cost of destroying the agricultural land, common peoples' livelihoods and perceive the same to be an onslaught on the farmers, who are already indebted and committing suicide, not in Singur, but in other parts of the country.
The people were especially disturbed over the unwarranted repression after midnight on September 25, 2006, when lathis were let loose on the peasants and labourers protesting peacefully, who were in gherao of the officials but had not taken to any violence.
People's Democracy (dated October 22, 2006) reports that "The way in which the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh has been acquiring land ……around the capital city of Hyderabad ….has assumed scandalous proportions with its modus operandi of depriving the poor and middle class people of their land and unduly benefiting the rich and the influential.
aidindia.org /main/content/view/348   (6486 words)

  
 In Jharkhand all the laws of the land are replaced by POTA
POTA is being indiscriminately used in Jharkhand on ordinary citizens, mostly illiterate tribals, and Scheduled Caste and OBC sections of the people.
The people, we found, were running away at the sight and sound of the vehicles in which we were travelling.
The movement led by MCCI and CPI(ML) Peoples War and other organisations in Jharkhand should be treated as a socio-economic question of the Jharkhandi society and should be dealt with the movement accordingly and not by using POTA by the Government.
www.pucl.org /Topics/Law/2003/poto-jharkhand.htm   (2536 words)

  
 Tourism in Jharkhand, Jharkhand, Jharkhand Tourism, Tourism of Jharkhand, Tourism India
The newly formed state of Jharkhand is situated on the Chhotanagpur Plateau and is known for its wild life, waterfalls, flora, fauna and National Parks.
It is vying for a place in the international heritage list for its recent findings of rock paintings, caves, stone age tools and smelted iron slag that show a much early advent of the Iron Age than the theorized Chalcolithic age.
Parasnath - the highest hill in Jharkhand, lies on the eastern margin of the Hazaribagh plateau.
www.tourism-of-india.com /jharkhand.html   (599 words)

  
 India, Indian States, India States, Indian hotels, Indian News and Indian Tourism, India Travel
This is a list of famous and notable people from West Bengal, India.
Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present.
This list does not include the significant number of prominent East Bengali Refugees from East Bengal who settled in West Bengal after the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947, or those who were based in Calcutta prior to partition and chose not to return to their ancestral districts.
www.mizoramin.com /wiki-List_of_people_from_West_Bengal   (829 words)

  
 Centre for Science and environment (CSE) Press Releases: We can bring the Yamuna back to life, but we have to rethink ...
The CSE report echoes her: “The three tribal-dominated states of Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh are the most productive mineral-bearing states as well; also, the forest cover in these states is far higher than the national average,” it says.
Jharkhand, for instance, accounts for 9 per cent of India’s forests -- it also holds 29 per cent of India’s coal and 14 per cent of its iron ore reserves.
It is estimated that 55 per cent of the people displaced due to mining in the state are tribals.
www.cseindia.org /AboutUs/press_releases/press_20080328.htm   (1220 words)

  
 TFSA '04 List of Films
The land of the Tana Bhagats in Jharkhand, India, a peaceful sect of the Oraon tribe who follow a Gandhian lifestyle and philosophy, is today beseiged by Naxalite violence.
Naata is the second in a series of films on the people and city of Mumbai, and is a sequel to Saacha (The Loom), 2001.
Sand and Water shows how the people of the islands here live in the most extreme natural conditions and cope with the “moods” of Jamuna, which also provides them with their livelihood and fertile islands.
www.himalassociation.org /fsa/filmsouthasia_tfsa-04-list.htm   (920 words)

  
 Jharkhand supports demands of Assam tribals : India World
He said, 'The organisations active in Assam for the cause of tribal people have arrived in the state and they are seeking support in favour of their demand.
Two former chief ministers of Jharkhand, Babulal Marandi and Arjun Munda, visited Assam and consoled the injured persons and their family members.
What has compounded the problem is the statement of Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil that tribals would not be included in ST list and there would be no CBI inquiry into the incidents of violence against them in Guwahati.
www.earthtimes.org /articles/show/152875.html   (504 words)

  
 Koena is brand Jharkhand now, says CM
Jharkhand CM says he can't be sorry enough after embarrassing speech.
New Delhi: The Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda is the first independent chief minister who does not belong to any political party but he certainly knows how to have a good party.
Presented as the daughter of the east, the Calcutta-born actress is expected to change the fortune of Koda.
www.ibnlive.com /news/koena-is-brand-jharkhand-now-says-cm/56198-3.html   (378 words)

  
 Khaleej Times Online - Can Indians keep Taj in wonder list?
Not many are voting, or rather, are not keen to choose their own heritage to be a part of the Seven Wonders list.
If people aren't voting for the Taj, then it could be because of their sheer lack of care, feels renowned music composer A.R. Rahman.
With the Pyramid of Giza permanently on the list of seven, there are just six slots to be filled.
www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May1212.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=   (650 words)

  
 THE PEASANTS OF JHARKHAND and The Peasants of Jharkhand - Christopher V. Hill
The Peasants of Jharkhand and the Peasants of Jharkhand:
In the Jharkhand, however, the administration had much more flexibility in forcing the Santals to change their lives, since adivasi homelands were under special direct control of the government.
After seeing the circumstances in Jharkhand, the Swami put forth a list of demands, including: Fixed rates of rents only after five years of cultivation; no restrictions on the use of jungle products; Paharias to be allowed to continue swidden agriculture; and one uniform tenancy act for all of Jharkhand.
www.virginia.edu /~soasia/symsem/kisan/papers/jhar.html   (2984 words)

  
 Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs
In case of Jharkhand there are about 30 tribe, in which 9 are considered primitive who maintain their separate and independent cultural identity.
Jharkhand Government is also working with collaboration with zonal cultural centres, Art Academies and Indian Council for Cultural Relations of Government of India for the cultural development of the state.
The other State organisation is Jharkhand Kala Mandir which has been registered recently to conduct research and training programmes in the state.
www.jharkhand.gov.in /depts/culsp/art_culture.asp   (501 words)

  
 The Role of Ethnic and Indigenous People of India and their Culture in the Conservation of Biodiversity
Plants are conserved by these ethnic and indigenous people that serve as a source of wild edible food in the form of roots, tubers, rhizomes, seeds, fruits and as agricultural and horticultural plants.
The ethnic and indigenous people have conserved several plants and endangered cultivars of agricultural crops such as rice, maize, millets, grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables which have originated under diverse agro-ecological climates in north -east, central and peninsular region of India, the indigenous communities have their abode, e.g.
The ethnic people of India have played a vital role in preserving bio-diversity of several virgin forests and have conserved several flora and fauna in sacred groves of tribals, otherwise these flora and fauna might have been disappeared from natural eco -system.
www.fao.org /DOCREP/ARTICLE/WFC/XII/0186-A1.HTM   (2070 words)

  
 NDTV.com: Unique tribute: For the love of Taj
It was because of Asif's untiring efforts that the neglected mausoleum was declared a listed structure by the ASI last year.
People in the neighbouring Khargone district may not be so besotted by Mumtaz but they are sweating it out for the monument built in her name.
A revision of the list of seven wonders is on and a roadshow was organized to create awareness and encourage people across the state to vote for the Taj Mahal so that it gets a permanent place in the list.
www.ndtv.com /convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070014686   (320 words)

  
 Jharkhand gets two Deputy CMs
Jharkhand CM Koda inducted four new ministers in his Cabinet taking the total strength of the ministry to eight.
Ranchi: Seeking to give stability to his coalition government, Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda on Thursday night made independent MLA Stephen Marandi and JMM MLA Sudhir Mahto as his deputies and distributed portfolios among his 11-member Cabinet, making the duo in charge of key ministries.
The Cabinet in Jharkhand can have a maximum of 12 ministers including the Chief Minister, as per the Constitution limit on the size of the ministry.
www.ibnlive.com /news/jharkhand-gets-two-deputy-cms/23857-4.html   (300 words)

  
 international post: Jharkhand bleeds
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Trade, commerce and industry in Jharkhand bleed during every bandh called by the Maoists and the statistics are overwhelming.
With little control of the state government over thriving Maoist extremism in Jharkhand, everyone is at their mercy ~ from the masses to the state exchequer.
internationalpost.blogspot.com /2007/12/jharkhand-bleeds.html   (1050 words)

  
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Home Minister through you that the people of Jharkhand be invited for pegotiations and justice be done to them by giving a status of separate State to Chhota Nagpur and Santhal Pargana at the earliest.
It is the Jharkhand people who have upheld the very values and those of non- violence of a peaceful movement.
The people of the area say that many dead bodies were carried away so that their number becomes negligible.
parliamentofindia.nic.in /ls/lsdeb/ls10/ses6/0424039302.htm   (2580 words)

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