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Great Pyramid of Giza has been given honorary status. Seven wonders of the modern world are Chicken Itza- Mexico, Christ Redeemer- Brazil,The Great Wall- China, Machu Picchu- Peru, Petra- Jordan, The Roman Colosseum- Italy, The Taj Mahal- India.

Swami Vivekananda, one of the greatest sons of India is always remembered all over the world for his address at the World’s Parliament of Religions held at Chicago in 1893, which made the western intelligentsia to turnaround to recognise the great culture and tradition India had since time immemorial. His speeches at the World’s Parliament of Religions made him famous as an ‘orator by divine right’ and as a ‘Messenger of Indian wisdom to the Western world’. After the Parliament, he spent nearly three and a half years, spreading Vedanta philosophy as taught and practised by Sri Ramakrishna Paramhans, mostly in the eastern parts of USA and London.

At the Lahore Session of 1940 Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State, Pakistan. The word Pakistan was given by Chaudhary Rehmat Ali. (A student of Cambridge University).

The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the issue of failure of the British to define their war aims.

Charles Wood was a British Liberal politician and Member of Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852. Later he became the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company. In 1854 he sent the “Wood's despatch” to the Governor General Lord Dalhousie.

Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to work for harijan welfare.

Revenue Collection system was the major problem for east India company in his initial phase Governor General of Bengal Warren Hastings established the office of District collector in 1772 for collection of revenue.

Jawaharlal Nahru in his speech 'Freedom at midnight" said that the ambition of the greatest men of our generation has to be to wipe every tear from every eye.

Gandhi's moral Philosophy was of socialism, non-violence and welfare state. The impact of his Philosophy can be seen in various DPSP & including article 48 which prohibits the slaughter of cows.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar argued that converting into Buddhism was the only way for the untouchables to gain equality. In 1956, he started the Dalit Buddhist Movement.