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Biological Classification

History History of biological classification is as old as human culture. Human beings started giving names to the animals and plants and classified them on the basis of their use Our Vedic literature (2500 BC to 650 BC) recorded about 740 plants and 250 animals. The first attempt of classification is observed in Chandyoga Upanishad, which classified animals into three categories (1) Jivaja (viviparous), eg. mammals (2) Andaja (oviparous), eg, birds, reptiles, insects and worms (3) Udbhija (vegetable origin), eg, minute animals In Post-Vedic Indian literature, such as Susruta Samhita, all living forms are classified into 5thavara (immobile). Le, plants and Jangama (mobile), eg., animals. Plants were further divided into Vanaspati (fruit yielding, nonflowering plants), Vriksa (fruit yielding, flowering plants) and Osadhi (plants provide medicine). Susruta Samhita also classified animals into Kulacara (herbivores that frequently visit river banks, eg. Elephant, Buffalo, etc., Matsya (fish

Tinkathia System

  The Tinkathia system was the tactic employed by the British East India company which forced Indian peasants to grow Indigo crops in 3/20 Kathas of the land they possessed.

Hindu Rituals after Death

 Hinduism is the world's oldest religion and as such it has also been a which has documented uncountable rituals over the years. Oven time various rituals were added to the religious text books and now it is the only religion which commemorates both birth and death with multiple rituals. Every rules for clarity about any ritual is well documented in various books however many rituals are lost due to lack of viability to follow them, especially in today's modern cities and towns. This is a detailed account of first person witness of Hindu rituals after death. ( The writers followed a Hindu family in rural India where every ritual in still followed strictly. The family had recently lost one of its elser member due to natural causes. Our team followed every ritual, however we failed to document some of them for the team was not allowed at some places for either privacy or some other undisclosed reason ). Faith in Afterlife Just like many other major religions in the world, Hinduis

Electricity

Electricity is the term given to the set of phenomenon related to existence and movement of charged particles. The fundamental of electricity itself lies in charges, that can either be positive or negative. However, the type of charge itself depends on the presence of negatively charged subatomic entities (particles) called electrons, the absence of electrons depicting positive charge.

Yosemite Falls (Waterfall)

Yosemite falls is a waterfall in Yosemite National Park, Yosemite, California. It is one of the most visited site in the park as of 2022.It is the tallest waterfall in whole of North America. Yosemite Falls in California, USA. History President Abraham Lincoln first authorized some protection for Yosemite in 1864 (at the height of the Civil War). The establishment of the national park 26 years later offered broader protection for a much larger area and also provided a template for the very idea of a national park system.In 1894, the USA declared this one of it's first national park.