Ranjit Singh Essays

  • Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The Sikh Ruler, In The Eyes Of Non-sikhs

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    According to the famous historian Carlyle, a worthy sovereign should be judged from a sole factor as to how he employs his sword after being victorious. ********** Le Griffin writes that: "Maharaja Ranjit Singh ruled his kingdom exactly according to the Sikh way of life and Sikhism considers everyone as friends and talks about the welfare of all irrespective of caste and creed." ********** The spirit of Gurbani couplet, "The one Lord is the Father of all and we are the children of the one Lord

  • Case Study Of Ranjit Singh

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    the case, Ranjit Singh, who was the Director of Shri Ranjit Singh and Sons. Ltd. acted as the Managing Agent of Shri Vikram Cotton Mills Ltd. which will hereinafter be referred to as the Company. The Company opened a cash-credit account with the Punjab National Bank and in order that the repayment of the balance is secured at the foot of the account on 27th June, 1953, four documents were executed- three of which were executed by the Managing Agents of the Company and one by Ranjit Singh. The three

  • Charles Sobhraj: Bikini Killer

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    Charles Sobhraj was born on April 6, 1944 in Ho Chi Minh City, known as Saigon, Vietnam. He is part Vietnamese and Indian origin since his mother was born in Vietnam and his father in India. Sobhraj’s parents never married and his father later parted from him and his mother. He grew up with his mother’s boyfriend who was a French Army officer stationed in French Indochina (Charles Sobhraj Biography). When he was a child, he was living in France with his mother and step father who decided to send

  • Maharaja Dalip Singh

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    Maharaja Dalip Singh Maharaja DALIP SINGH, the youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who was born in Lahore, on Feb. 1837, to mother Maharani Jind Kaur. His date of birth is disputed by some and alternately suggested as Sept. 4, 1838. Many foreign journalists have wrongly named him as Dhalip Singh and Duleep Singh. However, it should be noted that his correct name is Maharaja Dalip Singh. He assumed the Punjab throne as a child, after Maharaja Sher Singh, on Sept. 18, 1843. During his reign

  • Managing Diversity in the Workplace

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    ABSTRACT: As companies are becoming more and more diverse it’s becoming more and more important for companies to understand and manage it. The people of different background, races, religion creates diverse workforce. There is an importance of having diverse workforce to provide better performance. There are perspectives of managing the diverse workforce, which require organization leaders and managers of being responsible of attaining better diverse workforce. INTRODUCTION

  • Imaging Underwater for Archaeology

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    Singh, Hanumant; Adams, Jonathan; Mindell, David; and Foley, Brendan 2000 Imaging Underwater for Archaeology. Journal of Field Archaeology volume 27 number 3: 319-328. The article by the various authors listed above concentrated on the various techniques that are used to locate and then to excavate these sites. They list and discuss the various techniques that they use. These vary from side-scanning to locate the sites to high resolution video to see how the site appears and the various locations

  • Amrita Pritam

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    Jabalpur and Vishva Bharti Universities in 1973 and 1983 respectively. Inspite of her poor health, she is still active writing and editing a monthly magazine in Punjabi Nagmani. Ode To Warris Shah - Amrita Pritam Roman version by Amritjit Singh Translated by Darshan Singh Maini aj aakhan waaris shah nooN kito.n qabra.n vicho.n bol! te aj kitab-e-ishq da koi agla varka phol! ik roi si dhii punjab dii tuu likh-likh mare vaiN aj lakkha.n dheeyan rondian tainuu.n waaris shah nooN kahaN! uTh darmandaN diaa

  • Terrorism in Canada: Air India Flight 182 Disaster

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    Airlines international reservations desk in Vancouver, and after a number of inquiries, booked tickets for two flights departing from Vancouver on July 22nd. The first was booked to Narita, Japan in the name of L. Singh, the second, from Vancouver to Toronto, where the passenger M. Singh would transfer to Air India flight 182 to New Dehli, India. A man described as "A bearded Indian male wearing a mustard colored turban ," (www.airindia.istar.ca) paid for both tickets in person, in cash, a few

  • Conrad's Heart of Darkness is Not a Racist Work

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    in 1899, the text has invited both praise and criticism. While some have claimed it is a work ahead of it’s time in it’s criticism of European colonialist practices, others have criticized the text in it’s portrayal of the native African’s. Achebe, Singh, and Sarvan are just a few to name, and although their criticisms differ, they have labeled many aspects of Conrad’s work racist. Conrad certainly was ahead of his time, as his work criticized the colonialism practices by the Europeans by both making

  • Nothing Must Spoil This Visit by Shauna Singh Baldwin and Everyday Use by Alice Walker

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    Nothing Must Spoil This Visit by Shauna Singh Baldwin and Everyday Use by Alice Walker In “Nothing Must Spoil This Visit” by Shauna Singh Baldwin and “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, two pairs of sisters are you’re average loveable sisters. Sisters can be blood related or by marriage. “Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister?” Many sisters do feel this way about each other. However, Chaya and Janet in "nothing must spoil this visit, who are sister in laws, but are not the

  • Sikh Religion

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    There is no copyright, feel free to copy or share it with others. Who is Sikh? Introduction: In today’s world every Sikh person faces lots of trouble on both sides West and East world. Whenever a person talking about Sikh religion or heard a name "Singh" or Kaur, every person most in every part of the world took a virtual memory of a person wearing a TURBAN with full mustaches and beard or a female wearing Salwar Kamiz with Chuni. Sikhism is considered to be a newest religion in this world. There

  • Kashmir

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    million consisting of 77% Muslim. Borders with Pakistan 902 miles and borders with India 307 miles. Brief History, The state of Kashmir came into existence in 1848 when Lord Lawrence the Governor General of British India sold the area to Gulab Singh a leader of Hindu dogra tribe for RS 7.5 million. Dogra rulers treated the Muslim Population who was meek, poor and peace loving harshly and taxed them Heavily. At that time of partition of India every state was given the option of acceding either

  • The Cause

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    The Cause Violent crimes occur for many different reasons. Students who rampaged through the high schools throughout the United States have all said to have one thing in common; their peers did not respect the attackers. These students say they have felt bullied, or not belonging or not fitting in to what the “popular” standards are. So why resort to anger? Many said it feels it gives them the respect that they were deprived of and what they felt they deserved. These students make national

  • Know Thyself

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    is analyzed and studied; in fact when my parents were in medical school and were studying neurology, they were given actual brains to dissect. However these studies merely identify what is there physically, not the soul or the identity. Sant Kirpal Singh explains, “Man is composed of body, mind (intellect) and soul. We are extremely careful to develop ourselves physically and mentally, but understand very little about the soul, which is the Power ruling both the body and the mind.” I have a sixth grade

  • Manto Story Essay

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    stories the characters do not completely meet their closure. Death is the ultimate end. This notion is important in the way how loyalty between characters plays its part to meet this final end - death. In ‘The Assignment’ the story ends with Santokh Singh remaining loyal to his ancestors yet betraying Mian Sahib. Manto has written talking of the partition "were the times when philosophy, argumentation or logic had lost their meaning;they were nothing but an exercise in futility"(Manto 103). As mentioned

  • Train to Pakistan

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    Title In the book Train to Pakistan, author Khushwant Singh recalls the brutal and unfortunate times when Muslims were being forced out of Mano Majra. They, along with the Hindu and Sikh population, were living in relative peace. But when there had to be change, chaos ensued. There were several key individuals that shared the total responsibility of the expulsion of Muslims from Mano Majra; Even though some had purer motives than others, they all took stock in the unfortunate process. Hakum Chand

  • Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam's Greatest Achievement For The Republic Of India

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    The professional path of Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam not only provided a significant contribution to the society but also functioned as an inspiration to the people of India. Despite this, the great achievements of his career path further presented the opportunity for him to get elected as a president through unanimous voting by the people. Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam and his great achievement for the republic of India is a reflection of virtue for the society. Abdul Kalam was elected as the eleventh president

  • Essay Letter For Mechanical Engineering

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    A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION My name is Bhupinder Singh Brar. I am from India and I born and raise there. I came in Canada 3 years ago. My father took me here for my bright future because Canada is better country than India as regarding to its economic and political values. I am very polite and simple guy and I love simplicity. I love to make friends which are caring and stands with me in every moment of my life weather it is good or bad. I have lots of friends here but not many of them are that close

  • Julius Caesar Biography

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    inspiration for modern India. Bhagat Singh felt his life should be dedicated to the noblest cause, that of the freedom of the country. Therefore, there is no rest or worldly desire that can lure him. Bhagat Singh is known for his courage, radical measures, ardent revolts, and his vision for India's independence and future of India. Bhagat Singh led the youth of India towards the achievement of goals which was the independence of India. As a teenager Bhagat Singh was a voracious reader. He studied European

  • Essay On Adam Goodes

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    Adam Goodes is one of the most well known Australian Football Players of all time, for both his elite sporting skill which won him many important awards which led to achieving major milestones, or the controversy surrounding him because of the cultural barrier between Indigenous Australians and white Australians. Goodes actions sparked a uproar between the AFL fans, commentators and teams with some saying that he was in the right the whole time while others opposed him, even still to this day. In