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The Subsidiary Alliance System was “Non-Intervention Policy” used by Lord Wellesley who was the Governor-General (1798-1805) to establish British Empire in India. According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army.

On November 12, 1936, the Maharajah of Travancore signed the historic Temple Entry Proclamation, and “in one bold stroke, the age long injustice of barring lower castes from entering temple was removed.”

<ul class="ChallengerEditorTheme__ul_dark" style="color: rgb(255,255,255);"><li value="1" class="ChallengerEditorTheme__listItem_dark">Kumaran Master played a pivotal role in the liberation of Mahe from French colonial rule.</li><li value="2" class="ChallengerEditorTheme__listItem_dark">His leadership and sacrifice earned him the title "Mahe/Mayyazhi Gandhi."</li><li value="3" class="ChallengerEditorTheme__listItem_dark">He served as the first Administrator of Mahe after India's independence.</li></ul>

A deficiency of vitamin B1 commonly leads to beriberi, a condition that features problems with the peripheral nerves and wasting. Weight loss and anorexia can develop. There may be mental problems, including confusion and short-term memory loss.

Under Section 12 of Contempt of Court Act, 1971, a contempt of court can be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.

After several rounds of discussions and negotiations between Sree Chithira Thirunal and V.P. Menon, the King agreed that the Kingdom should accede to the Indian Union in 1949. On 1 July 1949 the Kingdom of Travancore was merged with the Kingdom of Cochin and the short-lived state of Travancore-Kochi was formed.

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<li>Neutrons, along with protons, are subatomic particles found inside the nucleus of every atom.</li>
<li>The only exception is hydrogen, where the nucleus contains only a single proton.</li>
<li>Neutrons have a neutral electric charge (neither negative nor positive) and have slightly more mass than positively charged protons.</li>
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When India achieved political independence, Sardar Madhava Panikkar represented the country at the 1947 session of the UN General Assembly. In 1950, he was appointed India's (the first non-Socialist country to recognize People's Republic of China) Ambassador to China.

Mango, affectionately called King of Fruits is the National fruit of India. Its sweet fragrance and delectable flavors have won the hearts of many around the world. Mangoes remain one of the most cultivated tropical fruits in the world.

Plants respire. During respiration and photosynthesis, gases go in and out of the plants through little holes called stomata using diffusion, not breathing.

Hickey's Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780. It was published for two years. Founded by James Augustus Hicky, a highly eccentric Irishman who had previously spent two years in Jail for debt.

On 17th August 1947 the Radcliffe Line was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan, following the Partition of India. The line is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe who was commissioned to equitably divide 4,50,000 km sq of territory with 88 million people.

With the famous phrase, "man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains," Rousseau asserts that modern states repress the physical freedom that is our birthright, and do nothing to secure the civil freedom for the sake of which we enter into civil society.

The official English name was changed by the country's government from the "Union of Burma" to the "Union of Myanmar" in 1989, and still later to the "Republic of the Union of Myanmar", which since then has been the subject of controversies and mixed incidences of adoption.

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