Alphabetically arranged entries cover key individuals; major events; important institutions and organizations; and significant economic, political, social, religious, and cultural issues.

Why are the Himalayas considered geologically alive? When did the first train huff and puff its way between two stations in India? What was India's very own desi dino called? How did India's currency come to be named the rupee? Which Indian glacier is the highest battleground in the world? Who wrote the world's first grammar book? If questions like these make you curious about incredible India, here is a bumper info-pedia packed with fascinating facts, terrific trivia and colourful cartoons on just about everything in India, this book encourages interest in a wide range of subjects. Use it for homework help, for project ideas, to boost your general knowledge or as a ready reference because this must have book makes getting to know India as easy as ABC.

The book is in the form of a ready reference. The subject matter of stratigraphy is full of names of formations, groups, etc. At times when we need to know about a certain formation for which we do not know the exact stratigraphic position, then we have to search the entire book, page by page, which becomes quite irritating and time consuming. To overcome this problem, the idea of arranging the different formations in an alphabetic order occurred to the author. During this process it was seen that many small formations, which are otherwise important, do not get their due representation, because they lie in company or association with much larger formations. Otherwise also stratigraphy is nothing but an orderly and chronological arrangement of different formations. In other words, we can say that stratigraphy is a language by itself, where different formations are its words. Same is the case with large number of fossils occurring in different formations. In the usual literature on the subject, it is practically impossible to find in what formation or formations a particular fossil occurs and to which fossil group it belongs. Alphabetical arrangement of fossils as shown in the list of fossils will help students and scholars to persue their task in an easier and quicker way. To arrange such a large number of fossils in an alphabetical order and to find their fossil groups was really a tough job. Still the author does not claim that all the formations and fossils occurring in the Indian stratigraphy are included in this book, and it cannot be the last word on the subject. This is more true in case of fossils, where unlimited literature is available.

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FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: 163TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE - Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941 C.E.) was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with contextual modernism. According to English calendar he was born on 7th May 1861 in Kolkata to parents Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi. According to Bengali calendar he was born on 25th day of Boishakh month, in 1422 Bengali Era; MAHAVIRA: NOT ONLY WORSHIPED, ALSO TO BE IMBIBED IN LIFE - The entire life of Mahavira is a living inspiration for the rise of self and others. He has illuminated millions and millions of people with his aura of positivity.

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: EARTH DAY - EARTH DAY IN 2022 - DATE, SIGNIFICANCE, FUN FACTS, ACTIVITY IDEAS AND QUOTES - Earth Day is widely recognized and celebrated every year on April 22, as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behavior and provoke policy changes; INCREDIBLE INDIA: VICTORIA MEMORIAL, KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA - The Victoria Memorial, one of the top historical places in Kolkata, is the brainchild of Lord Curzon, a Viceroy of India.

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: HERE’S HOW TO MAKE YOUR JANUARY 2023 INTERESTING - We believe in starting the new year with a bang, and what better than some really cool and interesting cultural festival and experiences? As they say, start your year with something nice, and your entire year will be a fun one. It’s true! So here we are with a round-up of really interesting festivals and activities you can explore in January 2023; GEJJALA MANTAPA - HAMPI THE UNTOLD STORY OF A STRUCTURE - The architecture and the proximity to the Vittala Temple suggest its religious nature.