Sunday, December 23, 2007

Temples, Caves and Monuments, Museums

· Ajantha : Maharashtra
· Ellora : Maharashtra
· Elephenta Caves : Mumbai
· Lothal : Gujrat
· Sanchi : Madhya Pradesh
· Sarnath : Utter Pradesh
· Gandhi museum :Madhura (UP)
· Tippu sultan Museum :Sreerangapattanam (Karnataka)
· Prince of Wales :Mumbai
· Victoria memorial hall :Kolkatta
· Birla museum : Kolkatta
· Salarjangh Museum :Hydrabad
· Rail museum :Delhi
· National museum :Kolkatta
· Indian war museum :Delhi
· Doll museum :Delhi
First in India
· News Paper : Bengal Gazettes, 1780 may 29
· Indian Olympic individual medal : KD Jadav (bronze) wrestling
· Television : 1959
· Post office in India : Kolkatta (1774)
· Postal Service department : 1854 (governor Dalhousie)
· Post office in outside India : South Gumgothri (Antarctica)
· Speed post established in : 1986 Aug 1
· First open university : Andhra Pradesh Open university
· First Correspondent course introduced in : Delhi University
· Women university in : Srimathy nathy Bhai Thakkare University (Pune)
· First agricultural University : Govind Vallbhai Panth university (UP)
· First university of handicapped in the world : Utter Pradesh
· First ICS officer : Sathyendran
· First women governor : Sarojini Naidu
· First women chief minister : Suchetha Kripalani
· First chief justice ; Hari lal J. Kaniya
· First commander in chief in independent India : General K.M. Kariyappa
· First lady in Indian postal stamp : Meera Bhai
· First Indian emperor in postal stamp : Chandra Gupta Mouryan
· Panchathy Raj first introduced in : Rajasthan ( Nagure 1959)
· Eco town in India : Panipatt
· First test tube baby in India :Durga 1978 Kolkatha
· Regular census started in India :1881
· First news paper in India :Bengal Guest (1780 May29)
· Indian postal dept started :1854
· National bird Peacock : 1964
· National animal : 1972
· National flag : 1947 July 22
· India’s first women foreign secretary : Chokila Iyer
· First women foreign minister : Lakshmi N Menon

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