Encyclopedia - College Of Engineering Trivandrum: Encyclopedia - College Of Engineering Trivandrum
The College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) started functioning on 3 July 1939 as a part of the erstwhile Univer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vizhinjam: Encyclopedia - Vizhinjam
Vizhinjam is a small coastal village in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, south India. There is a small sea port in Vizhinjam. Koval...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trivandrum: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Trivandrum
Trivandrum: capital city of Kerala in the former princely state of Travancore.   (See also: Trivandrum , Hinduism, Yoga, Body M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Balarampuram: Encyclopedia - Balarampuram
Balarampuram is a small village in Trivandrum district of Kerala, south India. This village is famous for saree making. The Balaramapuram...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre: Encyclopedia - Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) is located at Thumba near Trivandrum, a city of the Kerala state in India. It is a major space re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kovalam: Encyclopedia - Kovalam
Kovalam is a beach on the Arabian Sea around 13 kilometers outside Trivandrum district in Kerala a small state in south India. There are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം), formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Government And Politics
The city is administered by the Trivandrum Corporation headed by the Mayor. The city council is democratically elected and comprises of 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kerala: Encyclopedia Ii - Kerala - Administration
Kerala is divided into 14 districts. They are (from north to south) Kasargod, Kannur (Cannanore), Wayanad (Wynad), Kozhikode (Calicut), M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Origin Of Name
Thiruvananthapuram literally means Thiru (Great/Lord) Ananthan's Puram (City). The name derives from the main deity of a Hindu temple at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Santosh Sivan: Encyclopedia Ii - Santosh Sivan - Career
Sivan grew up in the city of Trivandrum in Kerala, southern India, where he attended Mar Ivanlos College. His father is a renowned direct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etihad Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Etihad Airways - Services
At August 2005: Etihad Airways - Africa. Egypt Cairo (Cairo International Airport) Morocco Casablanca (Mohammed V International Ai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rationalist International: Encyclopedia Ii - Rationalist International - A Brief History Of Rationalist International
Rationalist International was founded in December 1995 during the First International Rationalist Conference at New Delhi with delegates ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vikram Sarabhai: Encyclopedia Ii - Vikram Sarabhai - Honors
The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, (VSSC), a research institute specialising in solid and liquid propellants for rockets located in the So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Education
Thiruvananthapuram is a major academic hub. The University of Kerala is located here. The city also has several professional education co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Location
The town is situated 8.18° N and 77.43° E at the southern tip of peninsular India. Being close to the cape (Kanyakumari -the tip of pen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air-india Express: Encyclopedia Ii - Air-india Express - Destinations
Air-India Express - Indian Subcontinent. India Mumbai (Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport) New Delhi (Indira Gandhi Internation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ravi Shastri: Encyclopedia Ii - Ravi Shastri - The Slow Descent
Shastri continued as vice captain to Kapil Dev in the 1985–86 season. This season and the England tour of 1986 were ordinary ones for h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhubaneswar: Encyclopedia - Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar (in Sanskrit and Oriya, "The Lord of the Universe") is a city located on the eastern coast of India. Once the capital of anci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agastyamalai: Encyclopedia - Agastyamalai
Agastya Malai (Agastyakoodam), a peak of 1868 m in the Western Ghats. This mountain falles in the Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram districts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru
Nārāyana Guru (नारायण गुरु) (1856 - 1928) was a great sage and social reformer of India. Born in Ezhava/Thiyya comm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vikram Sarabhai: Encyclopedia - Vikram Sarabhai
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (August 12, 1919 – December 31, 1971) was an Indian physicist. He is considered the Father of the Indian space ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Places Of Interest
Fresh water supply to the town is from the Mukkadal Reservoir, about 8 km from the town, in the interior - itself a very scenic place, wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Presidency
K. R. Narayanan - Assumption of office. K. R. Narayanan was elected to the Presidency of India [7] (17 July 1997) with 95% of the votes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Jesuit Institutions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Jesuit Institutions - List Of Jesuit Universities
List of Jesuit institutions - Argentina. Universidad del Salvador (Buenos Aires) List of Jesuit institutions - Canada. Saint Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Padmanabhapuram Palace: Encyclopedia Ii - Padmanabhapuram Palace - Mantrasala Council Chamber
King’s Council chamber is the most beautiful place of the entire palace complex. It has windows, with coloured mica, which keep the hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Early Life
The Guru was born at Chempazhanthi a small village near Thiruvananthapuram circa 1856. As the only son of his parents, who had three daug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar Airways - Destinations
Qatar Airways - Africa. Algeria Algiers Egypt Cairo (Cairo International Airport) Luxor Alexandria Libya Tripoli (Tripoli Inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gulf Air Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Gulf Air Destinations - Asia
Gulf Air destinations - East Asia. China, People's Republic of Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) Gulf Air destinations ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Space Research Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Space Research Organisation - Satellites
Since its formation, ISRO has launched numerous satellites; include IRS (Indian Remote Sensing) satellite series, INSAT (Indian National ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Space Research Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Space Research Organisation - Satellites
Since its formation, ISRO has launched numerous satellites. Satellite arrays include IRS (Indian Remote Sensing) satellite series, INSAT ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etihad Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Etihad Airways - Services
At August 2005: Etihad Airways - Africa. Egypt Cairo (Cairo International Airport) Morocco Casablanca (Mohammed V International Ai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Deccan: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Deccan - History
Air Deccan was established in 2003 and started operations in August that year with regular scheduled flights from Bangalore to Mangalore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Travancore: Encyclopedia Ii - Travancore - History
Travancore - 18th Century. The region was ruled by the Ay Dynasty during the first Sangham age (circa 300 BC – 600 AD) and was the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transport In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Transport In India - Local Transport
Local transportation is predominantly by road, with a small fraction (depending on the city) by trains. Most Indian cities are connected ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vikram Sarabhai: Encyclopedia Ii - Vikram Sarabhai - Indian Space Program
The establishment of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was one of his greatest achievements. He successfully convinced the go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Universities In India: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Universities In India - Haryana
The Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar was established on October 20,1995 by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana with the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - History
Thiruvananthapuram is an ancient city with trading traditions dating back to 1000 BC. It was a trading post for spices like the rest of a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agastyamalai: Encyclopedia Ii - Agastyamalai - Rare Herbs And Medicinal Plants
The lower elevations of this peak are also known for their abundance of rare herbs and medicinal plants. Around 2000 medical plants used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Rite - Eastern And Western Latin Catholics
Care must be taken to distinguish between the two meanings of the word "rite". The one Byzantine liturgical rite is used by several disti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhubaneswar: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhubaneswar - Notable Sites
Khandagiri & Udayagiri (Jain Heritage) The twin hills of Khandagiri & Udayagiri, 8 km from Bhubaneswar, served as the site of an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Nārāyana Guru, Rationalism And Atheism
Eventhough Nārāyana Guru had built a number of temples and composed many poems in praise of popular Hindu deities, he had many atheist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Transformation As Master, Yogi And Seeker Of Truth
At the age of 21 young Nānu was sent for further education under an eminent scholar Kummampilli Rāman Pillai Āśān of Karunagapalli. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Demographics
The city has a population of 889,191 according to the 2001 census, making it the 2nd most populous in the state and the 30th in the count...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vikram Sarabhai: Encyclopedia Ii - Vikram Sarabhai - Career
He studied cosmic rays under the Nobel laureate Dr.C. V. Raman at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore from 1941 to 1945. Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Culture
Thiruvananthapuram has a rich cultural background, with the rulers of erstwhile Travancore taking an active interest in development of ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vikram Sarabhai: Encyclopedia Ii - Vikram Sarabhai - Personal Life
He was married to the notable Indian classical dancer Mrinalini (Swaminathan) Sarabhai. They had a son, Karthikeya and a daughter Mallika...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Media
Daily newspapers are available in English and Malayalam. The English newspapers with editions from Thiruvananthapuram are The New Indian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Sports
The most popular sports are Football and Cricket. Basketball, Badminton and Volleyball are also popular, mostly in schools. The Chandrase...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Nārāyana Guru Rationalism And Atheism
Eventhough Nārāyana Guru had built a number of temples and composed many poems in praise of popular Hindu deities, he had many atheist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Works By Nārāyana Guru
Narayana Guru - In Malayalam. Swanubavageethi Atmopadesa Śatakam Advaitha Deepika Arivu Daiva Desakam Jeevakarunya Panchakam Anukamba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhubaneswar: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhubaneswar - History And Character
Modern Bhubaneswar was originally meant to be a well planned city with wide roads and many gardens and parks. A part of the city has stay...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Travancore: Encyclopedia Ii - Travancore - Geography
Travancore was located in Southern Kerala. According to native legend, Kerala was formed when Parasurama threw his axe into the sea. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vikram Sarabhai: Encyclopedia Ii - Vikram Sarabhai - Early Years
Vikram Sarabhai was born in Ahmedabad, India to an affluent, business family. He was one of eight children of Ambalal and Sarla Devi. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Economy
The economy of Thiruvananthapuram is based on the tertiary sector with about 70% of the workforce being employed as government servants. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etihad Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Etihad Airways - History
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on November 13, 2003. In December 2004 it won the 'World's Leading New Airline...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Deccan: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Deccan - Current Fleet
The Air Deccan fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of January 2006): 7 Airbus A320-200 5 ATR 42-320 7 ATR 42-500 3 ATR 72-212A ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Space Research Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Space Research Organisation - History
ISRO was founded in 1969 under the Department of Atomic Energy and continued under the Space Commission and Department of Space, created ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Space Research Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Space Research Organisation - Future Plans
ISRO has began the development of a mission to the Moon, named Chandrayaan Astrosat. It will be India's first step towards exploration of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar Airways - History
The airline was established on 22 November 1993 and started operations on 20 January 1994. It was originally owned by members of the stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Geography
Thiruvananthapuram is located at 8.5° N 76.9° E on the west coast, near the southern tip of mainland India. The city covers a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rationalist International: Encyclopedia Ii - Rationalist International - Rationalism
Rationalism is an attitude that accepts the primacy of reason and aims at establishing a system of philosophy and ethics verifiable by ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transport In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Transport In India - Traditional Means
Transport in India - Walking. In ancient times, people often covered long distances on foot. For instance, the Adi Sankara traveled all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Nārāyana Guru’s Philosophy
After a span of a millennium since the time of Adi Shankara, Sree Nārāyana Guru was the next greatest proponent and re-evaluator of Adv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transport In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Transport In India - Long Distance Transport
Transport in India - Railways. India's rail network is the longest of any country. Trains run at an average of around 50-60 km/hour, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Santosh Sivan: Encyclopedia Ii - Santosh Sivan - Filmography
... aka Ashoka the Great (India: English title) (USA) ... aka Samrat Ashoka (India: Tamil title: dubbed version) The_Terrorist (1999) ....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thiruvananthapuram: Encyclopedia Ii - Thiruvananthapuram - Transport
Within the city, city buses and autorickshaws provide means of transportation. Two-wheelers, especially scooters and motorcycles are the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Enlightenment And Its Poetic Expression
It is uncertain as to when precisely Nānu Āśān moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forest area in Maruthwāmala, where he is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Jesuit Institutions: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Jesuit Institutions - List Of Jesuit Secondary Schools
List of Jesuit institutions - Australia. Saint Aloysius' College (Sydney) Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, (Sydney) Saint Ignat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Rite - Historical Background
Communion between Christian Churches has been broken over matters of faith, when each side accused the other of heresy or departure from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - History
Nagercoil derives its name from a famous old Jain Temple called Naga Raja Temple (Temple of the Serpent (snake) King) - that still exists...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Language Culture & Religion
Most of the people are Tamil-speaking, but can also understand Malayalam. There are also several native speakers of Malayalam. English is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Geography
The District is generally hilly, with plains found near the coast. The land from the sea-coast gradually rises from sea-level to the West...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - The Arrival Of European Missionaries
The arrival of English, German and other Western Christian missionaries in the 19th century and the development of social infrastructure ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Subsequent Life
After his retirement as President, K. R. Narayanan, along his wife Usha, lived his remaining years in a modest bungalow (34, Prithviraj R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Rite - The Term Uniat[e]
The term Uniat or Uniate is applied to Eastern Catholics primarily by Eastern Orthodox, who sometimes give it pejorative overtones, but w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Origins
K. R. Narayanan was born in his tharavaadu (ancestral home) [2], a small thatched hut at Perumthanam, Uzhavoor, as the fourth of seven ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Space Research Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Space Research Organisation - Future Plans
ISRO has began the development of a mission to the Moon, named Chandrayan Astrosat. It will be India's first step towards exploration of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Education
Narayanan had his early schooling in Uzhavoor at the Government Lower Primary School, Kurchithanam (where he enrolled on 5 May 1927) and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Career
K. R. Narayanan - In the public service. When Narayanan returned to India (1948), Laski, of his own, gave him a letter of introduction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - K. R. Narayanan: Encyclopedia Ii - K. R. Narayanan - Vice-presidency
K. R. Narayanan was elected as the Vice-President of India (21 August 1992), under the Presidency of Shankar Dayal Sharma. His name had b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Consecration Of Siva Lingam At Aruvippuram
During his wandering life he happened to be at Aruvippuram in 1888. In the month of March that year, because of the request from local pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Socio-economic Factors & Local Economy
Though Nagercoil has a high educated populace, migration to big cities in India, the Gulf and Western countries from families is quite co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Padmanabhapuram Palace: Encyclopedia Ii - Padmanabhapuram Palace - Four-storeyed Central Building
The four-storied building is located at the centre of the palace complex. The top floor (called upparikka malika) served as the worship c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Padmanabhapuram Palace: Encyclopedia Ii - Padmanabhapuram Palace - Nataksala Hall Of Performance
This is a relatively new building, constructed at the behest of Maharaja Swathi Thirunal, who reigned in Travancore from 1829 to 1846. He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhubaneswar: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhubaneswar - Transportation And City Access
Bhubaneswar has excellent air and rail linkages with most major cities in the country. Bhubaneswar - Air. Bhubaneswar is connected to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Narayana Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Narayana Guru - Transformation As Master Yogi And Seeker Of Truth
At the age of 21 young Nānu was sent for further education under an eminent scholar Kummampilli Rāman Pillai Āśān of Karunagapalli. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Space Research Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Space Research Organisation - History
ISRO was founded in 1969 under the Department of Atomic Energy and continued under the Space Commission and Department of Space created i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Padmanabhapuram Palace: Encyclopedia Ii - Padmanabhapuram Palace - Thai Kottaram Mother's Palace
Mother’s palace, designed in traditional Kerala style, is the oldest construction in the entire palace complex and is believed to be co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - The Indian Ocean Tsunami
Tragedy struck on the morning of 26th December, 2004 when huge killer waves swept away hundreds of men, women and children in different ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Marine Life And Resources
The coastline is rocky in several places, while sandy (especially near the town). There are traces of coral reef on the eastern coast of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Flora And Fauna
The District is abundant in wildlife, plants and marine life. The variety of plants and animals vary according to the distance from the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Notable Facts
The district has one of the highest doctor-to-person ratio in the country, among districts. It seems like there is a medical practitioner...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhubaneswar: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhubaneswar - Fairs & Festivals
On the day of Ashokashtami in the month of March, the image of Lingaraja (Lord Shiva) and other deities are taken in a procession from Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Education
Kanyakumari District tops the state in literacy (87.55 %) and also in high levels of education in Tamilnadu. Even in the absence of profe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nagercoil: Encyclopedia Ii - Nagercoil - Communications Infrastructure And Administration
The town and district are served by an All India Radio (AIR) station (FM) and a Doordarshan relay station. The entire district is network...   » Read the article

Article - Sanskrit Sitemap I - T
This is a sitemap for Sanskrit - T . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. The site...   » Read the article