Happy School, Darya Ganj

Happy School, situated in Darya Ganj, New Delhi, India, is a public co-ed school, the first co-ed school in Delhi, established by the late Shri Padam Chand Ji. In 1933, an incident of an eight-year-old boy screaming that he would never go to school moved Shri Padam Chandji. He gave birth to the philosophy of Happy Education. Happy School started

Butter chicken

Butter chicken, traditionally known as murgh makhani (pronounced ), is an Indian dish originating in New Delhi. It is a type of curry made from chicken with a spiced tomato and butter (makhan) sauce. Its sauce is known for its rich texture. It is similar to chicken tikka masala, which uses a tomato paste. Contents   1History 2Preparation 3See also 4References 5Bibliography

Moti Mahal (restaurant)

Moti Mahal is a restaurant. After the partition of India in 1947, the Moti Mahal in Delhi was founded by Kundan Lal Gujral, Kundan Lal Jaggi and Thakur Dass as one of the first restaurants to introduce the Punjabi cuisine to the rest of the world. History Moti Mahal was founded by Kundan Lal Gujral, Thakur Dass and Kundan Lal Jaggi, in Delhi in 1947. They worked at a small

Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital

Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospitalwas established by Dr. Sorabji P Shroff, who started to practice in India in 1914. Two of his grandsons, also ophthalmologists, are on the board of the hospital. The present building in Daryaganj was opened in 1927. It specialises in otorhinolaryngology as well as ophthalmology. Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital It was one of the first hospitals

Lhasa Tibetan

Lhasa Tibetan (Tibetan: ལྷ་སའི་སྐད་, Wylie: Lha-sa’i skad, THL: Lhaséké, ZYPY: Lasägä), or Standard Tibetan, is the Tibetan dialect spoken by educated people of Lhasa, the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China. It is an official language of the Tibet Autonomous Region. In the traditional “three-branched” classification of Tibetic languages, the Lhasa dialect belongs to the Central Tibetan branch (the other two being Khams Tibetan and Amdo Tibetan). In terms of mutual intelligibility, speakers of

Treaty of Sugauli

The Treaty of Sugauli (also spelled Sugowlee, Sagauli and Segqulee), the treaty that established the boundary line of Nepal, was signed on 4 March 1816 between the East India Company and Guru Gajaraj Mishra following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814–16. Contents   1Background 2Terms 3Ongoing disputes 4See also 5References 6Bibliography 7External links Background Following the Unification of Nepal under Prithvi Narayan Shah, Nepal attempted to enlarge its domains, conquering much

Duar War

The Duar War (or Anglo-Bhutan War) was a war fought between British India and Bhutan in 1864 to 1865. It has been the only military conflict between the two states since 1774. Contents   1Background 2Battle 3Treaty of Sinchula 4See also 5References 6Bibliography Background Across the nineteenth century, British India commissioned multiple missions to Bhutan. Official documents always cited cross-border raids by Bhutan

Limbu people

The Limbu (exonym) or Yakthung (endonym) are a Sino-Tibetan indigenous tribe (Bhot-Burmeli) of the Himalayan region of eastern Nepal, Sikkim, and western Bhutan. The original name of the Limbu is Yakthung (ᤕᤠᤰᤌᤢᤱ) or Yakthum. Limbu males are called Yakthungba or Yakthumba and Limbu females are called “Yakthumma” or “Yakthungma”. Ancient texts state that “Yakthung” or “Yakthum” is a derivative of Yaksha and some interpret its meaning as the “Yaksha winner”. In the

Gorkhaland Territorial Administration

The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration is a semi-autonomous council for the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal state in India. The GTA was formed in 2012 to replace the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, which was formed in 1988 and administered the Darjeeling hills for 23 years. GTA presently consists of three hill subdivisions Darjeeling, Kurseong, Mirik, some areas of Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district and the whole of Kalimpong district under its

Manigachhi Assembly constituency

Manigachhi Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar. As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Manigachhi Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010. It was part of Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency. Results 1977–2005 In the October 2005 state assembly elections, Lalit Kmar Yadav of RJD won the Manigachhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Prabhakar Chaudhary