Indian National Awards for Exceptional Work & Services

Four Main Indian National Awards:

1. Bharat Ratna- This is the highest civilian award in India and is given for exceptional work for the advancement of art, literature, science and in recognition of public services of the highest order.
2. Padma Vibhushan-This is the second highest award and is given for exceptional and distinguished services in any field inclusive of service rendered by government a servants.
3. Padma Bhushan-It is awarded for distinguished service of a high order in any field, including government services.
4. Padma Shri-It is given for distinguished services in any field including service rendered by government servants.

Gallantry Awards: These are given to those who display valour and conspicuous bravery in the presence of enemy.

1. Param Vir Chakra- The highest decoration for valour, it is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or prominent act of valour, whether on land, at sea or in the air.
2. Maha Vir Chakra- It is awarded for ants of exemplary gallantry in the presence of enemy whether at sea, on land or in the air.
3. Vir Chakra- It is the third in the order of gallantry awards and is given for ants of gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.
4. Ashoka Chakra- It is awarded for bravery or some daring or prominent act of valour or self- sacrifice, at sea, in the air or on land.
5. Kirti Chakra- It is a decoration award for gallantry.
6. Shaurya Chakra-This is also a gallantry award.
7. Jeevan Raksha Awards-These medals are awarded for meritorious ants or a series of ants of a human nature displayed in saving a person from drowning, fire and rescue operations in mines etc.
8. Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak-The medal is awarded for conspicuous courage under circumstances of very great danger to the life of the rescuer.
9. Uttam Jeevan Ralksha Padak- The medal is awarded for courage and promptitude under circumstances of great danger to the life of rescuer.

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Important and Famous Books written by Indian Authors

Here are the list of some of the important and famous books written by Indian authors.

Writer/Author	Books
1. Pt. Vishnu Sharma	Panchatanra
2. Vishakhadatta	Mudra Rakshas
3. Raskhan	Prem Vatika
4. Panini	Ashtadhyayi
5. Shudrak	Mrichhakatikam
6. Kalidasa	Raghuvansham, Kumarsambhavam, Meghdootam, Abhugyanshakuntalam
7. Vigyaneshwar	Mitakshara
8. Mallanāga Vātsyāyana	Kama Sutra
9. Jeemootwahan	Daybhag
10. Kalhana	Rajtarangini
11. Plini	Natural History
12. Kautilya	Arthashastra
13. Dandi	Avanti Sundari, Dashkumaracharitam
14. Ved Vyas	Bhagwat Gita, Mahabharata
15. Ashwaghosh	Buddha Charitam
16. Jayadev	Geet Govind
17. Bana Bhatt	Kadambari
18.Bhavabhuti	Malti Madhav
19. Amar Singh	Amar Singh
20. Bhartihari	Niti-Shatak, Shringar Shatak, Vairagya Shatak
21. Firdausi	Shahnama
22. Abul Fazal	Ain-i-Akbari, Akabarnama
23. Surdas	Sahityalahri, Sursagar
24. Kabirdas	Bijak, Ramayani, Sabar
25. Gulbadan Beghum	Humanyunama
26. Al-Beruni	Kitab-ul-Hind
27. Malik Mohammed Jayasi	Padmavat
28. Mulk Raj Anand	Coolie, Confession of a lover, Two leaves and a bud
29. Nirad C. Chaudhury	Hinduism, Autobiography of an Unknown Indian, A Passage to England, Culture in the Vanity Bag, Continent of Crime
30Rabindra Nath Tagore	Chitrangada, Gitanjali, Gora, Chandalika, Visarjana, Hungry Stones
31. Kuldip Nayyar	The Judgment, Distant Neighbours; India, The Critical Years; In Jail, Indai after Nehru, Between the Lines
32. Sumitranandan Pant	Jyotsana, Yugwani, Chidambara
33. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh	Life Divine Essays on Gita
34. Swami Shivanand	Divine Life
35. Amrita Pritam	Death of a City , Kagaz te Canvas, Forty nine Days
36. Munsi PremChand	Godan, Gaban, Karmabhumi, Rangbhumi
37. Khushwant Singh	Indira Gandhi Returns, Indira Gandhi; Badhate Kadam, The Company of woman
38. B.M Kaul	Untold Story, Confronation with Pakistan
39. Vijay Tendulkar	Sakharam Binder
40 R.K. Narayanan	The Darkroom, Malgudi Days, Guide, My Days, Swami and Friends
41. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan	Indian Philosophy
42. Sarojini Naidu	Golden Threshold, Broken wings
43. Suryaknt Tripathi Nirala	Anamika, Parimal, Gunjan, Jusi ki kali
44. Yashpal	Jhootha Sach
45. Jai Shankar Prasad	Kamayani, Aansoo, Skandagupa, Ajatshatru
46. Kazi Nazrul Islam	Agni Veena
47.Mainthilisharm Gupt	Bharat Bharati
48. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar	Kurukshera, Urvashi
49. Mrs. Indira Ghandhi	Eternal India
50. S.H. Vatsyayan’Agyeya’	Kitni Nawon Mein Kitenee Bar, Aangan Ke paar, Dwar, Shekhar: Ek Jivani, Nadi Ke Dweep
51.Mahadevi Verma	Yama, Niharika, Neeraja
52. Amrit Lal Nagar	Amrit Aur Vish
53. Nayantara Sehgal	A Voice of Freedom
54. V.S. Naipal	Area of Darkness, A House for Mr.Biswas A Million Multinies Now, A Bend in the River
55. Devkinandan Khatri	Chandrakanta Santati
56. Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay	Devdas, Charitraheen, Shrikant, Parineeta
57. Vrindavanal  Verma	Jhansi Ki Rani
58. Jainendra Kumar	Sunita, Tyagpatra
59. Bhagwati Charan Verma	Chitralekha
60. Phanishwar Nath ‘Renu’	Maila Aanchal, Mare Gaye Gulfam
61. Gajanan Madhav ‘Muktibodh’	Chand Ka Munh Tedha Hai
62. Bhartendu Harischandra	Bharat Durdasha, Satya Harischandra

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National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

This is post is very important for readers that are Indians and non-Indians. Because whenever you will plan to visit India’s amazing & incredible parts and to get adventure of wild life, you need to be aware the names and places of the National Parts and Wild Life Sancturaries. This post will tell you the name of sanctuaries parks and the name of stats where it exists.

Park Name	Locations	Important species
1.Bandipur national park	Mysore, Karnataka	Elepahant, Tiger, Bear, Sāmbhar, Panther
2.Bhlpakram Sanctuary	Garo Hills, Meghalaya	Tiger , Elephant, Bison
3. Chandraprabha Sanctuary	Varanasi , up	Asiatic Lion, Tiger, Panther, Indian Gazelle, Sloth bear
4. Corbett National Park	Nainital Uttarakhand	Elephant , Tiger, sloth bear , Nilgai, Panther, Sambhar
5. Dachigam Sanctuary	Jammu and Kashmir	Kashmir stag (Hangul)
6.Dudhwa National Park	Lakhimpur kheri, UP	Tiger, Panther, Sambhar, Nilgai
7. Ghana Bird Sanctuary	Bharatpur ,Rajasthan	Siberian Crane, Spoonbill, Heron Teal, Stock
8. Gir National Park	Junagarh, Gujarat	Asiatic Lion Panther,Sambhar, Nilgai, Crocodile, Rhinoceros
9. Hazaribagh National Park	Hazaribagh, Jharkhand	Tiger, Leopard, Sambher, Chital
10. Jaldapara Sanctuary	West Bengal	Tiger, Leopard, Sambher, Chital
11. Kanha National Park	Mandla and Balaghat , MP	Tiger, Panther, Antelope, Barking deer, Nilgai
12.Khziranga Nation al Park	Jorhat, Assam	Creat Indian one horned rhinoceros, wild buffalo, Sambhar, Tiger
13. Manas	Barpeta, Assam	Tiger, Elephant, Panther, wild Buffalo, One horned rhinoceros
14. Mudumalai Sanctuary	Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nandu	Elephant, Dear, pigs
15. Namdapha National park	Tirap district, Arunachal prasesh	Tiger and Elephant
16. Palamau	Daltonganj, Jharkhand	Tiger, Elephant, Panther, Leopard
17. Parkal	Warangal, AP	Tiger, Elephant, Panther, Wild boar, Caur, Sambhar
18. Periyar	Idukki, Kerala	Elephant , tiger, Panther, Wild boar Gaur, Sambhar
19. Ranganthitoo Bird sanctuary	Karnataka	Birds
20. Shivpuri national park	Shivpuri , MP	Tiger, Birds
21. Sunderbans	West Bengal	Tiger, Wild boar, Crocodile, Deer
22. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	Birds
23. Wild Ass Sanctuary	Little Rann of Kutch, Gujrat	Wild Ass, Wolf, Nilgai, Chinkara

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Largest, Longest, Highest And Smallest In India

Here is very important topic and post that you are looking for. I know every one want to know the what is biggest, largest, longest, highest and more. As we already gone through the details of Biggest, Highest, longest, largest in the World. Now we will get some special details about Largest, Longest, Highest And Smallest In India.

Longest river	Ganges
The longest tributary river of India	Yamuna
The longest river of the south	Godavari
Highest mountain peak	Godwin Austin (k2)
Largest lake (Fresh water)	Wular lake (Kashmir)
Highest Dam	Bhakra Dam (Punjab)
Largest Mosque	Jama Masjid, Delhi
Longest Road	Grand Trunk Road
State with longest coastline	Gujarat
Largest railway route	From Jammu to Kanya Kumari
Longest tunnel	Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest national highway	NH-7which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam	Hirakod Dam (Orissa)
Longest River Bride	Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest populated city	Mumbai (1.60 crore)
Largest Museum	National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Delta	Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
Largest Dome	Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)
Largest Zoo	Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest man-made Lake	Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Desert	Thar (Rajasthan)
Highest Tower	Pitampura Tower, Delhi
Smallest State (Area)	Goa
Smallest State (Population)	Sikkim
Highest Waterfall	Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)
Longest Electric railway line	From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Densest populated State	West Bengal
Largest cave temple	Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal Fair	Sonepur (Bihar)
Highest Gateway	Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Biggest Hotel	Oberal –Sharaton (Mumbai)
Largest State (Area)	Rajasthan
Largest State (Population)	Uttar Pradesh
Place of heaviest rainfall	Mausinram (Meghalaya)
Largest corridor	Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)
Largest cantilever span bride	Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Largest forest state	M.P.
Highest straight gravity Dam	Bhakra Dam
Longest Railway Platform	Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
Largest Stadium	Salt lake (Yuva Bhaeti), Kolkata
Largest Port	Mumbai
Highest Lake	Devatal (Garhwal)
Largest Lake (Saline water)	Chika lake, Orissa
Highest Award	Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award	Paramveer Chakra
Largest Gurudwara	Golden Temple, Amritsar
Deepest river valley	Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
State with longest coastline of South India	Andhra Pradesh
Longest river which forms estuary	Narmada
Largest Church	Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Longest Beach	Marina Beach, Chennai
Highest Battle field	Siachin Glacier
Highest  Airport	Len (Laddakh)
Largest river island	Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)
Largest Planetarium	Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)

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