Room 613 Student Blogs - 2005/2006

India’s history of events start at 2000 B.C. and keeps going. India is a very historical place. India was also home to a great leader Gandhi. Gandhi’s family was very inportant also. His daughter was the first woman prime minister in India. Also his wife Kasturbaitried to help the poor in India and died in […]

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India’s poverty is wide spread, and is very bad in the city of Calcutta. There is very little medical care, poor sanitation, and high rates of death. One individual who dedicated her life to trying to help the people of Calcutta, was Mother Teresa, known as The Saint of The Gutters. Mother Teresa knew from […]

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [lived] October 2,1869 throught January 30,1948 in Gujarat, Indian growing up as a Hindu child in the city of Porbandar. Gandhi was married when he was only 13 to Kasturbhai. She [lived] April 11,1869 through February 22,1944
Gandhi had struggled for independence from the British Empire. Gandhi had became the political leader of […]

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GANDHI
By Robyn S.
Gandhi was born in Porbander,Gujarat, India October 2,1869. He grew up with his parents as slaves. He took school near Rajkot. His father was a prime minister for a local ruler. Gandhi was a great person because he took on ahimsa, that is total non-voilence. Gandhi lead India to an independant world. He […]

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The British created a country called Pakistan for the Muslims. Pakistan had two regions West Pakistan and East Pakistan. They are separated by 1,100 miles of Indian Territory. East Pakistan separated from the country, causing a civil war. India joined the conflict on the side of the East Pakistan. In 1971 East Pakistan became the […]

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     Did you know that India did not always have its independence? In 1619 the British took control of what we know today as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The British made India use English as their language and took away many Hindu customs. India tried to fight back in 1857, but the East India Company […]

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Gandhi was born on October 2 ,1869. But what his parents did not know is that he would be one of India’s greatest leaders in achieving freedom from England. Infact ,Ghandi had 4 children of his own but he had an arranged marriage,meaning,he and his wife were chosen for each other. He was married to […]

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Mr. Ghandi was an incredible man who changed the rights of many Indian people. This man from the country of India gained its independence in 1947. Mr. Ghandi was born on October 2, 1869 at Porbandar, Kathiawod. Some of Mr. Gandhis beliefs were in peace, fearlessness, love, nonviolence, and vegetarianism. March, 1922 Mr. Gandhi was pleaded […]

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Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. At age 13 he married 12 year old Kasturba Makanji. They had 4 sons. He studied law in London and returned to India in 1891. In 1893 he worked in South Africa. South Africa was ruled by the British. When he tried to claim his […]

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Buddhism started In India about 2500 years ago by Gautama the Budda. He grew up and married a young princess and had kids. He went into a town that he never knew or been in. The princess name was Karma. They believed in gods. Gautama is going to be the future religious leader. Buddah is […]

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Gandhi, A motivational speaker changed the world. He was born on October,2,1869 in Porbander. He went to London to study law. He accepted an offer by Indian businessmen in South Africa. He stayed in South Africa for over twenty years. He returned back to india in 1915. Gandhi was put in prison for burning goverment […]

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My teacher told everyone to pick a place in India, and I picked New Delhi. New Delhi is a city that defies a one-line description as the capital of the world’s largest democacy. Delhi is 32,87,267 sq. km of India’s fantastic variety compressed into 1483 sq. km. Delhi is true cosmopolitan city always on the […]

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I learned that the first civilization in India was that they were some what organized, and they understaned what to do sometimes. I also learned that they were good fishers.
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On October 31st, 1984 a terrible thing happened,India’s prime minister, Indira Ganhi was shot. She died at the age of 67. After she had been shot, she was rushed to the All India Medical Hospital to try and remove the bullets, but an hour and a half later, she was pronounced dead. The two people […]

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Mohandas Ghandi was A great leader as you may all know. Infact, he even led the entire country of India to its independence from the super power of the 1800’s, Great Britain. But before he had done all of these amazing things he had to be born right?
Ghandi was born and raised in a town […]

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In 2000 B.C. the first civilization was formed along the Indus river. It was known to be the first earliest civilization in the world. The word Indus is the English name that came from Sinthos in Greek and Sindus in Latin.The Indus river is a natural boundary between Afganistan and Iran. The Indus river supplies […]

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Buddhism originated in India. Did you know that Buddhism was from a hindu priest named Siddhartha Gohtama and he lived to be 80 years old. He was born in North India and his followers were called sanghas at the time. Buddha taught that there is no god at all and his teachings were passed thru-out […]

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You might be wondering how one of the oldest religions in Asia (Buddhism) came to be what it is today.
Well, it all started with the prince of Kapilaunst (now Nepal), Siddharta Gautama. This magnificent prince’s birth place was Limbini (now known as Nepal), and he was born around 563 B.C. Siddharta realized the great amount […]

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was also known as Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi was born on October 2nd, 1869 in Porbandar which is currently Gujarat. Gandhi went to the University College in London to study law. In 1891 he went back to India and started a law practice in Bombay, which is currently Mumbai. He went to Durban. […]

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I’m sure you know some of America’s history, but do you know about India’s history? In this post you will be learning about some of India’s history.
About 4000 years ago in 2000 B.C. the first Indian civilization built cities along the Indus River valley in present day Pakistan. There are three different names for the […]

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Born November, 19, 1917 Indira Gahndi’s political career started when she was just twelve years old. At this time, the British were controlling India, they would regurely arrest members of the Indian National Congress and search their homes. Because of this the Monkey Birgade was formed, this was actually a group of children who warned […]

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Buddhism was founded in ancient India about 2,500 years ago by Buddah, Shakyamuni who was born in Nepal. Their god is Buddha wich means the enlightened one. In Buddhism the sacred book is the tripitika. Today 359.981,000 people practice buddhism. In Buddhism there are three teachings the Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana teachings. Buddhism attained realization in […]

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Indira was born on November 19, 1917 in Allahabad. Her fathers name was Jawaharlal Nehru and her mothers name was Kamala Kaul. Inspired by her parents Indira worked for freedom her entire life. She lived in India but they were considered a minority as the British ruled them at all times. When she was younger […]

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Indira Nehru was daughter of the prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. She was born on November 19, 1917, and would one day be elected prime minister herself. At a very young age, Indira was already interested in politics. During the time of British rule, Indian National Congress workers from Allahabad, never knew […]

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Indira Gandhi was a very important figure in India. She lived in the 20th century, to the age of 66 years. She was the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, elected in 1947. At the time, she worked in the Parliament with her husband Feroze Gandhi, also […]

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India, 1943- The British were reigning over India, forcing them to do things like carry passes, and not allowing them the same privileges as the British. (they soon left India in 1947) Then when the worst recorded famine in history swept through eastern India, they were totally unprepared. This food shortage was called […]

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Indira Gandhi. Who is she? On Nov. 19th, 1917, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was born in Allahabad. She was the daughter Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamala Kaul Nehru.
When her parents taught her everything she needed to know, she went to collage and studied at Visva Bharati University in Bengal. She then attended University of Oxford […]

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On November 19th, 1917, Indira Gandhi was born. Little did she know that she would go down in history in the future.She was born in Allahabad too! When she got older she studied at Visva-Bharati University in Bengal, then when she felt like she knew enough, she enrolled in the University of Oxford in England. […]

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Indira Gandhi was a very interesting women. She was born on November 19, 1917 but died on October 31, 1984. Also, she was an only child of Jawaharial and Kamala Nehru. Indira’s father was once the prime minister, which she was […]

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Mahatma Gandhi (see picture above left) was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandr, Gulart, India. When he was 13 years old he married his wife Kasturba (see picture above right) and latter had 4 sons. He grew up in a hindu family (hinduism teaches people to live peacefully). He went to […]

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The Indus valley was the largest civilization in the world in 3000 B.C. to 1500 B.C. The scholars  still disagree that the Aryans overtook Harappan civilization from force or they simply moved in from coexisted with the during the decline. The Aryans had a  cattle-breeding society. They [historians] found no evidence of horses, chariats, and […]

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Born on October 2,1869, Putlibia as the mother, was a child named Mohandus Gandhi. He was born into a very religious family. He and his family were Hindu. His mother would not eat a meal without praying to the sun first. Sometimes, when it was raining and the sun was not out, she would last […]

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I bet you never thought that you would be a prime ministers daughter! But lets go on a adventure and see how one girl’s life started.
First lets see what your name is. Your name is Indira Gandhi and you were born on November 19, 1917. You were born in Allahabad,UP,India. Your dad is named Jawaharlal […]

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These two great cities [are] both located in present day Pakistan, each with great culture, techniques, and religion!
Can you believe that the first traces of civilization in India was around 2000 B.C? Well studies show that the first two cities were called Harappa and Mohenjodaro. These two cities were very complex, and they where in […]

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Indira Nehru was daughter of the prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. She was born on November 19, 1917, and would one day be elected the next prime minister. When she was only twelve, she started being involved with politics. Indian National Congress workers from Allahabad, during the time of the British […]

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Let me tell you about an amazing women who once said “If I die a violent death as some fear and a few are plotting, I know that violence will be in the thought and the action of the assassin not in my death”. This amazing women’s name is Indira Gandhi, who was one of […]

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The Aryans, as you learned in social studies invaded India in 1500 bc with their strong armor and deadly weopans, or could have they come in peace in a migration instead of an invasion? Well that’s what some people think, but some disagreed.Some scientists say that the Aryan Warriors were not outsiders but Indians, They […]

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Gandi as a young lawyer.
Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2,1896 in Porbandar, Gujarat, India into a Hindu family. Because of the influence of Gujarat and his Hindu family, Gandhi learned not to inflict any type of injury onto any living thing, thus becoming a vegetarian. Mohandas Gandhi married a girl named Kasturba at the […]

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“You should be the change that you want to see in the world” says Gandhi at one of his protests!!!! Gandhi was a very wonderful and interesting man!! He did so many great things for our world.
Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander in 1869 on October 2nd. He was married at the age […]

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Indria Gandhi
By:Jaimeh
Indria Gandhi was born in 1917 and was the only chiled of Kamla and Jawaharlal Nehru.Indria spent part of her life in Allahabad and part in Switzerland. She got her college education at Somoverville College Oxford. Indria had got the offcial residence or place of her father and was with him on many foreign […]

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Dear Sarah,
I am writing today to tell you about a man of many acomplishments and a man with much bravery. He acomplished much but not with violence. Like Gandhi said “Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mighter than the mightest weapon of destruction by the ingenuity of man.”
Gandhi started […]

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The Aryans were amazing people. They loved to gamble, sing and dance in their spare time. There were three periods - the Epic, the Verdic and the Rig vedic. The Rig vedic period was the earliest period when they took over India. The Epic period was the period of heroes that explained how the Aryan’s […]

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The Aryans were a huge amount of people who came from Central Asia and invaded Northwest India. They entered India through the Khyber pass. The period from which they lived in, 1500 B.C.E - 1000 B.C.E., was called the Vedric time period. It was named after their four “books” which they called the Vedas. Veda […]

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There are many great people in the world.But did you ever think about Gandhi? Well if you don’t know much about Gandhi I will start by saying Gadhi defended Indian rights.Than after in England he studied law.Then he spent 20 years defending rights again,but not for the Indian people for immigrants in South Africa.Are you […]

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Have you ever wondered why everyone says Mohandas Gandhi is such a good person and how he made non-violent protests that colored men and women should have the same rights as the rest of us? Well if you were I’ve got some answers for you.
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Some people would say “Gandhi who?” Others would say, “oh yea, I know him”. But I would say Gandhi, the man who saved India from Great Britain.
Mahandas Gandhi lived from October 2,1869 - January 30,1948. He grew up into a Hindu family in Gujarat, India. The Hindu philosophy teaches people to live in peace and […]

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Indira Nehru Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917. She was the only child of Jawaharlal and Kamala Nehru. Her parents inspired her. Indira Gandhi rose to power and became the prime minister. She dedicated her life to India. She wouldn’t let India down no matter what the problems or challenges. She started politics when […]

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The Mughal Empire was a gigantic empire.It covered Afganhistan,Baluchistan and Hindustan or present day India.The Mughal Empire ruled from 1526-1707.The first ruler was Babur.He ruled from 1526-1530.Some other rulers were Humayun who ruled from 1530-1540,Interregnum,1540-1555,Humayun,1555-1556,Akbar,1556-1605,Jahangir,1605-1627,Shan Jahan,1627-1658 and Aurangzeb who ruled from 1658 to the end of the empire in 1707.
The Mughal Empire used a system […]

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By Nicole O.
Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917 in Allahbad, Utter Pradesh, India. Indira was the only daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru who at the time of 1947 was India’s first Prime Minister. Five years before Indira married Feroze Gandhi, and two years later gave birth to her first son, Rajiv Gandhi. In 1946 […]

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Buddhism was first started in 560-400 B.C. by the birth of Siddhartha Gautama. Buddhism is a religion that finds peace within oneself. It was made to give happiness during the present life and the next life. Buddhists do not believe in one god. They believe in many spiritual beings.
Buddhism is still […]

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Mohandas Gandhi started of as a lawyer for two years in India. In 1893 Gandhi went to south africa to see his wife and his children. Later after that he became a leader in India and tried to stop and fight discrimination. Gandhi came back to india at about 1915. Gandhi helped the British in […]

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Indira was born on November 19, 1917. Indira’s father joined the “Freedom Stuggle” to help India to get free from Britains rule, and that is when she was introduced to politics. It was common for both of her parents and grandfather to be jailed for standind up for what they believed in. Because Indira’s […]

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Today in India, Buddhism is not practiced by a lot of people. Only 1% of India’s people are Buddhist. Buddhism started in 500 BC. A prince named Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism. Siddhartha came from a very wealthy family. Siddhartha lived in a palace which he never left. Until one day he left […]

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The Story of Islam in India
By: John C.
     It all started in approximatly 700A.D. when Muslims from Southwest Asia came to India. They came from Saudi Arabia and usually to visit the coast of India and used to trade with them, but that was very ancient. On a regular day, they came invading Pakistan and […]

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Have you ever wondered what happened back then? Well I have and I’m sure you have too. This is about that and how a man lived his years in different places…
This mans name was “Mahatma” Gandhi and he was born in Probander - or what is now called Gujarat - on December 2, 1869. He went to […]

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     Buddhism, a form of religion started in India around 500 B.C., was based on one god named (obviously) Buddha.  He was sometimes called “The Enlighted One” and was born in Nepal. This religion was started by a man named Gautama Siddhartha.  A lot of people believed in this religion.  In fact, today’s Buddhist total population is about 359,981,000.  They had […]

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Jawaharlal Nehru By Sara

Jawaharlal Nehru is a very important man to India because he dedicated himself to making India a free country.
Nehru was born on November 14,1889 in Allahbad, Central India. When he was older he went to Trinity College, University of Cambridge. After that he went off to study law. Later he married Kamala Kaul, […]

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Gandhi
The Man Who Changed The Meaning of Peace
By Allie B
Mohandas K. Gandhi, “Who was he?” you may ask. Born on October 2, 1869 in the state of Gujarat, Western India. Gandhi married Kasturbai Makanji at the age of 13. He was sent in 1891 to London, to pursue law. Then he traveled to Southern Africa […]

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Choose one topic from your “History of India Chart” and do a weblog post.
Recommended steps:
1. Choose a topic…very important! Pick something that is of interest to you.
2. Google search your topic. Visit various sites and skim (read over quickly… not word for word) to get a general idea about your topic. If you still find […]

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