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By Victor S. Fischer
  ✍️ CRR Cash Reserve Ratio is the minimum fraction of total deposits of a bank’s customers that banks have to hold as reserves with the central bank. ✍️ SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio is the ratio of liquid assets to the net demand and time liabilities. ✍️ LAF Liquid Adjustment Facility is a tool to allow banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements. It consists of repo and reverse repo operations. ✍️ MSF Marginal Standing Facility allows scheduled banks to borrow funds overnight from RBI against approved government securities. ✍️ MSS Market Stabilization Scheme is a monetary policy intervention by RBI to withdraw excess liquidity by selling government securities in the economy. ✍️ OMO Open Market Operations refers to the buying and selling of government securities in the open market so as to expand or contract the amount of money in the banking system. ✍️ REPO Repo stands for Repurchase agreement where a seller of a security agrees to buy it back from a buyer at a
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Aryans : Who and Where they came from?

By Victor S. Fischer
The word Aryan is usually taken to mean a race but actually it is the name of a language than the people. Hence according to the famous German scholar Max Mueller the term Aryan meant language rather than race. The people who spoke this language came to be called Aryans. As there is a controversy about the location of the original home of the Aryans nothing can be said definitely about the same. The German scholar headed by Kossina placed the original home of the Aryans in the North European plain. The great Indian nationalist Tilak argued that the Aryan came from the North Pole. According to some the original home of the Aryans was Cappadocia while the famous scholar Brandenstein claimed the Ural Sea near Caspian as the original home of the Aryans. But responsible linguists and archaeologists have agreed in regarding the possible region of origin as relatively limited and lying somewhere between the Danube and Oxus. A few Indian scholars, however, advocated the views that the Arya
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Dicipline

By Victor S. Fischer
 Introduction        To be guided by rules, to pay due regard to elders, and superior officers, to obey them and to behave in an orderly manner, all these come under the term discipline. Necessary in every walk of life Discipline is necessary in all walks of life. Whether at school or at home. In the office or in the factory, in the playground or in the battlefield, discipline is a necessary. Without discipline , there will be complete chaos and disorder. There will be no peace and progress. The very social structure will became Topsy-turvy.  This is why, so much stress is laid on discipline everywhere. How necessary in every walk of life In school , if the boys be indiscipline, it will be difficult for the teacher to manage the school. The boys themselves will learn nothing and the very purpose of education will be defeated. Similarly, if the subordinates do not obey their senior officers in offices and factories. It will became difficult to carry on the work
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Essay on Dowry System in India

By Victor S. Fischer
 Dowry System Dowry refers to the valuables, money and other assets brought by the bride to her husband’s home on their marriage. Dowry system refers to the custom or cultural practice that involves giving away of a large sum of cash, property and other valuables at the time of marriage by the parents of the bride to the family of the groom. “Gods reside there where women are worshiped”. Though we know from one ancient culture and quote the above quotation, but things are quote different in our society. Introduction: Dowry system  is among the major social issues in India. The legislative measures against the system are in place. However, all these efforts have failed to effectively eradicate the social evil. Women in India are great victims of dowry system in our society, the male-dominated society. Dowry is illegal only on paper, in judiciary, or in legislature benches. Practically the daughter-in-law is generally treated as the goose that lays the golden egg. On
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Hostel Life

By Victor S. Fischer
        Introduction           In schools and colleges many students some to read from far-off places. They cannot come from and go back to their homes daily. Hence, they live in hostels. Many students live in the hostel even though their homes not far-off. The reason is that in the hostel they get facilities for study. Description           The Hostel life is very pleasant. Students live in their homes under the strict control of their parents and other elders. They cannot talk or move about freely. In the hostel they breathe for the first time an air of regulated freedom. They mix freely with one another.                             In hostel life , the boarders get full opportunity for their mental and physical development.There are arrangements for physical exercises as well as  games and sports in the hostel. They have to live under a strict discipline. They have to obey the rules of the hostel.                             There is superintendent in each ho
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Sangam Age - The Dawn of History in the Deep South

By Victor S. Fischer
The Megalithic Background Megalith graves were encircled by big pieces of stones. They also contained pottery and iron objects buried with the corpse. They are found in the upland regions of Peninsula with concentration in Eastern Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu State formation and rise of civilization The megalithic people started to reclaim the fertile deltaic lands. The route to the south is called as  Dakshinapatha which became economically important. Megasthenes knew about Pandyas while Ashokan inscriptions mention about Cholas, Pandyas, Keralaputras and Satyaputras Flourishing trade with Roman empire led to the formation of these three states i.e., Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas Sangam Period Sangam period is the period in the history of ancient Tamil Nadu spanning from c. 3 rd  century BC to c. 3 rd  century AD. It is named after the famous Sangam academies of poets and scholars centred in the city of Madurai.
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The Revolt of 1857

By Victor S. Fischer
Political Causes The policy of Doctrine of Lapse Economic Causes heavy taxation, evictions, Discriminatory Tariff Policy against Indian products and destruction of traditional handicrafts that hit peasants, artisans and small zimindars. Military Discrimination as Indian soldiers were paid low salaries, they could not rise above the rank of subedar and were racially insulted. Grievances of Sepays:  The introduction of Enfield rifles, andits cartridge of which was greased with animal fat, provided the spark. British social reforms ( widow remarriage, abolitionof sati, education for girls, Christan missionaries). Cause of Failure The Nizam of Hyderabad, the Raja of Jodhpur, Scindia of Gwalior the Holkar of Indore, the rulers of Patiala, Sindh and Kashmir and the Rana of Nepal provided active support  to the British. Comparative lack of efficient leadership. Impact of the Revolt The control of 
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banking terms

By Victor S. Fischer
  ✍️ CRR Cash Reserve Ratio is the minimum fraction of total deposits of a bank’s customers that banks have to hold as reserves with the central bank. ✍️ SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio is the ratio of liquid assets to the net demand and time liabilities. ✍️ LAF Liquid Adjustment Facility is a tool to allow banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements. It consists of repo and reverse repo operations. ✍️ MSF Marginal Standing Facility allows scheduled banks to borrow funds overnight from RBI against approved government securities. ✍️ MSS Market Stabilization Scheme is a monetary policy intervention by RBI to withdraw excess liquidity by selling government securities in the economy. ✍️ OMO Open Market Operations refers to the buying and selling of government securities in the open market so as to expand or contract the amount of money in the banking system. ✍️ REPO Repo stands for Repurchase agreement where a seller of a security agrees to buy it back from a buyer at a
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