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(140814) -- NANJING, Aug. 14, 2014
(Xinhua) -- Jin Kun of China shoots during the Women's football preliminary match with Mexico at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, August 14, 2014. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)(by)
Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel,
Hong Kong, China.
May 2013.
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Bhils are a tribal people of Central India. They speak Bhil languages, a group of Indic languages. Bhils are also settled in Tharparkar district of Sindh in Pakistan.
Bhils are a scheduled tribe in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan in western and central India, as well as in Tripura in far-eastern India, on the border with Bangladesh.
The Ghoomar dance is one well-known aspect of Bhil culture.
Historically, Bhil community were tribals, who used to reside in deep forest area and were expert in hunting and fearsome tribe. In feudal and colonial times, many Bhils were employed by the ruling Rajputs in various capacities, e.g. as Shikaris because of their knowledge of the terrain. Many had even become warriors in armies. They were in the Mewar army of Maharana Pratap Singh and like Chhatrapati Shivaji, were experts in guerilla warfare which the Mughals had so much trouble handling. Today, there is a Mewar Bhil Corps.'
In Hindu Mythology, popular Bhil figures are Shabari, who offered Rama and Laxmana half-eaten Ber (berries) fruit when they were searching for Sita Devi in the forest. Maharishi Matanga was another Hindu Bhil sage who became a Brahmana.
In Mahabharata also there is a popular story of Eklavya, a Bhil, who developed his archery skill as equal to Arjun. So Guru Dronacharya, asked his thumb in Guru-Dakshina
It is noteworthy that Lord Rama appears in a Bhil myth where there has been a flood that wiped out humanity and Rama suggests how it can be repopulated.
Hong Kong is a metropolitan area and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With over 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world.
Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island at the end of the First Opium War in 1842. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945; British administration resumed after the surrender of Japan. The whole territory was transferred to China in 1997. As one of China’s two special administrative regions (the other being Macau), Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of "one country, two systems".
Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages, the territory has become one of the world's most significant financial centres and commercial ports. It is the world's tenth-largest exporter and ninth-largest importer. Hong Kong has a major capitalist service economy characterised by low taxation and free trade, and its currency, the Hong Kong dollar, is the eighth most traded currency in the world. Hong Kong is home to the second-highest number of billionaires of any city in the world, the highest number of billionaires of any city in Asia, and the largest concentration of ultra high-net-worth individuals of any city in the world. Although the city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, severe income inequality exists among the population.
Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and ranks fourth on the UN Human Development Index. The city has the largest number of skyscrapers of any city in the world, and its residents have some of the highest life expectancies in the world. The dense space led to a developed transportation network with public transport rates exceeding 90 percent. Hong Kong is ranked 4th in the Global Financial Centres Index.
Le Rajasthan (rajasthani : राजस्थाण), le pays des rois, est un État du nord-ouest de l'Inde. Sa capitale est Jaipur. Il est bordé à l'ouest par le Pakistan, au nord par le Penjab, au nord-est par l'Haryana et l'Uttar Pradesh, au sud-est par le Madhya Pradesh et au sud-ouest par le Gujarat.
(140814) -- NANJING, Aug. 14, 2014
(Xinhua) -- Players of China celebrate after winning the Women's football preliminary match against Mexico at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, August 14, 2014. China won 2-0.
(Xinhua/Li Xiang)(jyt)(dx)
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15/01/12
Today I sorted though some empty asian food boxes to scrapbook X)
- The date on flickr is wrong as I edited the photo's a different day to taking them :)
A juvenile male Asian Koel clicked in the backyard. These birds are heard more often than seen. The male, as can be seen here, is glossy bluish-black, with a pale greenish grey bill, the iris is crimson, and it has grey legs and feet. The 42 cm. long Koel is a bird of light woodland and cultivation. It is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia.
The Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) held in Bali welcomed its participants with a Balinese dance number from a local cultural dance troupe. I can say that the dances somewhat mirrors what we also have in Southern Philippines - the dresses, the flow of the music, the dance itself.
AFCSR is the largest annual conference on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the Asian region. It was launched in 2002 by the AIM-Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. Center for Corporate Social Responsibility, one of the first research centers in Asia concentrating on corporate responsibility issues.
The AFCSR is composed of about 30 sessions, attended by 300 to 500 delegates. The conference features the integration of:
1.) plenary sessions addressed by keynote speakers;
2.) breakout sessions focusing on specific dynamics, learnings, and best practices of companies;
3.) an expo showcasing specific company CSR programs, and
4.) optional field visits to innovative CSR program sites in and around the city.
Following 11 successful conference runs in six of Southeast Asia’s major cities—Manila, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore—the AFCSR continues to be at the forefront of CSR development in Asia.
Asia Muhammad of the United States in action during the first qualification round at the 2017 Bank of the West Classic WTA Premier tennis tournament
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