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Vijaydurg - India's First Naval Base

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Vijaydurg Fort      Vijaydurg is a small town in the coastal area of Maharashtra, India. You must be thinking that, what is the relation between a small town and navy? But the truth is, this small town Vijaydurg was India’s first naval base. Indian Navy      In today’s India, the major bases of the Indian Navy are located at Mumbai, Goa, Karwar, Kochi, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Port Blair. The primary objective of the Navy is to safeguard the nation’s maritime borders and act to deter of defeat any threats or aggression against the people, territory or maritime interests of India. Vijaydurg      But all these started long before India got its freedom. Vijaydurg is a seaport that was built on the coast of Maharashtra, almost 485 km from Mumbai. In its coast, there is an abandoned fort. Even though the fort is not so huge but that do not diminish its significance. Vijaydurg was one of the oldest towns of India. We can find its reference in the famous book “The Periplus of the

A Thriller That Will Blow Your Mind

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     Are you a movie buff like me? So this is the place for you. Today I have brought to you one of the finest thriller film of Indian cinema Ratsasan (meaning "the demon").      Ratsasan is a 2018 Indian Tamil language Film. It is a psychological crime thriller film. The directed of this film is Ram Kumar. The film features Vishnu Vishal and Amala Paul in the lead roles. The film tells the story of an aspiring film director who becomes a police officer after his father's death and tries to track down a serial killer. Directed by Ram Kumar Produced by G. Dilli Babu R. Sridhar Written by Ram Kumar Music by Ghibran Cinematography P. V. Shankar Edited by San Lokesh Production company Axess Film Factory Distributed by Trident Arts Skylark Entertainment Release date 5 October 2018 Running time 145 minutes Country India Language Tamil Box office ₹100 cr      The film opens with two old men discovering a corpse which happened to be a teenage school girl named Samyuktha, a 15-yea

Marriage Market- Where Women Are Being Sold

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A Ronami Girl      A market is held in this place where women are being sold in the name of marriage. It was shocking for us to know that even in today where we talk about the gender equality and we are fighting for the equal rights of women, there is a place where such thing is happening. Location of Bulgaria      Bulgaria is one such country where the marriage market is still held. But the picture is not the same in all parts of the country. A small community, named Kalaidzhi lives in some parts of Bulgaria. The people of this community are mainly gypsy. They are also known as the Romani. People belonging to this Romani community are present in many parts of Europe but Bulgaria is considered to be the densest.   India      The Romani people originated from Northern parts of India. It is assumed that they have the roots in northwestern Indian states like Rajasthan and Punjab. The linguistic evidence has shown that the roots of Romani language lie in India. According to the genetic s