Vaccination schedule for children and adolescents

Vaccination schedule for children and adolescents

List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

Name of sites	Year	Location	Significance
Ajanta Caves	1983	Maharashtra	Famous for Buddhist Rock-cut Cave Monuments. Richly Decorated Paintings and Frescoes like Sigiriya Paintings.
Ellora Caves	1983	Maharashtra	Famous for Buddhist, Jain and Hindu Temples and Monasteries , Caves excavated out of Hills, Rock-cut Architecture.
Agra Fort	1983	Uttar Pradesh	One of the most important monumental structures by Mughal empire.
Taj Mahal	1983	Uttar Pradesh	One of the Seven Wonders of the World. Shahjahan built in the memory of his third wife Begum Mumtaz Mahal.
Sun Temple	1984	Orissa	Famous for the traditional style of Kalinga Architecture.
Mahabalipuram Monuments	1984	Tamil Nadu	Famous for Largest Open Air Rock Relief, Chariot Temples, Mandapas, Pallava Dynasty Architecture.
Kaziranga National Park	1985	Assam	Famous for Worlds 2/3rd Great One-Horned Rhinoceroses, Highest Density of Tigers in World, Elephants, Wild Water Buffalo, Swamp Deer and recognized Important Bird Area.
Keoladeo National Park	1985	Rajasthan	Famous for Man-Made Wetland Bird Sanctuary, Siberian Cranes, Hotspot for Ornithologists.
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary	1985	Assam	Famous for Project Tiger Reserve, Elephant Reserve and Biosphere Reserve.
Churches and Convents of Goa	1986	Goa	Famous for Rome of the Orient, First Manueline, Mannerist and Baroque Art Forms in Asia, First Latin Rite Mass in Asia.
Monuments of Khajuraho	1986	Madhya Pradesh	Famous for a group of Hindu and Jain Temples situated 175 km south-east of Jhansi. Well known for their Nagara style symbolism and erotic figures and sculptures.
Monuments of Hampi	1986	Karnataka	Prosperous kingdom of Vijayanagar. The ruins at Hampi depict the fine Dravidian style of art and Architecture. The most important heritage monument in this site is the Virupaksha Temple.
Fatehpur Sikri	1986	Uttar Pradesh	It constitutes of four main Monuments. The Jama Masjid, The Buland Darwaza, Panch Mahal or Jada Baai ka Mahal,  Diwan-e-khas and Diwan-e-aam.
Elephanta Caves	1987	Maharashtra	Famous for Hindu and Buddhist Caves, Caves on Island in Arabian Sea, Basal Rock Caves, Shiva Temples.
Great Living Chola Temples	1987	Tamil Nadu	Famous for Chola Architecture, Sculpture, Painting and Bronze Casting.
Pattadakal Monuments	1987	Karnataka	Famous for its Chalukya style of architecture that originated in Aihole and blended with the Nagara and Dravidian styles of architecture.
Sundarbans National Park	1987	West Bengal	Famous as Biosphere Reserve, Largest Estuarine Mangrove Forest, Bengal Tiger and Salt-Water Crocodile.
Nanda Devi & Valley of Flowers National Park	1988	Uttarakhand	Famous for Asiatic Black Bear, Snow Leopard, Brown Bear, Blue Sheep and Himalayan Monal, World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Monuments of Buddha	1989	Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh	Famous for Monolithic Pillars, Palaces, Temples and Monasteries, Mauryan Architecture, Ye Dharma Hetu Inscriptions.
Humayun’s Tomb	1993	Delhi	Famous for Precursor to Taj Mahal, Mughal Architecture, A Tomb, Many Water Channels, A Pavilion and A Bath.
Qutub Minar and its Monuments	1993	Delhi	Includes Qutub Minar, Alai Darwaza, Alai Minar, Qubbat-ul-Islam Mosque, Tomb of Iltumish, and Iron Pillar.
Mountain Railways of Darjeeling, Kalka Shimla & Nilgiri	1999	Darjeeling (West Bengal), Kalka Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu)	The mountain railways of India comprise of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway and the Kalka-Shimla.
Mahabodhi Temple	2002	Bihar	An important religious centre for the Buddhists as this was the place where Mahatma Buddha attained enlightenment. Bodh Gaya is considered as the holiest pilgrimage spot for the Buddhists.
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters	2003	Madhya Pradesh	Famous for Rock Paintings within Natural Rock Shelters, Stone Age Inscriptions, Sitting Place of Bhima (Mahabharata).
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus	2004	Maharashtra	Famous forCentral Railways Headquarter, Terror Attacks on Mumbai in 2008, Gothic Style Architecture.
Champaner- Pavagadh Archaeological Park	2004	Gujarat	This place is the only complete unchanged Islamic pre-Mughal city.  The park also houses some of the ancient Chalcolithic Indian Sites, from the Stone Age era.
Red Fort	2007	Delhi	Famous for Shahjahanabad, Persian, Timuri and Indian Architectural Styles, Red Sandstone Architecture, Moti Masjid.
Jantar Mantar	2010	Rajasthan	Famous for Architectural Astronomical Instruments, Maharaja Jai Singh II, Largest of its kind Observatory.
Western Ghats	2012	Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra	Famous for Among World’s Ten “Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots”. Includes many National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Reserve Forests.
Hill Forts	2013	Rajasthan	This place is famous for its unique Rajput Military Defense Architecture.  It includes six majestic forts in Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore Fort, Gagron Fort, Amber Fort and Jaisalmer Fort.
Rani Ki Vav (The Queen’s Stepwell)	2014	Gujarat	It is an explicit example of fine Ancient Indian architecture which is constructed during the time of the Solanki dynasty.
Great Himalayan National Park	2014	Himachal Pradesh	It is home to about 375 fauna species and several floral species, including some very rare species of plants and animals such as blue sheep, snow leopard, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan Tahr, musk deer spruces, horse chestnuts and huge alpine meadows. It is a part of the Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspots.
Nalanda	2016	Bihar	A centre of learning and a Buddhist monastery from 3rd century BCE to the 13th century CE.
Khangchendzonga National Park	2016	Sikkim	The national park is famous for its fauna and flora, with snow leopard being occasionally sighted.
Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (Capitol Complex)	2016	Chandigarh	Recognized as a World Heritage Site as part of an outstanding contribution to Modern Movement.
The Historic City	2017	Ahmedabad	A walled city on the banks of Sabarmati where communities following Hinduism, Islam and Jainism have co-existed for centuries.
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles	2018	Mumbai	It is a collection of 94 buildings of great cultural importance, located in the Fort Area of Mumbai.
The Pink City	2019	Jaipur	Jaipur is home to many magnificent forts, palaces, temples and museums and   also filled to the brim with local handicrafts and trinkets.

Day 27 March - World Theatre Day

27 March - World Theatre Day
World Theatre Day is celebrated on 27 March annually across the world since 1962 to raise the importance of the art form "theatre" and to act as a wakeup call for governments, politicians, and institutions which have not yet recognised its value to the people and also have not realised its potential for economic growth.

Battles and Wars in India

Battle	Year	Place	Winner	Loser
Battle of Farrukhabad	1804	Farrukhabad	British East India Company	Maratha Empire
Siege of Deeg Fort	1804	Deeg Fort	British East India Company	Maratha Empire
Siege of Delhi	1804	Delhi	British East India Company	Maratha Empire
Battle of Bharatpur	1805	Bharatpur	Maratha Empire	British East India Company
Kurichiya revolt	1812	Wayanad	British East India Company	Kurichiya and Kurumba tribes
Battle of Khadki	1817	Khadki	British East India Company	Maratha Empire
First Anglo-Afghan War	1842	Afghanistan	British East India Company	Emirate of Afghanistan-Dost Mohammad
Gwalior Campaign	1843	Gwalior	British East India Company	Maratha Empire
Battle of Ferozeshah	1845	Ferozeshah	British East India Company	Sikh Empire
Battle of Mudki	1845	Mudki	British East India Company	Sikh Empire
Battle of Aliwal	1846	Aliwal	British East India Company	Sikh Empire
Battle of Sobraon	1846	Sobraon	British East India Company	Sikh Empire
Battle of Ramnagar	1848	Ramnagar	Sikh Empire	British East India Company
Battle of Chillianwala	1849	Chillianwala	Sikh Empire	British East India Company
Battle of Gujrat	1849	Gujrat	British East India Company	Sikh Empire
Siege of Multan	1849	Multan	British East India Company	Multan
Battle of Agra	1857	Agra	British East India Company	Indian rebels
Battle of Aong	1857	Aong	British East India Company	Rebel Company soldiers"
Battle of Badli-ki-Serai	1857	Badli-ki-Serai	British East India Company	Indian rebels
Second Battle of Cawnpore	1857		British East India Company	Indian rebels
Siege of Delhi	1857	Delhi	British East India Company	Mughal Empire and Indian rebels
Battle of Najafgarh	1857	Najafgarh	British East India Company	Indian rebels
Siege of Cawnpore	1857	Cawnpore	"forces of Nana Sahib - Rebel Company soldiers"	British East India Company
Battle of Kintoor	1858	Kintoor	British East India Company	Indian rebels
Capture of Lucknow	1858	Lucknow	British East India Company	Oudh and Indian rebels
Bhutan War	1865	Bhutan War	British East India Company	Bhutan
Hazara Expedition of 1888	1888	Hazara	British India	Tribes of Kala Dhaka
Battle of Saragarhi	1897	Saragarhi	British India	Pashtuns
Siege of Malakand	1897	Malakand	British India	Pashtuns
First Mohmand Campaign	1898	Peshawar	British India	Mohmands
Third Anglo-Afghan War	1919	North-West Frontier of India and Afghanistan	British India	Emirate of Afghanistan
Second Mohmand Campaign	1935	Peshawar	British India	Mohmands
Arakan Campaign 1942–1943	1943	Arakan	Empire of Japan	UK and British India
Battle of Imphal	1944	Imphal	UK and British India	Empire of Japan
Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations	1945	Pakokku	UK and British India