Born: Mahjabeen Bano 1 August 1933 Meetawala Chawl, Dadar East, Bombay, India Died: 31 March 1972 (aged 38) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Cause of death: Liver cirrhosis Resting Place: Rahmatabad cemetery, Mumbai, Maharashtra Nationality: Indian Occupation: Actress, Singer, Poetess, Costume Designer Spouse: Kamal Amrohi (m. 1952) Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Actress, BFJA Award for Best Actress Meena Kumari, was an …

Why do kids need to have all the fun? Why do to teens need to run around in the sun? When will the good times dawn on our aging parents? Think about it, while the younger ones of the family always seem to be having a good time, parents on the other hand are holed up in grey offices working …

Aquarius Man: Behavior, Characteristics And Lifestyle of Aquarius Man — There is hardly any person on this earth whom an Aquarius man doesn’t like. He is a people’s person and almost every second person he meets becomes his friend. If he likes you, you are one of the many people he has befriended. It is when he doesn’t like you at …

We Indians are the products of one of the oldest civilizations. We need to be really proud of our ancient history and cultural heritage. However, during the British Rule, we developed an inferiority complex, which adversely affected our quest to unearth facts relating to our glorious past. But our young and educated men and women, born and brought up in …

System of government: Constitutional Monarchy (Grand Duchy) Capital: Luxembourg City Location: In western Europe, enclosed by Belgium to the west, France to the south and the Federal Republic of Germany Area: 2,586 sq km National composition: Mainly Luxembourgers, some foreign nationals, including French and Italians Religion: Roman Catholic Official languages: French, Letzeburgesch Currency: Franc = 100 centimes Administrative divisions: The …

System of government: Constitutional Monarchy Capital: Brussels (Bruxelles or Brussel) Location: In western Europe, facing the North Sea and bordering France in the south, Luxembourg and the Federal Republic of Germany in the east, and the Netherlands in the north Area: 30,513 sq km National composition: Flemings in the north, Wallons in the south; Brussels is a bilingual city. There …

System of government: Republic Capital: Paris Location: In western Europe, bounded by the Atlantic in the west, Belgium and Luxembourg in the north-east, the Federal Republic of Germany, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Spain to the south Area: 547,026 sq km National composition: Mainly French; foreign-born people, including Portuguese, Algerians, Spainards and Italians made up 6.5% of the …

System of government: Republic Capital: Lisbon Location: In south-western Europe, Portugal is bounded by Spain Area: 92,082 sq km National Composition: Portuguese Religion: Roman Catholic Official language: Portuguese Currency: Escudo = 100 centavos Administrative divisions: Currently, mainland Portugal is divided into 18 districts. The Portuguese autonomous regions of Acores and Madeira are no longer divided into districts. Other major cities: Porto …

System of government: Socialist Republic Capital: Bucharest (Bucuresti) Location: In south-eastern Europe on the Black Sea coast; bordered on land by the USSR on the north and east, Bulgaria on the south, and Hungary and Yugoslavia on the west Area: 237,500 sq km National composition: Romanians (88%), Hungarian, German and Gypsy minorities Religions: Eastern Orthodox, Protestant minority Official language: Romanian …

System of government: Federal Republic Capital: Washington, D.C. Location: In the central part of North America, bounded by the Atlantic in the east, Canada in the north, the Pacific in the west and Mexico in the south National composition: Non-Hispanic whites make up 63 percent of the U.S.; Hispanics, 17 percent; blacks, 12.3 percent; Asians, 5 percent; and multiracial Americans, …