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Inside the Indian Parliament

                           (image source: shutterstock) It was my dream to visit the Parliament House one day in my life since I was in sixth standard, to watch the lawmakers of world's biggest democracy, the political leaders who run the whole country and representation of whole India which consists of twenty nine states, seven union territories and five hundred and foutey three constituencies of India under one roof in the Nation Capital i.e. New Delhi.  (image source : Pixbay)   It was February 12, 2019 hazy day in New Delhi, woke up in the morning got the passes for Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) also called as House of the People.  I was extremely excited about my visit, I caught up my friends on Vishwavidyalaya metro station (yellow line) from there we have to go to Central Secretariat metro station (yellow line ). We had a booked session of 12:00 to 13:00....

Hospet City

The rich history of Deccan tells us about the rulers of Deccan, their achievements, their life style and their architecture. We can learn about the prosperity of the Deccan through books and research but there is one place that can make you feel the aura of the ancient Deccan and their achievements i.e. Hospet City.    (image source : High IQ) The true meaning of this word is "New City". It was called as Hosapete earlier but later the name was amended into Hospet. This city is situated in the heart of Karnataka. The government of Karnataka also calls this city as “A city with rich heritage “. It is believed that this city was built by the great king Krishna Deva Raya. He was the king of Vijaynagara Empire (1509 - 1529). He was the third king of Tuluva Dynasty. He built this city in 1520 honouring her mother Nagalambika. It is also known as Fort Town of Karnataka as this city gave birth to many forts like Chitradurga Fort built by Tipu Sultan. Hospet plays a ...