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Indian Religions                                                                                                           Dr. G. Deka India is a land of diversities. This diversity is also visible in the spheres of religion. The major religions of India are Hinduism (majority religion), Islam (largest minority religion), Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and the Bahá'í Faith. India is a land where people of different religions and cultures live in harmony. This harmony is seen in the celebration of festivals. The message of love and brotherhood is expressed by all the religions and cultures of India.  Whether it's the gathering of the faithful, bowing in prayer in the courtyard of a mosque, or the gathering of lamps that light up houses at Diwali, the good cheer of Christmas or the brotherhood of Baisakhi, the religions of India are celebrations of shared emotion that bring people together. People from the different religions and cultur

Aerial photography, photogrammetry and aerial photo interpretation are relatively recently developed techniques. Their development has closely been connected with the development of aeronautics, high precision aerial camera and photogrammetric and photo interpretation instruments. An aerial photograph is a photographic image of the earth’s surface, usually taken from an aircraft, while photographic interpretation is an act of examining these photographic images for the purpose of identifying objects and judging their significance. Photogrammetry is the art of making reliable measurements from the air photographs.  Air photo survey and the preparation of map with their help was first initiated by Aime Laussedat, a French military engineer in 1840. In 1858, a French photographer and balloonist, G.F. Tournachon took the first aerial photograph of Paris city from a balloon and that was the beginning of scientific photography from air. It was Lucida who had started preparation of m