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  2. The Jungle Book - Wikipedia

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    The stories in The Jungle Book were inspired in part by the ancient Indian fable texts such as the Panchatantra and the Jataka tales. [8] For example, an older moral-filled mongoose and snake version of the "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" story by Kipling is found in Book 5 of Panchatantra. [9] In a letter to the American author Edward Everett Hale, Kipling ...

  3. Homelessness in India - Wikipedia

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    Homelessness is in part a direct result of families migrating from rural to urban cities and urbanization. [12] Migration to urban areas can occur for a variety of reasons ranging from loss of land, need for sustainable employment, lack of clean water and other resources, and in some cases like the Bargi Dam Project, loss of all property and complete displacement. [13]

  4. List of Indian animated television series - Wikipedia

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    Graphic India 2016-2017 [11] Bunty Billa aur Babban: Discovery Kids India Toonz Media Group 2022-present Baahubali: The Lost Legends: Amazon Prime Video: Arka Media Works Graphic India 2017–present [12] Baahubali: Crown of Blood: Disney+ Hotstar: Arka Media Works Graphic India 2024 [13] Bal Chanakya: Maha Cartoon TV: DV Group 2016 [14 ...

  5. The Story of Little Black Sambo - Wikipedia

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    The Story of Little Black Sambo is a children's book written and illustrated by Scottish author Helen Bannerman and published by Grant Richards in October 1899. As one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children, the story was popular for more than half a century.

  6. Children's Day (India) - Wikipedia

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    On 5 November 1948, the first Children's Day was observed as "Flower Day" by the predecessor of Indian Council of Child Welfare (ICCW) to collect funds for United Nations Appeal for Children (UNAC) through the sale of "flower tokens". On 30 July 1949, "Children's Day" was widely celebrated and publicised through radio, articles, cinema, etc. [2]

  7. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act - Wikipedia

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    Census data from 2011 shows that India has a population of 472 million children below the age of eighteen. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Protection of children by the state is guaranteed to Indian citizens by an expansive reading of Article 21 of the Indian constitution, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] and also mandated given India's status as signatory to the UN Convention on ...

  8. Childhood nudity - Wikipedia

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    Children were free to run about naked in the nursery, and in Britain, children of the royal family were photographed nude in the 1920s and 1930s. Images of nude children appeared in soap ads and fine art. [21] Children were featured in British nudist magazines during the Interwar period

  9. Surya - Wikipedia

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    A prominent temple dedicated to Surya can be found in Arasavalli, which is in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The coastal district temple is peculiar with its latitude aligned to the minor lunar standstill. Also the transition from lunar calendar of north India to solar calendar of south India can be seen in the local culture ...