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About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

Buildings that go extinct

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Architecture Here and There:
Image from atop McMansion Hell’s defense of modern architecture. (mcmansionhell.com) Here is an interesting article in The Baffler, “The Archivists of Extinction,” by McMansion Hell blogger Kate Wagner. She focuses her microscope on…

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Von Thunen Model of Land Use Around a Central Town

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

 Johann Heinrich von Thünen´s (1783-1850) model of agricultural land from the first half of the 19th century is considered the first ever location model. Von Thünen observed the distribution of various agricultural activities in space and, using the general assumptions … Continue reading →

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Indus Valley Civilization: Extent and Archaeological Finds

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

The Indus Valley Civilization covered parts of Sind, Baluchistan, Afganistan, West Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Maharashtra. Over 1000 Indus Valley Civilization sites have been discovered. Harappa Cemetery H & R37. Coffin burial. Granary outside the … Continue reading →

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Happy Sir Syed Day: Hindi Transcript of Complete Nazm of Majaz Titled “nazr-e-aligarh”- Later Abridged and Adopted as AMU Tarana

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

ये मेरा चमन है मेरा चमन, मैं अपने चमन का बुलबुल हूँ सरशार-ए-निगाह-ए-नरगिस हूँ, पा-बास्ता-ए-गेसू-संबल हूँ हर आन यहाँ सेहबा-ए-कुहन एक साघर-ए-नौ में ढलती है कलियों से हुस्न टपकता है, फूलों से जवानी उबलती है जो ताक-ए-हरम में रोशन है, … Continue reading →

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