Author Archives: Rashid Faridi

About Rashid Faridi

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

List of renamed Indian cities and states

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

Many traditional place names were changed in India during British rule, as well as a limited number during earlier Muslim conquests. Ever since the British left India in 1947, many cities, streets, places, and buildings throughout India were changed back to their original names. Certain … Continue reading →

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The future of social media feels a lot like the past

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

If you were a Western child born in the 1980s or early 1990s, you probably ran home after school to chat with your friends (who you literally were just talking to in person) on AOL Instant Messenger, or MSN Messenger, … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Tourism: From Antiquity to Modernism

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

Globalised tourism’s socio-economic place within the framework of the leisure and holidaying opportunities on offer today has attracted much attention. Tourism as a Globalised System Tourism is seen as a global phenomenon with an almost incomprehensibly massive infrastructure.It influences society, … Continue reading →

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Transcribe Bentham – papers from UCL and British Library completely digitised

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Progressive Geographies:
Jeremy Bentham’s papers from the collections of UCL and the British Library are now all digitised. Full update here, but here’s the first part. The digitisation of Bentham’s writings has always been a central element…

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