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About Rashid Faridi

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

Relationships, love and complexities

Originally posted on Vishal Bhidu:
A dear blogger friend whose views resonates with me and whose opinions I value a lot wrote on her space about relationships, hope and the act of busy falling in love with friendship and people.…

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Interesting Conference April 2018

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
Conference Title: Transformations of the Urban. Global Perspectives on the History of Industrial Cities Conference Location: German Historical Institute Moscow Conference Dates: 18-21 April 2018 Submission Deadline: 15 July 2018 See submission details: https://networks.h-net.org/node/35008/discussions/173348/cfp-conference-transformations-urban-global-perspectives-history

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The Tundrabadri, an ancient river

Echoes in the Mist Centuries ago, as today, travelers waited at crossing points to go across the Tundrabadri. Nearby are stone platforms no longer in use where the heat of the Indian summer was broken by leaves overhead as they … Continue reading

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Age of Town Scheme of Griffith Taylor and an Asian Perspective from Chanakya’s Arthashastra

Age of Towns Scheme Australian geographer Thomas Griffith Taylor proposed a classification of towns based on their age and pattern of land use. He identified five types of town: Infantile towns, with no clear zoning Juvenile towns, which have developed … Continue reading

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