BOOKS AND AUTHORS

BOOKS AUTHOR
And then one day Nasiruddin Shah
281 & Beyond V.V.S. Laxman & R.Kaushik
Game Changes Shahid Afridi with Wajahat S. Khan
Free Hit (Cricket) Suprita Das
Unbreakable M.C. Mary Kom
Playing it my way Sachin Tendulkar
Ace against Odd (Tennis) Sania Mirza
A century is not enough Saurabh Ganguli
Unstoppable – My life so far (Russia-America) Maria Sharapova
No spin Shan Warne
The test of my life Yuvraj Singh
My Story Michael Clark (Australia Cricket Captain)
Freedom in exile Dalai Lama (Tibet)
The fire turns blue (Women Cricket History) Karunya Keshav & Siddhant Patnaik
The Accidental P.M.: The making and unmaking Sanjaya Baru
of Manmohan Singh
The Paradoxical Prime Minister Shashi Tharoor
A long era of Darkness
Why I am Hindu
Exam Warriors Narendra Modi
Moving On, Moving Forward: A year in Office M. Venkaiah Naidu
India priority of future Dr. Bimal Jalan
People’s president (A.P.J Abdul Kalam) S.M. Khan
Changing India Mr. Manmohan Singh
Citizen & Society Hamid Ansari
I do what I do Mr. Raghu Ram Rajan (RBI General)
Healed Manisha Koirala (Nepal)
Besharam Taslima Nasreen (Bangalesh)
Midnight’s Children Salman Rushdie
Grimus : Roman
Satanic Verses
Shame
Guliver’s Travel Jonathan Swift
Kabulivala Rabindranath Tagore
Geetanjali
Gora
The Post office
Stray birds
Gardener
Maalgadi Days R.K.Narayan
The Guide
The Diary of domestic diva Shilpa Shetty
The audacity of hope Barack Obama
Dreams from my father
Panchatantra Vishnu Sharma
Tamas Bhisham Sahani
A Prisoner’s Scrap Book L.K. Advani
My experiment with truth Mahatma Gandhi
My Truth Indira Gandhi
The Broken Wings Sarojini Naidu
Train to Pakistan Khushwant Singh
The Discovery of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
An Autobiography
Glimpses of World History
India & the world
India’s Freedom
Pakistan: The gathering storms Benazir Bhutto
The Argumentative Indian Amartya Sen
Development as freedom
The Untouchable Mulk Raj Anand
Congress after India Zoya Hasan
Straight from Heart Kapil Dev
Politics Aristotle
Republic Plato
Mother India Katherine Mayo
Godaan Munshi Premchand
Kafan
Eid-gaah
Namak ka Daroga
Poos ki Raat
Gaban
India wins freedom Maulana Adul Kalam Azad
Bhagwad Geeta Ved Vyas
Ramayan Valmiki
Ramcharitmanas Tulsi Das
Comedy of error William Shakespeare
As you like it
Othello
Merchant of Venice
Hamlet
King Lear
A midsummer night’s dream
Ignited minds APJ Abdul Kalam
Wings of fire
Guiding souls
A tale of two cities Charles Dickens
Oliver twist
David Copperfield
War & Peace Leo Tolstoy
The kingdom of God is within You
Driven: The Virat Kohli Story Vijay Lokapally
The God of small things Arundhati Roy
The ministry of utmost happiness
Cost of living – War is peace
Ek tha Doctor
Ek tha Sant
Tahqiq-e-Hind Al-Biruni
Kitab-ul-Hind
Tabaqat-i-Nasiri Minhaj-i- Siraj Juzjani
Laila-Majnu Amir Khusrau
Tughlaq Nama
Nuh-sipihr
Taj-ul-Maathir Hasan Nazami
Shah-Nama Firdausi
Tarik-i-Firoz Shahi Ziauddin Barani & Shams Siraj Afifi
Kitab-ul-Rihla Ibn Battuta

GAMES AND SPORTS

SPORT ACTIVITIES
Badminton Drop, Deuce, Smash, Double, Love
Baseball Strike, Home-run, Diamond, Pitcher, Bunting
Billiards/Snooker Canon, Que, In-Off, Break, Pocket
Kabaddi Raid, Raider, Struggle
Kho-Kho Chaser, Runner, Shoulder-line
Boxing Hoke, Jab, Upper-cut, Knock-out (Ko)
Cricket Duke, Follow on, Goggle, Drive, Galli, Point, Silly
Point, Hoke
Football Dribble, Nutmeg, Touchdown, Penalty, Sudden
death, Golden goals, Volley-kick, off-side
Golf Hole, Bunker, Put, Caddy, Boggy
Horse Riding Jockey, Protest, Place
Swimming Stroke, Butterfly
Lawn Tennis Service, Smash, Volley, Deuce, Set, Love,
Backhand Drive
Shooting Trap, Bull-eye, Skeet
Volley Ball Block, Smash, Libero, Kill
 PLAYERS & THEIR NICKNAMES

PLAYER NICK NAME

Pele Black Pearl (Brazil)
Anandhra Agasi Denice the Menice
Ian Thoire Torpido (Water Missile)
Leander Pace & Mahesh Bhupati Indian Express (Tennis)
Dhyan Chand The Magician (Hockey)
PT Usha Payyoli Express
Milkha Singh Flying Sikh
Har Bhajan Singh Turbanator
Rikki Ponting Punter
Michael Hassi Mr. Cricket
Ian Botham Bufy
Suneel Gavaskar Sunny
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Tiger

Important Signs or Symbols

Representation Signs & Symbols

Symbol of Culture & Civilization Pen
Culture and Civilization Lotus
Medical Aid & Hospital Red Cross
Revolution, also sign of danger Red Flag
Symbol of protest Black Flag
Flown on ships or vehicles carrying patients suffering from Yellow Flag
infectious diseases
Symbol of Distress Flag flown upside down
Symbol of National mourning Flag flown at half mast
Symbol of Truce White Flag
Sign of Family Planning Red Tringle
Symbol of Peace Pegion or Dove
Traffic sign of 'Stop', also sign of 'Danger' or 'Emergency' Red Light
Line clear signal or traffic sign of 'Go' Green Light
A blindfolded woman holding balanced scale Symbol of Justice
Black strip on fore arm Sign of mourning or protest
One skullon two bones crossing each other diagonally. Sign of 'Danger'
Wheel (Chakra) Symbol of progress
Olive Branch Symbol of peace
Tri colour National Flag of India
Union Jack National Flag of the U.K.
Stars and Stripes National Flag of the U.S.A.
 Important Official Books

Official reports or publications of Italy and Iran Green Book

Official publications of Portugal, China and Germany White Book
Any official report of the British government Blue Book
The report or publication of the French government Yellow Book
Official report of the government of Netherlands Orange Book
The authoritative recital of facts issued by the government White Paper
stating its views on the particular matter
Report of the government of Belgium and Japan Grey Book
The joint report of two or more than two governments Joint Paper

Folk & Tribal dances of India

The list of Folk Dances in India is given below:

State of Origin List of Folk Dances in India
Arunachal Pradesh Buiya, Chalo, Wancho, Pasi Kongki, Ponung, Popir
Assam Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Naga dance, Khel Gopal.
Bihar Jata-Jatin, Bakho-Bakhain, Panwariya
Chhattisgarh Gaur Maria, Panthi, Raut Nacha, Pandwani, Vedamati, Kapalik
Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Raas, Tippani Juriun, Bhavai
Haryana Jhumar, Phag, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khor.
Himachal Pradesh Jhora, Jhali, Chharhi, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu
Jammu & Kashmir Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, Kud Dandi Nach
Jharkhand Alkap, Karma Munda, Agni, Jhumar, Janani Jhumar, Mardana Jhumar, Paika, Phagua
Madhya Pradesh Jawara, Matki, Aada, Khada Nach, Phulpati, Grida Dance, Selalarki, Selabhadoni
Odisha Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari
Punjab Bhangra, Giddha, Daff, Dhaman, Bhand
Tamil Nadu Kumi, Kolattam, Kavadi
Tripura Hojagiri
Uttar Pradesh Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Jhora, Chappeli
Uttarakhand Garhwali, Kumayuni, Kajari, Jhora, Raslila
Important Days & Dates
Nicknames of Indian Cities

Indian Cities Name State Nicknames of Indian Cities

Jaipur Rajasthan Pink City
Surat Telangana Silk City of India
Diamond City of India
Jodhpur Rajasthan Blue City
Sun City
Akola Maharashtra Cotton City of India
Bhagalpur Bihar Silk City
Udaipur Rajasthan City of Lakes
White City
Alappuzha Kerala Venice of the East
Dibrugarh Assam Tea City of India
Ahmedabad Gujarat Manchester of India
Boston of India
INDIA'S first world heritage city
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh City of Nawabs
Muzaffarpur Bihar The Land of Litchi
Sweet City
Kanpur Uttar Pradesh The Leather City
Mumbai Maharashtra City of Seven Islands
Gateway of India
Financial Capital of India
Pune Maharashtra Deccan Queen
Nagpur Maharashtra Orange City
Nashik Maharashtra Wine Capital of India
Bengaluru Karnataka Garden City of India
Silicon Valley of India
Science City
Mangalore Karnataka Rome of the East
Gateway of Karnataka
Cradle of Indian Banking
Coorg Karnataka Scotland of India
Mysore Karnataka Sandalwood City
Kolkata West Bengal City of Joy
City of Palaces
Asansol West Bengal Land of Black Diamond
Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh City of Destiny
Goa of the East
Hyderabad Telangana City of Pearls
Kochi Kerala Queen of Arabian Sea
Kozhikode (Calicut) Kerala City of Spices
Thrissur (Trichur) Kerala Gold Capital of India
Kollam Kerala Cashew Capital of the World
Madurai Tamil Nadu City of Festivals
Athens of the East
Chennai Tamil Nadu Detroit of Asia
Gate Way Of South India
Banking Capital of India
India's health capital
Electronic Manufacturing Hub in India
Coimbatore Tamil Nadu Manchester of South India
Pondicherry Puducherry Paris of the East
Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Switzerland of India
Jamshedpur Jharkhand Steel City of India
Pittsburgh of India
Panipat Haryana City of weavers
Bhubaneswar Odisha Temple City of India
Shillong Meghalaya Scotland of East
Durgapur WestBengal Ruhr of India
Hyderabad, Secunderabad - Twin City
Jaisalmer Rajasthan Golden City