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Liberties taken with Indian epic movie 'Asoka'
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Many Indian symbols, including the wheel on the national flag of India, can be attributed to Asoka, one of India's greatest historical figures. Born more than 2,000 years ago as the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, first emperor of India, Asoka is said to have been a wise and capable statesman. Upon his father's death, Asoka claimed the emperor's throne and unified nearly the entire Indian subcontinent through several military campaigns, before ultimately abdicating a life of war and adopting...
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Liberties taken with Indian epic movie 'Asoka'
Honolulu Star - Bulletin
; Many Indian symbols, including the wheel on the national flag of India, can be attributed to Asoka, one of India's greatest historical figures. Born more than 2,000 years ago as the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, first emperor of India, Asoka is said to have been a wise and capable statesman.
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Sounds of South India at Asoka
The Malay Mail
; MUSIC is the universal language that brings people together for one reason - to party. At the Asoka Club & Restaurant its party time all week long. Located at G-5 Jalan 3/ 137B, Batu Lima of Jalan Klang Lama, Asoka is known for its musicians and dancers brought in from the Indian sub- continent.
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History: Teachers and students have access to the lives of historical figures with the click of a mouse by visiting: www.biography.com.(Surf these Web sites)(Website overview)(Brief article)
Curriculum Review
; History: Teachers and students have access to the lives of historical figures with the click of a mouse by visiting: www.biography.com.Here your will find videos, games, classroom activities, and study guides. Be sure to click on classroom for additional tools and resources!
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Skits bring historical figures to life at junior high school
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
; Portland Press Herald (Maine) 04-14-2005 Skits bring historical figures to life at junior high school Edition: York Section: Your Neighbors Column: Schools & Families WELLS -- Wells Junior High School social studies teacher Bonnie Dill dressed as inventor Alexander Graham Bell at the start of
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ASOKA.(Review)
Variety
; ASOKA (INDIA) An Arclightz & Films production. (International sales: Wonder Films/Overseas Filmgroup, L.A.) Executive producers, Sanjiv Chawla, Mark Burton. Directed by Santosh Sivan. Screenplay, Saket Chaudhary, Sivan; dialogue, Abbas Tyrewala. Camera (color, widescreen), Sivan; editor,
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Historical figures portrayed in voting rights debate
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
; From staff reports Portland Press Herald (Maine) 02-17-2005 Historical figures portrayed in voting rights debate Byline: From staff reports Edition: Final Section: Your Neighbors-Lakes Column: Local Dispatches BRIDGTON -- The issue of voting rights will be discussed at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Historical figures visit Sundling Junior High Students immerse themselves in 20th century eras.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Byline: Mark R. Long Parent of a Sundling Jr. High student Wearing ragged clothes and having dirt-smeared faces, suburban teenagers Katie Dalbec and Kelsey Steffen described to visitors the devastating effect the Great Depression had on Dust Bowl states. The two friends and their 21 eighth-grade
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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WOMAN'S PLAN: 7 HATS, 7 HISTORICAL FIGURES.(Local)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; Darothy DeAngelo will present seven local historical figures at the Spafford Area Historical Society's monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. today at Spafford Town Hall, Route 174. DeAngelo wears different hats as she portrays Gerrit Smith, Flora Temple, Melville D. Landon, Samuel Beckwith, Kathleen Moot,
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Fact and fiction at the movies. (motion pictures about historical figures losing popularity)
U.S. News & World Report
; * The limits of truth. Whether it was The Birth of a Nation in 1915 or Lawrence of Arabia in 1962, U.S. audiences have had a habit of stampeding to movies depicting historical figures and events. In the past year, though, the genre has proved a dud. Spike Lee's $35 million Malcolm X drew only $47
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Asoka
New Straits Times
; Sharifah Amani Yahya New Straits Times 11-16-2001 Asoka Byline: Sharifah Amani Yahya Edition: 2* Section: Riffs Column: Cinemantics SHAH RUKH Khan's movie career looks like a see-saw of sorts. However, after his dismal last effort, One Two Ka Four, (compared to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai), he seems set to
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