Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Laos is the only landlocked nation among the countries of Southeast Asia.
It was ruled by kings for several centuries. In the late 1800's the French became the masters of the land and the power behind the throne. They left in 1954 and Laos was declared an independent and neutral country, a "buffer" between Communist North Vietnam and non-Communist Thailand.
But then civil war broke out between the royal government and the Communist-led Pathet Lao. The Communists emerged victorious in 1975 and have been in power since then.
Laos is smaller than Andhra Pradesh and has a population of a little over 5 million. Agriculture is the principal economic activity. Rice is the chief food crop.
Benzoin used in making perfumes, lac and other forest products form a big part of Laotian exports.
Most Laotians are Buddhists and social life centres around Buddhist festivals.
Until 1700 A.D. Laos was known as Lan Xang, 'Land of a Million Elephants'. Elephants are still used as beasts of burden there.
Last updated on :12/5/2001
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Area : 236,800 sq km
Capital : Vientiane
Population : 5,921,545
Language : Lao
Currency : kip
Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.