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Desai, Anita

(Encyclopedia) Desai, AnitaDesai, Anitadĕsīˈ [key], 1937–, Indian fiction writer, b. Mussoorie as Anita Mazumdar, grad. Delhi Univ. (B.A., 1957). A prolific novelist, she often paints a subtly…

Bombay

(Encyclopedia) BombayBombaybŏmbāˈ [key], former state, W central India, on the Arabian Sea. The state contained within its borders the former Portuguese colonies of Goa and Daman and Diu. Historical…

Anita Desai Biography

Anita DesaiwriterBorn: 6/24/1937Birthplace: India Born to parents of Indian and German heritage, Desai grew up in New Delhi, India. She spoke German at home, and Urdu and Hindi to friends…

Bhabha, Homi Jehangir

(Encyclopedia) Bhabha, Homi JehangirBhabha, Homi Jehangirjəhänˌgērˈ bäˈbä [key], 1909–66, Indian physicist, b. Bombay (now Mumbai). He was educated at the Royal Institute of Science, Bombay, and at…

Mumbai

(Encyclopedia) MumbaiMumbaim&oomacr;mbīˈ, m&oobreve;mˈbī [key], formerly BombayBombaybŏmbāˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 3,175,000), capital of Maharashtra state, W central India, occupying c.25 sq…

Mackintosh, Sir James

(Encyclopedia) Mackintosh, Sir James, 1765–1832, British writer and public servant, b. Scotland. He was trained as a physician, but after settling (1788) in London he became a writer and lawyer. His…

Eustace, Alan

(Encyclopedia) Eustace, Alan (Robert Alan Eustace), 1956–, American computer scientist and adventurer, b. Pine Hills, Fla., Ph.D. Univ. of Central Florida, 1984. He worked for Digital Equipment Corp…

Baumgartner, Felix

(Encyclopedia) Baumgartner, Felix, 1969–, Austrian skydiver and daredevil. He made his first skydive at age 16, and turned to BASE jumping [Buildings, Antennas, Spans (bridges), and Earth (mountains…

Bene Israel

(Encyclopedia) Bene Israel or Beni IsraelBeni Israelboth: bāˈnē [key] [Heb.,=sons of Israel], Jewish community of India, living mostly in and near Mumbai (formerly Bombay). Many thousands of others…

Maharashtra

(Encyclopedia) MaharashtraMaharashtraməhäˈrəshtrə [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 96,752,247), 118,530 sq mi (306,993 sq km), W India, on the Arabian Sea. The city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) is…