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(Encyclopedia) TripuraTripuratrĭˈp&oobreve;rä [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 3,191,168), 4,036 sq mi (10,453 sq km), NE India, bordered by Bangladesh on the north, west, and south, and on…Burnes, Sir Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Burnes, Sir Alexander, 1805–41, British traveler in India. As an army officer in India, he studied Asian languages. In 1832 he left Lahore in Afghan dress and traveled by way of…Hindustan
(Encyclopedia) HindustanHindustanhĭnˌd&oobreve;stănˈ [key] [Persian,=Hindu land], historical term, usually applied to the Ganges Plain of N India, between the Himalayas in the north and the…Haridwar
(Encyclopedia) Haridwar Haridwar härˈĭdwärˌ [key] or Hardwar Haridwar…Goa
(Encyclopedia) GoaGoagōˈə [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 1,343,998), c.1,430 sq mi (3,700 sq km), W India, on the Malabar coast. A former Portuguese colony and Indian union territory, Goa became…Kumbakonam
(Encyclopedia) KumbakonamKumbakonamk&oobreve;mbəkōˈnəm [key], city (1991 pop. 150,869), Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on the Kaveri River. Its district, in the richest part of the river delta, has…Aurangabad
(Encyclopedia) Aurangabad Aurangabad ourŭngˌgäbädˈ [key], city, Maharashtra state, W India. A district administrative center, it trades cotton, wool, and oil, and has an…Firishta
(Encyclopedia) Firishta or FerishtaFirishtaboth: fĭrĭshtăˈ [key], c.1560–c.1620, Indian Muslim historian. His given name was Muhammad Kasim Hindu Shah. Under the patronage of the shah of Bijapur, he…Dehradun
(Encyclopedia) Dehradun Dehradun dârˈəd&oomacr;n [key], city, capital of Uttarakhand state, N central India…Gaya
(Encyclopedia) Gaya Gaya gīˈə [key], city, Bihar state, E central India. The region is sacred to…Trending
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