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(Encyclopedia) KeralaKeralakĕrˈələ [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 31,838,619), 15,003 sq mi (38,858 sq km), SW India, on the Arabian Sea. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital. A wet tropical…Krishna Menon, Vengalil Krishnan
(Encyclopedia) Krishna Menon, Vengalil KrishnanKrishna Menon, Vengalil Krishnanvĕngäˈlēl krĭshˈnən krĭshˈnə mĕnˈĭn [key], 1897–1974, Indian diplomat. He was educated at the Presidency College and the…October 2016: Justice Department Announces Charges in India-Based IRS Scam
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of October 2016. 1. Columbian Peace Deal Defeated 2. Turkey Fires 5% of Police…Deccan
(Encyclopedia) DeccanDeccandĕˈkänˌ [key], region of India. Sometimes defined as all India S of the Narmada River, it is in a more limited sense the plateau of central peninsular India, including…Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl
(Encyclopedia) Wavell, Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st EarlWavell, Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earlwāˈvəl [key], 1883–1950, British field marshal and viceroy of India. Wavell first saw service in…Hastings, Warren
(Encyclopedia) Hastings, Warren, 1732–1818, first governor-general of British India. Employed (1750) as a clerk by the East India Company, he soon became manager of a trading post in Bengal. When…Damodar
(Encyclopedia) DamodarDamodardäˈmōdär [key], river, 370 mi (595 km) long, rising in Jharkhand state, E India, and flowing SE through West Bengal state to join the Hugli River below Kolkata (Calcutta…Durgapur
(Encyclopedia) Durgapur Durgapur d&oobreve;rˈgäp&oobreve;r [key], city, West Bengal state, E central India, on…Nalanda
(Encyclopedia) NalandaNalandanəlänˈdə [key], Buddhist monastic center in what is now Baragaon, Bihar state, E central India. Often referred to as a university, Nalanda was, from the 4th to the 12…Indian Mutiny
(Encyclopedia) Indian Mutiny, 1857–58, revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in…Trending
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