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Dhanbad
(Encyclopedia) Dhanbad Dhanbad dänˈbäd [key], city, Jharkand state, E central India. On the Damodar River and…Karli
(Encyclopedia) KarliKarlikärˈlē [key], village, Maharashtra state, W India. Nearby are Buddhist caves that may have been excavated as early as the 2d cent. b.c. The most famous of them measures 124…Serampur
(Encyclopedia) Serampur or SeramporeSerampurboth: sĕˌrəmpôrˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 177,087), West Bengal state, E central India, on the Hugli River, just N of Kolkata (Calcutta). Founded in 1799,…White Huns
(Encyclopedia) White Huns or HephthalitesWhite Hunshĕfˈthəlītsˌ [key], people of obscure origins, possibly of Tibetan or Turkish stock. They were called Ephthalites by the Greeks, and Hunas by the…Kollam
(Encyclopedia) KollamKollamkŏlˈəm [key], formerly QuilonQuilonkwēˈlôn [key], city (1991 pop. 362,572), Kerala state, SW India, on the Arabian Sea. It is a market for coconut products, spices, tea,…Kanchipuram
(Encyclopedia) KanchipuramKanchipuramkŭnˈchēp&oobreve;rəm [key], formerly Conjeeveram, city (1991 pop. 171,129), Tamil Nadu state, S India. Sacred to Hindus, it is known as the “golden city” and…Lawrence, John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron, 1811–79, British colonial administrator in India; brother of Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. He went to India in 1829 and served in many…Prasad, Rajendra
(Encyclopedia) Prasad, RajendraPrasad, Rajendrarəjĕnˈdrə prəsädˈ [key], 1884–1963, first president of India. Before entering politics, he taught English literature, history, economics, and law. In…Sorabji, Cornelia
(Encyclopedia) Sorabji, CorneliaSorabji, Corneliasōräbˈjē [key], c.1870–1954, Indian lawyer and author. She took a law degree at Oxford in 1893. She served (1904–23) as a special legal adviser to the…Gersoppa, Falls of
(Encyclopedia) Gersoppa, Falls ofGersoppa, Falls ofgərsŏpˈə [key], cataract of the Sharavati River, Karnataka state, SW India. It is one of the most spectacular natural beauties of India. The river…Trending
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