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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…

Ghazipur

(Encyclopedia) Ghazipur Ghazipur gäˈzēp&oobreve;rˌ [key], town, Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the…

English Bazar

(Encyclopedia) English Bazar English Bazar băzärˈ [key], town, West Bengal state, E central India, on the Mahananda…

Kolkata

(Encyclopedia) KolkataKolkatakôlkŭtˈə [key], formerly CalcuttaCalcuttakălkŭtˈə [key], city (1991 pop. 10,916,272), capital of West Bengal state, E India, on the Hugli River. It is the second largest…

Marathas

(Encyclopedia) Marathas or MahrattasMahrattasboth: mərătˈəz, məräˈtəz [key], Marathi-speaking people of W central India, known for their ability as warriors and their devotion to Hinduism. From their…

Wellesley, Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess

(Encyclopedia) Wellesley, Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess, 1760–1842, British colonial administrator; brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington. He became earl of Mornington on his…

Plassey

(Encyclopedia) PlasseyPlasseyplăsˈē [key], anglicized name of Palashi, village, West Bengal state, NE India. In the battle of Plassey, Robert Clive decisively defeated (1757) the Nawab of Bengal,…

Patiala and East Punjab States Union

(Encyclopedia) Patiala and East Punjab States UnionPatiala and East Punjab States Unionpətēäˈlə, pənjäbˈ [key], former union of states, 10,099 sq mi (26,156 sq km), NW India. The capital was Patiala…

Carey, William

(Encyclopedia) Carey, William, 1761–1834, English Baptist missionary and Orientalist, one of the first Protestant missionaries to India. He helped found the Baptist Missionary Society in 1792 and…

Bharuch

(Encyclopedia) Bharuch Bharuch bər&oomacr;ˈchə, –rōchˈ [key], formerly Broach,…