Historical Dictionary of IndiaScarecrow Press, 09/05/2006 - 880 من الصفحات The Republic of India is the second most populous, the seventh largest by geographical area, and has the fourth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity in the world. While it has always been an important country, it has often been neglected. Of late, however, there has been much talk of the 'new' India, one with greater economic dynamism, a more active foreign policy, and the emergence of a huge middle class. With over a hundred new cross-referenced dictionary entries-the majority of which pertain to the last decade-and updating others, the second edition of the Historical Dictionary of India illustrates the rapidly evolving situation without neglecting the country's ancient past. The chronology has been brought up to date, the introduction expanded, and the bibliography includes numerous new titles. |
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... Hindu calendar. Common Era (C. E.) First century Buddhist missionaries go to China. Mission of St. Thomas to southern India by tradition. Pandya, Chera, and Chola kingdoms in south India. Probable composition of the Bhagvata Gita. 78 ...
... Hindu calendar. Common Era (C. E.) First century Buddhist missionaries go to China. Mission of St. Thomas to southern India by tradition. Pandya, Chera, and Chola kingdoms in south India. Probable composition of the Bhagvata Gita. 78 ...
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... Hindu or Hindavi—inhabitants of the land of the Indus. Only in modern times did the term Hindu come to be used for the religious faiths and social customs of that part of the population (the majority) not identified more precisely as ...
... Hindu or Hindavi—inhabitants of the land of the Indus. Only in modern times did the term Hindu come to be used for the religious faiths and social customs of that part of the population (the majority) not identified more precisely as ...
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... Hindu—from the Indus or Sindhu River—or Brahmanic, from the social system it created. This was characterized by the organization of life and society around the principles of varna-ashrama-dharma. These terms are almost impossi- ble to ...
... Hindu—from the Indus or Sindhu River—or Brahmanic, from the social system it created. This was characterized by the organization of life and society around the principles of varna-ashrama-dharma. These terms are almost impossi- ble to ...
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... Hindu nationalist histories as a continuous chronicle of “predatory” Muslims committing atrocities against Hindu temples and Hindu women. Ghazni established a foothold in the Punjab, and 200 years later the followers of Muhammed Ghori ...
... Hindu nationalist histories as a continuous chronicle of “predatory” Muslims committing atrocities against Hindu temples and Hindu women. Ghazni established a foothold in the Punjab, and 200 years later the followers of Muhammed Ghori ...
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... Hindu subjects. Conversions to Islam sometimes were made by force; some caste or kinship groups converted for economic or social reasons but retained their identities; perhaps most conversion took place through the popular appeal of ...
... Hindu subjects. Conversions to Islam sometimes were made by force; some caste or kinship groups converted for economic or social reasons but retained their identities; perhaps most conversion took place through the popular appeal of ...
المحتوى
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Appendix A Chief Executives of British India
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Appendix B Heads of State of Independent India
| 697 |
Appendix C Prime Ministers of India
| 699 |
Appendix D Chief Justices of India
| 701 |
Appendix E Chief Election Commissioners of India
| 703 |
Appendix F Population of India by State Gender and Location 2001
| 705 |
Appendix G Population of India by State and Religious Affiliation 2001
| 709 |
Appendix H Indias Political Parties
| 713 |
Appendix I Indias Major Economic Reforms 19912004
| 717 |
Appendix J Indias Foreign Trade
| 725 |
Glossary
| 731 |
Bibliography
| 739 |
About the Author
| 833 |
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20th century active administration All-India army Asia became Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party Bihar Bombay born brahman British India British rule Buddhist Calcutta capital caste central Chandra China coalition Commission Congress Party constitutional cooperation court culture Deccan Delhi dynasty early East India Company economic elections established forces foreign formed Glossary Government of India groups Gujarat Gupta Hindi Hindu Hindutva independence Indian National Congress Indian Union industry institutions Islam Jawaharlal Nehru joined Kashmir Khan kingdom language leaders Lok Sabha Lord Madras Mahatma Gandhi major Maratha ment military modern movement Mughal Emperor Mughal Empire Muslim League nuclear organization Pakistan political parties population president Prime Minister Princely provinces Punjab Rajput religious rulers Sanskrit Shah Sikh Singh social reform subcontinent Sultanate Tamil Nadu temples territory tion trade traditional United Uttar Pradesh V. P. Singh women