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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... brahman priest or intellectual; next was the kshatriya ruler and warrior; below was the often wealthy and sometimes heterodox vaishya or merchant, skilled artisan, or cattle breeder; lower still was the sudra cultivator and laborer. The ...
... brahman priest or intellectual; next was the kshatriya ruler and warrior; below was the often wealthy and sometimes heterodox vaishya or merchant, skilled artisan, or cattle breeder; lower still was the sudra cultivator and laborer. The ...
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... brahman priests. The Ashvamedha or horse sacrifice, in particular, spectacularly legitimized conquests and established dependencies for rulers of distinction. Brahman and kshatriya worked as partners, although there were also non ...
... brahman priests. The Ashvamedha or horse sacrifice, in particular, spectacularly legitimized conquests and established dependencies for rulers of distinction. Brahman and kshatriya worked as partners, although there were also non ...
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... moderate” by the British. At the same time, a powerful anti-brahman movement in south India found political expression in the Justice Party. The Indian National Congress expanded its activities in rural areas INTRODUCTION • 25.
... moderate” by the British. At the same time, a powerful anti-brahman movement in south India found political expression in the Justice Party. The Indian National Congress expanded its activities in rural areas INTRODUCTION • 25.
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... brahman domination of other castes; however, a 20th-century Dravidian movement directly challenged that claim. European Orien- talists “discovered” the Aryan link, and Indians used it to assert claims to equality with European (also ...
... brahman domination of other castes; however, a 20th-century Dravidian movement directly challenged that claim. European Orien- talists “discovered” the Aryan link, and Indians used it to assert claims to equality with European (also ...
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... brahman family in Ahmedabad. Her mother and maternal grandfather had joined Mahatma Gandhi on the Dandi March of 1930, and her father and brother were lawyers. Ela grew up in Surat and as a college student helped conduct field research ...
... brahman family in Ahmedabad. Her mother and maternal grandfather had joined Mahatma Gandhi on the Dandi March of 1930, and her father and brother were lawyers. Ela grew up in Surat and as a college student helped conduct field research ...
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
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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
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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