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Carnatic may mean: Carnatic, a region of Southern India Carnatic music SS Carnatic, a shipwrecked steamer Other related archivesCarnatic, Carnatic music, SS Carnatic

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The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as "John Company", was a joint-stock company of investors, which was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. The Royal Charter effectively gave the newly created Honourable East India Company a monopoly on all trade in the East Indies. The Company transformed from a commercial trading venture to one which virtually ruled India as it acquired auxiliary governmental and military functions, until t ...

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• British East India Company - Flags
• British East India Company - Impact
• British East India Company - History
• British East India Company - The foundation years
• British East India Company - Footholds in India
• British East India Company - Expansion
• British East India Company - The road to a complete monopoly
• British East India Company - The Basis of the Monopoly
• British East India Company - Regulation of the company's affairs
• British East India Company - The end
• British East India Company - East India Club
• British East India Company - Notes

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Bharatanatyam (also spelled Bharathanatyam, Bharatnatyam or Bharata Natyam) is a classical dance form originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Originally known as sadir, it owes its current name to Krishna Iyer and later, Rukmini Devi Arundale. Bharata could refer to either the author of the Natya Shastra or to a legendary king after whom the country of India was supposedly named Bharata and natya is Sanskrit for the art of dance-drama. It was brought to the stage at the beginning of the 20th ce ...

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• Bharatanatyam - Traditional roots
• Bharatanatyam - Essential ideas
• Bharatanatyam - Medieval decline
• Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth
• Bharatanatyam - Technique
• Bharatanatyam - Elements
• Bharatanatyam - Other elements
• Bharatanatyam - Dancers

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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is generally acknowledged to be one of the foremost contemporary vocalists of Hindustani music. Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi was born on February 14, 1922, in the village of Gadag, in the Dharwad district of Karnataka in South India. Born to a conservative school-master, he was drawn to music from a young age, but his father insisted that he get a sound education in a ...

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Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (சக்ரவர்தி ராஜகோபாலாச்சாரி) (December 1878 - December 25, 1972), known as or Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, writer, statesman and a Hindu spiritualist. He was the second Governor-General of independent India. Later he became the Chief Minister of Madras State. C. Rajagopalachari - With the Congress. At one time considered Mahatma Gandhi's heir, this brilliant lawyer from Salem, Tamil Nadu was rega ...

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• C. Rajagopalachari - With the Congress
• C. Rajagopalachari - The Swatantra Party
• C. Rajagopalachari - Religion Literature and Poetry

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Arts and entertainment in India have a rich and ancient history. Right from ancient times there has been a synthesis of indigenous and foreign influences that have shaped the course of the arts of India. Arts refer to paintings, architecture, literature, music, dance, languages and cinema. In early India, most of the arts were derived Vedic influences. After the birth of Jainism and Buddhism, arts flourished under the patronage of kings and emperors. The coming of Islam spawned a whole new era of Islamic architecture. Finally t ...

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• Arts and entertainment in India - Architecture
• Arts and entertainment in India - Literature
• Arts and entertainment in India - Music
• Arts and entertainment in India - Dance
• Arts and entertainment in India - New Media
• Arts and entertainment in India - Cinema
• Arts and entertainment in India - Radio
• Arts and entertainment in India - Television
• Arts and entertainment in India - Major Events
• Arts and entertainment in India - Professional Events
• Arts and entertainment in India - Ametuer Events

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Kerala (Malayalam: കേരളം — Keralam) is a state on the southwestern coast of India. The state is located on the tropical Malabar Coast and borders Tamil Nadu to the east and Karnataka to the northeast. Kerala has a population of some 3.18 crore people;[1] with 819 persons per km2, it is among India's most densely populated regions.[2] Kerala is also known for being the most literate state in India, with a literacy rate of 89.8%.^Including:

• Kerala - History
• Kerala - Ancient
• Kerala - Overseas contact
• Kerala - Colonial
• Kerala - Modern post-colonial
• Kerala - Geography
• Kerala - Administration
• Kerala - Politics
• Kerala - Arts
• Kerala - Society and social development
• Kerala - Demographics
• Kerala - Social development
• Kerala - Malayalam calendar
• Kerala - Festivals
• Kerala - Onam
• Kerala - Eid-ul-Fitr
• Kerala - Christmas
• Kerala - Deepavali
• Kerala - Bakr-id
• Kerala - Vishu
• Kerala - Economy
• Kerala - Tourism
• Kerala - Road network
• Kerala - Trivia
• Kerala - Related topics
• Kerala - Notes

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The culture of India is one of the oldest cultures in the world. In modern India, there is remarkable cultural diversity throughout the country. The South, North, and Northeast have their own distinct cultures and almost every state has carved out its own cultural niche. In spite of the diversity, it's bound by a common a thread as one civilization perhaps because of its common history and transfer of age old knowledge in the geographies. Indian culture and religions had great impacts on South East Asia and this is evident in the lega ...

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• Culture of India - Cultural policy
• Culture of India - History
• Culture of India - Drama and theatre
• Culture of India - Literature
• Culture of India - Dance
• Culture of India - Music
• Culture of India - Art
• Culture of India - Painting
• Culture of India - Movies
• Culture of India - Recreation and sports
• Culture of India - Cuisine
• Culture of India - Different communities
• Culture of India - Political culture

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The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles was originally a regiment of the British Indian Army. Following India's independence, the regiment was one of four to be transferred to the British Army. 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles - The Beginning. At the end of the third Burma War in 1887, it was decided to withdraw the regular army battalions and replace them with a freshly recruited military police force. Recruited in India, it was intended that the military police would be a temporary force which wo ...

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• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles - The Beginning
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles - First World War
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles - Second World War
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles - Middle East & Italy
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles - Far East
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles - Post-War
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles - Titles of the Regiment and its Predecessors
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles - Battle Honours

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Allah Rakha Rahman (born Friday January 6, 1967 as A.S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, India) is a popular Indian film music composer. He made his debut in 1992 with Mani Ratnam's Tamil movie, Roja (Rose), which was subsequently dubbed into many languages. Ram Gopal Verma's Rangeela (Colorful) (1995) was the first Hindi movie to have Rahman as the music director. He is a recipient of the Padma Shri. A. R. Rahman - Early Years. Rahman is the only son of R. K. Sekhar, who was an arranger and conductor ...

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• A. R. Rahman - Early Years
• A. R. Rahman - Music Career
• A. R. Rahman - International Accolades
• A. R. Rahman - Awards and Nominations
• A. R. Rahman - Partial discography
• A. R. Rahman - Films
• A. R. Rahman - Non-Film
• A. R. Rahman - Fundamental Facts:

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Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya (శ్రీ తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) (1424-1503) is an Indian poet and musician widely regarded as the Telugu pada kavita pitaamaha (Grand old man of simple poetry). An ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara of Tirupati, AP, Annamacharya( also known as Annamayya) successfully composed more than 30,000 krithis (a Carnatic composition) in the carnatic music tradition, a feat which is near impossible to replicate! They were found engraved on copper plates which were hidden for centur ...

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Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. At its greatest extent, Bombay Presidency comprised the present-day state of Gujarat, the western two-thirds of Maharashtra state, including the regions of Konkan, Desh, and Kandesh, and northwestern Karnataka state of India; It also included Pakistan's Sind state and the British territory of Aden in Yemen. It consisted partly of districts, which were directly under British rule, and partly of native or princely states, which were ruled by local rulers under the administration ...

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• Bombay Presidency - Early history
• Bombay Presidency - Territorial expansion
• Bombay Presidency - Geography
• Bombay Presidency - Administration
• Bombay Presidency - People
• Bombay Presidency - Agriculture
• Bombay Presidency - Industry
• Bombay Presidency - Transportation
• Bombay Presidency - Military
• Bombay Presidency - Education
• Bombay Presidency - 20th Century reforms
• Bombay Presidency - After independence

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The Republic of India, commonly known as India, is a country in South Asia which comprises the majority of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares a border with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. On the Indian Ocean, it is adjacent to three island nations -- the Maldives (to the southwest), Sri Lanka (to the south), and Indonesia (to the southeast). India also claims a ...

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• India - History
• India - Government
• India - Politics
• India - States and union territories
• India - Geography
• India - Economy
• India - Demographics
• India - Culture
• India - Sports and games
• India - Holidays
• India - Notes

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Ustad Abdul Karim Khan lived from November 11, 1872 to 1937. He is widely considered to be one of the most important figures in Hindustani music of the 20th century. Abdul Karim Khan was born in Kirana (Uttar Pradesh, North India) in to the Kirana musical family which traced its roots to musician brothers Ghulam Ali and Ghulam Maula. His father, Kale Khan was the grand son of Ghulam Ali. Karim Khan received training under uncle Abdulla Khan and father Khale Khan. He also received guidance from another uncle Nanhe Khan. Apart from vocals an ...

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The term Tala can refer to: A rhythmic pattern in Carnatic or Hindustani (where it is also spelled "taal" or "tal") music. See tala (music). A three piece experimental pop rock band based in Montreal, Canada that combines improvisational elements from late twentieth-century music employing modern western instruments infused with sitar. See also Indian classical music. The goddess of stars in Tagalog mythology. See Tala (goddess). A book by Gabriela_Mistral. See Tala (

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The vast scope of the art of India intertwines with the cultural history, religions and philosophies which place art production and patronage in social and cultural contexts. Indian art can be classified into specific periods each reflecting certain religious, political and cultural developments. Hinduism and Buddhism of the ancient period (300 BC- 1700 AD) Islamic ascendancy (712-1757 AD) The colonial period (1757-1947) Independence and the postcolonial period (Post-1947)Including:

• Indian art - Interrelationship in Indian arts
• Indian art - Rock cut art
• Indian art - Folk and tribal art
• Indian art - Music

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At 17, the child prodigy made her debut at the Madras Music Academy. Since then, she performed countless musical forms in different languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Sanskrit and Kannada. M.S. became famous as an film actress. Her most memorable role was Bhaktha Meera in Meera (1945). The movie had M.S. sing the famous Meera bhajans. Those renditions by M.S. continue to haunt listeners to this day. Following the success of the fil ...

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M.S. Subbulakshmi, M.S. Subbulakshmi - Singing career, M.S. Subbulakshmi - Honours and awards

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Kolkata has been regarded since ages as the cultural capital of India. It is famous for the book-fairs every winter. The International Book Fair held by the Publishers and Booksellers Guild every year is the biggest fair in Kolkata, one of the biggest festivals in Kolkata, and the only truly secular one. People from every walk of life converge on the Fair Grounds to buy books, eat food and celebrate the spirit of books. It is a cultur ...

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List of notable Calcuttans, List of notable Calcuttans - The socio-cultural capital and aesthetic conscience of India, List of notable Calcuttans - Authors scholars and social reformers, List of notable Calcuttans - Nobel laureates, List of notable Calcuttans - Ramon Magsaysay Award winners incomplete list, List of notable Calcuttans - Cinema theatre and other performing arts, List of notable Calcuttans - Scientists

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The Madras presidency was administered by a governor and a council, consisting of two members of the civil service, which number may be increased to four. There was also a board of revenue of three members. For legislative purposes the council of the governor was augmented by additional members, numbering 45 in all, of whom not more than 17 may be nominated officials, while 19 were elected by various representative constituencies. Members of the legislative council enjoyed the right of interpellation, of proposing resolutions on matters of public interes ...

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Madras Presidency, Madras Presidency - Early history, Madras Presidency - Territorial growth, Madras Presidency - Geography, Madras Presidency - Demography, Madras Presidency - Administration, Madras Presidency - After India's independence

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