Encyclopedia - Indian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Names - South Indian Names
South Indians, for long time, had a simple naming system. Historically, everyone was called by a single name, which was chosen in one of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Names - Last Names
Many Indians do not have family names. Faced with the modern necessity of a last name, Indians have resorted to various means to get last...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Names - Given Names
A proper name, or given name, is the name to which a person most often answers. Usually this name is also used in legal documents and off...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Gibraltar: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Gibraltar
The Culture of Gibraltar reflects Gibraltarians' diverse origins. While there are Spanish and British influences, a result of the territo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mishra: Encyclopedia - Mishra
Mishra or Misra is an Indian surname, normally associated with the Brahmin or Bhumihar caste. This surname is widespread in the Indian st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajpayee: Encyclopedia - Vajpayee
Vajpayee is a surname equivalent to Awasthi and Shukla especially prominent among North Indian Brahmins. Atal Bihari Vajpayee former Indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Names - North Indian Names
In West Bengal, especially amongst Hindus, it is common to have a first and last name as well as a Daak naam, or a nickname, which is no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goswami: Encyclopedia - Goswami
Goswami. Goswami is an alternate spelling for Gossain, an Hindi word with various (basically religious) meanings. It is also the surn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Gibraltar: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Gibraltar - Cultural Relationships With Britain And Spain
Culture of Gibraltar - British Gibraltarians. Gibraltarians have historically been proud of their British heritage, and unlike the inha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bose: Encyclopedia - Bose
Bose or Bosé may refer to: People: (Bose is a Bengali, German, or Italian surname) Amar Bose, MIT professor; founder of the Bose Corpor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guha: Encyclopedia - Guha
Guha is a surname. It is a popular family name in various states of India. Notable people with this name include: Sujoy K Guha Ranajit ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pillai: Encyclopedia - Pillai
Pillai is a famous title of Tamil and Malayalam-speaking people of India and Indian origin living in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, etc....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaishya: Encyclopedia - Vaishya
In the Hindu caste system, a Vaishya (Sanskrit वैश्य vaiśya) is a member of the third of the four major castes of the varna sy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puri: Encyclopedia - Puri
Puri can mean: Puri, a city in the Indian state of Orissa. puri, an Indian bread. Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaj, Gaudiya Vaishnava Guru, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anami Narayan Roy: Encyclopedia - Anami Narayan Roy
Anami Narayan Roy is the Police Commissioner of Mumbai. He took over as the police chief on 5 February 2004 under controversial circumsta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jātī: Encyclopedia - Jātī
Jatis (the word literally means "births") comprise the subcastes found within the four major castes, or varnas, of the Indian caste syste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baichung Bhutia: Encyclopedia - Baichung Bhutia
Baichung Bhutia (born December 15, 1976 in Tinkitam) is a football player from India. He is known by his fans as the torchbearer of India...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daniel Name: Encyclopedia - Daniel Name
Daniel is the name of two biblical figures. Daniel can be either a given name or a surname and may also refer to: Daniel, Metropolitan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rao: Encyclopedia Ii - Rao - Traditional Affiliations
Rao is a name most frequently found in the class of Indians who are wealthy landowners, and those who occupy a highly respected place in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catálogo Alfabético De Apellidos: Encyclopedia Ii - Catálogo Alfabético De Apellidos - Source Of Surnames
The surnames were culled from many Philippine languages such as Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilokano, Hiligaynon, and many others. Spanish also prov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kunbi: Encyclopedia Ii - Kunbi - List Of Known Men Personalities
Dr CD Deshmukh First Governor of RBI & Chairman of UGC Union Finance Minister of India, President of the Indian Statis. Insti, Board ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Name - India And Indonesia
Similar patronymic customs exist in some parts of India and Indonesia. However, many Indians (from India) living in English-speaking coun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle Name - South Asian
South Asians, particularly Indians, generally take their fathers' first names as their middle names. After South Asian females marry, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nehru-gandhi Family: Encyclopedia Ii - Nehru-gandhi Family - Rise To Power
In 1947 India became independent and Jawaharlal Nehru became Prime Minister, holding this post until his death in 1964. Nehru's sister, V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grenada: Encyclopedia Ii - Grenada - Culture
Main article: Culture of Grenada Although French influence on culture is much less than in other Caribbean islands, surnames and place na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dana Gioia: Encyclopedia Ii - Dana Gioia - Early Years
Michael Dana Gioia—he does not use his first name and pronounces his surname "JOY-uh" — was born in Hawthorne, California (although W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khan - Modern Family Name Or Pseudonym
Often used a family name, Khan can have one of several connotations, all related to some extent to the same root as described above. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of People By Name: San: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of People By Name: San - Sande-sandy
Sane - Sans. Saneomi, Sirosawa Sanes, David (c. 1957-1999) bombing victim Sanfuentes, Juan Luis, president Sangallo, Antonio, architec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Southern United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Southern United States - History
While Southern history stretches back to prehistoric times, the unique culture of the South primarily has its origins with the settlement...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burdak: Encyclopedia - Burdak
Burdak (बुरडक) is a surname found in the countries of Eurasia, Australia and United States. In India, Burdak is a Gotra of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Awasthi: Encyclopedia - Awasthi
Awasthi is a surname / family name of a particular sub-caste of Brahmins of India. The Awasthi Brahmins belong to the kanya-kubja brahmin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nair: Encyclopedia - Nair
Nair or Nayar (Malayalam: നായ൪) is the name of an upper Hindu caste in the Southern Indian state of Kerala. Nairs are an integral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burdak: Encyclopedia Ii - Burdak - History
Burdak is a surname of the Jat community in India, found primarily in in northwest Rajasthan, which indicates membership in the Burdak Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nair: Encyclopedia Ii - Nair - Some Nair Customs And Traditions
Nairs have customs that are different from the rest of Kerala. The first of these is the Marumakkathaayam system of inheritance. This sys...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nadar Caste: Encyclopedia Ii - Nadar Caste - History
The Nadars are a hardworking community and became successful after some struggles early on because of the caste system. One of their occu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nair: Encyclopedia Ii - Nair - Origins And History
According to Chattambi Swamigal, who interpreted ancient Tamil texts, Nairs were a Dravidian nobility called the "Naka Lords". Ancient So...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iii - L
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages III - L . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap V - C
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages V - C . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. &...   » Read the article