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Encyclopedia - Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Lucknow
Rebellion erupted in the state of Awadh (also known as Oudh, in modern-day Uttar Pradesh) very soon after the events in Meerut. The Briti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lucknow: Encyclopedia Ii - Lucknow - History
In ancient times, Lucknow was part of Kosala kingdom (modern Ayodhya) ruled over by Ikshvaku dynasty to which Lord Rama belongs. It is be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Movement: Encyclopedia - Home Rule Movement
The All India Home Rule League was a national political organization founded in 1916 to lead the national demand for self-government, ter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allahabad: Encyclopedia - Allahabad
Allahabad (Hindi: इलाहाबाद, Urdu الاهاباد ilāhābād) is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The name, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhubaneswar: Encyclopedia - Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar (in Sanskrit and Oriya, "The Lord of the Universe") is a city located on the eastern coast of India. Once the capital of anci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Watch: Encyclopedia - Black Watch
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (named The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch) before 1931) is an infantry regiment of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brigade Of Gurkhas: Encyclopedia - Brigade Of Gurkhas
The Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective term for British Army units that are composed of Nepalese soldiers. They are famous for their ev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jawaharlal Nehru: Encyclopedia - Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू, Javāharlāl Nehrū) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gurkha: Encyclopedia - Gurkha
Gurkha, also spelt as Gorkha, are people from Nepal who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath. His ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhimsen Joshi: Encyclopedia - Bhimsen Joshi
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is generally acknowledged to be one of the foremost contemporary vocalists of Hindustani music. Bhimsen Gururaj Josh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bihar: Encyclopedia - Bihar
Bihar (बिहार in Devanagari) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. Its capital is Patna. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Encyclopedia - Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी in Devanagari) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayodhya: Encyclopedia - Ayodhya
Ayodhya (Sanskrit: अयोध्या, IAST Ayodhyā) is an ancient city of India, the old capital of Awadh, in the Faizabad district ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Awadh: Encyclopedia - Awadh
Awadh (also known in various British historical texts as Oudh, Oundh or Oude) is a region in the center of the modern Indian state of Utt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kathak: Encyclopedia - Kathak
Kathak is an Indian dance form that arose from the Vaishnava devotees dancing to the episodes from Krishna's life. Originally a Northern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bahraich: Encyclopedia - Bahraich
Bahraich is a small town in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of river Ghaghra, Bahraich is 12...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bareilly: Encyclopedia - Bareilly
Bareilly is a city in Uttar Pradesh State in northern India on the Ramganga River. It is the capital of Rohilkhand Division and is a cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-gangetic Plain: Encyclopedia - Indo-gangetic Plain
The Indo-Gangetic Plain is a rich, fertile and ancient land encompassing most of northern and eastern India, the most populous parts of P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daman: Encyclopedia - Daman
Daman may mean: Daman and Diu, a formerly-Portuguese territory of India Daman, a philosopher of ancient Greece Daman District, Afghanist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uttar Pradesh: Encyclopedia - Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its acronym UP, is the most p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Sahara: Encyclopedia - Air Sahara
Air Sahara is an airline based in New Delhi, India. It is a privately owned airline operating scheduled services connecting all metropol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urdu: Encyclopedia - Urdu
Urdu (اردو) is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family which developed under Persian, Turkish, and Arabic influence in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim League: Encyclopedia - Muslim League
The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India and was the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aizawl: Encyclopedia - Aizawl
Aizawl is the capital city of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl(Pop:260,000), the capital city of Mizoram which lies at the southern ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahatma Gandhi: Encyclopedia - Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Devanagari/Hindi: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी; Gujarati: મોહનદા�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tulsidas: Encyclopedia - Tulsidas
Goswami Tulsidas (1532-1623; Hindi: तुलसीदास) was a medieval Hindi poet and philosopher. He was born in Rajpur, India in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sari: Encyclopedia - Sari
This article is about the garment worn by Indian, Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi women. For the capital of the Iranian province of Mazandaran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chikan Embroidery: Encyclopedia - Chikan Embroidery
Chikan is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Literally translated, the word means embroidery. Believed to have been intr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cliff Richard: Encyclopedia - Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb in Lucknow, India, on October 14, 1940) is one of the United Kingdom's most popular singers. Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia - Indian Rebellion Of 1857
1857–1858 was a period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in mostly northern and central India against British occupation of the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Umrao Jaan: Encyclopedia - Umrao Jaan
Umrao Jaan is an Indian movie of the Bollywood film industry, released in 1981. It is based on the Urdu novel of the same name, and is di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vrindavan: Encyclopedia - Vrindavan
Vrindavan, in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh is a town on the site of the original forest of Vrindavana. It is about 15km away from Math...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Talat Mahmood: Encyclopedia Ii - Talat Mahmood - Singing Career
In Talat Mahmood, the music directors found the perfect voice for ghazals as also his voice had a quality distinct from all other singers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Airlines Flight 814: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Airlines Flight 814 - The Hijack
The Indian Airlines (now renamed as 'Indian') flight 814 (VT-EDW) was hijacked on the eve of Christmas on Saturday, December 24, 1999, sh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Wilmot: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Wilmot - Details
He was 27 years old, and a Captain in the 2nd Bn., The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Universities In India: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Universities In India - Haryana
The Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar was established on October 20,1995 by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana with the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shimla: Encyclopedia Ii - Shimla - Transport
Shimla is accessible by road, air and railway but road is perhaps the best means of transport. Shimla - Road. The nearest large city is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Felice Beato: Encyclopedia Ii - Felice Beato - China
In 1860 Felice Beato left the partnership of "Robertson & Beato", though Robertson retained use of the name until 1867. Beato was sen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mohammad Ali Jinnah: Encyclopedia Ii - Mohammad Ali Jinnah - Political Career
Jinnah joined the Indian National Congress and soon became its most prominent Muslim leader. At the time, the Congress Party was a collec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Umrao Jaan: Encyclopedia Ii - Umrao Jaan - Plot
The film, which begins around the year 1840, stars Rekha as Ameeran, a girl who is kidnapped from Faizabad(a city near Lucknow), sold int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahatma Gandhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahatma Gandhi - Movement For India's Independence- Gandhi's Greatest Accomplishment1916–1945
As he had done in the South African War, Gandhi urged support of the British War effort and was active in encouraging Indians to join the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munshi Premchand: Encyclopedia Ii - Munshi Premchand - Brief Biography
Premchand was born Dhanpat Rai Srivastava in Lamahi near Varanasi where his father was a clerk in the post office. Premchand's mother die...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The King's Regiment Liverpool: Encyclopedia Ii - The King's Regiment Liverpool - History
In 1881, under the Cardwell-Childers reforms, the British Army's structure was substantially reorganised: many regiments were amalgamted,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Encyclopedia Ii - Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Third Term: Into The 21st Century
On October 13, 1999, Gen. Pervez Musharaff, chief of Pakistan's army and the chief planner of the Kargil invasion, seized power from the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jawaharlal Nehru: Encyclopedia Ii - Jawaharlal Nehru - Nehru's Policies
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's administration created the policies that formed the backbone of India's social and economic development...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tata Consultancy Services: Encyclopedia Ii - Tata Consultancy Services - The Company
TCS provides high end IT solutions to major corporations world-wide, and also provides business-consulting services. As of 2005, with a p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - February 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - February 2005 - Events
February 2005 - February 28 2005. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the U.S. State Department (U.S. State Departme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mohammad Ali Jinnah: Encyclopedia Ii - Mohammad Ali Jinnah - Political Career
Jinnah joined the Indian National Congress and soon became its most prominent Muslim leader. At the time, the Congress Party was a collec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dehradun: Encyclopedia Ii - Dehradun - History
It is believed that in the Vedic times, the Garhwal Mandal, of which Dehradun is a part, was known as the Kedar Khand. Legend has it that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Bradshaw: Encyclopedia Ii - William Bradshaw - Details
He was 27 years old, and a Assistant Surgeon in the 90th Regiment (later know as The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)), British Army during ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hastings: Encyclopedia Ii - Hastings - History
Hastings was not a Roman settlement, although there are traces of Iron Age or Romano-British earthworks. The town of Hæstingas (probably...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian National Congress - Freedom Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian National Congress - Freedom Era - 1885-1906
See Also: Indian rebellion of 1857, British Raj Founded upon the suggestion of British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume, the Congress wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kanpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanpur - History
Nestled on the banks of the eternal Ganga, Kanpur stands as one of North India’s major industrial centres with its own historical, reli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bunty Aur Babli: Encyclopedia Ii - Bunty Aur Babli - The Plot
Rakesh (Abhishek Bachchan) lives in a small laid-back town, aptly called Furstaganj in Uttar Pradesh in northern India. He wants to becom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cliff Richard: Encyclopedia Ii - Cliff Richard - 1958—1963: Success And Stardom
The Anglo Indian Harry Webb came from a skiffle group to be lead singer of the rock n roll Drifters in 1958 (not to be confused with the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2004 In India: Encyclopedia Ii - 2004 In India - Events
2004 in India - Politics. January 17 - The national executive of the BJP meets at Hyderabad. January 17 - P.A. Sangma quits the Nation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Mackay Vc: Encyclopedia Ii - David Mackay Vc - The Vc
He was awarded the VC for an action during the Indian Mutiny. David MacKay VC - Citation. From the London Gazette December 24, 1858: "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ram Janmabhoomi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ram Janmabhoomi - Archaeology Of The Site
Ram Janmabhoomi - Archaeological studies in the 1970s: Project Archaeology of the Ramayana Sites. Between 1975 and 1985 an archaeologic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Clive 1st Baron Clive: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Clive 1st Baron Clive - Arrival In India
For the first two years of his residence he was miserable. He was homesick; he continually broke through the restraints imposed on young ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Broun-ramsay 1st Marquess Of Dalhousie: Encyclopedia Ii - James Broun-ramsay 1st Marquess Of Dalhousie - Governor-general Of India
Dalhousie assumed charge of his dual duties as Governor-General of India and Governor of Bengal on January 12, 1848, and shortly afterwar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bakht Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Bakht Khan - After The War
Bakht Khan fled Delhi and did not give in so easily. He joined the forces of Moulavi Ahmadullah, another great fighter of this movement, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abdul Kardar: Encyclopedia Ii - Abdul Kardar - Pakistan's Captain
Kardar was appointed to lead the team which would play its first official Test, and series touring India in 1952-1953. Kardar fielded his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air India Destinations: Encyclopedia Ii - Air India Destinations - Asia
Air India destinations - East Asia. People's Republic of China Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Air Deccan: Encyclopedia Ii - Air Deccan - History
Air Deccan was established in 2003 and started operations in August that year with regular scheduled flights from Bangalore to Mangalore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Amazing Race 7: Encyclopedia Ii - The Amazing Race 7 - Trivia
The Amazing Race 7 - General. In total, the final three teams traveled across 5 continents, visited 25 cities, and logged over 40,000 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenians In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenians In India - History
Armenians had trading relations with several parts of India, and by the 7th century a few Armenian settlements had appeared in Kerala, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - February 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - February 2005 - Events
February 2005 - February 28 2005. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the U.S. State Department (U.S. State Departme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian General Elections 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian General Elections 2004 - Results
Indian general elections 2004 - National election result. Indian general elections 2004 - National summary of votes and seats. Votes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duncan Gordon Boyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Duncan Gordon Boyes - The Life Of Boyes
Duncan Gordon Boyes was born at 3 Paragon Buildings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the son of John Boyes Esq. on November 5, 1846. His sis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Causes
This has been a subject of much speculation and divided historical opinion. But quite undoubtedly, the rebellion had diverse political, e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Havelock: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Havelock - Biography
Havelock was born at Ford Hall, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, the son of William Havelock, a wealthy shipbuilder. He was the second of fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frederick Roberts 1st Earl Roberts: Encyclopedia Ii - Frederick Roberts 1st Earl Roberts - Abyssinia And Afghanistan
After serving with the British Army in the Umbeyla and Abyssinian campaigns of 1863 and 1867-1868 respectively, Roberts fought in the Lus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shimla: Encyclopedia Ii - Shimla - Places Of Interest
Shimla - Heart of the city. The ridge and the adjacent Mall Road form the heart of the city. Vehicular traffic is not allowed on the Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Monger: Encyclopedia Ii - George Monger - Details
He was 17 years old, and a Private in the 23rd Regiment (later The Royal Welch Fusiliers), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gurkha: Encyclopedia Ii - Gurkha - History
Gurkhas claim descent from the Hindu Rajputs and Brahmins of Northern India, who entered modern Nepal from the west. Guru Gorkhanath had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Twin Towns And Sister Cities - Europe
List of twin towns and sister cities - Albania. Tirana - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996) List of twin towns and sister citie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindustan Aeronautics: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindustan Aeronautics - Products
Hindustan Aeronautics - Indigenous designs:. HT-2 HAL HPT-32 Deepak HJT-16 Kiran — Mk1 and Mk2 HF-24 Marut — Mk1 and Mk1T HAL Laks...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khariboli: Encyclopedia Ii - Khariboli - Literature
The earliest examples of Khariboli can be seen in some of Kabir and Amir Khusro's lines. More developed forms of Khariboli can be seen in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satyajit Ray: Encyclopedia Ii - Satyajit Ray - Creative Career
In 1949, before he decided to make films, Ray met the great French director Jean Renoir who visited Calcutta to scout locations for his f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Institutes Of Management: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Institutes Of Management - Iim Bangalore
Established in 1973 and building on the base of its accomplished faculty and motivated student body, Indian Institure of Management, Bang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Rebellion Of 1857: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Rebellion Of 1857 - Causes
This has been a subject of much speculation and divided historical opinion. But quite undoubtedly, the rebellion had diverse political, e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raipur: Encyclopedia Ii - Raipur - Geography And Climate
The city of Raipur is located near the centre of a large plain, sometimes referred as the “rice bowl of India” - where hundreds of va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kanpur: Encyclopedia Ii - Kanpur - History
Nestled on the banks of the eternal Ganga, Kanpur stands as one of North India’s major industrial centres with its own historical, reli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindustani Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindustani Language - History Of The Name
Originally the term Hindustānī ("of the land of the Hindus") was the name given by the Turco-Persian Mogul conquerors of India to Khari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Airlines: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Airlines - History
The airline was set up on June 15, 1953 and started operations on 1 August 1953. It was established after legislation came into force to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hardoi: Encyclopedia Ii - Hardoi - History
Hardoi - Name origin. People believe that the name Hardoi comes from distorted version of its earlier name Haridrohi, which is a Hindi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nepal Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Nepal Civil War - Timeline
Nepal Civil War - 1996. February 13 Initiation of the people's war by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Kathmandu: A soft-drink ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim League: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim League - Background
Muslim rule was established across northern India between the 7th and the 14th centuries. The Muslim Mughal Empire ruled most of India fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Home Rule Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Home Rule Movement - Difference From The Congress
Apart from firing up college students, educated Indians and people in the cities, the Leagues elicited little response or enthusiasm from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Priyanka Chopra: Encyclopedia Ii - Priyanka Chopra - Biography
Priyanka studied in Lucknow, Bareilly and Boston. After returning from Boston she received a call to participate in the Femina Miss India...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reading School: Encyclopedia Ii - Reading School - History
Reading School was founded as part of Reading Abbey. The date of the Abbey's charter, June 29, 1125, is taken as the foundation date, mak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jawaharlal Nehru: Encyclopedia Ii - Jawaharlal Nehru - Nehru's Policies
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's administration created the policies that formed the backbone of India's social and economic development...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahatma Gandhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahatma Gandhi - Movement For India's Independence 1916–1945
As he had done in the South African War, Gandhi urged support of the British War effort and was active in encouraging Indians to join the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bihar: Encyclopedia Ii - Bihar - History
Bihar - Ancient. Bihar has a very rich history. It was called Magadha in ancient times. Its capital Patna, then known as Pataliputra, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhubaneswar: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhubaneswar - Notable Sites
Khandagiri & Udayagiri (Jain Heritage) The twin hills of Khandagiri & Udayagiri, 8 km from Bhubaneswar, served as the site of an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Awadh: Encyclopedia Ii - Awadh - Under The Mughals
Till 1819, Awadh was a province of the Mughal Empire administered by a Nawab. Saadat Khan was appointed Nawab in 1722 and established his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard O'connor: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard O'connor - The Italian Offensive And Operation Compass
Italy declared war on Britain and France on 10 June 1940. O'Connor was appointed Commander of the Western Desert Force, and tasked to pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Watch: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Watch - History
Black Watch - 18th-Century. The first independent companies of the Black Watch were raised as a militia in 1725 by George Wade to occup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unnao: Encyclopedia Ii - Unnao - History
In ancient time, the area which comprises Unnao, formed part of the Kosala Mahajanapada. It was later included in Oudh. This region has b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Walter Burley Griffin: Encyclopedia Ii - Walter Burley Griffin - Chicago Career
Following the completion of his studies Griffin relocated to Chicago and was employed as a draftsman for two years in the offices of prog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allahabad: Encyclopedia Ii - Allahabad - History
When the Aryans first settled into what they termed the Aryavarta, or Madhydesha, their territory extended till Prayag. The Vatsa (a bran...   » Read the article