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Parvan: Encyclopedia - Parvan
Parvan may refer to:
Vasile Parvan
Parvan Province
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Vasile Pârvan: Encyclopedia - Vasile Pârvan
Vasile Parvan (1882 – 1927) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist, born in Huruiesti.
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Parvan:
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Parvan (Sanskrit) Also parva (nominative singular). A division or section of a book, such as the Mahabharata.
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Hemachandra: Encyclopedia - Hemachandra
Hemachandra Suri (हेमचन्द्र सूरी) (correct Sanskrit spelling Hemacandra Sürí) (1089 -1172) was one of the gre...
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Chanakya: Encyclopedia Ii - Chanakya - Origins
Chanakya was most probably born in Magadha (ruled by the Nandas) as the son of acharya Chanak. A south Indian group of Brahmins, Chozhiya...
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Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse - Location
The abuse and deaths took place at the military detention center known as the Bagram Collection Point (B.C.P.), which had been built by t...
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Prakriti:
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Prakriti:
Prakriti ("creatrix"): nature, which is multilevel and, according to Patanjali's yoga-darshana, consists ...
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Bhagavad-Gita (Sanskrit) (from bhagavat illustrious, sacred, holy, lord (one of Krishna's titles) + gita song) The noble song, ...
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Akupara:
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Akupara (Sanskrit) (from a not + kupara ocean) Unbounded; the mythical tortoise which upholds the earth (sometimes kupara). Als...
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Anugita:
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Anugita (Sanskrit) (from anu after, alongside + gita sung, chanted, song from the verbal root gai to sing, intone) After-song; ...
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Airavata:
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Airavata (Sanskrit) (from iravat moisture-possessing from ira drink, food) Son of Iravati; a vast elephant produced at the chur...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia - Afghanistan
Afghanistan (Pashtu/Dari-Persian: افغانستان, Afğānistān) is a country at the crossroads of Asia. Usually placed in Central A...
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Bagram Air Base: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Air Base - History
Bagram Air Base - Soviet Occupation.
Bagram Airbase played a key role during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1980 to 1989, se...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - History
Main article: History of Afghanistan
Afghanistan exists at a unique nexus-point where numerous Eurasian civilizations have interacted and...
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Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse - Dilawar
Dilawar, died on December 10 2002, was a 22-year-old Afghan taxi driver and farmer who weighed 122 pounds and was described by his interp...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Afghanistan
The population of Afghanistan is divided into a wide variety of ethnic groups largely composed ...
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Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse - Ongoing Investigations And Prosecutions
According to an article published in the October 15, 2004 New York Times 28 soldiers were under investigaation. [3] Some of the soldiers ...
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Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse - Habibullah
Mr. Habibullah died on December 4, 2002 by several U.S. soldiers. They hit the chained man with so-called "peroneal strikes," or severe b...
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Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse - Mccain Amendment
Main article: McCain Detainee Amendment
The McCain Detainee Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Senate Department of D...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Economy
Main article: Economy of Afghanistan
Although Afghanistan has significant amounts of natural resources, it is a poor country, highly depe...
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Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse - Denial Of Widespread Pattern Of Abuse By U.s. Government
Main article: Periodic Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Committee Against Torture
The United States governmen...
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Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse - A Widespread Pattern Of Abuse
An editorial of the New York Times noted a parallel with the later abuse and torture of prisoners in Iraq:
(W)hat happened at Abu Ghraib...
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Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse - Other Official Reactions
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on May 2005 that "he was shocked by a U.S. Army report on abuse of detainees in Afghanistan, saying hi...
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Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse: Encyclopedia Ii - Bagram Torture And Prisoner Abuse - Involved But Uncharged
Some interrogators involved in this torture were sent to Iraq and were assigned to the now infamous Abu Ghraib prison.
A 2004 official in...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Economy
Main article: Economy of Afghanistan
Although Afghanistan has significant amounts of natural resources, it is a poor country, highly depe...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Subdivisions
Afghanistan is divided into 34 provinces (velayat) which are further divided into districts.
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Politics
Main article: Politics of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is currently led by president Hamid Karzai, who was elected in October of 2004. Before ...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Origin And History Of The Name
The current name of Afghanistan derives from the alternative name for the Pashtuns: Afghan, being the founders of modern Afghanistan. The...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Geography
Main article: Geography of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a land-locked mountainous country, with plains in the north and southwest. The high...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Afghanistan
The population of Afghanistan is divided into a wide variety of ethnic groups largely composed ...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Education
Main article: Education in Afghanistan
In the spring of 2003, it was estimated that 30% of Afghanistan's 7,000 schools had been seriously...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Origin And History Of The Name
The name of Afghanistan derives from word Afghan. The Pushtuns appear to have begun using the term Afghan as a name for themselves from t...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Culture
Main article: Culture of Afghanistan
Afghans display pride in their country, ancestry, military prowess, and above all, their independenc...
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Afghanistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Afghanistan - Constitution
Main article: Constitution of Afghanistan
According to the 2004 constitution, Afghanistan is run by a president, who is elected by direct...
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Theosophy Sitemap I - P
This is a sitemap for Theosophy - P . Click on
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