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Akela (Jungle Book)
Akela (also called The Lone Wolf or Big Wolf) is a character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.
Akela (also called The Lone Wolf or Big Wolf) is a character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.
Avatar
In Hinduism, an avatar' is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation," but more accurately as "appearan...
In Hinduism, an avatar' is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation," but more accurately as "appearan...
Avatar (computing)
In computing an avatar is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character.
In computing an avatar is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character.
Chutney
Chutney refers to a wide-ranging family of condiments from South Asian cuisine that usually contain some mixture of spice and vegetable and/or fruit.
Chutney refers to a wide-ranging family of condiments from South Asian cuisine that usually contain some mixture of spice and vegetable and/or fruit.
Dacoity
Dacoity is a term used for "banditry" in India.
Dacoity is a term used for "banditry" in India.
Dharma
Dharma means Law or Natural Law and is a concept of central importance in Indian philosophy and religion.
Dharma means Law or Natural Law and is a concept of central importance in Indian philosophy and religion.
Jungle
Jungle refers to the most dense, more or less impenetrable regions within a tropical rainforest with an abundance of animal and plant life.
Jungle refers to the most dense, more or less impenetrable regions within a tropical rainforest with an abundance of animal and plant life.
Karma
Karma in Indian religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect originating in ancient India and treated in the Hindu, Jain, ...
Karma in Indian religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect originating in ancient India and treated in the Hindu, Jain, ...
Looting
Looting—also referred to as sacking, plundering, despoiling, despoliation, and pillaging—is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or pol...
Looting—also referred to as sacking, plundering, despoiling, despoliation, and pillaging—is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or pol...
Pajamas
Pajamas, also spelled pyjamas (see also spelling differences) and often shortened to PJs, can refer to several related types of clothing.
Pajamas, also spelled pyjamas (see also spelling differences) and often shortened to PJs, can refer to several related types of clothing.
Palm wine
Palm wine also called palm toddy also called "kallu", or simply toddy, is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, and co...
Palm wine also called palm toddy also called "kallu", or simply toddy, is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, and co...
Pundit (expert)
A pundit is someone who offers to mass media his or her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area on which they are "knowledgeable."
A pundit is someone who offers to mass media his or her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area on which they are "knowledgeable."
Roti
Roti is generally a South Asian bread made from stoneground wholemeal flour, traditionally known as atta flour, that originated and is consumed in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Roti is generally a South Asian bread made from stoneground wholemeal flour, traditionally known as atta flour, that originated and is consumed in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Tamasha
Tamasha was a weekly Persian magazine in the early 1970s, that contributed to the cultural and artistic scene of Iran.
Tamasha was a weekly Persian magazine in the early 1970s, that contributed to the cultural and artistic scene of Iran.