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British East India Company
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the private organization that acted as an arm of the British government
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bustees
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sprawling squatter settlements
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caste system
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the strict division of society
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Chipko movement
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tree hugging to protect ancient groves from logging
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cyclone
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a large-scale, atmospheric wind-and-pressure system characterized by low pressure at its center and by circular wind motion, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
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dalit
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people who were not traditionallly allowed to enter Hindu temples, untouchables
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Dravidian language
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a linguistic group that is unique to South Asia
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federal state
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state where a significant amount of power is being vested in its individual states
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forward capital
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a city that signals both symbolically and geographically the intentions of the country
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Green Revolution
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agricultural cultivation techniques based on hybrid crop strains and the heavy use of industrial fertilizers and chemical pesticides
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Hindi
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the most widely spoken language of South Asia
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Hindu nationalism
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these promote Hindu values as the essential and exclusive fabric of Indian society, fundamentalism
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Indian diaspora
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the migration of large numbers of Indians to foreign countries
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Jainism
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religion that stresses non-violence taking this creed to its ultimate extreme
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linguistic nationalism
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the linking of specific language with nationalistic goals
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maharaja
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a king subject to British advisors
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monsoon
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the distinct seasonal change of wind direction, which corresponds to wet and dry periods
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Mughal Empire
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the most powerful of the Muslim states, dominated much of the region from its power center in the upper Indus-Ganges basin
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orographic rainfall
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results from the uplifting and cooling of moist monsoon winds over the Western Ghats; as a result some stations receive more than 200 inches of rain during the 4 month wet season
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salinization
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the buildup of salt in agricultural fields
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Sanskrit
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the sacred language that Hindu's epic stories are written in
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Sikhism
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religion that combines elements of Islam and Hinduism
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subcontinent
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a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent
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Urdu
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the language of the Muslim majority including the former ruling class
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