A bandana or bandanna(from Sanskrit बन्धन or bandhana, "a bond") is a type of large, usually colourful kerchief, originating from the Indian subcontinent, often worn on the head or around the neck of a person. What is a handkerchief in pocket called?
000 years ago. Lentils are used worldwide to cook many different dishes. Lentil dishes are most widespread throughout South Asia, the Mediterranean regions and West Asia. Dal tadka (lentil soup) In the Indian subcontinent, lentil curry is part of the everyday diet, eaten with both rice and...
The tip of the continent is a major pilgrimage destination for Indians from all over the subcontinent. The great statue of the legendary Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar (his dates range from 2nd century BC to 7th century AD) occupies an island directly facing the tip. The colossal statue was unveiled...
Also the work of Wyatt, this marvel of a room was designed solely for the Secretary of State for India and meetings regarding the subcontinent up until 1947 when India Office ceased to prevail. The central panel above the fireplace was made by Flemish sculptor Michael Rysbrack in 1730, depict...
It is this fact which is at the center of the Sino-Pakistan alliance, a comprehensive strategic relationship that has been a part of South Asia’s geopolitical landscape for over 50 years. So far as Pakistan is concerned, its giant neighbor India seeks hegemony on the subcontinent, and ...
The final chapter turns the readers attention to the East India Company, a trading company founded and chartered in 1600 that would grow to be a central element of empire, ruling over much of the subcontinent of India. The chapter follows the politics and rise of the East India Company to...
{worth noting too that Burton, whilst posted to Bombay and tiring of the tedium of stockpiling loot from the subcontinent in the warehouses of Naval Dockyard for the East India, took it entirely upon himself to carry out, first-hand, so-to-speak, a comprehensive and exhaustive ...