We in India did not invent the idea of Parliament, the British did. Even the British did not invent the idea of a “Premier Ministre”, the French did that, though the British came to develop its meaning most. Because these are not our own inventions, when something unusual happens in ...
The default composition mode is QImage::CompositionMode_SourceOver, meaning that the source pixel (the pixel we are drawing) is blended on top of the des- tination pixel (the existing pixel) in such a way that the alpha component of the source defines its translucency. Figure 8.13 shows ...
The termsepoyrefers to an Indian soldier employed by a European power. It entered English via the Portuguesesipai, derived from the Hindustanisipāhī, itself from the Persiansipahi, meaning “cavalryman.” By the 1850s, the company had consolidated its rule over much of India. This led towi...
The termsepoyrefers to an Indian soldier employed by a European power. It entered English via the Portuguesesipai, derived from the Hindustanisipāhī, itself from the Persiansipahi, meaning “cavalryman.” By the 1850s, the company had consolidated its rule over much of India. This led towi...