is highly prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. A lighter shade of brown skin colour, wheatish skin isn't too dark or too fair. The word is coined from the wheat grain, which has a specific shade that lies between pearl white and brown. ...
That is why, at the height of the British Empire, this subcontinent was widely known as the Indian Subcontinent. This term had currency globally, although mostly in Great Britain and other parts of the British Empire (Canada, Jamaica, Australia, New Zealand, India itself, etc.). Because part...
Based on historic hostilities between Muslim and Sikh communities in the Indian Subcontinent, the “love jihad” narrative has also permeated the way Sikhs in the Western diaspora view Muslims, especially in the context of intermarriage (Sian 2011, 2021). These Islamophobic narratives are further ...
Hindi(印地语)and the other languages of the Indian subcontinent(印度次大陆)provided many words, such as“pundit”(专家),“shampoo”,“pajamas”and“juggernaut”(不可抗拒的强大力量) Virtually every language on Earth has made a contribution to the development of English, whether slight, as in the...
Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (transl.Beware of marriage) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by R. S. Prasanna and produced by Aanand L. Rai. Was Genghis Khan a Chinese? “We define him as a great man of the Chinese people, a hero of the Mongolian nationality, and...
curry represents an Indian heritage dating back thousands of years, and it is one of the country’s proudest cultural exports. Its early origins across the Indian subcontinent and into Southeast Asia were just the beginning. Today, not only is curry enjoyed around the globe, new recipes and ne...
by developing a comprehensive database of TM interventions for the treatment and prevention of zoonotic diseases reported from the Indian subcontinent. Third, as the research area of the TM systems and emerging infectious diseases evolves and the number of studies increases, there is a need to ...
British rule extended at one time from the Cape of Good Hope to Cairo. British dominance and influence also stretched to the Indian subcontinent, the Malaysian peninsula, Australia, New Zealand—which attracted British settlers—and Canada. Under the banner of the British government, British companie...
People of South Asian descent (i.e., originating from the Indian subcontinent) tend to have higher rates of visceral adiposity (fat around the middle) and higher rates of Type 2 diabetes. Indigenous people (e.g. Inuit, First Nations, Native Americans, Maya, Australian Aboriginal, etc.) from...
The Indian Partition is one of the most heartbreaking events in the country’s history. When Great Britain relinquished control of the subcontinent in 1947, the celebration of independence was quickly overshadowed by the horror of partition. Great Britain relied on the “divide rule” to cause co...