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A famine is a widespread scarcity of food caused by several possible factors, including, but not limited to war, natural disasters, crop failure, widespread...

The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is a small archipelagic state in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean southwest of Sri Lanka and...

Bhang (IAST: Bhāṅg) is an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant originating from the Indian subcontinent. It has been used in food...

Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are primarily selected by individuals other than the couple themselves, particularly...

Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) is a term used by officials and media to refer to counterfeit currency notes circulated in the Indian economy. In 2012...

Ratna Fabri was a noted museologist of India who was awarded Padma Shri in 1970 in the Art field for her achievements. Ratna Fabri had studied museums...

Calico (/ˈkælɪkoʊ/; in British usage since 1505) is a heavy plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may also...

Paisley or paisley pattern is an ornamental textile design using the boteh (Persian: بته) or buta, a teardrop-shaped motif with a curved upper end. Of...

The 2012 BRICS summit was the fourth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of...

Kohl is an eye cosmetic, traditionally made by grinding stibnite for use similar to that of charcoal in mascara. It is widely used throughout the world...

Barkatpura is a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The Barkatpura Chaman is a popular landmark of this suburb. There are many diagnostic centres...

Sitaphal Mandi is one of the old suburbs of Secunderabad City in the state of Telangana, India. It is located close to Secunderabad Railway Station and...

L. Kijungluba (8 February 1906 – 22 January 1997) was the first Baptist missionary from Nagaland. He was born in Lirmen Village, Mokokchung District, Nagaland...

Ranendra "Ronen" Sen (born 9 April 1944) is an Indian diplomat who was India's ambassador to the United States of America from August 2004 to March 2009...

Swami Satyamitranand (19 September 1932 – 25 June 2019), usually known as Swami Satmitranand Giri was a Hindu spiritual guru. He was born on 19 September...

Body snatching is the illicit removal of corpses from graves, morgues, and other burial sites. Body snatching is distinct from the act of grave robbery...

Keisabadi is a type of dance performed in Odisha. This type of dance is performed only by men. During the dance, people sing in Sambalpuri. In every stanza...

Fighter kites are kites used for the sport of kite fighting. Traditionally, most are small, unstable single-line flat kites where line tension alone is...

Ishq Ibadat (Urdu: عشق عبادت, lit. 'Love is Worship') is a 2012 Pakistani drama serial broadcast by Geo TV. It is written by Muhammad Asif[who?]. Javed...

The 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM; /ˈtʃɒɡəm/) was the 23rd Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It...