In the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, a smaller amount of fresh dill is mainly cooked along with cut potatoes and fresh fenugreek leaves ( Hindi आल ू- म े थ ी- स ो य ा).

Turmeric is commonly called ' Halodhi ' in Assamese, Pasupu in Telugu, Kaha ( කහ ) in Sinhala, Manjal ( மஞ ் சள ் ) in Tamil literally meaning yellow color, Arisina ( ಅರ ಿ ಸ ಿ ಣ ) in Kannada, Haridra ( हर ि द ् र ) in Sanskrit, Haldi ( حلدی ) in Urdu and Haldar or Haldi ( हल ् द ी) in Hindi, Haladi ( ହଳଦ ୀ) in Oriya, ' Halud ( হল ু দ )' in Bengali Besar ( ब ॆ स ा र ) in Nepalese.

The Thar Desert (, Hindi: थर मर ु स ् थल, ) also known as the Great Indian Desert ) is a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent and forms a natural boundary running along the border between India and Pakistan.

* स ं द े श ( Sandesh ) Hindi – 1952: Writer of Story, Screenplay, and Dialogues ( translated by Mir Asgar Ali )

Local words in India include: Hindi / Marathi स ा ब ु द ा ण ा sābūdānā ( literally, ' grains of sago '), স া ব ু দ া ন া ( Shabudana ) in Bengali, સ ા બ ુ દ ા ણ ા ( Sabudana ) in Gujarati, Urdu sābūdānā ( a variant of the preceding word ), Malayalam kappa or maraccīni, Tamil maravaḷḷiki < u > l </ u > anku, and Kannada sabakki ( ಸ ಾ ಬಕ ್ ಕ ಿ).

During the festival season in Northern India, Sabudana is usually consumed during Fasts ( Vrat in Hindi ), either prepared as a " Khichdi " "( ख ि चड ी)" ( savory ) Sabudana Khichadi ( स ा ब ु द ा ण ा ख ि चड ी) or Kheer ख ी र ( sweet ).

Lassi ( Hindi: लस ् स ी, Urdu: لسی ) is a yogurt-based beverage originally from the Indian subcontinent that is usually slightly salty or sweet.

The Central Bureau of Investigation, traces its origin to the Special Police Establishment ( SPE ) ( Hindi: व ि श े ष प ु ल ि स स ं स ् थ ा पन Vishesh Police Sansthapan ), which was set up in 1941 by the Government of India.

Zakir Hussain ( Hindi: ज ़ा क ि र ह ु स ै न, Urdu: ذاک ِ ر حسین ), ( born 9 March 1951 ), is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.

Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji ( Hindi: स ् व ा म ी दय ा नन ्‍ द सरस ्‍ वत ी) ( born August 15, 1930 ) is a monk of the Hindu monastic order and a renowned traditional teacher of Advaita Vedanta, and founder of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam

Lassi ( Punjabi: ਲ ੱ ਸ ੀ, Hindi: लस ् स ी, Urdu:, Marathi: त ा क, Gujarati: છ ા સ,, is a popular and traditional yogurt-based drink of the Indian subcontinent.

Pandit Nain Singh Rawat ( Hindi: न ै न स िं ह र ा वत ) was one of the first of the pundits who explored the Himalayas for the British.

The Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) ( abbreviated CPI ( M ) or CPM ; Hindi: भ ा रत क ी कम ् य ु न ि स ् ट प ा र ् ट ी ( म ा र ् क ् सव ा द ी) Bhārat kī Kamyunisṭ Pārṭī ( Mārksvādī )) is a left-wing Marxist political party in India.

CPI ( M ) is officially known as भ ा रत क ी कम ् य ु न ि स ् ट प ा र ् ट ी म ा र ् क ् सव ा द ी( Bharat ki Kamyunist Party Marksvadi ) in Hindi, but it is often known as म ा र ् क ् सव ा द ी कम ् य ु न ि स ् ट प ा र ् ट ी ( Marksvadi Kamyunist Party, abbreviated MaKaPa ) in press and media circles.

The Communist Party of India ( CPI ) ( Hindi: भ ा रत ी य कम ् य ु न ि स ् ट प ा र ् ट ी Bhāratīya Kamyunisṭa Pārṭī ) is a left-wing political party in India.

The word sari is derived from Sanskrit श ा ट ी which means ' strip of cloth ' and श ा ड ी or स ा ड ी in Prakrit, and which was corrupted to in Hindi.

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ( Hindi: क ् य ों क ि स ा स भ ी कभ ी बह ू थ ी, English: Because a mother-in-law was once a daughter-in-law too ) was an Indian soap opera that aired on Star Plus. The show was produced by Indian Television Queen Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms.

* In Hindi Devanagari script, the name is written स िं ह (" siṅh ", ) always pronounced स िं घ (" singh ", ).

Amaranth greens, also called Chau lai ( Hindi ) and Chu or Chua ( Kumauni ), Chinese spinach, hinn choy or yin tsoi (); callaloo, dhantinasoppu ( ದ ಂ ಟ ಿ ನ ಸ ೊ ಪ ್ ಪ ು) / harive ( ಹರ ಿ ವ ೆ) ( Kannada ); త ో టక ూ ర ( Telugu ); Rajgira ( र ा जग ी र ा) ( Marathi ); ம ு ள ை க ் க ீ ர ை ( Tamil ); cheera ച ീ ര ( Malayalam ); bayam ( Indonesian ); phak khom ผ ั กโขม ( Thai ); tampala, or quelite ( Oriya ); Khada Saga, are a common leaf vegetable throughout the tropics and in many warm temperate regions.

Native Hindi speakers pronounce / व / as in vrat (' व ् रत ', fast ) but in pakwan (' पकव ा न ', food dish ), treating them as a single phoneme and without being aware of the allophone distinctions they are subconsciously making, though these are apparent to native English speakers.

The word " dacoity " is the anglicized version of the Hindustani word ḍakaitī ( historically spelled dakaitee, Hindi डक ै त ी or Urdu ڈکیتی or Bengali ড া ক া ত ি) which comes from ḍākū ( historically spelled dakoo, Hindi: ड ा क ू, Urdu: ڈاکو, meaning " armed robber ") or Bengali ḍakat ( ড া ক া ত ).

Hindi novel, प ैं सठ ल ा ख क ी डक ै त ी ( Painstth Lakh ki Dacoity, 1977 ) was written by Surender Mohan Pathak, it was translated as The 65 Lakh Heist.

Hindi, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Marathi and Sanskrit have the term ( Devanagari: म ा त ृ भ ू म ी), literally " Mother-Earth ".

Politics in India ( Hindi: भ ा रत ी य र ा जन ी त ि) takes place within the framework of a federal Westminster-style Parliamentary democratic constitutional republic, in which the President of India is head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government.

It is known as गव ा र ् gawaar in Urdu, Hindi and Marathi, గ ో ర ు చ ి క ్ క ు డ ు goruchikkudu kaya or gokarakaya in Telugu, ಗ ೋ ರ ಿ ಕ ಾ ಯ ಿ ( gorikayi ), ಜವಳ ಿ ಕ ಾ ಯ ಿ ( javaLikaayi ), ಚವಳ ಿ ಕ ಾ ಯ ಿ ( chavalikayi ) in Kannada, and < span lang =" ta-Latn " lang =" ta-Latn " style =" font-style: italic ;"> kotthavarai </ span > (< span lang =" ta-Taml " lang =" ta-Taml "> க ொ த ் தவர ை க ் க ா ய ்</ span >) in Tamil.

* Hindi: Rājkumār ( र ा जक ु म ा र ), Kũwar ( क ुँ वर ), both from Sanskrit rāj ( royal ) + kumāra ( a boy )

In India and Pakistan, ginger is called adrak in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu, aad in Maithili, aadi in Bhojpuri, aada in Bengali, Adu in Gujarati, hashi shunti ( ಹಸ ಿ ಶ ುಂ ಟ ಿ) in the Kannada, allam ( అల ్ ల ం) in Telugu, inji ( இஞ ் ச ி) in Tamil and Malayalam, inguru ( ඉඟ ු ර ු) in Sinhalese, alay in Marathi, and aduwa ( अद ु व ा ) in Nepali.

Gutka ( Urdu گٹکھا, Hindi ग ु टख ा, Marathi ग ु टख ा Gujarati ગ ુ ટખ ા, Punjabi ਗ ੁ ਟਖ ਾ, also spelled gutkha, guttkha, or guthka ) is a preparation of crushed areca nut ( also called betel nut ), tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savory flavorings.

Vandana Shiva ( Hindi: वन ् दन ा श ि व ा; b. November 5, 1952, Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India ), is a philosopher, environmental activist, author and eco feminist.

Bhārat Mātā ( Hindi, from Sanskrit, Bhārata Mātā ), Mother India, or Bhāratāmbā ( Sanskrit: ; अम ् ब ा ambā means ' mother ') is the national personification of India as a mother goddess.

* Diwali ki Shubhkamnayein ( द ि व ा ल ी क ी श ु भक ा मन ा ए ं): Greeting in Hindi

Its name derives from the Sanskrit word for " wheel " or " turning " ( चक ् र ं, pronounced in Hindi ; Pali: cakka चक ् क, Oriya: ଚକ ୍ ର, Malayalam: ചക ് ര ം, Thai: จ ั กระ, Telugu: చక ్ రo, Tamil: சக ் கரம ், Kannada: ಚಕ ್ ರ, Chinese: 輪 / 轮, pinyin: lún,, Wylie: khor lo ).

Kabīr ( also Kabīra ) ( Hindi: कब ी र, Punjabi: ਕਬ ੀ ਰ, Urdu: کبير ‎) ( 1440 – 1518 ) was a mystic poet and sant of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement.

Dhrupad ( Hindi: ध ् र ु पद ) is a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music, said to be the oldest still in use in that musical tradition.

The katar or suwaiya ( Tamil: கட ் ட ா ர ி kaţţāri, Marathi: कट ् य ा र katyaar, Hindi: कट ा र kaţār, Panjabi: kataa ) is a type of push dagger from India.

Kala Namak ( Bengali Biit lobon ( ব ি ট লবণ ); Newari Be Chi ; Nepali Birae Nun ( ब ि र े न ु न ) ; Hindi क ा ल ा नमक ; Urdu کالا نمک kālā namak ; Gujarati સ ં ચળ Sanchal ; Tamil இந ் த ு ப ் ப ு), also known as sulemani namak, black salt, kala loon or black Indian salt, is a salty and pungent-smelling condiment used in South Asia.

Old Goa ( Konkani: प ो रण ें ग ों य – Pornnem Goem ; Hindi ओल ् ड ग ो व ा – Old Gova, प ु र ा ण ा ग ो व ा – Purana Gova ) or Velha Goa ( Velha means " old " in Portuguese ) is a historical city in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa.

Provisions for schwa deletion in Indo-Aryan languages were also made where applicable, e. g. the Hindi क ा नप ु र is transliterated as kānpur ( and not kānapura ) but the Sanskrit क ् रम is transliterated as krama ( and not kram ).

Aarti ( Hindi आरत ी), also spelled arathi, aarthi ( from the Sanskrit word " आर ा त ् र ि क " with the same meaning ) is a Hindu religious ritual of worship, a part of puja, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee ( purified butter ) or camphor is offered to one or more deities.

Ranchi ( Hindi र ाँ च ी ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Jayaprakash Narayan ( Hindi: जयप ् रक ा श न ा र ा यण, Jayprakāśh Narāyan ) ( 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979 ), widely known as JP Narayan, Jayaprakash, or Loknayak, was an Indian independence activist and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s and for giving a call for peaceful Total Revolution.

The mountain's name is ध ौ ल ा ग ि र ी ( dhaulāgirī ) or धवल ा ग ि र ी ( dhawalāgirī ) in Hindi and Nepali.