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.

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 ).

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.

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.

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.

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 ).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 sārangī ( Hindi: स ा र ं ग ी, Nepali: स ा र ं ग ी,) is a bowed, short-necked string instrument of India which originated from Rajasthani folk instruments.

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

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 ".

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.

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 ಿ).

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

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.

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.

Shakeel Badayuni ( Hindi: शक ी ल बद ा य ु न ी, Urdu: شکیل بدایونی ) ( August 3, 1916 – April 20, 1970 ) was an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter in Hindi films.

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.

A kurta ( ( প া ঞ ্ জ া ব ী), Persian / Urdu: ک ُ رتا, Hindi: क ु रत ा, ; also kurti for a shorter version ) is a traditional item of clothing worn in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

* Guṛ in Assamese ( গ ু ড ়), Bengali ( গ ু ড ়), Bhojpuri ( ग ु ड ़), Hindi ( ग ु ड ़), Maithili, Punjabi ( ਗ ੁ ੜ ), and Urdu ( گڑ )

* र ु पय ा ( rupayā ) in Hindi

The name " rufiyaa " is derived from the Hindi word rupiyaa ( र ु पय ा), ultimately from Sanskrit rupya ( र ू प ् य ; wrought silver ).

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 ा).

Azadirachta indica ( न ी म Neem ( Hindi ),( نیم Neem ( Urdu ), ন ি ম Nim ( Bengali ), ಬ ೇ ವ ು Bevu ( Kannada ), வ ே ம ் ப ு Vembu ( Tamil ) ) is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae.

Vande Mataram ( Bengali script: ; Hindi / Sanskrit: वन ् द े म ा तरम ्; " I bow to thee, Mother ") is a poem from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1882 novel Anandamath.

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

The Kashmiri Pandits (, Hindi: कश ् म ी र ी पण ् ड ि त ) are a Hindu Brahmin community originating from Kashmir, a mountainous region in South Asia.

In other languages they are called: Kyrgyz Памир тоолору ; Reshte Kūh-hāye Pāmīr ; Tajik: Кӯҳҳои Помир ; ; Uyghur: پامىر ئېگىزلىكى ; Urdu: پامیر کوهستان ; Hindi: प ा म ी र पर ् वतम ा ल ा;.

Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid ( Urdu, Saraiki < small >( Seraiki script, Punjabi :,: ਹਜ ਼ ਰਤ ਖ ਼੍ ਵ ਾ ਜ ਾ ਗ ਼ੁ ਲ ਾ ਮ ਫ ਼ ਰ ੀ ਦ, Hindi: हज ़ रत ख ़् व ा ज ा ग ़ु ल ा म फ ़ र ी द ) or Khawaja Farid ( 1845-1901 ) is considered one of the most read and respected sufi poets in the Indian subcontinent.

Ram Janmabhoomi ( Hindi / Devanagiri: र ा म जन ् मभ ू म ि) is the birthplace of Lord Rama.

Radio Mirchi ( Hindi: र े ड ि य ो म ि र ् च ी) is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India.

Ram Jethmalani ( Hindi: र ा म ज े ठ ् मल ा न ी, Sindhi: رام جيٺملاڻي ), born 14 September 1923 ) is an Indian lawyer and politician.

Prem Pal Singh Rawat ( Hindi: प ् र े म प ा ल स िं ह र ा वत ; born 10 December 1957 ), also known as Maharaji and formerly known as Guru Maharaj Ji and Balyogeshwar, teaches a meditation practice he calls Knowledge.

Mandapa ( or Mandapam ) ( म ं डप in Hindi / Sanskrit, also spelled mantapa or mandapam ) is a term to refer to pillared outdoor hall or pavilion for public rituals.

Mohabbatein ( Hindi: म ो हब ् बत ें, translation: Love Stories ), is a 2000 Indian Bollywood musical romantic film directed by Aditya Chopra.

Prem Chopra ( Devanagari: प ् र े म च ो पड ़ा) ( born September 23, 1935 ) is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films.

The curry tree ( Assamese: নৰস িং হ, Bengali: ক া র ী প া ত া, Sinhala: කරප ිං ච ා, Tamil: கர ு வ ே ப ் ப ி ல ை, Kannada: ಕರ ಿ ಬ ೇ ವ ು, Telugu: కర ి వ ే ప ా క ు, Malayalam: കറ ി വ േ പ ് പ ി ലOriya: ଭ ୃ ସଙ ୍ ଗ ପତ ୍ ର, Hindi: कर ी पत ् त ा, कड ़ी पत ् त ा, म ी ठ ा न ी म, म ी ठ ा न ी म पत ् त ा, Marathi: कढ ी ल िं ब, Gujarati: મ ી ઠ ો લ ી મડ ો, કર ી પત ્ ત ા, કડ ી પત ્ ત ા), Myanmar: ပ ျ ဉ ်း တ ော် သ ိ မ ်, ( Murraya koenigii ; syn.