Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent region, S central Asia, comprising the countries of Pakistan , India , and Bangladesh and the Himalayan states of Nepal , and Bhutan . Sri Lanka , an island off the southeastern tip of the Indian peninsula, is often considered a part of the subcontinent.
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Warriors of the Himalayas: Rediscovering the Arms and Armor of Tibet.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2006; 165 words
; ...been the scene of dramatic artistic, cultural and political developments involving Mongol, Chinese, Nepalese and other Himalayan states. Many of these cultures left behind evidence of their presence in the form of helmets, armor for men and horses, saddles...
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IRAN: RIGHT-HAND DRIVE SAMAND TO BE EXPORTED TO INDIAN SUBCONTINENT.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 10/19/2005; 55 words
; ...CNG-fueled right-hand drive Samand cars to the Indian subcontinent. Right-hand drive vehicles are widely used in this part of the world, which includes Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh and the Himalayan states of Nepal, and Bhutan.
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A Gift From the Grave.(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch; 5/1/2009; ; 100 words
; ...Liberty Drive, Bloomington, IN 47403 9780595467778, $17.95, www.iuniverse.com A lot can happen during a trip through the Indian peninsula. A Gift From the Grave: An Incredible True Story is the personal memoir of Brent Bittner, chronicling his journey through...
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Ibn Warraq is the nom de plume of a Pakistani Muslim living in the United States and writing about Islam as he sees it.(The Week)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: National Review; 2/27/2006; 159 words
; ...God-knows-where turns up and complains that in my play I have offended the Ottoman empire, Persia, a large slice of the Indian peninsula, the whole of Egypt, and the kingdoms of Barca [Ethiopia], Tripoli, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. And so my play sinks...
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Rabies in Sri Lanka: splendid isolation. (Dispatches).
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...island with a land area of approximately 62,000 [km.sup.2] situated in the Indian Ocean, 35 km from the southern end of the Indian Peninsula. More than 95% of approximately 100 human rabies deaths each year in Sri Lanka are the result of bites by unvaccinated...
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Millennial reflections on an interdependent world.
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 12/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...where we're going. The last time all the numbers changed, the Song dynasty governed China, and Hindu kingdoms dotted the Indian peninsula. Islamic caliphates, linked by vigorous trade, various political relationships, a common language and a common religion...
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subcontinent
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...x2022; n. a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa. See also Indian subcontinent . DERIVATIVES: sub·con·ti·nen·tal / -ˌkäntəˈnen(t)l / adj.
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Indian art and architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...architecture produced on the Indian subcontinent, which is now divided among...world, notable collections of Indian art can be seen in the British...Introduction Although a great deal of Indian secular art was produced...treatment, the major trends in Indian art-Hindu, Buddhist, and ...
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Indian technology
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Indian technology Technology derived from the ancient civilizations of the Indian subcontinent. Although far less closely studied...town-planning scheme. In historic times Indian science and technology has made important...AD) testifies to the skill of early Indian metalworkers. Early Hindu ...
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Indian theatre
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Indian theatre Classical and modern dramatic traditions of the Indian subcontinent, including Sanskrit, Kutiyattam and...developed in tandem with the endemic Indian folk drama. Largely as a result of...a strong tradition of puppetry in Indian theatre.
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ANGLO-INDIAN
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...community is English. In present-day India, an Anglo-Indian school is an English-medium private school associated...denomination, but open to students of all backgrounds. Anglo-Indian English is a subvariety of INDIAN ENGLISH . 4. Relating to the body of writing in English centred on the Indian ...
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