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GI, nickname for a US soldier. It stood for Galvanized Iron (garbage cans), General Issue, or Government Issue. For GI Bill of Rights, see
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Dr. Vijayanagar appointed Florida Board of Medicine chairman
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 3/28/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...03-28-2003 Dr. Raghavendra R. Vijayanagar of Tampa, one of the country's leading...Board of Medicine by Governor Jeb Bush. Vijayanagar - who performed Florida's first heart...over 60,000 licensed physicians. Vijayanagar's appointment creates further history...
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Vijayanagar, Zachariah among 10 delegates to Republican convention
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 8/27/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...08-27-2004 It is, Dr Raghavendra Vijayanagar points out, an occasion to show that...at-large. It also comprises Dr Vijayanagar (Tampa) and Dr Akshay Desai (St Petersburg...like the earlier administration did." Vijayanagar, attending his third convention, echoed...
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Towards a New Formation: South Indian Society Under Vijayanagar Rule.
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Formation: South Indian Society under Vijayanagar Rule focuses on the problems of socio...government during the latter half of the Vijayanagar period. Karashima demonstrates how...Socio-Economic Developments under Vijayanagar Rule," considers the transformations...
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Gen Next has arrived, says Vijayanagar
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 10/14/2005; ; 638 words
; ...2005 Five years ago, Dr Raghavendra Vijayanagar founded the Indian American Republican...make it a force to be reckoned with. Vijayanagar told India Abroad the IARC was formed...affiliates into the national organization," Vijayanagar said. "We have resolved to have two...
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JSW Steel kicks off expansion at Vijayanagar facility.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 7/13/2007; 491 words
; JSW Steel kicks off expansion at Vijayanagar facility Mumbai, July 13 (PTI) Leading...kicked off the expansion project at its Vijayanagar facility, scheduled to be completed...issued here today said. At present, the Vijayanagar plant has an installed capacity to produce...
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JINDAL VIJAYANAGAR ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN DIRECTORATE
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 4/18/2005; 328 words
; ...Times MUMBAI, India, April 18 -- The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) made the following corporate announcement: Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Ltd., has informed BSE the following changes in the company's directorate: 1. Withdrawal of Mr. R.P. Singh...
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Tender Notice: Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences Seeks Construction Services (India)
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/9/2009; 327 words
; KARNATAKA, India, Oct. 9 -- Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, said it was soliciting construction services of new working women hostel. According...
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Tender Notice: Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences Seeks Renovation Services (India)
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/9/2009; 319 words
; KARNATAKA, India, Oct. 9 -- Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, said it was soliciting services for renovation of MCH hospital. According to the description...
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Tender Notice: Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences Seeks Restructuring, Remodelling Services (India)
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/9/2009; 328 words
; KARNATAKA, India, Oct. 9 -- Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary, said it was soliciting services for re-modelling and re-structuring of old administrative...
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India: JSW to invest Rs. 850 cr. (USD196mn) in Vijayanagar plant.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 7/3/2008; 456 words
; Byline: pinto03 JSW Steel will invest Rs. 850 crore (USD196mn) at its Vijayanagar plant in Karnataka to convert some of the ore waste into a usable grade. This beneficiation plant will help the company s efforts...
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Vijayanagar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vijayanagar [Sanskrit,=city of victory], ruined...14th-16th cent.) of the Hindu Vijayanagar empire, which embraced all India S...and European countries. The city of Vijayanagar, then some 60 mi (95 km) in circumference...
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Chola
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...armies reached the Ganges and the Malay archipelago. The dynasty remained the paramount power in south India until the mid-13th century, when HOYSALA and Pandya incursions and the rise of Vijayanagar eventually destroyed its claims.
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India
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...through immigration and conversion, of India's largest minority. Only in a few areas, notably the RAJPUT states and Vijayanagar, was Hindu political power maintained. Rule by the MOGULS (1526–1857), who claimed most of the sub-continent...
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Nizam Shahi
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...He and his successors then engaged in almost constant warfare. After abandoning an alliance with the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar, they participated in the final destruction of that city in 1565. The dynasty presented spirited resistance to subsequent...
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Telugu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Cholas. The Muslim period saw the establishment of the Bahmani Kingdom and its successor, the sultanate of Golkonda. Hindu Vijayanagar in the southern part of the Telugu country was conquered by Muslims in 1565. European traders — Dutch, French...
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