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Delhi
Delhi , union territory and city, N central India. The union territory, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (2001 provisional pop. 13,782,976), 573 sq mi (1,484 sq km), is on the Delhi plain, which is crossed by the Yamuna River and stretches between the Aravalli Hills on the south an... Read more
New Delhi
New Delhi , city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. Predominantly an administrative center, it was constructed between 1912 and 1929 to replace Calcutta (now Kolkata ) as capital of British India; New Delhi was officiall... Read more
Delhi Sultanate
Delhi Sultanate refers to the various Muslim dynasties that ruled in India (1210-1526). It was founded after Muhammad of Ghor defeated Prithvi Raj and captured Delhi in 1192. In 1206, Qutb ud-Din, one of his generals, proclaimed himself sultan of Delhi and founded a line of rulers called the Sl... Read more
Yamuna
Yamuna or Jumna , river, c.850 mi (1,370 km) long, rising in the Himalayas, N India, and flowing generally SE, through the Shiwalik Range, past Delhi, to the Ganges River at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh state; the Chambal and Betwa rivers are its main tributaries. The Yamuna's confluence with the Ga... Read more
Akbar
Akbar , 1542-1605, Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605); son of Humayun , grandson of Babur . He succeeded to the throne under a regent, Bairam Khan, who rendered loyal service in expanding and consolidating the Mughal domains before he was summarily dismissed (1560) by the young king. Akbar, how... Read more
Bihar
Bihar or Behar , state (2001 provisional pop. 82,878,796), 36,420 sq mi (94,328 sq km), E central India. Patna is the capital. Bihar is bounded by Nepal (N) and by Indian states—West Bengal (E), Jharkhand (S), and Uttar Pradesh (W). Bihar is a rich agricultural area, crossed by the Gange... Read more
Babur
Babur [Turk.,=lion], 1483-1530, founder of the Mughal empire of India. His full name was Zahir ud-Din Muhammad. A descendant of Timur (Tamerlane) and of Jenghiz Khan, he succeeded (1494) to the principality of Fergana in central Asia. His early life was spent in an ultimately unsuccessful struggl... Read more
Ahmad Shah
Ahmad Shah , c.1723-1773, Afghan ruler (1747-73), founder of the Durani dynasty. His success in commanding Afghan forces in India for Nadir Shah of Iran won him the rule of Afghanistan on Nadir's death (1747). He twice (1756, 1760) occupied and sacked Delhi, the capital of the Mughal empire. He co... Read more
Gaur
Gaur , ruined city, West Bengal state, India. Known also as Lakhnauti, the city was an ancient Hindu capital of Bengal. It was captured (c.1200) by the Islamic rulers of Delhi and remained a center of their culture until its abandonment in the late 16th cent. In 1537-38 Gaur was besieged and burnt b... Read more
Panipat
Panipat , town (1991 pop. 191,212), Haryana state, NW India, on the Western Yamuna Canal. It has saltpeter refining plants and manufactures electrical appliances, bricks, glass, and textiles. On a plain astride the easiest route from Afghanistan to central India, Panipat has seen several great battl... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "about delhi"

Delhi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Delhi , union territory and city, N central India...officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (2001 provisional pop. 13,782,976), 573 sq mi (1,484 sq km), is on the Delhi plain, which is crossed by the Yamuna River...
Delhi Sultanate
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Delhi Sultanate refers to the various Muslim dynasties...of Ghor defeated Prithvi Raj and captured Delhi in 1192. In 1206, Qutb ud-Din, one of his generals, proclaimed himself sultan of Delhi and founded a line of rulers called the Slave...
New Delhi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition New Delhi , city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna...Calcutta (now Kolkata ) as capital of British India; New Delhi was officially inaugurated in 1931. The city is also...
India
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World INDIA Republic of India Major Cities: New Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai (Madras), Mumbai (Bombay) Other...hello) and "Welcome to India!" MAJOR CITIES New Delhi New Delhi is located in north-central India beside the old city...
Razia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...was the only woman ever crowned in the Delhi sultanate, which ruled parts of India...nobility to her ruling as a woman. The Delhi Sultanate In 1192 A.D., the Turkish...Tarain, gaining control of the Kingdom of Delhi. After establishing his reign, Ghur returned...
Ala-ud-din
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...second sultan of the Khalji dynasty of Delhi in India. His totalitarian rule marked...law and proclaimed himself the sultan of Delhi in 1296. For the next 15 years Ala-ud...was the richest sultan in the history of Delhi. He toyed with the idea of starting a...
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of the disintegration of the empire of Delhi. The son and successor of the Turk Ghiyas...Tughluq dynasty that replaced Khilji rule in Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq displayed an extraordinary...Sind (1350). These rebellions led to Delhi's loss of control over the south and...
Vallabhbhai Patel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...B. K., Sardar Patel: a life, New Delhi, Sagar Publications 1974. Chopra, Pran...biography of Vallabhbhai Patel, New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 1995. Gandhi, Rajmohan...Vallabhbhai Patel, India's iron man, New Delhi: Indus, 1995. Murthi, R. K., Sardar...
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Sarasvati: a study of his life and work, Delhi: Manohar, 1987. Bawa, Arjan Singh...Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 1979. Autobiography of Dayanand Saraswati, New Delhi: Manohar, 1978. Jordens, J. T...
Shivaji
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Mahadev Govind Ranade, Rise of Maratha Power (Delhi, 1961), offers perceptive views of the background...the founder of Maratha empire: The grand rebel, Delhi: Discovery Pub. House; New Delhi: Distributors, Uppal Pub. House, 1984. Lajpat...

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New Delhi
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History New Delhi displaced Calcutta as the capital of British India in 1912. It was selected to stand adjacent to Old Delhi, erstwhile capital of the Mughal empire, to emphasize continuity between the two imperial traditions. Many of its public buildings...
Delhi boil
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing Delhi boil ( del -i) n. see oriental sore .
Nair, Mira
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...sociology and theater at the University of New Delhi, where she earned an undergraduate degree...Worked as a repertory actress in New Delhi theater, 1970s; began directing documentaries...Sooni Taraporevala, Salaam Bombay!, New Delhi, 1989. By NAIR: articles—...
Meghe Dhaka Tara
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Hashmi, Safdar, Ritwik Retrospective, New Delhi, 1981. Banerjee, Shampa, editor, Ritwik...Explore His Cinematic Perception, New Delhi, 1982. Rajakhyaksha, Ashish, Ritwik...tara " in Journal of Arts and Ideas (New Delhi), no. 3, 1982. Kapur, G., "Articulating...
Panipat
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...India, 70 km (43 miles) north-west of Delhi. It is historically important as the site...armies moving out to defend the capital of Delhi clashed here with invaders approaching...BABUR , defeated the Afghan sultan of Delhi. The second battle (5 November 1556...
Kapoor, Raj
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...complications from asthma attack, in New Delhi, 2 June 1988. Films as Director: 1948...Kobita, The Indian Cinema Today, New Delhi, 1975. Abbas, Ahmad, I Am Not An Island: An Experiment in Autobiography, New Delhi, 1977. Burra, Rani, editor, Looking...
Bhumika
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Uma, The New Generation: 1960–1980, New Delhi, 1981. The Directorate of Film Festivals, New Delhi, 1981. Vasudev, Aruna, The New Indian Cinema, Macmillan India (New Delhi), 1986. Articles: Variety (New York), 15 November...
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...East: Plain Tales from New York and New Delhi, Washington, D.C., 1998. Travelers...Vasant A., Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, New Delhi, 1976. Gooneratne, Yasmine, Silence...The Fiction of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, New Delhi, 1983. Pym, John, The Wandering Company...
Awara
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Kobita, The Indian Cinema Today, New Delhi, 1975. Abbas, Ahmad, I Am Not An...An Experiment in Autobiography, New Delhi, 1977. Burra, Rani, editor, Looking Back 1896–1960, New Delhi, 1981. Ramachandran, T. M., 70...
Ray, Satyajit
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...x2014; Our Films, Their Films, New Delhi, 1977. The Chess Players and Other...Satyajit Ray's Art, Shahdara, Delhi, 1980. Satyajit Ray: An Anthology, edited by Chidananda Das Gupta, New Delhi, 1981. Willemen, Paul, and Behroze

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Delhi, UPR Sign Interim Agreement on Bearcat Unit No.1 Well; UPR Commits Four Future Pinnacle Reef Wells to Delhi
PR Newswire; 9/30/1997; 700+ words ; DALLAS, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- USX-Delhi Group (NYSE: DGP) announced today that Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation has entered into an...Group Inc. (NYSE: UPR) that provides for Delhi to transport and treat initial production from...
Delhi CEO's guidelines for elections.
Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India); 4/2/2009; 700+ words ; New, Delhi,. Ma -- As the election scene heats up in the national capital, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Satbir Silas Bedi today issued some guidelines to political parties, Delhi Police and the media. ''A number of news items...
Delhi cradle of democracy where politicians face uphill task.
Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India); 3/30/2009; 700+ words ; ...Refurbished Nirula restaurants have a graffiti saying ''Delhi Hai Dilwalo Ki''. A popular restaurant in the India Habitat Centre is called 'Delhi O Delhi'. Some years ago, a line by Rishi Kapoor in the Hindi...
Delhi Metro to treble in size in three years: Delhi Metro has set itself an extremely demanding challenge: to treble the size of the network in time for the Indian capital to host the Commonwealth Games in October 2010. David Briginshaw reports from Delhi on how this will be achieved.(Delhi)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 5/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; IF everything goes to plan--and Delhi Metro is confident it will--Delhi will have built a 186km metro network in just 12 years...two-and-a-half years to build. This has given Delhi Metro the confidence not only to expand the scope...
Delhi Govt preparing action plan to check illicit Liquor.
Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India); 3/10/2009; 700+ words ; New, Delhi,. Ap -- The Delhi Government is preparing an action plan to check sale of illicit liquor in Delhi, it was informed today. The action plan, which was almost finalised in a meeting, presided over by the Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta...
USX-Delhi Group Actions Expected to Boost West Texas Gas Supplies More Than 100 MMcfd
PR Newswire; 11/18/1996; 700+ words ; ...DALLAS, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- USX-Delhi Group (NYSE: DGP) announced today that...processing agreement with Conoco Inc., Delhi has secured Conoco's and its working...facilitate services under the agreement, Delhi will utilize the 16-inch and 12-inch...
DELHI'S FABULOUS 5.
Newspaper article from: Mail Today (New Delhi, India); 10/26/2009; 700+ words ; ...Day International to Australia, but Delhi players must have walked away with a...Ashish Nehra and Ishant Sharma -- were from Delhi -- a first for the national Capital...he too would have partly qualified as a Delhi player as he lives and works in the city...
Delhi: Capital challenge ; No doubt the city's infrastructure is improving, but its satellite towns are still a mess and, worst of all, crime continues to be a serious problem.
Newspaper article from: Business Today; 9/7/2008; ; 700+ words ; Delhi may be the capital and the political nerve...but then these are not the only reasons why Delhi has dropped one position in our survey of...which is headquartered in Gurgaon, near Delhi: Law and order is the biggest factor impacting...
CII welcomes Delhi Government's emphasis on infrastructure and health
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 3/10/2006; 700+ words ; New Delhi, March 10 -- The obvious emphasis on infrastructure, especially transport will put Delhi on the right track to deal with the challenges...is a right step in the direction to make Delhi a world class city, said A K Kaul, Chairman...
Team Delhi conquer final frontier
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 1/19/2008; 700+ words ; Arjun Sen Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Jan. 19 -- MOST TEAMS are built...Perhaps, this has been the reason for Delhi's success this Ranji season, the equal...squad at crucial junctures in the season. Delhi is a side brimming with big names, names...