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    Calico (/ˈkælɪkoʊ/; in British usage since 1505) is a heavy plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may also...
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    Mechukha or Menchukha (In Memba dialect, 'Men' means Medicine, 'Chu' means Water -streams, rivers, etc. & 'Kha' means Snow; Meaning "the land blessed with...
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    Sri Sathya Narayana High School, Perla (known as SNHS, Perla) is an aided high school situated in Perla, Enmakaje village of Kasaragod district, Kerala...
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    Cannabis has been illegal in Nepal since 1976, but the country has a long history of use of cannabis for Ayurvedic medicine, intoxicant and as a holy offering...
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    Kodanad is a rural riverside village of Ernakulam district in Kerala, South India. It is 18 km from Angamaly. Kodanad is situated on the south bank of...
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    Koodli Nanjunda Ghanapathi Shankara was a space scientist from India. He was the Director of ISRO's Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad and ISRO...
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  • The Dhammiyya Shia was a ghulat sect of Islam. The name Dhammiyya was derived from the Arabic word dhamm (i.e. blame). Therefore, the Arabic name Dhammiyya...
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  • Sri Lankans in Switzerland refer to Sri Lankans living in Switzerland. There are about 46,000 to 55,000 Swiss of Sri Lankan origin and Sri Lankan expatriates...
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    The Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a species of owl native to South Asia. This species formerly included the collared scops owl (Otus lettia). The...
    3 KB (321 words) - 06:26, 24 March 2023
  • Gift Tax Act, 1958 was an Act of the Parliament of India which was enacted to impose tax on the act of giving or receiving gifts under certain circumstances...
    4 KB (535 words) - 21:55, 16 April 2023
  • Rahat Khan (19 December 1940 – 28 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi journalist and litterateur. He wrote more than 32 novels.[citation needed] He won Bangla...
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  • Bilga is a large village near the city of Nurmahal. Nurmahal is a sub tehsil in the district Jalandhar in the Indian state of Punjab. The majority of people...
    4 KB (300 words) - 19:07, 22 December 2022
  • N. Periasamy (died 26 May 2017) was an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative...
    4 KB (284 words) - 22:35, 25 March 2023
  • Mary Hignett (31 March 1916 – 6 July 1980) was a British actress. In the television series All Creatures Great and Small, she played the role of the cook...
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  • Toolihalan is a small village in Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Toolihalan is situated on the banks of Rambi Ara, 4.3 km (2.7 mi) away from...
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  • Shewaki (Dari: شيوکى) is a village located in the Hindaki area of Afghanistan, in Bagrami District, Kabul Province, near the mountains Koh e Hindaki and...
    3 KB (132 words) - 08:13, 29 November 2022
  • Kondayampalli is a village located near Thammampatti in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Around 1,500 families are living in this village...
    4 KB (561 words) - 05:45, 27 December 2022
  • Kaumudi teacher (16 July 1917, Vayakkara - 4 August 2009) was a Gandhian and an Indian freedom activist from Kannur, Kerala. She was known for voluntarily...
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  • Kaluk is a small village located in the Himalayan foothills of West Sikkim, near the West Sikkim capital of Gyalshing in East India. Kangchenjunga, the...
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  • This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Ranjan Dash (Odia: ରଞ୍ଜନ...
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