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1. Bhoodan, n. View full entry 1953
...A movement in India initiated by Vinoba Bhave in 1951 for landowners to make free gifts of land to the poor....
2. bindaas, adj. View full entry 1981
...Bold; independent; admired; fashionable....
3. jalfrezi, n. View full entry 1979
...In Indian cookery: a medium-hot dish, usually consisting of meat, fish, or vegetables cooked with fresh chillies, tomatoes, and onions....
4. Mahasabha, n. View full entry 1923
...In full Hindu Mahasabha. (The name of) an orthodox Hindu nationalist movement....
5. mahurat, n. View full entry 1941
...An auspicious moment for beginning an enterprise; an inauguration ceremony, esp. an action which marks the beginning of the making of a film....
6. makhani, adj. View full entry 1979
...attrib. and as postmodifier. Designating a dish (freq. of chicken) cooked in a rich sauce typically made with butter or ghee, tomatoes, and cream. Also: of or designating this sauce....
7. pashmina, n. and adj. View full entry 1850
...A superior type of cashmere fabric made from pashm (or a blend of pashm and silk) and usually woven in South Asia. Also (occas.): the soft goat's hair from which this fabric...
8. patia, n. View full entry 1954
...A traditional Parsi spicy sweet-and-sour dish. Chiefly as the second element of a compound....
9. payasam, n. View full entry 1973
...An Indian dessert consisting of rice or (in later use) vermicelli, boiled in milk or coconut milk, flavoured with cardamom, and often containing groundnuts....
10. puttee, n. View full entry 1882
...A long strip of cloth or leather wound spirally round the leg from the ankle to the knee and worn by soldiers, walkers, etc., for protection and support in rough terrain....
11. Rajneeshee, n. and adj. View full entry 1980
...A member of the sect founded by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (subsequently known as the Osho-Rajneesh movement), which combines elements of various religious traditions with Western philosophy and a countercultural critique of traditional...
12. rajpramukh, n. View full entry 1948
...In India between 1948 and 1956 (the date of the States Reorganization Act): (an administrative title accorded to) the principal raja of a state comprising the territory of...
13. Ramlila, n. View full entry 1841
...A Hindu folk drama, representing episodes from the Ramayana and commemorating the victory of Rama over Ravana. ...
14. ras malai, n. View full entry 1957
...In Indian cookery: a type of dessert consisting of balls or patties of pressed milk curds served in a sweet, milk-based sauce. Cf. rasgulla...
15. ratemahatmaya, n. View full entry 1818
...In central Sri Lanka: a local chief or headman....
16. Shiv Sena, n. View full entry 1967
...In India, the name of a Hindu nationalist organization centred in Maharashtra....
17. Srimati, n. View full entry 1889
...As a title of courtesy prefixed to a woman's name: Mrs, Ms....
18. Swadeshi, n. View full entry 1905
...Used chiefly attrib. to designate an Indian nationalist movement originating in Bengal, which advocated principally the support of indigenous industries using home-produced materials (esp. cotton), and the boycott of foreign...
19. thali, n.2 View full entry 1969
...In India, a metal platter or flat dish on which food is served; a meal served on it....
20. tikka, n. View full entry 1955
...In Indian and Pakistani cookery, (a dish of) small pieces of meat or vegetable marinaded in spices and cooked on a skewer. Freq. with qualifying word indicating the type of meat, etc....
