dacoity, dakoity - robbery by a gang of armed dacoits

Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Mutiny - discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and seiges (notably the seige at Lucknow)

Lucknow - the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857)

battle of Panipat, Panipat - battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761

battle of Plassey, Plassey - the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal

godown - a warehouse in the East

mulligatawny - a curry-flavored soup of eastern India, prepared with a meat or chicken base

chapati, chapatti - flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle

al-Ummah - a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998

Movement for Revenge, Tareekh e Kasas - an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan

British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations - an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown

OPEC, Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries - an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum

National Volunteers Association, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - a secret all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus

panchayat, panchayet, punchayet - a village council in India or southern Pakistan

Mogul empire - an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857

Asian country, Asian nation - countries occupying the Asian continent

Assam - state in northeastern India

Karnataka, Mysore - state in southern India; formerly Mysore

Manipur - state in northeastern India

Hindustan - northern region of India where Hinduism predominates

Sikkim - a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan

Canara, Kanara - a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast

Punjab - a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan

Delhi, Old Delhi - a city in north central India

Bangalore - an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)

Jabalpur, Jubbulpore - an industrial city of central India southeast of Delhi

Calcutta, Kolkata - the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding

Bombay, Mumbai - a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

Agra - a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal

Hyderabad - a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh

Chennai, Madras - a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras

Lucknow - a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were beseiged by Indian insurgents

Mysore - a city in southern India southwest of Bangalore

Salem - a city in southern India

Andhra Pradesh - a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal

Bihar - a state of northeastern India

Goa - a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony

Gujarat, Gujerat - an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay

Madras, Tamil Nadu - a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras

Uttar Pradesh - a state in northern India

Gujarat, Gujerat - a region of western India north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken