Munda (Hinduism)
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Munda — may refer to: Munda, an early Hoysala chieftain from Malnad Karnataka Munda, a village situated near Bilyamin in Lower Kurram Agency, FATA Pakistan. Munda, Solomon Islands, the largest settlement on the island of New Georgia in the Western… … Wikipedia
Chamunda — Chamunda is a fearsome goddess who accepts human sacrifices and blood offerings. She is now usually assimilated to KALI, and Chamunda is an epithet for Kali. The first known historical mention of Chamunda is in the Sanskrit poet BHAVABHUTI’s… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Dravidian — The adjective Dravidian defines a family of Indian languages that differs from the other families, mainly the Indo Aryan, Munda, and Tibeto Bur man. In the 19th and 20th centuries people speak ing these languages in South India began to see… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Durga — Durga (One who is hard to approach) is one of the major Indian goddesses, named perhaps for her ferocious nature. Her role is to intervene on behalf of the gods to defeat demons who threaten the cosmos. The Devimahatmya, the most famous… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
Chamunda — For the village in Nepal, see Chamunda, Nepal. For the skipper butterfly genus, see Chamunda (butterfly). Chamunda A Hoysala sculpture of Chamunda, Halebidu. Goddess of War and epidemics of pestilent diseases, famines, and other disasters … Wikipedia
Dalit — For the type of poetry, see Dalit (poem). Dalit … Wikipedia
Michael Witzel — For the commune in Hunedoara County, Romania, see Veţel. Michael Witzel (born 1943) is a German American linguist and philologist, a professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University, United States. Contents 1 Biographical information 2 Research … Wikipedia
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Kurukh people — Kurukh redirects here. For the language spoken by the Oraon tribe, see Kurukh language. The Oraon उरांव or Kurukh कुड़ुख tribe (Kurukh: Oṛāōn and Kuṛuḵẖ), also spelled Uraon, Oran, or Oram, inhabits various states across central and eastern India … Wikipedia
