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6 unusual facts about South Asia


Asian News International

It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency.

Bhurtiya

They are also known as Chaurasia, and are a sub-group within the larger Ahir community of South Asia.

Indian Cowboy

Indian Cowboy is a 2004 South Asian independent feature film that belongs to a growing list of independently produced films in North America by filmmakers of South Asian descent.

Mohammad Yousuf Azraq

Mohammad Yousf Azraq (5 October 1937 in Logar, Afghanistan – 27 January 1992 in Kabul) was an Afghan historian and writer who wrote about Afghanistan's history and as well as cultural and theological backgrounds of South Asia and Middle East.

Shia Islam in Africa

Ismaili communities, most of which were established by immigrants from South Asia.

South Asian Management Technologies Foundation

These supports are primarily available to organisations located in South Asian region.


A Little Bit of Soap

It made Cliff Foenander a household name in South Asia: Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia, played the number one hit across the Indian subcontinent.

Ahmar Mahboob

Ahmar has worked in the areas of language policy development, pidgin and creole languages, NNEST studies, English language acquisition, English language teaching and teacher education, World Englishes, pragmatics, and issues surrounding minority languages in South Asia.

Anthony Parel

He has authored and edited a number of books, on subjects including Thomas Aquinas, Niccolò Machiavelli, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and South Asian history.

Arakkonam

The runway at INS Rajali, a naval air force of the Indian Navy in Arakkonam is 4,500 metres in length, making it the second longest airforce runway in South Asia.

Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources

ACEPS is the Asian Conference on Electrochemical Power Sources which is a series of scientific electrochemical power sources conferences held in South Asia at different locations.

Avenham Park

These include Preston's Mela, which celebrates the culture of the city's large Asian community and on Easter Monday children have traditionally rolled decorated eggs down its grassy slopes since Victorian times.

Battle of Samugarh

The battle of Samugarh massively exposed the fratricidal culture and nature of the Mughal Empire well beyond the its realms, from Venice to Lisbon the European mariners began to realize the great weaknesses and flaws of the Mughal and Muslim rulers of South Asia in general.

Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide

The Ripley Guide by Pamela C. Rasmussen and John C. Anderton is a two-volume ornithological handbook, covering the birds of South Asia, published in 2005 (second edition in 2012) by the Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions.

Bischofia javanica

These species are distributed throughout southern and southeast Asia to Australia and Polynesia also in North America (brought to North America as a decorative plant but now considered to be an invasive species).

Black Gives Way to Blue

In 2005, Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez, and drummer Sean Kinney reunited to perform a benefit concert in Seattle for victims of the tsunami disaster that struck South Asia.

Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

The Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is an interdisciplinary unit within the UIUC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois focusing on the cultures, societies and countries of the Middle East and South Asia.

Chota Char Dham

Buoyed by "religious tourism" and by the rise of a conservative Hindu population compelled by sites that speak to the existence of an all-India Hindu culture, the Chota Char Dham has become an important destination for pilgrims from throughout South Asia and the diaspora, particularly Bengalis, Marwaris, Oriyas, Marathis, Gujaratis, Delhites and people from Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Delta Epsilon Psi

Delta Epsilon Psi (ΔΕΨ) is a South Asian interest social and service fraternity located in the United States.

Edward Harper

As a result of Edward Harper's efforts and that of the pioneering Ceylonese engineers, Radio Ceylon came into being - it is the oldest radio station in South Asia.

Elizabeth Becker

Becker holds a degree in South Asian studies from the University of Washington and did language studies at the Kendriya Hindi Sansthaan in Agra, India.

Harry Firth

That year he also led a three car Ford Australia assault on the inaugural London–Sydney Marathon, preparing a trio of Ford XR Falcon GT's for the event which started on 24–25 November at Crystal Palace in London and traveled through Europe, the Middle East and South Asia before arriving in Bombay, India on 1–2 December.

History of Lahore

Chinese traveller Faxian, who visited South Asia between 414 and 399 B.C., calls Lohana a brave community ruling the northwest territory of South Asia, in his diary.

Hiwou War Chronicles

The series was subsequently aired by the anime television network Animax, who also aired it across its English language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia.

Invasions of Afghanistan

Afghanistan is a mountainous country in South Asia surrounded by several more powerful countries including Iran, Pakistan, China, and other "-stan" countries near Russia.

Kensington, Brooklyn

Kensington is a very diverse neighborhood, containing Ukrainian, South Asian (Bangladeshi and Pakistani), Chinese, Orthodox Jewish, Hasidic, Irish, Polish, Italian, Albanian, Russian, Latino, Mexican, Australian and Caribbean communities.

Kothi

Kothi is an ambiguous South Asian term for members of certain local subcultures including either hijras, effeminate males, gay males, or males who are receptive to other males in sexual intercourse.

Maruthu Pandiyar

The Valari is a peculiar weapon unique to India used originally by the indigenous people (ancient Tamils) of the South Asia.

Mustafa Raza Khan

Mustafa Raza Khan, commonly known among the Muslims of South Asia as Mufti e Azam e Hind, was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1892.

Rahul Peter Das

Rahul Peter Das (born 7 July 1954 in Haan, North Rhine-Westphalia) is the professor of South Asian studies at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, where he is also the Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy I and erstwhile Director of the Centre for Languages of the University.

Remi, Nobody's Girl

The complete series, all 26 episodes, was later aired by the anime satellite television network, Animax, who translated and dubbed the series into English for broadcast across its English-language networks in Southeast Asia and South Asia, under the title Remi, Nobody's Girl, as well as other languages including Arabic in the Middle East where it was a success and famous.

Reshma Dordi

Reshma Dordi is the host and producer of a Showbiz India, a television program that focuses on entertainment from South Asia.

Sciades

One species, S. dowii occurs on the Pacific side from Panama to Ecuador, another, S. paucus is a freshwater form found in Australia, while S. sona is a widespread species found along the Indian Ocean coasts of South Asia east into the Pacific to Polynesia.

Shell Pakistan

Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) is a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Plc and has been in South Asia for over 100 years.

Timeline of everyday innovation in South and West Asia

1400–1800 CE Pajamas: The original paijama are loose, lightweight trousers fitted with drawstring waistbands and worn in South and West Asia by both sexes.

Trithemis kirbyi

It is also present in southern Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean Islands and South Asia - India.

Washington Bangla Radio on Internet

WBRi became the first South Asia focused internet radio service to broadcast an event live globally from India on Sunday June 21, 2009, when it streamed Kolkata Music Academy's World Music Day Concert conducted by Abraham Mazumder directly from St. John's Church, the Oldest Cathedral in Kolkata where Job Charnock's Tomb is laid.


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Ahmad Shah Durrani

He declared a jihad (Islamic holy war) against the Marathas, and warriors from various Pashtun tribes, as well as other tribes such as the Baloch, Tajiks, and Muslims from South Asia answered his call.

Badshahi Mosque

Today, it remains the second largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca, the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) in Medina, the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca and the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad.

Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide

Rasmussen, Pamela C. and John C. Anderton (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide ISBN 84-87334-67-9

Changa Manga

The most common species of trees are Dalbergia sissoo (sheesham), Acacia nilotica (kikar), both members of the Fabaceae native to the Indian subcontinent, white mulberry (Morus alba), popular in cultivation throughout South Asia, or Eucalyptus and Populus species.

Chanhudaro

Objects of Iron were reported from Chanhudaro, Ahar (Rajastan, India) and Mundigak and this gains importance as it has been claimed that Iron was produced in 3rd Millennium in South Asia Region.

Colombo Harbour

The Colombo Port currently has three container terminals: Jaya Container Terminal (JCT), South Asia Gateway Terminal (SAGT - operated by John Keells Holdings) and Unity Container Terminal (UCT).

Cryptolepis sinensis

sinensis is one of the food sources for the common crow (Euploea core), a common butterfly found in South Asia.

Curcuma aromatica

Botanically close to Curcuma australasica, wild turmeric has been widely used as a cosmetic herbal in South Asia and nearby regions.

Dargah

In South Asia, dargahs are often the site of festivals (Milad) held in honor of the deceased saint at the date of his Urs, which is a day dedicated to the saint which usually falls on the saint's death anniversary.

Dhuti

Dhoti, a men's lower garment traditional in South Asia.

Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti

Post-Mauryan states of mainland south Asia (1995) In: F. Raymond Allchin (ed.), The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia, pp.

Dowry

Feminists in South Asia, such as India's Madhu Kishwar – editor of the Delhi-based feminist magazine Manushi – point out that inheritance laws in India discriminate against women, with inheritances being left only to sons.

Fritz Mühlenweg

In 1927, Luft Hansa contributed to the Sino-Swedish expedition to Central and South Asia, following plans for an airline connection between Berlin and Beijing.

Gunnersbury Park

Recognising the cultural diversity of Hounslow and Ealing boroughs, since 2003 the London Mela has been held in Gunnersbury Park – a major celebration of culture from south Asia with live music, dance and fashion as well as market stalls and a selection of food and drink.

H. indicus

Hemidesmus indicus, the Indian sarsaparilla, a plant species found in South Asia

History of Peshawar

It has been argued that an ancient city named Pushkalwati, founded by Bharata's son Pushkal, from the Indian epic Ramayana, may have existed in this general area during early Indo-Iranian times before their invasion past the Indus into South Asia.

Howard Teicher

Howard Teicher served as Director for the Near East and South Asia and Senior Director for Political-Military Affairs on the staff of the National Security Council from 1982 to 1987, after working under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan at the Departments of State and Defense.

Institute of Rural Management, Pakistan

This include providing institutional building services to organizations including Khushali Bank, World Bank and Asian Development Bank, International Labor Organization, Punjab Rural Support Programme, Ghazi Barotha Taraqiati Idara, Sindh Rural Support Organization, DTCE – Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment, Human Resource Development Network, United Nations Development Programme, South Asia Poverty Alleviation Programme and National Bank of Pakistan.

Islamic revival

Abul Ala Maududi was the later leader of this movement who established Jamaat-e-Islami in South Asia.

Judith Brown

Judith M. Brown (born 20th century), British historian of modern South Asia

Julius J. Lipner

Anandamath, or The Sacred Brotherhood (sole translator/author; this book contains a full English translation of Bankim Chatterji’s famous 19th-century Bengali novel, with an extensive Introduction and Critical Apparatus, and received the A.K. Ramanujan Book Prize for Translation awarded by The South Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies in the USA;

Khair

:For the desert tree of South Asia, see Capparis decidua.

Kiddies Corner

A huge favourite with Ceylonese and indeed children in South Asia was the song Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea, sung by Max Bygraves - the song entered the British charts on September 10, 1954 and reached No 7.

Krishnakumar Balasubramanian

He was a panellist at the World Economic Forum on India 2012 (South Asia's Children—Are We Thinking about South Asia's Tomorrow) with Sarah Jane Brown (wife of ex Prime Minister, UK) and Ulhas Yargop President, IT Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra, India.

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Rasmussen, Pamela C. & Anderton, John C. (2005): Birds of South Asia - The Ripley Guide.

Mansehra

The Mansehra rocks record fourteen of Ashoka's edicts, presenting aspects of the emperor's dharma or righteous law, and represent the earliest irrefutable evidence of writing in South Asia.

Master Sir

The song, 'Master Sir,' was first featured in the early 1970s on Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia.

Meherjaan

On November 3, 2011, there was a special film event and a panel discussion at Harvard University sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Boston, South Asia Initiative at Harvard University, Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights at UMass, and the CARR Center for Human Rights, Harvard Kennedy School.

Menwhopause

In December 2011, the band did a 20-day workshop with the inmates of Tihar Jail - South Asia's largest complex of prisons - and helped them form a band called The Flying Souls which later performed inside Tihar Jail.

Neer Shah

In 2001, he served on the jury of Film South Asia '01, the festival of South Asian documentaries, along with Firdous Azim and Shyam Benegal.

Njoo Cheong Seng

The two joined several further theatrical troupes, including Club Moonlight Crystal Follies in Penang (under Njoo's leadership) and Dardanella, travelling throughout southeast and south Asia.

Operation Blue Star

Brahma Chellaney, who was then the South Asia correspondent of the Associated Press, was the only foreign reporter who managed to stay on in Amritsar despite the media blackout.

P word

Paki, a derogatory term for a person from South Asia (particularly Pakistan), mainly used in the United Kingdom

Padmasambhava Mahavihara monastery

The Padmasambhava Mahavihara monastery, located at Chandragiri, Gajapati district, in the state of Orissa, India, is the largest Buddhist monastery in South Asia.

Patika

Patika Kusulaka, Indo-Scythian satrap in the northwestern South Asia during the 1st century BCE

Patriot Act, Title I

Section 102 was a general statement which confirmed that Arab Americans, Muslim Americans, and Americans from South Asia play a vital role in the United States, and are as equally entitled to full civil rights as any other American.

Philippe Gigantès

After the war, he became a journalist, working for the London Observer, in Greece, North Africa, and South Asia, from 1946 to 1961.

Ray and Keshavan

Ray and Keshavan (commonly referred to as Ray+Keshavan), based in Bangalore, is South Asia’s leading brand consulting and design company.

Red Cedar

Toona sureni, a tree in the mahogany family native from South Asia to Papua New Guinea

Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya

During the Second World War, the Botanical Garden was used by Lord Louis Mountbatten, the supreme commander of the allied forces in the South Asia, as the headquarters of the South East Asia Command.

SAAN

SAAN was founded in 2001 by several University of Michigan students who felt that there was great demand on campus for a content-driven conference on issues of importance to the South Asian community in America ranging from humanitarian work in South Asia to increased political participation in the United States.

Saleem Kidwai

With Ruth Vanita, he is co-editor of Same-Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History (New York: Palgrave; New Delhi: Macmillan, 2000), a pioneering work documenting and exploring the indigenous roots of same-sex desire in South Asia.

Siddique

alternate spelling of Siddiqui, last name common among some Muslim groups in South Asia and the Middle East

Steve Herman

Steven L. Herman, South Asia bureau chief for the Voice of America

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

Stigmatogobius sadanundio is a species of goby native to south Asia from India to Indonesia including Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands.

Sultanate of Lahej

The Sultanate of Lahej and others surrounding the Port of Adan had economic influence by supporting the important trade economy of the British Empire from South Asia.