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- =Nadia Rivers, 1908= A group of offshoots of the Ganges which flow through the Nadia and Murshidabad Districts of Bengal and unite to ...2 KB (342 words) - 12:41, 10 March 2015
- [[Category:Rivers |R ]] [[Category:Environment and pollution |R ]] ... ==Rivers national assets, can’t belong to any one state: SC== ...29 KB (4,408 words) - 08:29, 7 February 2023
- [[Category:Rivers |T ]] [[Category:Environment and pollution |T ]] =Shrinking rivers= ==Seawater enters up to 20km upstream== ...5 KB (698 words) - 22:21, 10 September 2017
- [[Category:Rivers |I ]] [[Category:Development |I ]] [[Category:Environment ... So why do we need to link rivers? Though India receives about 4,000 ...3 KB (540 words) - 18:23, 16 May 2021
- [[Category:Rivers |U ]] =Change of course= == 2021== [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/4-uttarakhand-rivers-alter ...3 KB (461 words) - 20:48, 9 November 2021
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- communities along the Wakhan and Pamir rivers, thought he was observing ... Darya river (where the Wakhan and Pamir rivers join) aimed at evaluating ...16 KB (2,402 words) - 21:46, 18 February 2014
- Asian Dragons get a grip on the seas, rivers, lakes, and water. Being the divine mythical dog, the Dragon can defend against wandering evil spirits ...4 KB (603 words) - 03:41, 2 January 2013
- natural and human, not least the rising sea. The rivers that pour down from the Himalayas and empty into the bay have swelled and shifted in recent decades ...10 KB (1,690 words) - 22:13, 15 November 2016
- With its natural harbours and wide rivers, Goa has been a major trade centre for centuries. For the same reason, it has been ruled by many dynasties ...37 KB (5,962 words) - 05:50, 27 January 2019
- There are several beautiful temples along the banks of the two rivers. The princely town also boasts of three palaces for shooting. In the Rajvant ...5 KB (877 words) - 19:43, 16 March 2013
- [[Category:Rivers|Y RIVER YAMUNA]] ==The water has not improved despite ... for instance allocated Rs 562 crore for rivers in 2009 and Rs 200 crore ...153 KB (24,124 words) - 21:10, 19 July 2023
- among the mountains, deep canyons and swollen rivers of Upper Dolpa. He appeared in a music video by the popular Nepali dance-folk band Nepathya ...6 KB (1,091 words) - 20:09, 16 March 2013
- Rongram River in the north. Both the rivers met at the confluent known as Chibragre in the west. The site is perhaps one of the biggest stone ...3 KB (488 words) - 19:15, 12 March 2018
- Not far is Bhagamandala, the confluence of three rivers: Cauvery, Kanika, and Sujyothi. Another must-see is Tadiyendamol, which is the tallest ...5 KB (900 words) - 16:34, 13 November 2015
- ===RIVERS GOING BUST=== Dead water bodies in parched cities are another ogre. Gujarat’s glorified growth story comes a cropper in the face of ...13 KB (2,029 words) - 06:52, 12 April 2018
- practice among Hindus to offer coins to sacred rivers such as the Godavari,“ said assistant general manager of SBI Sanjay Shrivastava. “Apart from ...152 KB (22,934 words) - 06:52, 18 April 2024
- as inter-basin transfer, flood control in rivers and tributaries, etc. ,” ... The construction of dams in Indo-gangetic rivers have somewhat mitigated the ...45 KB (6,786 words) - 11:54, 24 April 2023
- to failure in maintaining major rivers and drainage systems. Flooding ... essentially a flood carrier, several minor rivers, jungle streams and the network ...16 KB (2,410 words) - 18:51, 15 May 2023
- approach is being made and the boundary wall of the rivers Saraswati and Mandakini are also being made,” the DM said. He added, “Our teams ...39 KB (6,113 words) - 16:52, 29 January 2023
- coordinator of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP), said: “In comparison to water samples collected in August last year ...137 KB (21,741 words) - 06:22, 27 August 2023
- [[Category: Rivers |G]] [[Category:Development|T]] [[Category:Places|T]] ==2013: How Tehri held [the] raging Ganga & saved lives== ...3 KB (474 words) - 13:01, 17 August 2013
- of the rivers are the highest part of the country, and are generally lined with villages, but in the centre of the basins water often remains ...5 KB (752 words) - 08:06, 13 January 2015
- [[Category:Rivers |B ]] = Mining, Commercial Forestry Destroy A Mighty ... Rivers like stories have a be ginning, end and, of course, a middle ...5 KB (762 words) - 16:04, 9 September 2017
- the District of 95 miles. The other rivers are the Peddavagu and the ... 208 other sources. The principal channels are those from the rivers ...19 KB (3,059 words) - 16:05, 18 March 2015
- in 36 days. Its people, villages, rivers, canals, roads. And to compound ... everything west of the Beas and Sutlej Rivers was Muslim, though only narrowly ...103 KB (16,960 words) - 05:06, 25 July 2023
- or dishonour by jumping into wells, rivers, or some other mode of suicide – where is the Englishman who would make the inquiry? That the European ...818 KB (99,753 words) - 23:02, 21 January 2021
- the Sepoys at once. Thirdly, the number of the rivers and the shutting up of the ferries on them, which rendered the few who did rebel, powerless ...51 KB (8,475 words) - 07:07, 26 August 2021
- a high altitude in an up-land area. Two major rivers Godavari and Krishna flow through the region but most of the land is arid. ** The region ...32 KB (4,889 words) - 20:06, 30 November 2023
- Now loses control over rivers Krishna and Godavari Loses control over mineralrich Telangana region Has to develop a new capital city ...36 KB (5,562 words) - 22:16, 14 June 2014
- Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator for South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers ... have access to water due to perennial rivers, a good irrigation network ...210 KB (31,476 words) - 21:19, 23 April 2024
- life in a river... In Chambal and Ganges rivers, gharials and turtles need ... Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator of South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers ...41 KB (6,506 words) - 12:25, 15 February 2019
- mining activities, including in forest areas, rivers, rivulets and streams.“ The order, by a bench of jus tices Rajiv Sharma and Sudhanshu Dhulia ...12 KB (1,883 words) - 19:03, 13 February 2022
- cities, persons, mythological concepts, animals, rivers, mountains, weapons, etc. The class is generally named after the first vessel in the category ...49 KB (7,263 words) - 13:28, 5 February 2023
- into four groups viz., (i) Himalayan rivers, (ii) Deccan rivers, (iii) Coastal rivers, and (iv) Rivers of the inland ...109 KB (15,002 words) - 17:42, 6 September 2023
- by Jharkhand. Bihar has a number of rivers, the most important of ... Ganga. The other rivers are the Sone, Poonpoon, Falgu, Karmanasa, ...20 KB (2,943 words) - 05:57, 27 July 2017
- pines and roaring rivers and exquisite flora and fauna compose the symphony that is for ever Himachal. Himachal Pradesh came into being as a Union ...12 KB (1,731 words) - 20:20, 22 August 2013
- perennial rivers, picturesque alpine scenery and pleasant climate ... at the junction of the Lidder and Sheshnag rivers and surrounded by fir covered ...28 KB (4,235 words) - 20:21, 24 March 2024
- and coastal belt. 44 rivers (41 west flowing and 3 east flowing) cut across Kerala with their innumerable tributaries and branches. The backwaters ...31 KB (4,657 words) - 19:13, 21 August 2023
- cascading rapids, tripping rivers, carpets of flowers, exotic blooms and lazy lakes, she has inspired descriptions such as the “Switzerland ...35 KB (4,815 words) - 18:40, 5 July 2023
- at the junction of Ghaghra and Sarda rivers, 10 kilometres above Awadh ... at the junction of the Andrab and Surkhab rivers. This is a delightful little ...58 KB (10,284 words) - 15:45, 10 January 2015
- PUNJAB, the land of five rivers, boasts of many a historical edifice and monuments capable of stirring the inner chords of any diehard wayfarer ...8 KB (1,383 words) - 10:27, 24 October 2013
- Mongolia, especially between the Onon and Kherlen rivers. Mongolian and the Turkic tongues form two branches of the family of Altaic languages, denoting ...18 KB (3,146 words) - 18:54, 8 October 2013
- had become inoperable after the moving of the rivers which caused silting and flooding. Karachi’s establishment as a port is contributed to ...36 KB (5,820 words) - 21:21, 14 December 2013
- bridges were built over turbulent rivers. Between 1899 and 1905 the missionaries made very extensive tours. Northwards to the border of Manipur ...56 KB (9,458 words) - 20:25, 21 September 2018
- valleys through which Punjkora and Swat Rivers flow. The snow-clad mountains ... The province is criss-crossed by several rivers that churn their course ...17 KB (2,760 words) - 18:33, 14 December 2013
- divides. A dirt road follows the Ushu and Utrot rivers. All was going well, but we all were afraid as well as thrilled which increased the fun of the ...12 KB (2,064 words) - 21:22, 13 July 2018
- resources in the Malir, Hub and Indus rivers. The task was undertaken by an engineer, Chapman, who later got drowned in the Indus. The other ...5 KB (865 words) - 06:30, 19 December 2013
- Mesopotamia, water was collected from the rivers at the time. Despite this ... been dealing with water transport both on rivers and on sea. An implosion ...21 KB (3,234 words) - 06:32, 14 June 2023
- visited the area on his march of crossing the five rivers. =White Huns= The White Huns, or Ephthalites devastated the country in the 5th century ...13 KB (2,094 words) - 17:18, 23 October 2013
- town on the trade route along the rivers. Some historians consider Uch to be a city dating back to the Harrapa civilisation. [[File: Uch Sharif ...12 KB (1,939 words) - 04:16, 26 October 2013
- of the 18th century, the delta of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna was repeatedly ... beyond the Indus and the land of the five rivers, clearing forests founding ...26 KB (4,272 words) - 07:37, 3 March 2019
- Today despite its sparkling rivers and mesmerising beauty, the valley of Kashmir lags far behind in education. With the rising costs of decent ...10 KB (1,559 words) - 18:45, 29 October 2013
- to be found here –– even though most of the rivers and lakes of Chitral are packed with trout. According to Prince Sikander, over the years ...16 KB (2,736 words) - 22:48, 11 May 2014
- There are 12 rivers in the region that flow from the Karonjhar Mountain. The main rivers are Gordharo and Bhatyani. Regional poets have sung ...18 KB (3,101 words) - 10:31, 27 February 2015
- “Due to its inaccessibility, its forests and rivers are undisturbed. I can’t explain what draws me to this beautiful valley. Though it is a difficult ...15 KB (2,589 words) - 13:21, 3 November 2013
- red and sienna gorge of one of the putative nine rivers that wash the northern slopes of Safed Koh to feed the Kabul River in Ningarhar. To the north ...18 KB (3,145 words) - 14:13, 3 November 2013
- by either living along the banks of rivers, or by careful husbanding ... especially in the areas adjacent to the rivers, so too did the vulnerability ...11 KB (1,832 words) - 16:09, 10 November 2013
- India has about 14,500 km of navigable waterways which comprise of ... a time when big vessels used to ply on our rivers. But after independence we ...12 KB (1,845 words) - 15:15, 2 January 2021
- He has been able to paint the verdure land of five rivers with quite finesse. ‘Sunj’ is the story of a retired man who lives alone in his ...4 KB (770 words) - 12:34, 15 November 2013
- sites of a spectacular natural view. The two holy rivers have a cafeteria with urinals on their bank now. The building of water tank (I suppose ...7 KB (1,110 words) - 12:51, 8 December 2017
- drying up the source of water that fed the rivers along which the civilisation ... the environment we live in – from the rivers to the atmosphere. I am particularly ...52 KB (8,258 words) - 10:40, 20 March 2023
- at Shantineketan, with its winding rivers, meadows, swamps and palm trees re-affirmed the source of her inner most awareness and creative imagination ...8 KB (1,369 words) - 15:32, 16 January 2022
- The fourth Mughal Emperor, Jehangir, was very fond of gardens, rivers, lakes, flowers and animals. He had a multitude of rare flowers, birds ...19 KB (3,272 words) - 14:21, 9 December 2020
- resources in the Malir, Hub and Indus rivers. The task was undertaken by an engineer, Chapman, who later got drowned in the Indus. The other ...11 KB (1,820 words) - 06:32, 19 December 2013
- have begun wading into treacherous rivers. A few have drowned mid-stream ... in the Jaintia Hills areas were polluting rivers and streams flowing down ...36 KB (5,774 words) - 07:25, 29 January 2019
- and on the other hand, a large number of rivers flowing through this area ... The number of rivers criss-crossing this hilly terrain hampers accessibility ...21 KB (3,112 words) - 15:03, 10 July 2018
- hotsprings, cascading rivers and gentle streams. It is a destination for all seasons. ==AGRICULTURE== The State Government has encouraged agro ...16 KB (2,454 words) - 18:26, 19 June 2015
- banks of rivers. It marks the commencement of new farming operations ... Water in the river is about culture too. Residents living along rivers ...14 KB (2,021 words) - 21:50, 3 November 2017
- rivers Yamuna, Bhagirathi, Bhilangana, Alaknanda, Mandakini, Saryu ... The Indian rivers have the potential of having some of the most exciting ...50 KB (7,776 words) - 08:22, 25 September 2022
- in the region. Water from the braided rivers, canals and also ponds and ... the north extending southward braided with rivers Rapti, Tamsa and Ghagra. ...28 KB (3,956 words) - 02:57, 10 January 2018
- of wild life, verdant tea gardens, meandering rivers, sandy beaches ... Situated in the delta of the three major rivers - the Ganges, Brahmaputra ...32 KB (4,719 words) - 15:31, 31 March 2021
- like rivers, check dams at various places in the territory creating additional irrigation potential of 1,851 hectare. Under medium irrigation ...8 KB (1,251 words) - 19:18, 20 December 2013
- has touristic resources in the backwaters, rivers, beaches and other areas developed as sustainable eco-tourist facilities. Influenced by East ...11 KB (1,679 words) - 09:07, 18 January 2017
- resources including lakes and rivers, its biodiversity, forests and ... monitoring network covers 695 monitoring stations on rivers, 86 monitoring ...71 KB (10,393 words) - 10:38, 19 January 2014
- of the country. The offshore regions of some of these rivers are storehouses ... eroded by many energetic rivers, this area is of geological interest ...10 KB (1,478 words) - 19:09, 15 July 2023
- Flood Prone Rivers), Horticulture, Fertilizer, Mechanization and Seed Production Programmes. With the launching of National Horticulture Mission ...183 KB (26,879 words) - 13:17, 1 January 2018
- straddles the rivers Sone, Gandak and Punpun. Approximately 35 km long ... the holy Ganges and Gandak rivers, was in ancient times the site of ...23 KB (3,814 words) - 14:09, 31 January 2015
- Narendra Modi, while the matter of muck dumping in rivers and indiscriminate felling of trees has also reached the National Green Tribunal. ...24 KB (3,822 words) - 18:35, 2 January 2021
- the Rivers l Mitigation and Remedy of Ground Water Arsenic Menace in India ... be attained in rivers as a result of floods and (ii) volume of inflow ...97 KB (14,456 words) - 06:46, 5 July 2017
- alone … and this business of seeing or showing rivers in drops may well be the trade of a philosopher or a sage or a politician; it is not the calling ...30 KB (4,862 words) - 21:25, 12 February 2019
- receiving their submission. He crossed the rivers Chenab and Ravi and stormed Sangla, a fortified city with several gates. Thereafter, he passed ...16 KB (2,747 words) - 19:04, 7 January 2014
- =Runways near rivers= ==2005 & 2018 lessons== text 2005 & 2018 lessons: Airports near rivers prone to flooding, August ...86 KB (12,850 words) - 21:03, 2 March 2024
- Just as now, all rivers were in spate and Periyar had flooded following ... "Roads had turned into rivers... overflowing water bodies... paddy ...127 KB (20,546 words) - 07:22, 6 April 2024
- NCR and is formed by the Yamuna and the Ganga rivers. The sand dunes ... NCR is drained by three perennial rivers viz. the Ganga, the Yamuna ...8 KB (1,319 words) - 21:37, 16 March 2014
- to natural drains or rivers. Another part of rain water is lost to ... stored in aquifers and a part drains into rivers as base flow, the ...45 KB (7,142 words) - 06:07, 4 December 2020
- to degradation of the environment. The rivers (mainly Yamuna, Hindon ... areas. The surface water bodies and rivers receiving untreated wastewater ...97 KB (15,281 words) - 23:52, 29 January 2021
- areas; hills and ridges part of Aravalli ranges; rivers, large wetlands; arid hinterlands which are home to large number of flora and fauna. All ...23 KB (3,388 words) - 07:53, 17 January 2014
- criteria for bathing in rivers is notified by Ministry of Environment ... 14.4.2. Water Quality of Rivers The maximum and minimum values of core ...26 KB (4,120 words) - 19:49, 19 July 2015
- are heavy rainfall, inadequate capacity of rivers to carry the high flood away the rainwater quickly to streams/rivers, flash floods occur ...21 KB (3,202 words) - 22:05, 30 May 2015
- “Water bodies” include rivers/streams, canals, drains, lake/ tank/ pond, etc. and constitute 0.68%. Haryana sub-region has the highest share ...17 KB (2,264 words) - 08:02, 17 January 2014
- to rest and refresh. There are scenic rivers like Ahu, Alangand seven ... to rest and refresh. There are scenic rivers like Ahu, Alangand seven ...26 KB (4,188 words) - 20:25, 17 January 2014
- the watersheds draining into a major rivers such as Irang, Barak, Makru, Jiri, Ijei, Leimatak, Tipai etc. were taken as basis for dividing in ...55 KB (8,941 words) - 19:02, 14 March 2014
- disaster because this is a multi-crop area with rivers and water sources and so many bastis where thousands of people live. This is part of what is going ...9 KB (1,613 words) - 19:07, 14 March 2014
- Ganges, beyond the Sarasvati and Yamuna rivers and Kurukshetra, between five rivers, and the Sindhu as the sixth, are situated the Bahlkas ...45 KB (7,717 words) - 15:11, 27 February 2017
- and rain fed rivers to feed the saucer shaped, low centered town of Muzzafarpur. This ancient town basking in verdant beauty dotted with ponds ...7 KB (1,048 words) - 22:19, 18 January 2014
- confined to the south of Godavari and Tapti rivers. ==INDIAN WOLF== Indian Wolf inhabits arid regions where it effectively plays a role of higher ...22 KB (3,750 words) - 21:49, 26 May 2017
- role in controlling the population of fish in rivers A search for a ... such as wetlands and seasonal swamps, rivers, lakes, and rice paddies ...10 KB (1,606 words) - 08:26, 1 March 2022
- after the characteristics of the places, stones, rivers, trees, peak, founder’s name etc. For instance, Longchum derives its name from the place ...45 KB (7,614 words) - 22:48, 25 January 2015
- of mangroves, deforestation and mining of rivers. ==Shimla== At 32.4°C, Shimla beats 170-yr record Ravinder Makhaik | TNN 2010 Shimla: Thinking ...13 KB (2,054 words) - 19:00, 15 June 2017
- K State. As Shadipora Prayag is confluence of two rivers Vitasta which is linked to Goddess Parvati and Sindh which flows from holy cave of Amarnath ...6 KB (977 words) - 12:33, 30 January 2017
- of the mega projects like the inter-linking of rivers, that would normally take 15-20 years for completion and hinge vitally on the support of the States. ...118 KB (18,743 words) - 22:05, 17 February 2024
- Rivers: Rivers have a special importance in Ladakh as these are the ... owe their origin in this region. These rivers are perennial and are fed ...1.01 MB (129,765 words) - 18:58, 27 February 2014
- and wide open valleys along the rivers. The region is devoid of bryophytes and pteridophytes and even natural trees are absent. Due to scarcity ...489 KB (61,606 words) - 09:22, 10 February 2014
- s murmur is the voice of my father's father. The rivers are our brothers... If we sell you our land, you must keep it apart and sacred. Will you teach ...11 KB (1,787 words) - 18:26, 28 June 2016
- locusts from their mountain valleys, and make rivers of blood to flow from their frontier in the north to the extreme end of Bengal. ...175 KB (28,288 words) - 22:26, 16 March 2024
- and wash the image of the god in the water of the holy rivers. ... usually occurred at the sacred rivers, and the point of con- tention ...27 KB (4,818 words) - 15:37, 9 February 2014
- drawn from springs or wells. The water from rivers and tanks being thus forbidden, they are obliged in case of necessity to dig a little hole by the ...92 KB (16,206 words) - 11:08, 27 July 2017
- country along the Godavari and Pranhita rivers to build the great wall of Chanda and the palaces and tombs of the Gond kings. There is no reason ...25 KB (4,291 words) - 06:59, 12 November 2017
- who live on the banks of the various sacred rivers '^"^o^s , . groups, or at famous shrmes, and earn their livelihood by conducting ...87 KB (15,448 words) - 14:59, 30 March 2014
- tanks and rivers and were drowned, rather than lose their modesty by appearing before the emperor. A body of Brahmans numbering 7450 (or j d ...5 KB (979 words) - 08:34, 22 March 2017
- the banks or in the beds of rivers ; but as the melon crop is raised in a period of six weeks during the hot season, they can also undertake some ...8 KB (1,316 words) - 00:42, 22 November 2016
- Dhlmars wash the sands of the sacred rivers to find the coins which ... It is natural that castes whose avocations are connected with rivers ...29 KB (5,378 words) - 17:37, 29 April 2014
- month of Asarh (June), when the rains break and the rivers begin to be flooded. Before entering the water to wash the clothes they bow to the stone on ...19 KB (3,448 words) - 07:36, 8 May 2014
- fertile and well watered by perennial rivers, whose waters, dammed by ... and poor in growth. Clinging to the rivers and canals are found such ...24 KB (3,895 words) - 18:11, 12 February 2014
- But when they arrived in the tract between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers, and the highlands of Bactria, which were suitable for permanent settlement ...44 KB (7,879 words) - 15:52, 27 November 2014
- of the Jonk and ^ Luffa acntangula. Mahfinadi rivers. But it is an un- * Solamim melongenum. disgrace among Hindus.^ The Satnamis were bidden to ...22 KB (3,911 words) - 08:41, 13 February 2014
- and west, irrigated by channels drawn from rivers, are covered with plantations ... Owing to either rocky or shallow beds, none of these rivers is navigable ...27 KB (4,542 words) - 12:45, 16 February 2014
- bodies were either buried or were floated in the rivers. "The tradition to mark the spot of burial perhaps started with a single stone that later ...9 KB (1,533 words) - 22:52, 13 February 2014
- The sources of irrigation are channels drawn from dams on the rivers, besides tanks and wells. The most important of the river channels are in ...11 KB (1,866 words) - 13:06, 16 February 2014
- and throw them away, telling them to rain over rivers, hills, forests and barren ground. When caterpillars or locusts attack the crops he catches ...12 KB (2,235 words) - 19:54, 28 March 2022
- Crocodiles abound in most of the western rivers, where mahseer and other large fish are also to be found. Of insects, leeches are common in ...6 KB (1,035 words) - 13:00, 16 February 2014
- Tippur, Tadasa, and other places over broad rivers. Of hospitals, the most important are the Bowring and Lady Curzon in the Civil and Military Station ...12 KB (1,990 words) - 13:04, 16 February 2014
- of old ones, provision of bridges across rivers, and other measures to ensure ... Owing to either rocky or shallow beds, none of the Mysore rivers is ...45 KB (7,697 words) - 13:05, 16 February 2014
- Women are also named after the sacred rivers, as: Ganga, Jamni or Yamuni (Jumna); Gomti, the river on which Lucknow stands; Godha or ...47 KB (8,302 words) - 17:59, 1 March 2019
- on the outskirts of forests or near the banks of rivers, are dug out of the earth by an instru- ment called kJiunti. This has a handle three feet ...30 KB (5,132 words) - 05:49, 9 November 2023
- this story. Rivers are tenanted by a set of goddesses called the Sat Bahini or seven sisters. They delight in playing near waterfalls, ...35 KB (6,202 words) - 19:37, 7 March 2019
- in earlier centuries, delineated by the Rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna, which flowed into the Bay of Bengal. The five kulin Kayastha lineages ...96 KB (15,640 words) - 13:22, 9 December 2017
- in some localities of cultivating on the banks of rivers, like the Kirs, who are probably a branch of the same caste. In the Central Provinces ...19 KB (3,268 words) - 21:44, 27 November 2016
- boatmen, and practised these callings also in rivers. From plying on rivers they might take to cultivating melons and garden-crops on the stretches of ...17 KB (2,976 words) - 13:05, 16 February 2014
- The Wardha and Wain ganga rivers flow along a part of the western ... portion is drained by the Pench and Kanhan rivers, which flowing south through ...14 KB (2,190 words) - 21:20, 8 February 2023
- in two places where the Kanhan and Pench rivers have broken through. On the ... which traverse its surface and feed the larger rivers. ...10 KB (1,806 words) - 13:12, 16 February 2014
- deities preside over rivers, tanks, wells and springs, and it is believed that when offended they cause people who bathe in the water to be attacked ...46 KB (8,093 words) - 21:57, 27 November 2016
- of the Kanhan and the Wainganga rivers. In the trappean area the ... The alluvial tracts of the Kanhan and the Wainganga rivers and their ...20 KB (3,081 words) - 18:55, 21 June 2018
- this the district is drained by a number of rivers, both big and small, and contains many tanks and lakes which serve as excellent breeding places ...25 KB (4,377 words) - 12:58, 16 February 2014
- throw the bodies of the dead into these rivers and think that this will make thep go to heaven. 1 C.P. Ceiistts Pc'/or/ (igi I), p. 15S. ...111 KB (20,326 words) - 19:14, 15 April 2023
- sacred element was an insult to the deities of rivers and streams, which would bring down retribution on the offender. It is also the case that ...7 KB (1,158 words) - 18:07, 16 February 2014
- ordinary Hindu names of deities for men and sacred rivers or pious and faithful wives for women are employed ; instances of the latter being Ganga, Godavari ...42 KB (7,477 words) - 19:59, 11 January 2018
- The Satluj, like most of the rivers in northern India, ha undergone a westward drift during the recent historical times. There is ample evidence ...23 KB (3,625 words) - 23:57, 27 February 2021
- the neighbourhood of the rivers, or they may have simply adopted the name, especially since it has the meaning of a village headman and is used ...13 KB (2,287 words) - 17:11, 28 November 2016
- of rivers, on which they were able to raise the flowers required ... favouring the alluvial land on the banks of rivers. They ...33 KB (5,719 words) - 10:57, 14 September 2023
- sands of the rivers Sankani and Dankani, the tinkle of the ... they worship the rivers or streams in the village. A snake, ...19 KB (3,605 words) - 09:17, 18 February 2014
- '"°'" ^^ rains, as soon as the rivers became fordable after the methods. Dasahra festival in October, Their horses were then shod, ...26 KB (4,544 words) - 09:44, 18 February 2014
- traces gold reserves in small quantities along rivers and streams in the state. According to state government data on minerals, there are a number ...72 KB (11,033 words) - 21:06, 7 October 2023
- were compelled to follow the lines of the rivers.[ 2 Many small outcrops of rock may be seen in the clear space between the Moghal Palace of ...25 KB (4,327 words) - 20:56, 6 August 2014
- Mahanadi and Jonk rivers in Sambalpur, the Banjar in Mandla, the Son and other rivers in Balaghat, and the Wainganga and ...13 KB (2,433 words) - 22:29, 18 February 2014
- rivers were likely places for booty in the shape of resting travellers, whose death the appearance of the crow might portend ; whereas in the ...67 KB (12,044 words) - 17:48, 19 February 2014
- further change can now take place; for the rivers have marked out their ... been that nearly all the great rivers of Southern India take ...124 KB (20,717 words) - 14:47, 27 February 2014
- in the Aravalis would give rise to seasonal rivers. But the gradual degradation of the range, over the last 40-50 years, has accelerated the spread ...87 KB (13,517 words) - 21:03, 5 March 2024
- where the shallow open valleys, with rivers near their base-level of ... the region having been but lately elevated, its rivers are swift ...139 KB (22,331 words) - 17:48, 27 February 2014
- ka Sasural (the marital home of seven rivers) because seven rivers flow ... flood comes, and it is difficult to cross rivers to reach all the children ...6 KB (959 words) - 11:56, 23 February 2014
- of the district were largely affected. Rivers and nallahs were going dry ... He not only achieved interlinking of rivers but also linked diverse ...8 KB (1,217 words) - 12:02, 23 February 2014
- Three important rivers, the Tunga, the Bhadra and the Nethravathi are said to have their origin in the Kudremukh mountain range area ...5 KB (809 words) - 12:09, 23 February 2014
- The major creeks and rivers that flow around the island city — be it Gorai creek, Vasai creek or Thane creek — are crucial outlets that protect ...9 KB (1,322 words) - 15:35, 13 November 2015
- in fact categorized both the Damanganga and Kolak rivers unfit to support life. The pollution has affected 71,000 residents living in 12 villages. ...4 KB (550 words) - 13:21, 23 February 2014
- in rivers that have glacial sources. Marine flowering plants ... the plains) of the Sutlej and of the Jumna rivers. Extensive tracts ...137 KB (21,073 words) - 01:15, 24 February 2014
- on both sides despite his assurances. When rivers of blood flowed in Punjab and other parts of the subcontinent, when destruction engulfed habitations ...14 KB (2,231 words) - 21:16, 3 February 2015
- Of the other cats, t!^e Fishing Cat haunts the banks of rivers ... India, and two species are found in some of the larger rivers. ...180 KB (29,459 words) - 18:46, 1 December 2014
- up the courses of these rivers into the highlands of Khokand and Badakhshan, where they split up into two sections, one portion marching south ...109 KB (18,237 words) - 01:35, 13 April 2022
- the Punjab rivers with the Indus ; the Black and White Yajur ... again, are associated with rivers, whirlpools, waterfalls, or ...118 KB (19,979 words) - 17:47, 1 December 2014
- includes the deltas of the Godavari and Kistna rivers, has 303 ... great rivers, the Ganges and the Indus, and gradually spread ...111 KB (18,251 words) - 09:50, 31 July 2017
- three kinds, surface * tanks ' (ponds), shallow wells, and rivers \ ... the largest rivers. If the monsoon should fail, or cease early, ...37 KB (5,849 words) - 21:01, 13 June 2021
- rough manner the watershed between the rivers of the British territory ... The wide plains watered by the Himalayan rivers form the second of ...21 KB (3,524 words) - 16:51, 1 March 2014
- plants which grew near the margins of the old rivers, and which were carried down by floods, and deposited in the alluvial plains, deltas and estuarine ...12 KB (2,002 words) - 16:54, 1 March 2014
- With the exception of the deltas of the great rivers and the long strip of land fringing the western coast, rice may be called an occasional crop ...20 KB (3,386 words) - 17:25, 1 March 2014
- illegal removal of boulders and sand from the rivers as well.” Villagers also claim incidents of rhino poaching have reduced significantly because ...56 KB (8,513 words) - 20:11, 24 April 2023
- The main distinction. arises from the fact that the rivers of northern India are fed by the Himalayan snows, and, therefore, afford a supply of water ...8 KB (1,250 words) - 15:47, 1 March 2014
- this refers to gold extracted from the rivers of the Ladakh-Gilgit Baltistan ... in the deltas of the Godavari and Kistna rivers, by A.D. 200 had spread across ...232 KB (38,694 words) - 21:53, 15 August 2021
- All the waters of India - the sea, the rivers and the tanks - swarm with a great variety of fishes, which are caught in every conceivable way ...22 KB (3,833 words) - 10:29, 26 April 2017
- The risks include closure of factory sites for polluting rivers and water bodies. India has 600 million people coping with high to extreme water ...16 KB (2,349 words) - 14:46, 13 December 2020
- the day is marked by ritualistic bathing in sacred rivers, Punjabis in the city usually start their day with a visit to the gurdwara or temple. ...4 KB (716 words) - 14:54, 24 June 2016
- from the village would go out in the forests and rivers for hunting wild animals, trapping birds and catching fish. On this occasion Zu would be brewed ...33 KB (5,531 words) - 14:58, 2 November 2014
- to follow its line of march along the rivers, till it ultimately occupied the whole of the lower country, and founded the capitals of Pagan and ...19 KB (3,158 words) - 16:19, 16 March 2014
- ==Eco-geography, rivers and watercourses== There are seven main rivers and innumerable watercourses forming a ...14 KB (2,094 words) - 21:46, 9 November 2021
- of the population problem in the pacific by rivers, Pitt-Rivers, Roberts and others have clearly demonstrated the importance of psychological factors ...102 KB (16,987 words) - 19:31, 7 May 2014
- and tribes examined by myself and Dr. W. H. R. Rivers, were as follows:— [[File: 167.png | |frame|500px]] In all classes, it may be noted ...37 KB (6,443 words) - 08:59, 18 April 2019
- Canara in Madras. The Chandragiri and Kalyanapuri rivers in that district are regarded as its ancient boundaries and it does not appear ever to have ...34 KB (5,754 words) - 18:33, 29 March 2014
- The sages wonder how "the sparkling waters of all rivers flow into one ocean without ever filling it." The minds of the Vedic [Footnote 1: The ...42 KB (7,341 words) - 20:20, 29 March 2014
- north, he is all this [Footnote ref 2]." These rivers in the east and in the west originating from the ocean, return back into it and become the ocean ...83 KB (14,789 words) - 20:25, 29 March 2014
- I would that more men, like my friends Dr. Rivers and Mr. Lapicque, who have ... hills, concerning which Dr. W. H. R. Rivers writes as follows.38 “Bernhard ...68 KB (11,126 words) - 22:11, 29 March 2014
- brother-in-law, etc.). “Whenever,” Dr. Rivers writes,11 “a Toda meets ... as it is called. “There are,” Dr. Rivers writes, “several regulations ...118 KB (21,186 words) - 08:55, 17 September 2018
- may be applied to the affected part. The Pitt Rivers Museum at Oxford possesses dry-cupping apparatus, made of cow horn, from Mirzapur in Northern ...11 KB (1,855 words) - 19:32, 31 March 2014
- follows the calling of fishing or plying boats on rivers, one whose mother is a Bhumia is an agriculturist, and so on.” Dhakūr —Stated ...17 KB (2,827 words) - 20:03, 31 March 2014
- state is described as being like that when all rivers lose themselves in the ocean and it is called alinga (without any characteristic)—a term reserved ...172 KB (29,911 words) - 16:22, 3 December 2016
- to a legend, pāsi is a pebble found in rivers, from which beads are made. A giant came to kill Krishna when he was playing with the shepherd ...25 KB (4,473 words) - 17:52, 1 April 2014
- causes but this manifest world with mountains, rivers, oceans etc. is so utterly different in form from ordinary effects that we notice every day, that ...239 KB (42,006 words) - 18:39, 1 April 2014
- in some places, by extracting gold from the bed of rivers or nullahs (water-courses). The name is derived from jala, water, gadugu, wash. The equivalent ...4 KB (799 words) - 06:34, 2 April 2014
- Coracles are still used on various South Indian rivers, e.g., the Cauvery, Bhavāni, and Tungabhadra. Tavernier, on his way to Golgonda, wrote that “the ...9 KB (1,591 words) - 12:04, 2 April 2014
- timber and floating it on bamboo rafts down rivers flooded during the monsoon, boating, pumping out water from rice fields by means of water-wheels ...16 KB (2,944 words) - 19:43, 2 April 2014
- fishing caste of Bengal. Besides fishing in rivers, canals and lakes, they ply boats and catamarans, and some are also traders. Uriya Brāhmans and Bairāgis ...3 KB (489 words) - 06:33, 3 April 2014
- fishing caste in Ganjam, who fish in ponds, lakes, rivers, and backwaters, but are never engaged in sea-fishing. It has been suggested that the name ...3 KB (618 words) - 10:53, 3 April 2014
- funerals. It is noted by Dr. W. H. R. Rivers that “in addition they ... of the ti sacred dairy), are said by Dr. Rivers to be made by the Kotas. ...48 KB (8,724 words) - 19:14, 29 December 2015
- within narrow walls, the others between two rivers. The result of insulation has been the same, and they have developed from small families into small ...7 KB (1,171 words) - 20:37, 3 April 2014
- from Trivandrum by at least three rivers, and settled in the Eraniel and Kalkulam taluks. They were, as a tax in kind for lands given to them ...8 KB (1,416 words) - 20:56, 3 April 2014
- motta”—(Breeks). It is recorded by Dr. Rivers, in connection with the Toda ... It is further recorded by Dr. Rivers that “two ceremonial objects ...44 KB (7,637 words) - 15:28, 17 October 2015
- reclaim and plant up marshy lands lying alongside rivers and lagoons, and insures them from destruction by throwing up rough but serviceable dykes and ...78 KB (13,799 words) - 14:09, 24 April 2014
- cruives, and also on the hook, while, on the larger rivers below the plateau, the use of the night-line is understood. With the gun, sambar, ‘ibex,’ ...31 KB (5,572 words) - 08:40, 6 April 2014
- races now existing in Malabar, Dr. W. H. R. Rivers writes as follows.20 “Of all the castes or tribes of Malabar, the Nambūtiris perhaps show the ...155 KB (27,950 words) - 09:02, 29 August 2016
- country between the Kōttapuzha and Pōrapuzha rivers, and is said to have been given by a Rāja of Kurumbranād to a certain Ambādi Kōvilagam Tamburātti ...228 KB (41,334 words) - 18:36, 18 March 2018
- I caught hold of a ladle, to show my friend Dr. Rivers what were the fragrant contents of a pot, in which an Oddē woman was cooking the evening meal ...24 KB (4,225 words) - 20:14, 6 April 2014
- of fish in the Bhavāni and Moyar rivers. These rules referred to the erection and use of fixed engines, the construction of weirs, and the use ...27 KB (4,925 words) - 15:06, 3 August 2014
- to go on a pilgrimage with his wife, bathing in rivers, and worshipping at temples. At last they came to Kērala, where the woman bore him twelve sons ...35 KB (6,419 words) - 21:56, 18 April 2014
- junction of the Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers, a territory which was ever ... the Kistnah and Tummedra (Tungabhadra) rivers were held by them in participation ...41 KB (7,079 words) - 15:47, 13 April 2014
- invaded the royal territories between the rivers, with a design to reduce ... (below, p. 259) as being in use on these rivers in the sixteenth century ...16 KB (2,768 words) - 15:58, 13 April 2014
- and females of all ages, having bathed in the rivers or the sea, clothe themselves in new garments, and spend three entire days in singing, dancing ...30 KB (5,230 words) - 16:30, 13 April 2014
- Raichur, or the country between the two rivers. Narasimha collected the ... The disputed territory between the two rivers once more passed into ...23 KB (3,831 words) - 16:43, 13 April 2014
- in freshwater tanks (ponds), lakes and rivers, and never in the sea. Some ... but during heavy freshes in big rivers they ferry people from bank ...16 KB (2,800 words) - 21:53, 8 April 2014
- The Shōlagas, who were examined by Dr. Rivers and myself, came to the conclusion that the object of our enquiry was to settle them in a certain ...13 KB (2,406 words) - 22:36, 8 April 2014
- as near as possible to the waterline of rivers, backwaters and creeks, and ... him money. The Pānan went on, crossing rivers, canals, and ferries, and ...141 KB (26,219 words) - 11:32, 9 April 2014
- Quite recently, my friend Dr. W. H. Rivers, as the result of a prolonged ... of the morality of the Toda women, Dr. Rivers writes that “the low sexual ...85 KB (15,139 words) - 13:44, 9 April 2014
- Tartharol .—The name, recorded by Dr. W. H. R. Rivers, of a division ... Teivaliol .—The name, recorded by Dr. W. H. R. Rivers, of a division ...21 KB (3,683 words) - 16:09, 9 April 2014
- These were said to be used for catching fish in rivers, lagoons, and tanks. The arrow is between two and three feet in length, and has an iron hook ...12 KB (2,221 words) - 17:48, 9 April 2014
- boats and conveying passengers across the rivers and backwaters on the west ... prevent their tainting. In the wide inland rivers, fishermen employ cast nets ...45 KB (8,142 words) - 19:22, 9 April 2014
- Sālokam, Sāmīpa, and Sārupa. He crosses the rivers of stones, of thorns, of fire, and of snakes, holding the tail of the bull Nandi. To enable him ...13 KB (2,238 words) - 19:47, 9 April 2014
- the junction of the Bhima and Krishna rivers, and two miles west of the ... and hills and stopped the flow of the rivers with an army of thirty-five ...42 KB (7,344 words) - 18:14, 13 April 2014
- bare on breast and shoulders. The two rivers which bound this district ... and to form himself a kingdom between the rivers Kistna and Kāvēri. He accordingly ...49 KB (8,697 words) - 05:45, 10 April 2014
- It knows something of the land of the Five Rivers, in one corner of which it ... will banish him to the distant seas, whose rivers he now guides over the earth ...51 KB (9,321 words) - 21:33, 12 April 2014
- This city of Rachol lies between two great rivers, and in the midst of a great ... One of these rivers is the northern boundary, and beyond it the country ...19 KB (3,412 words) - 09:23, 13 April 2014
- concerns game — and there are fish from the rivers in large quantities.[ [600] — E YSTO HE COANTO A CACA. At the present day in Southern India game ...47 KB (8,536 words) - 13:24, 13 April 2014
- deities of Northern India are the great rivers, especially the Ganges and ... When two sacred rivers combine their waters the junction (Sangama ...47 KB (8,779 words) - 21:37, 13 April 2014
- glades, naturally clean, on the banks of rivers, and in solitary spots.” ... Many other saints are said to have had similar power over rivers. ...109 KB (19,909 words) - 20:20, 2 December 2016
- site, or at the confluence of large rivers, or by the roadside; those ... side of him, and allowing him to pass over rivers dry-shod.145 ...127 KB (22,756 words) - 19:46, 14 April 2014
- with the ruler of the gods. It is on the forests, rivers and the great hill, Govardhana, that we really depend.' The cowherds applaud this advice ...59 KB (10,602 words) - 21:36, 26 July 2017
- Krishna?' In this way they address birds, hills and rivers, seeking from each some consolation for their frenzied love. In due course, each of ...60 KB (10,709 words) - 21:37, 26 July 2017
- I caught hold of a ladle, to show my friend Dr Rivers what were the fragrant contents of a pot, in which an Oddē woman was cooking the evening meal. ...21 KB (3,748 words) - 19:49, 15 April 2014
- where the Pāndavas lived. When the tanks and rivers threaten to breach their banks, men stand naked on the bund, and beat drums; and, if too much ...12 KB (2,088 words) - 18:56, 17 April 2014
- chapped: like rotting trees that one sees near rivers."] The Śvetâmbara, that is, "they who are clothed in white"--do not claim this doctrine ...36 KB (6,281 words) - 21:51, 17 April 2014
- of the earth, in the ocean, and in waters (of rivers, etc.).[8: The greatest size--ogâhaṇâ--of men is 500 dhanush or 2000 cubits, the smallest ...27 KB (4,329 words) - 19:18, 5 April 2024
- intersected by numerous small rivers which have nearly all been dammed to supply an extensive system of canals. It is damp and malarious, especially ...4 KB (606 words) - 18:00, 22 October 2016
- dividing the basins of the two rivers. The great plain of the Gogra ... have been formed by the old beds of rivers. The whole District is composed ...20 KB (3,220 words) - 13:46, 4 May 2015
- Lahore, where the great rivers enter the fertile zone and the arid grazing grounds of the West give place to the arable plains of the East. The ...41 KB (7,246 words) - 19:36, 1 May 2014
- trict, and settled in the valleys of the Kurram and Gambila rivers. About ... Tochi rivers which they now hold in the north-western corner of the ...8 KB (1,425 words) - 16:38, 28 April 2014
- waters of the Tarnak and Arghasan rivers, while the Tarin Afghans held, as ... and Kabul rivers, into which they moved. They then crossed the Swat river ...26 KB (4,480 words) - 17:24, 28 April 2014
- plains of the five rivers. And from an oconomical and administrative point of view he is the husbandman, the peasant, the revenue-payer par excellence ...8 KB (1,486 words) - 14:19, 27 February 2017
- rivers. One of them, Haji Sher Muhammnd, was a saint whose shrine in Multan is still renowned. They are said to be fair agriculturists and respectable ...8 KB (1,445 words) - 08:39, 29 April 2014
- seed should reign over the tract between the Jhelam and Chanab rivers. This prediction was not * General Cunningham states that the Sial an; supposed ...8 KB (1,404 words) - 19:25, 1 May 2014
- have in small numbers crossed both rivers into the Jahlam and Gujranwala districts. They are for the most part returned as Jats except in Shahpur ...5 KB (854 words) - 08:59, 29 April 2014
- the produce. They only possess land in tracts inundated by the rivers, mere well-cultivation being too laborious a task even for their dependants. ...7 KB (1,136 words) - 17:13, 1 May 2014
- the lower Indus and spread up the five rivers of the Panjab ; and ... valleys of the larger rivers. Their alleged connection with the Malis ...8 KB (1,372 words) - 16:47, 1 May 2014
- the banks of the rivers as they found quantities of Snrr in such situations ... cultivating lands flooded by the rivers. They are quarrelsome and ...6 KB (1,003 words) - 21:14, 1 May 2014
- intersected by numerous small rivers which have nearly all been <o:p ... rivers. The great plain of the Gogra <o:p></o:p> ...159 KB (25,046 words) - 18:15, 13 June 2017
- which are traversed by the rrrcat panjab rivers, where too they assist largely in ... banks of our great rivers. Both these castes, where returned separately ...11 KB (1,972 words) - 12:37, 13 May 2015
- between these two rivers. They are practically all Hindus. ==The Dumna == (Caste No. 41) The Dumna, called also Domra, and even Dura in Chamba ...32 KB (5,702 words) - 13:15, 3 May 2014
- drained by the Dor and Harroh rivers, together with the hill country eastward. The hill-sides to the north and north-east are covered with ...1 KB (181 words) - 23:02, 3 May 2014
- large rivers which make their way through wild and precipitous gorges into the plains. The Abor tribes fall into two chief sections: the ...3 KB (490 words) - 23:06, 3 May 2014
- Wardha. The other rivers are the Wardha and the Pranhita, which run along the north-eastern and eastern borders of the District. The ...4 KB (613 words) - 09:16, 4 May 2014
