(Encyclopedia) RajputanaRajputanaräjˌp&oobreve;täˈnə [key], historic region, NW India; roughly coextensive with the modern Indian state of Rajasthan. The name means “land of the Rajputs.” Rajput…
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(Encyclopedia) PrachandaPrachandaprăchänˈdə [key] [the fierce one], nom de guerre of Pushpa Kamal DahalPushpa Kamal Dahalp&oomacr;shˈpä kəmälˈ dəhäl [key], 1954–, Nepalese military and political…
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(Juliet Grossman; pseudonyms Ernest Hamilton, Cyril Judd, Judith Merril, Rose Sharon, Eric Thorstein)science fiction writerBorn: 1/21/1923Birthplace: New York City A writer, editor, and critic,…
philanthropist, mental health activistBorn: 1921Birthplace: Brookline, Mass. Shriver, the daughter of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy and the sister of President John Kennedy, has long advocated for the…
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