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Deepak Chopra

Deepak Chopra is a celebrity doctor whose specialty is the healing ways of his native India. Chopra was born and raised in India and moved to the United States in the 1970s. He settled in Boston and…

Narinder S. Kapany

physicistBorn: ?Birthplace: India The “father of fiber optics,” Narinder Kapany grew up in Dehradun in northern India, where a teacher informed him that light only traveled in a straight line. He…

Kalpana Chawla

astronautBorn: 7/1/1961Birthplace: Karnal, India Kalpana Chawla's love of flying led to her career as a NASA astronaut. She started her higher education in India, earning a B.S. in aeronautical…

Diwali

The Hindu festival of lights by Holly Hartman Diwali, "the festival of lights" Related Links Hinduism India | Map Hindu Festival Dates Hindu Calendar Ramayana Hindu…

Bharati Mukherjee

writerBorn: 7/27/1940Birthplace: Calcutta, India Mukherjee was born to Indian parents and had learned to read and write by age 3. She earned a B.A from the University of Calcutta in 1959 and her M…

George MacDonald Fraser Biography

authorDied: January 2, 2008 (Isle of Man) Best Known as: author of the Flashman novels A British writer who wrote the Flashman novels over four decades. The…

DK People & Places: Southern Asia

WHY DO HINDU PILGRIMS GATHER AT VARANASI? HOW ARE HIKERS DAMAGING THE HIMALAYAS? WHY IS BANGLADESH PRONE TO FLOODING? WHICH ISOLATED COUNTRY IS RULED BY THE DRAGON KING? WHAT IS CITY LIFE LIKE IN…

Dupleix, Joseph François

(Encyclopedia) Dupleix, Joseph FrançoisDupleix, Joseph Françoiszhôzĕfˈ fräNswäˈ düplĕksˈ [key], 1697–1763, French colonial administrator in India. He went to India in 1721 as an officer of the French…

State Department Notes on Bhutan

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations Defense U.S.-Bhutan Relations PEOPLEThe people of Bhutan can be…

Yellapragada SubbaRow

biochemistBorn: 1/12/1895Birthplace: Bhimavaram, India The young Yellapragada SubbaRow flunked out of two high schools in India until the death of his father caused him to buckle down to his…