City

• Delhi

  A city in north central India.

• Bangalore

  An industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai).

• Jabalpur

  An industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delhi.

• Kolkata

  The largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern...

• Mumbai

  A city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after...

• Agra

  A city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal.

• Hyderabad

  A city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh.

• Chennai

  A city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras.

• Lucknow

  A city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents...

• Mysore

  A city in southern India to the southwest of Bangalore.

• Salem

  A city in southern India.

State

• Assam

  State in northeastern India.

• Karnataka

  State in southern India; formerly Mysore.

• Manipur

  State in northeastern India.

• Andhra Pradesh

  A state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal.

• Bihar

  A state of northeastern India.

• Goa

  A state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony.

• Gujarat

  An industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay.

• Madras

  A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly M...

• Uttar Pradesh

  A state in northern India.

• Orissa

  State in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal.

• West Bengal

  A state in eastern India.

Geographical Area

• Kashmir

  An area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India.

• Hindustan

  Northern region of India where Hinduism predominates.

• Sikkim

  A geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between...

• Kanara

  A historical region of southwestern India on the west coast.

• Punjab

  A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan.

• Gujarat

  A region of western India to the north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati...

• Maharashtra

  A historical area in west-central India.

Mountain Peak

• Kamet

  A mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high).

• Nanda Devi

  A mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high).

• Pobeda Peak

  A mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high).

Bangladesh

• Hinduism

  The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

• Brahmaputra

  An Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal.

• Ganges

  An Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river...

Pakistan

• panchayat

  A village council in India or southern Pakistan.

• Thar Desert

  A desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Paki...

Chain

• Himalayas

  A mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range...

• Tien Shan

  A major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles.

Also contains

• Indian

  A native or inhabitant of India.

• Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

  An all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's...

• chapatti

  Flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle.

• subcontinent

  A large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of...

• dacoity

  Robbery by a gang of armed dacoits.

• ashram

  (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus.

• mulligatawny

  A soup of eastern India that is flavored with curry; prepared with a meat or chicken...

• ayah

  (in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children.

• godown

  (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse.

• Nilgiri Hills

  Hills in southern India.

• Mogul empire

  An empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1...