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Aryan a member of a people speaking an Indo-European language who invaded northern India in the 2nd millennium BC Bangalore Indian city that is home to many high-tech industries. Bhagavad-Gita One of the sacred writings of Hinduism Buddha founder of Buddhism Buddhism the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth Caste (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus Cottage Industry small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment Dravidian a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka, speakers of a language group found in India since earliest times; mostly spoken in South India today Golden age the most flourishing period in the history of a nation, literature, etc. Green Revolution an increase in food production Hinduism the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., Karma the belief of what comes around goes around; Hinduism/Buddhism Kashmir a former princely state in SW Asia, adjacent to India, Pakistan, Sinkiang, and Tibet Legislature a law or a body of laws enacted. Mohandas Gandhi 1869-1948, Hindu religious leader, nationalist, and social reformer. Monarch a sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation. Nirvana freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations Nonviolent-Resistance Refusal to obey a law considered unjust; civil disobedience. Parliamentary the legislature of certain British colonies Prime Minister of government in parliamentary systems Reincarnation rebirth of the soul in a new body. Sanskrit Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 BC taj mahal a white marble mausoleum built at Agra, India Vedas the entire body of Hindu sacred writings