Kochi, India - Kochi, India Kochi (previously known as Cochin) is the largest (pop. 1,140,605:1991) city in the state of Kerala, India, and its principal port. Kochi is also known as the Queen of Arabian Sea. Cochin was once controlled by the United Provinces; it was ceded to the United Kingdom in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 in exchange for the island of Banca. Fort Kochi, situated on the Fort Kochi/Mattancherry peninsula, is the historical part of the city and home to most of the tourist attractions, such the cantilevered Chinese fishing nets and the Santa Cruz Basilica. Most economic activity is now centred in Ernakulam, however..
Kaveri River - written as Cauvery) is one of the major rivers of southern India. It arises from hill streams in the Western Ghats of Coorg. The temple at Talakaveri is traditionally considered as the point of origin of this river. The Kaveri flows west to east through the South Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The Kaveri river is the locus of a water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. That dispute is complicated by, and mirrors, political issues of resentment and one-up-manship between the peoples of the two states. Points of Interest Srirangapattana Shivasamudram Vishvesvaraya Dam Hogenakkal Falls (meaning "smoking rock"): The spray of the river hitting the rocks is so fine that it appears like smoke Thiruchirapalli (Trichy).
Kalpana Chawla - 2 Education 3 NASA Career 4 Personal Characteristics 5 Memoria 6 See also 7 External Links Early Life Chawla was born in Karnal, Haryana, India. Her interest in flight was inspired by J. R. D. Tata, India's first pilot. Education Chawla studied aeronautical engineering at the Punjab Engineering College in Punjab, India in 1982 where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree. Thereafter she moved to the United States to obtain a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from University of Texas (1984). Dr. Chawla earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering from University of Colorado in 1988. That same year she began working for NASA's Ames Research Center. Kalpana Chawla became a naturalized USA citizen, and married Jean-Pierre Harrison, a freelance flying instructor. Chawla held a certified flight instructor's license.
Kansai International Airport - Carriers International arrivals go to immigration and baggage claim on the first floor. International departures are ticketed on the fourth floor and board from the third floor. Aeroflot Air Caledonie Airlines Air Canada Air China Air France Air India Air New Zealand Air Tahiti Nui Alitalia All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines Australian Airlines Austrian Airlines Cathay Pacific China Eastern China Northern China Southern Continental Micronesia Emirates EVA Air Finnair Garuda Indonesia Japan Airlines Japan Asia Airlines Japan Transocean Air KLM Korean Air Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines MIAT Mongolian Northwest Airlines Philippine Airlines Qantas Royal Nepal Airlines Singapore Airlines Thai Airways International Turkish Airlines United Airlines Uzbekistan Airways Vietnam Airlines Vladivostok Air Domestic Carriers Arrivals, departures, ticketing, and baggage claim are all on the second floor. Air Nippon All Nippon Airways JALWays Japan.
Kalto - Nahali is a poorly documented language of west-central India. Kuiper (1962) conjectured that it is unrelated to any other Indian language but, even if that is so, its vocabulary has over the millennia been heavily influenced, in turn by Munda, Dravidian and latterly, Indo-European Marathi. In Victorian times the Kalto (then known disparagingly as "Nahals" or "Nihals") were among the most notorious of the wild jungle tribes that lived by plunder. Just after 1800 an Arab princeling of the Moghul empire led a punitive expedition against them that destroyed their tribal independence. Their tribal area is just south of the Tapti river, around the village of Tembi in Nimar district of Chota Nagpur, Madhya Pradesh. Kalto is possibly related to another near-extinct remnant of the Indian linguistic sub-stratum, namely Kusunda, spoken.
Karakoram - the Himalayas, with many of the Himalayas' highest and most daunting peaks. It is located on the border of Pakistan and India with China, about 500 km (300 mi) in length, and is the most heavily glaciated part of the world outside of the polar regions. Due to its altitude and ruggedness, the Karakoram is much less inhabited than parts of the Himilayas further east. European explorers first visited early in the 19th century, followed by British surveyors starting in 1856. The Muztagh pass was crossed in 1887 by the expedition of Colonel Francis Younghusband and the valleys above the Hunza River were explored by George Cockerill in 1892. Explorations in the 1910s and 1920s established most of the geography of the region. Highest peaks The Karakoram's highest peaks include, among.
Vedic Sarasvati River - it. The river has been identified with various present-day or historical rivers, particularly the Ghaggar-Hakra river in India and Pakistan. Alternative suggestions include the Helmand River in Afghanistan, which historically bore the name 'sarasvati'. There is also a river in Iran which has been given this name. Sometimes it also means the heavenly 'river' milky way and and it is personifid as a goddess. The goddess Sarasvati developed independently from the river itself. There is also a present-day Saraswati River in India which appears to be one of the branches of the ancient river. The identification of the 'original' Saraswati river has become embroiled in debates about the age of the Vedas and of the relation between Aryan culture and the Indus Valley civilization. In the enumeration of the rivers in.
Kamal Hassan - Hassan is an acclaimed and popular movie star from India. Hailing from Tamil Nadu in South India, he has been critically acclaimed for his various movie roles, mainly in the Tamil film industry. He made his screen debut with the Tamil movie Kalathur Kannamma at the tender age of 5. He got his break with K. Balachander's Telugu hit Maro Charithra. Besides Tamil, he has also performed in movies in Hindi and other languages. He has played a plethora of characters including a ventriloquist, an under-world don, a freedom-fighter, a classical dancer, a blind violinist, a dwarf clown and even a mentally challenged man. He is the winner of several Indian awards for acting. He has also received the best actor award at the Asian Film festivals held in 1983 and.
Kamal - string if travelling to a known latitude. The knots were typically tied to measure angles of one finger-width. When held at arm's length, the width of a finger measures an angle that remains fairly similar from person to person. This was widely used (and still is today) for rough angle measurements, an angle known as issabah in Arabic, or a chih in Chinese. By modern measure this is about 1 degree, 36 minutes, and 25 seconds, or just over 1.5 degrees. Due to the limited width of the card, the kamal was only really useful for measuring Polaris in equatorial latitudes, which perhaps explains why it was not common in Europe. Kamal also means Kamal Hasan, a famous Tamil actor from India.
Katar - dagger, is a type of short punching sword used in Persia and northern India. It is notable for its horizontal hand grip, which results in the blade of the sword sitting above the user's knuckles. Typically the sword was used in close range hand-to-hand combat, effective in armour piercing. The blade was often folded or corrugated for additional strength. "Hooded katars" are katars with a shield extending over the back of the user's hand. Katars ceased being in common use in the 19th century..
Kapil Dev - best all-rounders of all-time and also a successful cricket captain for India. He led India to its only World Cup victory in 1983. In addition he held the record for the most test match wickets, breaking Richard Hadlee's record. He was one of the four great all-rounders in the world in the 80's along with Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee, and Imran Khan. As a bowler Kapil was notable for a graceful action and a potent outswinger and was India's main strike bowler especially in the first half of his career. As a batsman he was a natural striker of the ball and often helped India when in trouble most famously on route to the World Cup finals at Lord's when he smashed an unbeaten 175 against Zimbabwe helping India recover from.
Kalaripayattu - Kalaripayattu Kalaripayattu from Kerala, India is probably the oldest Martial Arts form in the world. It is said that Bodhi Dharma took this art form to China, which it is claimed to have evolved into Kung Fu and other forms of Chinese martial arts. Kalaripayattu is practised inside a Kalari, which is an arena. This was originally practised by the fighters or warriors of Kerala. Nowadays, it is just a sacred art form and the popularity is dying. Kalaripayattu also shows a strong influence of Ayurveda and major classical danceforms of Kerala..
Kalidas - Kalidas Kalidas is considered one of India's greatest Sanskrit poets and dramatists. The exact dates of his life are disputed. Some Indian scholars believe he existed around 1st Century BC, but others believe that his works may have been written around the middle of the 4th and 5th centuries A.D, during the reigns of Chandragupta Vikramaditya, and his successor, Kumaaragupta. He was one of the so-called nine gems of Vikramaditya's court in Ujjain. The earlier claim pointing to his existence around 1st century BC, is supported by his play on the Shunga king Agnimitra who belonged to that period. It is very unlikely that he would have made this obscure king the hero of his play unless he belonged to that period. The Vikrama calendar also begins with 58-57 BC..
Karim Shah - recovered from the devastation of 40 years of war. He made Shiraz his capital, constructing many fine buildings. Moreover, he reorganized the fiscal system of the kingdom, removing some of the heavy burdens of taxation from the agricultural classes. An active patron of the arts, he attracted many scholars and poets to his capital. Karim Khan also opened Iran to foreign influence by allowing the English East India Company to establish a trading post in Bushire, the Persian Gulf port (1763). In advancing his policy of developing trade, in 1775-76 he attacked and captured Basra, the Ottoman port at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, which had diverted much of the trade with India away from Iranian ports. The civil war that followed Karim Khan's death ended only with the final.
Kanyakumari - Kanyakumari Kanyakumari is a city on the southernmost point of India. It is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. During British rule of India, it was known as Cape Commorin. The closest major city is Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. It is the meeting point of three water bodies, The Arabian Sea, The Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. It is an important pilgrimage centre for Hindus. It is at Kanyakumari that Swami Vivekananda, a great spritual leader and philosopher, did his meditation and there is a memorial named after him here..
Kannadigas - the term for a native speaker of Kannada. Karnataka State of India is the homeland of most Kannadigas..
Kashmiri language - is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Pakistan. It has 4,391,000 speakers. It is an SVO language written in a persian script. External Link Ethnologue on Kashmiri.
Kamala Nehru Park - located at the top of Mumbai's Malabar Hill, named (renamed?) after the wife of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamala Nehru, a place which is frequently visited by schoolchildren on picnics. It has little to offer by way of entertainment, apart from a "Old Woman's Shoe" which is a source of enjoyment for kids. The view of the city, Chowpatty Beach, Queen's Necklace, is spectacular and unmissable..
Kasargod - the northern-most district in the state of Kerala, India formed on 24th May, 1984. The place was famous in ancient time as Harkwillia, a port city in the west coast of India. The district has splendid natural beauty and resources, and boundary with Karnataka in the north, Kannur in the south, the forest-covered Western Ghats in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west..
Vesak - calendar) is the most holy time in the Buddhist calendar. Vesak is also known as Visakah Puja in India, Wesak in Sri Lanka, and as Buddha Purnima in Thailand. It commemorates the birth, Enlightenment and passing of Gautama Buddha on the one historical day, the first full moon day in May, except in a leap year when the festival is held in June. It is celebrated throughout Southeast Asia where Theravada Buddhism is prevalent. In Thailand, Buddhists celebrate Vesak with mass releases of caged birds, sacred chants, fasting and other religious observances..
