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... ( India ) : see Amreli . Amaravati , also spelled AMARAVATHI , town , east - central Andhra Pradesh state , southern India . Situated on the Krishna River , it was an ancient Buddhist centre in the region . Its monasteries and university ...
... ( India ) : see Amreli . Amaravati , also spelled AMARAVATHI , town , east - central Andhra Pradesh state , southern India . Situated on the Krishna River , it was an ancient Buddhist centre in the region . Its monasteries and university ...
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... India ( 1947-51 ) . Born of an untouchable Mahar family of western India , he was as a boy humiliated by his high - caste schoolfellows . His father was an officer in the Indian Army . Awarded a schol- arship by the Gaekwar ( the ruler ) ...
... India ( 1947-51 ) . Born of an untouchable Mahar family of western India , he was as a boy humiliated by his high - caste schoolfellows . His father was an officer in the Indian Army . Awarded a schol- arship by the Gaekwar ( the ruler ) ...
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... India ( c . 1000 BC ) . By the 4th cen- tury BC , Bengal was part of the Indian Maurya empire ( c . 325-185 BC ) and was exposed to Buddhism . In the 4th century AD , it passed to the Gupta dynasty of the Magadha state in northeastern India ...
... India ( c . 1000 BC ) . By the 4th cen- tury BC , Bengal was part of the Indian Maurya empire ( c . 325-185 BC ) and was exposed to Buddhism . In the 4th century AD , it passed to the Gupta dynasty of the Magadha state in northeastern India ...
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