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Page 138
... India . He helped the British in the first Anglo- Afghan War ( 1839-42 ) and in the conquest of Sindh ( 1842-43 ) and was granted a pension . After he had settled in Bombay , he encoun- tered some opposition from a minority of his ...
... India . He helped the British in the first Anglo- Afghan War ( 1839-42 ) and in the conquest of Sindh ( 1842-43 ) and was granted a pension . After he had settled in Bombay , he encoun- tered some opposition from a minority of his ...
Page 317
... 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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