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Letter C

This section showcases all entries starting with the letter C, embracing subjects as diverse as culture, chemistry, and cities. From the complexities of climate change to the richness of culinary arts, explore a world of content. Here, you'll find insights into ancient civilizations, modern cultural movements, and scientific phenomena all brought together under C.

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS OF 1919

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS OF 1919: SIKH DEPUTATION TO ENGLAND. In August 1917, the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Samuel Montagu,...

CORTLANDT. HENRY CHARLES VAN

CORTLANDT. HENRY CHARLES VAN (1814-1888), son of Colonel Henry Clinton Van Cortlandt of the British army, by an Indian wife,...

COSMIC EGG (HIRANYAGARBHA)

COSMIC EGG (HIRANYAGARBHA) The True Lord created the world with his own hands. He broke the Cosmic Egg into two...

COUNCIL OF REGENCY

COUNCIL OF REGENCY. To govern the State of the Punjab during the minority of Maharaja Duleep Singh, two successive councils...

COURT AND CAMP OF RUNJEET SING

COURT AND CAMP OF RUNJEET SING, THE, by W.G. Osborne, military secretary to Lord Auckland, Governor General of India (1836-42),...

COURT, CAROLINE FEZLI AZAMJOO

COURT, CAROLINE FEZLI AZAMJOO (1821-1869), born as Fezli Azamjoo in Kashmir on 13 June 1821, married Claude Auguste Court, a...

COURT, CLAUDE AUGUSTE

COURT, CLAUDE AUGUSTE (1793-1880), general in the Sikh army, honorary general of France, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, recipient...

CUNNINGHAM, JOSEPH DAVEY

CUNNINGHAM, JOSEPH DAVEY (1812-1851), the first British historian of the Sikhs (his A History of the Sikhs was published in...

CURRIE, SIR FREDERICK

CURRIE, SIR FREDERICK (1799-1875), diplomat, son of Mark Currie, was born on 3 February 1799. He came out to India...

CUTTACK

CUTTACK (20° 30`N, 85°50`E), one of the principal towns of Orissa, was visited by Guru Nanak during his travels across...

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