South Asia Flashcards
Monsoon
A rainy season in South Asia
Terracing
Slopes fields where crops are grown
Intercropping
Growing two crops together
Raj
British rule over India
The Indian National Congress Party
A great activist party, first opposing British rule then later led by Ghandi
Call centers
An electro communication system where employees assist people over the phone , very popular
Opium
A heroin-based drug component found in poppy seed plants
Micro finance
Aiding developing worlds’ businesses with small amounts of money at low interest
Mujahideen
Soldiers fighting against non-Muslim forces
Hinduism (+Dharma
An Indian religion and dharma (the eternal and inherent nature of reality regarded as Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order)
Vedas
The oldest of Hindu scriptures
Buddhism
A set of standards to live better
Hindutva
An ideology seeking to establish better leadership and power of Hindus
Buddhism
A set of standards to live better
Aziz Royesh
A Hindu Social activist and writer
