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Sentence Examples Plant researchers theorize that aubergines were first eaten on the Indian subcontinent. Never before has this double edged weapon been used so effectively by any politician in the subcontinent. On the Indian subcontinent, one of many forms of dance involves the devadasis, or temple dancers, who dance in the context of temple rituals. You ought not feel that censorious actions in the Indian subcontinent are unregarded. By the start of the last century, colonial India's hill stations were strung out all over the subcontinent. They can bind relationships even beyond the mental and geographical barriers of a subcontinent. Now all that's left are guns and herds of overweight buffalo wallowing across a subcontinent of syrup. After the success of its gridiron coverage, Channel 4 turned its attentions to the subcontinent and the ancient Indian discipline kabaddi. The delicacy of paan is enjoyed all over the Indian subcontinent including Bangladesh. The litany of daily miseries suffered by the powerless public of the subcontinent on both sides of the border should make us ask, why? None foresaw a disaster even remotely close to the one that overwhelmed the subcontinent. This would be the best gift the subcontinent could offer to the world in the International Year of Mountains. The high-risk in the Indian subcontinent is related to the high prevalence of pan-tobacco chewing in the population. During the Cretaceous and the Tertiary periods large parts of the present subcontinent of India were flooded by multiple lava flows. As I said, the players are better used to the conditions in the subcontinent. The story faded from the front pages in most of the world, but it was not quickly forgotten on the subcontinent. For a healthful culinary tour of the subcontinent, try the vegetarian tasting menu. Chutzpah and discipline more than muscle built the Empire on the subcontinent. Small, rufous, and earless, the Serendib Scops Owl is quite unlike any other owl in Sri Lanka or anywhere else in the Indian subcontinent. It was the first and last glimpse of the subcontinent for millions of colonial servants, and it changes utterly every time I come here. Show More Sentences The region served as a fountainhead of Hindu religion and was an established center of education in the subcontinent. Agitated over the role of politicians of both the countries, Khan blamed them of all ills in the subcontinent. The movies that enthrall, enrage and obsess a billion Indians, on the subcontinent and around the world. But in the case of the subcontinent, as the U.S. well knows, that peace has yet to be forged. The Nehru-Gandhi family dominated politics in the subcontinent for 40 years after the end of British rule. The result is a new point of reference for the two estranged siblings of the subcontinent to tell stories about each other. Taxes in South Africa were relatively high in comparison to the rest of the subcontinent. The anniversary of the dawning of freedom for the subcontinent is not all about flag-waving. Do you think that this is going to have serious implications for security on the subcontinent? It also offers a fine range of Indian cuisine prepared by their resident chef, imported straight from the subcontinent. The dog was domesticated in the subcontinent towards the end of the Mesolithic period. But the casual disregard for the welfare of the poor is still very much a feature of life in the subcontinent. This system will develop over the southeastern subcontinent and may reach Namibia's eastern parts. Tooting is preparing itself for a feast of Eastern delight to celebrate the culture of the Asian subcontinent. The Kumaun and Garhwal hills of present-day Uttar Pradesh contain the best stands of softwood in the subcontinent. Calcutta hosts the first-ever gay pride march in the subcontinent. It is now a full month since Mumbai came under attack and the mood in the subcontinent has shifted somewhat. We find this quality in jazz and tap as well as in Euro-Afro dance forms such as flamenco and in world forms from Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Moraes is not only indisputably the greatest living Indian poet working in English, he is also probably the finest prose stylist writing anywhere in the subcontinent. The price was paid in Latin America in the deaths and disappearance of, at a conservative estimate, around 100,000 people throughout the subcontinent. Show More Sentences According to Arfaan Khan, a British Pakistani linguist, a number of Hindi words such as chuddies are currently being imported from the Indian subcontinent. By moving their capital to Delhi, then, the British symbolically sought to resolve centuries of dynastic struggle for control of the subcontinent. Religious processions and royal progresses have been an important practice in the Indian subcontinent with a complex history of their own for many centuries. Seems a batsman in the match was from somewhere on the subcontinent. Brides from the Asian subcontinent have their hands patterned with henna. Even worse, a crisis in the subcontinent could lead to a nuclear war in South Asia. Mombasa is known for its Indian foods brought by the numerous immigrants from the subcontinent, including curries, samosas, and chapatti, a fried bread. Typhoid fever immunization is recommended for travelers going to highly endemic areas in Central and South America, the Indian subcontinent, and Africa. The subcontinent is home to a number of indigenous breeds of dogs. There are Chinatowns and takeaways all over the world, but in Britain the culinary impact of China is dwarfed by the subcontinent. Since the 1947 communal partition of the subcontinent, both of these bourgeoisies have made the conflict against the rival state central to their ruling ideologies. The fight expanded first to North Africa and eventually to the Indian subcontinent. Adidas entered Kabaddi which is still a non Olympic sport but highly popular in the Indian subcontinent and Asian countries. The French meanwhile had despatched a large force from Europe to seize the initiative on the subcontinent. Europe is also a subcontinent within Eurasia in geological terms, making the whole of Russia a part of the Eurasian continent. Trade relations have existed between Arabia and the Indian subcontinent from ancient times. However, neither Australia nor Antarctica appear, and the Indian subcontinent is too small. The silk trade reached as far as the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, Europe, and North Africa. However, with the arrival of immigrants from the Indian subcontinent, cricket is once again gaining interest in the province. Sri Lanka is separated from the mainland portion of the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait. Show More Sentences Overall, however, the progress towards eradication was disappointing, especially in Africa and in the Indian subcontinent. It was founded in 1793, making it one of the oldest rackets clubs in the world, and the first in the Indian subcontinent. The early modern period began in the 16th century, when the Mughal Empire conquered most of the Indian subcontinent. The earliest archaeological site in the subcontinent is the Palaeolithic hominid site in the Soan River valley. In terms of culture, many regions of the subcontinent transitioned from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age in this period. Many smaller clans mentioned within early literature seem to have been present across the rest of the subcontinent. The Pala Empire was founded by Gopala I, it was ruled by a Buddhist dynasty from Bengal in the eastern region of the Indian subcontinent. It ruled large parts of the Indian subcontinent from the 13th century to the early 16th century. However, they were ultimately unsuccessful in conquering and uniting the subcontinent. The early 18th century saw the rise of Maratha suzerainty over the Indian subcontinent. By 1760, the domain of the Marathas stretched across practically the entire subcontinent. By the 1850s, the East India Company controlled most of the Indian subcontinent. It played an important role in reawakening Indian minds and intellect across the Indian subcontinent. Many parts of the Indian subcontinent were governed by the East India Company, which nominally acted as the agent of the Mughal Emperor. Some of the oldest rocks in the Indian subcontinent are found in Goa between Molem and Anmod on Goa's border with Karnataka. From around 550 BCE, many independent kingdoms and republics known as the Mahajanapadas were established across the subcontinent. On the Indian subcontinent, the Delhi Sultanate and the Deccan sultanates would give way, beginning in the 16th century, to the Mughal Empire. Cholera likely has its origins in the Indian subcontinent as evidenced by its prevalence in the region for centuries. The many Indian restaurants all over Britain are a by-product of the large waves of immigration from the subcontinent. The Mughals made a major contribution to the Indian subcontinent with development of their unique architecture. Show More Sentences Many came from the Caribbean and Indian subcontinent and settled throughout the Oldham borough. The Turks had acquired the culture of power of Persia and implemented its political and administrative traditions in the subcontinent. Amchur is a spice, which is prepared from the flesh of dried green mangoes and it is widely used in the entire South Asian subcontinent. Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent and a form of alternative medicine. The satellite navigation system will cover the Indian subcontinent and around 1,500 km beyond the country's geographical boundaries. And Gandhi once said that in the whole subcontinent, probably Sindhis are the most secular people. In a year full of subcontinent cricket, Strauss has thrown down the gauntlet to his misfiring top six to prove they are worth keeping. He too, it is clear, wants to end the cold war in the subcontinent. The Mughal Empire at its peak extended over nearly all of the Indian subcontinent and large parts of Afghanistan. Many of these migrants came from the Caribbean and the Indian subcontinent. Politically, the Indian subcontinent usually includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Sometimes, the term South Asia is used interchangeably with Indian subcontinent. Its use to refer to the Indian subcontinent is seen from the early twentieth century. The Indian subcontinent has been a term particularly common in the British Empire and its successors. There is no globally accepted definition on which countries are a part of South Asia or Indian subcontinent. In dictionary entries, the term subcontinent signifies a large, distinguishable subdivision of a continent. The Indian subcontinent drifted northeastwards, colliding with the Eurasian plate nearly 55 million years ago, towards the end of Paleocene. The zone where the Eurasian and Indian subcontinent plates meet remains one of the geologically active areas, prone to major earthquakes. Whether called the Indian subcontinent or South Asia, the definition of the geographical extent of this region varies. Maldives, the small archipelago southwest of the peninsula, is considered part of the Indian subcontinent. Show More Sentences The geopolitical definition and the use of terms such as Indian subcontinent, South Asian subcontinent and South Asia is a contested topic. There are large Chinatowns in Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, and communities from the Indian subcontinent in all major towns. Mughal Viceroys promoted agricultural expansion and turned Bengal into the rice basket of the Indian subcontinent. India, Pakistan and Bangladesh signed tripartite agreement in 1973 calling for peace and stability in the subcontinent. The Adina Mosque of undivided Bengal was the largest mosque built in the Indian subcontinent. Economic writings date from earlier Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, Indian subcontinent, Chinese, Persian, and Arab civilizations. Urdu is historically associated with the Muslims of the northern Indian subcontinent. On the Indian subcontinent, the Lodhi Dynasty ruled over the Delhi Sultanate during its last phase. The term mutton is almost always used to refer to goat meat in the Indian subcontinent. It has been claimed to have originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The sport is followed primarily in Australasia, Britain, the Indian subcontinent, southern Africa and the West Indies. This form of nationalism took many guises, including the peaceful passive resistance movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian subcontinent. Britain also controlled the Indian subcontinent and large portions of Africa. The Government of India Act 1858 ended the role of the East India Company in governing the subcontinent. Around 7000 BCE, the first known Neolithic settlements appeared on the subcontinent in Mehrgarh and other sites in western Pakistan. They were imitated all over India and led to both the resurgence of Hinduism and the development of all modern languages of the subcontinent. The Indian caste system embodies much of the social stratification and many of the social restrictions found in the Indian subcontinent. The use of the term Indian subcontinent began in the British Empire, and has been a term particularly common in its successors. Maldives, the country consisting of a small archipelago southwest of the peninsula, is considered part of the Indian subcontinent. While Afghanistan is not considered as a part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan is often included in South Asia. Show More Sentences Similarly, Myanmar is included by some scholars in South Asia but not in Indian subcontinent. Buddhism spread beyond the Indian subcontinent, through northwest into Central Asia. Tamil belongs to the southern branch of the Dravidian languages, a family of around 26 languages native to the Indian subcontinent. Between 1803 and 1813, there were more than 10,000 lascars from the Indian subcontinent visiting British port cities and towns. During this time, the Delhi Sultanate took over northern parts of Indian subcontinent. It has a higher ratio of coast to landmass than any other continent or subcontinent. The Bronze Age on the Indian subcontinent began around 3300 BC with the beginning of the Indus Valley civilization. In British English usage, the term Asians usually refers to people with roots in South Asia, essentially the Indian subcontinent. The Hadramis migrated to Southeast Asia, East Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Indian cuisine comprises of a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent. Mughlai cuisine is a style of cooking developed in the Indian subcontinent by the imperial kitchens of the Mughal Empire. Indian migration has spread the culinary traditions of the subcontinent throughout the world. The most notable examples are the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Peninsula. When Eurasia is regarded as a single continent, Europe is treated as a subcontinent. The outcome was the loss of the remaining Portuguese territories in the Indian subcontinent. This number is constantly increasing and can well explain the role of Brussels in the European subcontinent. European colonization also brought sizable groups of Asians, particularly from the Indian subcontinent, to British colonies. In the Arabian Sea the violent Monsoon brings rain to the Indian subcontinent. On the Indian subcontinent, the Mughal Empire ruled most of India in the early 18th century. Well, there are many antibioticresistant bugs on the Indian subcontinent and the rate of superinfection is high. Show More Sentences Historically, the major castes across the subcontinent have included the Brahmins, the Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and the Shudras. Two Iranians have been picked as the two highest paid players in India's Pro Kabaddi League, a sport little known outside the subcontinent. It is believed the fad originated from labour camps where some subcontinent workers smoke ant-filled beedis as a cheap alternative to illegal drugs. By the early 18th century, Mughal Indian textiles were clothing people across the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. Through warfare and diplomacy, Akbar was able to extend the empire in all directions and controlled almost the entire Indian subcontinent north of the Godavari River. The sangha traveled through the subcontinent, expounding the dharma. In contrast growth in Asia has been strong since then, starting with Japan and spreading to Korea, China, the Indian subcontinent and other parts of Asia. After India gained independence from the British in 1947, India requested that Portuguese territories on the Indian subcontinent be ceded to India. Eventually, the East India Company seized control of Bengal and slowly the whole Indian subcontinent with its private armies, composed primarily of Indian sepoys. Rang Ghar, built by Pramatta Singha in Ahom Kingdom's capital Rongpur, is one of the earliest pavilion of outdoor stadia in the Indian subcontinent. Like other settled, agrarian societies in history, those in the Indian subcontinent have been attacked by nomadic tribes throughout its long history. The Pallavas, during the 4th to 9th centuries were, alongside the Guptas of the North, great patronisers of Sanskrit development in the South of the Indian subcontinent. At the end of the Rigvedic period, the Aryan society began to expand from the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, into the western Ganges plain. The National Library of India is the leading public library in the country while Science City is the largest science centre in the Indian subcontinent. From a geological perspective, it is considered a subcontinent of Asia. However, the power vacuum he left in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent directly gave rise to one of the most powerful Indian dynasties in history, the Maurya Empire. The people of the Indian subcontinent, a sixth of the world population at the end of the 20th century, had attained an indigenous independence for the first time in centuries. The Provinces of India, earlier Presidencies of British India and still earlier, Presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in the subcontinent. On the Indian subcontinent, the Great Mughal Empire existed. This is a significant departure from the more conventional view of a subcontinent as comprising a very large peninsula on the fringe of a continent. Show More Sentences Greenland, generally reckoned as the world's largest island on the northeastern periphery of the North American Plate, is sometimes referred to as a subcontinent. Prior to the formation of the United Kingdom, immigration of South Asian ethnic groups to England began with the arrival of the East India Company to the Indian subcontinent. At the time of independence in 1947, the migrants from the Indian parts of the subcontinent entered the present day Pakistan through this border crossing. The Indian religions are distinct yet share terminology, concepts, goals and ideas, and from the Indian subcontinent spread into East Asia and southeast Asia. The Himalayas prevent cold Central Asian katabatic winds from blowing in, keeping the bulk of the Indian subcontinent warmer than most locations at similar latitudes. Nearly contemporaneous Mesolithic rock art sites have been found in many parts of the Indian subcontinent, including at the Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh. The 1996 championship was held in the Indian subcontinent for a second time, with the inclusion of Sri Lanka as host for some of its group stage matches. The games were reduced from 60 to 50 overs per innings, the current standard, because of the shorter daylight hours in the Indian subcontinent compared with England's summer. The principal gallery devoted to Asian art in the museum is Gallery 33 with its comprehensive display of Chinese, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asian objects. Many of those objects were collected by colonial officers and explorers in former parts of the British Empire, especially the Indian subcontinent. English was adopted in regions around the world, such as North America, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, Australia and New Zealand through colonisation by the British Empire. Another account to mention the ancient language Sanskrit was made by Filippo Sassetti, a merchant born in Florence in 1540, who travelled to the Indian subcontinent. The first bioscope in the subcontinent was established in Dacca that year. Based in Dacca, with Shillong as the summer capital and Chittagong as the chief port, the new province covered much of the northeastern subcontinent. Prior to 1947, most of the Indian subcontinent was part of British India. The English term mainly continues to refer to the Indian subcontinent. The region experienced high volcanic activity and plate subdivisions, creating Madagascar, Seychelles, Antartica, Austrolasia and the Indian subcontinent basin. The term Indian subcontinent also has a geological significance. Geologically, the Indian subcontinent is related to the land mass that rifted from Gondwana and merged with the Eurasian plate nearly 55 million years ago. British tea culture dates back to the 19th century, when India was part of the British Empire and British interests controlled tea production in the subcontinent. Show More Sentences A series of serious crop failures in the late 19th century led to widespread famines on the subcontinent in which it is estimated that over 15 million people died. Fisher exact test was applied to assess the significance of the association of ciprofloxacin resistance with reported travel to the subcontinent of India. Gavials are found only on the northern Indian subcontinent, where most are riverine, being best adapted to calmer areas in deep fast-flowing rivers. A climatology of aerosol optical and microphysical properties over the Indian subcontinent from 9 years of Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer data. Examples from Classical Literature In the great subcontinent of South Asia live more than a sixth of the earth's population. Thomas Metcalfe was one of the last of the Nabob species before the wave of egalitarian and utilitarian thinking washed across the subcontinent. Over the Indian subcontinent, HPE are generally known to occur over the west coast of India and northeast parts of India due to orographic features. The subcontinent remained a colony of the British Empire from 1858-1947, so the Gregorian calendar was introduced to the subcontinent around the mid-19th century. Find more words! 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