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| Caste system | in traditional south Asian society, the divison of society into ridgid groups based mainly on occupation that determined society, standing marriage, choice, and action
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| monsoon | in Asia, a seasonal wind that brings warm moist air from the ocean inland in winter
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| Jati | in traditional Hindu society, a social group that defines a family occupation and social standings
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| reincarnated | the Hindu belief of being reborn repeatedly in different forms until one has overcome earthly disease
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| raga | in Indian classic music, a basic melody on which the players improvise or pay variations
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| mica | silicate mineral that typically splits into thin shiny sheets
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| karma | in Hindu beliefs the sum of good and bad actions in one's present
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| sadhu | a hindu hermit or holyman and teacher
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| tajmahal | a tomb
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| treker | a mountain hiker, more generally anyone on a difficult journey
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| chipko | in India, an environmental movement
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| tala | in India, classic music, a rythmn, a pattern often played on a drum
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| Green Revolution | program begun in the 1960s to produce higher yielding more productive strains of wheat, rice and other food crops
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| sitar | one of South Asia's stringed instruments
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| nirvana | in Buddhism, the ultimate state of peace and insight toward which people strive
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| Mohandas K. Gandhi | led India towards independence
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| subcontinent | large land mass that is part of a continent but still distinct from it such as India
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| Dharma | in Hinduism, a person's mortal duty based on class distinction which guides his or her life
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| mantra | in Hinduism a sacred word or phrases repeated in prayer and chants
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| alluvial plain | flood plain on which flooding rivers have deposited rich soil such as the Indo-Gangetic Plain in South Asia
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| Jute | plant fiber used to make string and cloth
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| mangrove tree | tropical evergreen tree or shrub that usually grows in thick groves near water
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| vedas | a sacred literature
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| cyclone | a storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure
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