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  2. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    A term which originally referred to a place where sporting events take place and referred to any of various meets at which contests were held to test the skill of the competitors. In English-speaking countries, a gymkhana refers to a multi-game equestrian event performed to display the training and talents of horses and their rider [ -khānā ...

  3. Forced conversion - Wikipedia

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    New York Times summarised the view of Hindu groups that these seemingly voluntary conversions "take place under such economic duress that they are tantamount to a forced conversion anyway." [183] In October 2020, the Pakistani High Court upheld the validity of a forced marriage between 44-year-old Ali Azhar and 13-year-old Christian Arzoo Raja.

  4. Forced marriage - Wikipedia

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    This practice has taken place recently in countries such as Syria, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Historically, this was common throughout the world, with women from the communities of the war enemy being considered "spoils of war", who could be kidnapped, raped and forced into marriage or sexual slavery". [ 108 ]

  5. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    (Akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning "sky", "space" or "aether") In the religion of theosophy and the philosophical school called anthroposophy, the Akashic records are a compendium of all universal events, thoughts, words, emotions and intent ever to have occurred in the past, present, or future in terms of all entities and life forms, not just ...

  6. Violence - Wikipedia

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    The violence "can also all take place under one roof, or in a given community or neighborhood and can happen at the same time or at different stages of life." [ 25 ] Youth violence has immediate and long term adverse impact whether the individual was the recipient of the violence or a witness to it.

  7. Aazaan - Wikipedia

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    The child is forcefully taken away, and Aazaan is captured and led away. Sam was a traitor working on the side of the doctor. Aazaan sacrifices his life to save the girl and throws her off with a parachute. Aazaan dies and saves the world from the virus as the government now gets the antidote.

  8. Extradition - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, the codes of penal procedure in many countries contain provisions allowing for extradition to take place in the absence of an extradition agreement. [2] States may, therefore, still request the expulsion or lawful return of a fugitive from the territory of a requested state in the absence of an extradition treaty.

  9. Sankham - Wikipedia

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    When Chandu's girlfriend Mahalakshmi is forcefully taken to India by her violent family members, he arrives in India to marry her but is assigned a task that would eventually pull him into an ages-old feud with the rival village and lead him to the discovery of his true identity. The film was released theatrically on 11 September 2009.