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  2. Quit India speech - Wikipedia

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    In August 1942, Indian politician and social activist, Mahatma Gandhi, was a central figure to the Quit India campaign. [3] He was the leader of the Indian National Congress, [4] and the Quit India campaign was a national protest movement based on "satyagraha" (truthful request) [1] that called for an end to British colonial rule in India and the establishment of Indian sovereignty, [5 ...

  3. Expungement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For adult offenders, a conviction for a less serious, nonviolent misdemeanor or felony offense may be set aside after a waiting period of between one and twenty years, provided that the person seeking relief from the conviction has no other convictions within the most recent ten years, or arrests within the past three years.

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

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.

  5. Conviction - Wikipedia

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    In law, a conviction is the determination by a court of law that a defendant is guilty of a crime. [1] A conviction may follow a guilty plea that is accepted by the court, a jury trial in which a verdict of guilty is delivered, or a trial by judge in which the defendant is found guilty. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (that

  6. Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi - Wikipedia

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    Further, at least two versions of the shloka are prevalent. In one version (found in an edition published by Hindi Prachara Press, Madras in 1930 by T. R. Krishna Chary, Editor and T. R. Vemkoba Chary the publisher at 6:124:17 [4]) it is spoken by Bharadvaja addressing Rama:

  7. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha

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    The basis for the formation of BAPS was Shastriji Maharaj's conviction that Swaminarayan remained present on earth through a lineage of Gunatit Gurus (perfect devotee), starting with Gunatitanand Swami, one of Swaminarayan's most prominent disciples, [4] [11] [12] [13] [5] [14] [note 1] and that Swaminarayan and his choicest devotee, Gunatitanand Swami, were ontologically, Purushottam and ...

  8. Hinglish - Wikipedia

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    In the context of written language, Hinglish colloquially refers to Romanized Hindi — Hindustani written in English alphabet (that is, using Roman script instead of the traditional Devanagari or Nastaliq), often also mixed with English words or phrases.

  9. The Second Coming (poem) - Wikipedia

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    The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Surely some revelation is at hand; Surely the Second Coming is at hand. The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert A shape with lion body and the head of a man,