complete solution
Mughal Empire
Muslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries.
nonviolent resistance
peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate
caste system
a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
partition
separate or apportion into sections; British rule in 1947 partitioned British India into India
(Hindu) and Muslim Paristan.
Kashmir
an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
microcredit
giving small loans to people who cannot get money the normal ways
entrepreneur
someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
Sherpa
a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as
mountaineers
mandala
any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe
Sinhalese
the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka
Tamils
people that lived at the southern tip of India, also the name of their Language.
Mohandas Gandhi