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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Notes for Part 1

Section 1.1
tissue-patola sari (3), namasté (3), khatri (4), Sahib (4), gulab-jamuns (4), gajak (4), pandit (4), Bua (5)

Section 1.2
baoji (6), jaymala (7) , Congress Party (7)

Section 1.3
achkan (8)

Section 1.4
Daadi (10) , Banaras Silk Sari (10) , choli (10) , Bhai (11), ayah (12)

Section 1.5
bangle ceremony (14), kachauri (15), laddu (15), barfi (15), pitthu (15), shehnai (15), harsingar tree (18)

Section 1.6
pyjamas (19), jutis (19), zamindari (19), zamindars (20)

Section 1.7
ghazal (21)

Section 1.8
Ghalib (22)

Section 1.9
paan (23), tuberose (24)

Section 1.10
tonga (25), tonga-wallah (25), bulbul (25), salwaar-kameez (25)

Section 1.13
Burri Memsahib (36)

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