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Dhar (där), town (1991 pop. 59,246), Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is a district administrative center and a market for cotton, grains, and oilseed. Dhar was the capital of the kingdom of Malwa and a center of Hindu learning from the 9th to 14th cent. The fort (c.1340) and the Hindola Mahal and Jahaj Mahal are notable landmarks. DharTown (pop., 2001: 75,374), western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. On the northern slopes of the Vindhya Range, it commands one of the gaps leading to the Narmada River valley. An ancient town, it was renowned as the capital of the Rajputs (9th–14th centuries). It was conquered by the Muslims in the 14th century, was under Mughal dominion, and fell to the Marathas in 1730. Long a centre of culture and learning, its fine historic sites include the Pillar Mosque (1405), built out of the remains of Jaina temples. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But there is no treatment here of the benefits that Kashmiri populations might have obtained through the India/Pakistan conflict: in fact Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was surrounded in the 1970s by a recognized "Kashmiri Mafia," a group of Brahmin men like PN Haksar, DP Dhar, and PN Dhar, who advised her before and after the 1971 war with Pakistan. Dhar RK, Zheng Y, Shams M, Ahmed KM, Stute M, van Been A. These two paths are supported by Dhar and Wertenbroch's (2000) assertion that hedonic products are of higher value to consumers. |
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