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Glossary

Acre: A measure of land equal to 4,840 square yards or 0.405 hectares.

Anna: An obsolete Indo-Pak coin equivalent to less than one English penny of today.

Brahmin: A member of the supreme caste of Hindus, especially a religious leader.

Kshatriya: Class consisting of Soldiers above Vaishya in Hinduism.

Manu: A renowned name in Vedic literature. Manu Shaster is a book of Hindu’s religious Law allegedly given by Manu in 600 to 200 BC in Sanskrit. Some times it is also used for the first man like ‘Adam’.

Maund: An Indo-Pak measure. One Maund is equivalent to approximately 37 kilograms.

OM: Hinduism’s name for God.

Pula’u: Indian dish of fried rice cooked in meat or vegetable curry.

Sudra: The lowest cast in Hindu caste system.

Vaishya: Craftsmen or people related to business — a cast above Sudra in Hinduism.