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  2. Deweni Inima - Wikipedia

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    Deweni Inima (Sinhala: දෙවෙනි ඉනිම) is a 2017 Sinhalese Sri Lankan television prime-time soap opera which premiered on 6 February 2017 on TV Derana. The series is directed by Saranga Mendis, produced by Chamika Mendis and written by Saman Edirimunee. It airs every weekday from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The first season was ...

  3. Murder of Anni Dewani - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 September 2024. Indian-Swedish engineer murdered in South Africa Anni Dewani Born Anni Ninna Hindocha (1982-03-12) 12 March 1982 Mariestad, Sweden Disappeared 13 November 2010 (aged 28) Gugulethu, South Africa (33°58′42″S 18°34′26″E  /  33.97833°S 18.57389°E  / -33.97833; 18.57389 ...

  4. List of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 46 presidencies. The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the ...

  5. Rex Kodippili - Wikipedia

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    Rex Joseph Kodippili (Sinhala:රෙක්ස් කොඩිප්පිලි; 6 October 1938 – 24 December 2023), was a Sri Lankan film actor and producer. Primarily acting as a villain for most of his career, Kodippili appeared in more than 130 films and produced two films. [2][3] In 2019, he was honoured with Janabhimani Honorary Award ...

  6. Zamindars of Bihar - Wikipedia

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    After the collapse of the Mughals, the British East India Company held sway over much of South Asia. [10] The colonial power wanted the revenue system "to be simple in its principle and uniform in its operation," but the zamindari system was so ingrained that even the early British rulers, from the grant of Dewani (1765) to the Permanent Settlement (1793), dared not challenge it fundamentally.

  7. In the Country of Men - Wikipedia

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    OCLC. 65468307. In the Country of Men is the debut novel of the writer Hisham Matar, [1] first published in July 2006 by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books. It was nominated for the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. [2] It has so far been translated into 22 languages and was awarded the 2007 Royal Society of Literature ...

  8. Heart Sutra - Wikipedia

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    [67]: 155, 298 [ae] All of the East Asian commentaries are commentaries of Xuanzang's translation of the short version of the Heart Sutra. Kukai's commentary is purportedly of Kumārajīva's translation of the short version of the Heart Sutra;but upon closer examination seems to quote only from Xuanzang's translation. [65]: 21, 36–37

  9. Diwali - Wikipedia

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    Kali Puja – Diwali is most commonly known as Kali Puja in West Bengal or in Bengali dominated areas. Karthikai Deepam – the festival of lights observed by Tamils of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Sri Lanka and elsewhere. Lehyam, often prepared on the occasion of Deepavali to aid the digestion.