by David Johnson Since Indonesians speak more than 500 languages and dialects, and live on more than 17,000 islands, it is not surprising that Indonesian cuisine is quite varied. While most…
A quick guide to Asian foods by David Johnson In the 1950s, Asian food meant chop suey and fortune cookies to most people. Today that has all changed. A rich and increasingly authentic…
by David Johnson Cooking in the Himalayan Mountain country of Nepal is similar to that of Northern India and nearby Tibet. However, Nepali cooking makes use of some ingredients found only…
(Encyclopedia) Dravidian languagesDravidian languagesdrəvĭdˈēən [key], family of about 23 languages that appears to be unrelated to any other known language family. The Dravidian languages are spoken…
(Encyclopedia) Clarke, Arthur C. (Sir Arthur Charles Clarke), 1917–2008, British science fiction writer. During World War II he served as a radar instructor and aviator in the Royal Air Force. After…
(Encyclopedia) cocacocakōˈkə [key], common name for shrubs of the genus Erythroxylum, particularly E. coca, of the family Erythroxylaceae, and found abundantly in upland regions and on mountain…
(Encyclopedia) Gandhi, RajivGandhi, Rajivräjˈĭv [key]Gandhi, Rajiv gänˈdē, räjēvˈ [key], 1944–91, prime minister of India (1984–89). Oldest son of Indira Gandhi, he flew for Indian Airlines until his…
(Encyclopedia) RamayanaRamayanarämäˈyənə [key] [story of Rama], classical Sanskrit epic of India, probably composed in the 3d cent. b.c. Based on numerous legends, it is traditionally the work of…
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