The Persian Crore
In Persia/Iran, a crore (korur) was equivalent to 500,000 (5 lakhs) rather than 10,000,000 (100 lakhs).
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India vs. World population in 1850
India's population in 2012 is the same as the entire planet's estimated population in 1850 of around 1.25 billion people.
Opium bureaucracy
Even today, all gazetted officers in India have to sign a form which includes an account of the amount of opium in their charge.
The Grave Guru
The Sanskrit word guru (गुरु) and the English word, grave, are both said to descend from the same Proto-Indo-European base, *gru-, meaning heavy or weighty.
Kasab
Kasab or Qassab means butchers or slaughterers in Arabic and Urdu. It is also the name of a Muslim community involved in the meat business.
Escale à Pondichéry
Escale à Pondichéry is a perfume by Christian Dior which blends the fragrances of black tea, cardamom, and sandalwood.
Horlicks
To make a complete Horlicks of something is a British euphemism for messing something up.
Ashok Kumar
In India, 'John Doe' court orders against an unknown person are known as 'Ashok Kumar' orders.
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