BARODA

bərōˈdə, former native state, now incorporated in Gujarat state, W central India. It is a prosperous area on a fertile alluvial plain. Its chief city, Vadodara (1991 pop. 1,126,824), formerly Baroda, a district administrative center on the Vishvamitri River, has cotton-textile, chemical, machinery, furniture, and consumer-goods industries. The city is a rail and road hub, and has an airfield. There are several institutions of higher learning and museums. The Markapura Palace has deep and ornately carved wells.

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books on: Baroda  - 635 results

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Narrative Thought and Narrative Language: A Publication of the Cognitive Studies Group and the Institute for Behavioral Research at the University of Georgia
Book by Bruce K. Britton, A. D. Pellegrini; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1990
Subjects: Consciousness, Discourse Analysis--Psychological Aspects, Narration (Rhetoric), Psycholinguistics, Thought And Thinking
...Woman" Generic propositions: 1. Mrs. Baroda learns her husbands friend is coming to...Gouvernail is different from the way Mrs. Baroda pictures him cynical, glasses, etc. . 3. Mrs. Baroda tries to see to Gouvernails comfort and...
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A Study of Bundi School of Painting
Book by Jiwan Sodhi; Abhinav, 1999
Subjects: Miniature Painting, Indic--India--Bundi (Princely State), Rajput Painting--India--Bundi (Princely State)
...Akademi, 3-4, 1956-57. 327. Critical O.C. Baroda The Spring Season. XXVIc- Bundi Catalogue of Gangoly. Museum, 18th century. Miniature Baroda. Paintings in the Baroda Museum, 1961. \. 328. Critical O.C. Baroda...
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Sovereignty, Power, Control: Politics in the State of Western India, 1916-1947
Book by John Mcleod; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Alexandria (Egypt)--History, Avillius Flaccus--Governor Of Egypt--D. 38 Or 39, Jews--Persecutions--Egypt--Alexandria, Philo--Of Alexandria
...overturning the Canning guaran- tees. But Baroda was not the only major state to have claims...feudatories inspired the government of Baroda to revive the old claims regarding the...as full-fledged states, the way the Baroda tributaries were). The longstanding...
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Libraries and Librarianship in India
Book by Jashu Patel, Krishan Kumar; Greenwood Press, 2001
Subjects: Libraries--India, Library Science--India
...declared: I determined to introduce into Baroda India what we in the United States have...reached . What America could only dream of, Baroda could do, and in a measure has done...initiated a free public library system in Baroda, the first of its kind in India, in...
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The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
Book by V. P. Menon; Longmans, Green, 1956
Subjects: Constitutional History--India, State Governments--India
...to the credit of Sir Pratap Singh that Baroda was the first State in 1947 to send its...explained the situation about Junagadh. Baroda will be ready to shoulder the responsibility...1 the Indian Dominion shall pass on to Baroda jurisdiction of all the six agencies...
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journal articles on: Baroda  - 133 results

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The Bridge at Neverwas Closing Remarks at Baroda
Journal article by Steve Stockdale; et Cetera, Vol. 65, 2008
Subjects: Boats, Design, Engineers, Farms, Mountains
The Bridge at Neverwas Closing Remarks at Baroda by Steve Stockdale Once upon a time there was a beautiful land...presented "The Bridge at Neverwas" as his closing remarks for the Baroda Workshop. Devkumar Trivedi attended and offers his impressions...
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The Bridge at Neverwas: Closing Remarks at Baroda
Journal article by Steve Stockdale; ETC.: A Review of General Semantics, Vol. 65, 2008
Subjects: General semantics--Study and teaching, International relations--Analysis, Metaphor
The Bridge at Neverwas: Closing Remarks at Baroda. by Steve Stockdale Once upon a time there was a beautiful...presented "The Bridge at Neverwas" as his closing remarks for the Baroda Workshop. Devkumar Trivedi attended and offers his impressions...
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Expanding Roles of Teachers for the 21st Century: An Indian Context
Journal article by Navaz Peshotan Bhavnagri, Thrity G. Vaswani; Childhood Education, Vol. 75, 1999
Subjects: Education--Social aspects, Teachers--Education, Teaching--Social aspects
...roles, using preschool education in the slums(1) of Baroda, India, as an illustrative study, and its implications...Mohite, 1991.) PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN THE SLUMS OF BARODA Baroda, the 21st-largest city in India, with a population...
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The Role of Fathers in Children's Lives: A View from Urban India
Journal article by Rajalakshmi Sriram; Childhood Education, Vol. 87, 2011
Subjects: Father and child--Management, Father-child relations--Management, Fatherhood--Management, Parent training--Methods, Parent-teacher relations--Management, Parent-teacher relationships--Management
...urban contexts of western India (Mumbai, Baroda, and Jaipur) today expect an ideal father...Across studies conducted in the city of Baroda, fathers reported that their participation...Studies, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Since 2005, it has been implementing...
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Awakened Men in Kate Chopin's Creole Stories
Journal article by Pearl L. Brown; ATQ (The American Transcendental Quarterly), Vol. 13, 1999
Subjects: A Night in Acadie (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Bayou Folk (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Chopin, Kate--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Creoles--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Women authors--19th century
...Cazeau, Athenaises husband, and Gaston Baroda, the husband in "A Respectable Woman...In "A Respectable Woman," Madame Baroda has been told by her husband, Gaston...the customary male recreations Gaston Baroda had been looking forward to, fishing...
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Sotheby's Doha Sale Tops $18M
Magazine article; The Middle East, May 2009
Subjects: Art auctions, Auction firms--Company sales and earnings, Sotheby's Inc.--Company sales and earnings
...successfully bid for the famous Indian pearl Baroda carpet, regarded as an important icon...Gaekwar Khande Rao, the then Maharaja of Baroda. It appears to have stayed in his family...Sita Devi, the wife of the then King of Baroda, Sir Pratap Singh Gaekwad, took up residence...
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Mauritius Leads but Kenya Shows Strength in Depth
Magazine article; African Business, October 2007
Subjects: Banking industry--Rankings
...interests, including several banks. Baroda Bank of India was one financial institution...NMB). ILLUSTRATION OMITTED However, Baroda returned to Tanzania in 2004, when the...vision of forming a special East African Baroda Corporate network. After branches in...
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Kenya Tops, despite Earlier Turbulence
Magazine article; African Business, April 2009
Subjects: Regional banks--Rankings, Regional banks--Surveys
...are joined this year by the Bank of Baroda (Uganda) in 35th spot and valued at $82m. Largely owned by the Bank of Baroda, which is Indias sixth-biggest financial...Africa <br/ 35 - UG-BOBU Bank of Baroda Uganda East (Uganda) Ltd Africa...
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2006 Naumd Best Dressed Law Enforcement Awards
Magazine article by Jackie Rosselli; Law & Order, Vol. 54, October 2006
Subjects: Awards & honors, National Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors, Police, Uniforms
...Blauer and Horace Small. UNDER 50 OFFICERS Baroda-Lake Township Police Department Baroda, MI "They had been wearing brown, sheriff...Nye Uniform, the area dealer that worked with Baroda on its program. "Were excited for them, and...
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It's Hard out Here for a Prince
Magazine article by Tim Murphy; Out, Vol. 16, June 2008
Subjects: Gays & lesbians, Gohil, Manvendra Singh, India, Royalty, Sexual behavior, Social services, Traditions
...kurta, picks me up at the airport in Baroda, about a threehour drive from Rajpipla. Soon, were in the bright, airy Baroda branch of Lakshya Trust, surrounded...and sex workers. Today, Lakshya Baroda is hosting guys from its other sites...
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V Bad Flooding in Baroda. over Waist Deep. No Power. We Are Safe. 56 Dead; Son's Text Messages Reveal Indian Ordeal
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), July 5, 2005
V Bad Flooding in Baroda. over Waist Deep. No Power. We Are...University. He travelled to a village in Baroda in Gujarat, Indias western state, three...Friday. It read: Very bad flooding in Baroda. Whole city under water. No power...
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Plunkett's Injury Adds to Gloom as England Struggle; Test Preparations Take Another Knock as Paceman Bruises His Heel and Bowling Attack Fails to Fire. David Lloyd Reports from Baroda
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 24, 2006
...Test Preparations Take Another Knock as Paceman Bruises His Heel and Bowling Attack Fails to Fire. David Lloyd Reports from Baroda. Byline: DAVID LLOYD ENGLAND took just one wicket and lost another player to injury as their preparations for next weeks First...
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Vaughan's Return Lifts the Gloom as Bowlers Hit Back; Workout in the Nets Puts Injured Captain on Course for Test Series as Battling England Refuse to Wilt in Indian Heat. David Lloyd Reports from Baroda
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 24, 2006
Subjects: Exercise
...Puts Injured Captain on Course for Test Series as Battling England Refuse to Wilt in Indian Heat. David Lloyd Reports from Baroda. Byline: DAVID LLOYD MICHAEL VAUGHAN tried to set foot on the comeback trail today for the third time this winter while his...
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A Maharajah in Marylebone; the Student Prince; in a Small Gallery in Connaught Street There Is an Exhibition Largely Devoted to Pictures of Goats. Its Unlikely Creator Is the Head of a Family That Was Once the Second Richest in the World. the Maharajah of Baroda's Palace May Be Crumbling and His Jewels Sold, but He Will Always Have His Sketchbook
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 10, 2009
Subjects: Art exhibitions--Exhibitions, Art--Exhibitions
...Words by Godfrey Barker The Maharajah of Baroda has arrived in London, his name trailing...in April 2007 when two strands of the Baroda pearl necklace, the greatest of his family...A record it should have been; for the Baroda seven-strand pearls, which have graced...
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Bejeweled Indian Canopy to Be Auctioned in New York
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 9, 2011
Subjects: Auction firms, Auctions, Sotheby's Inc.
...according to Sothebys.The Pearl Canopy of Baroda will go under the hammer on March 24 as...it was commissioned by the Maharaja of Baroda, in the present-day Indian state of...created the nominally sovereign state of Baroda was among the most prosperous in British...
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encyclopedia articles on: Baroda  - 4 results

 
 
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Baroda
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BARODA b ro d , former native state, now incorporated in Gujarat state, W central...plain. Its chief city, Vadodara (1991 pop. 1,126,824), formerly Baroda, a district administrative center on the Vishvamitri River, has cotton...
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India
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Cochin ), Kolkata (Calcutta), Lucknow , Ludhiana , Madurai , Mumbai, Nagpur , Patna , Pune , Surat , Vadodara (see under Baroda ), Varanasi , and Vishakhapatnam . People and Culture India is the worlds second most populous nation (after China). Its...
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Gujarat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...northern and western portions of the former state of Bombay. The population is concentrated in the cities of Ahmadabad , Surat , Baroda , Bhavnagar , Rajkot , and Jamnagar . The capital is the new, planned city of Gandhinagar. Gujarat is governed by a chief...
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Marathas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...waged several wars with the Marathas, finally subduing them in 1818. The major states of the Maratha confederation included Baroda , Gwalior , and Indore . During the nationalist period, Marathas played a leading part. See J. G. Duff, History of the...


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