SURAT

sooˈrət, soorătˈ, city (1991 pop. 1,518,950), Gujarat state, W central India, on the Gulf of Khambat. British and Dutch trading posts were established there in the early 17th cent. Surat became one of India's most populous cities and busiest ports during the 17th cent.; but in 1664 it was sacked by the Marathas and declined in importance. The city is a district administrative center, a small port, and a railroad junction. Traditional cottage industries have been revived, and the city produces noted silks, brocades, and gold and silver goods. There are textile mills, cotton gins, and engineering works. Surat is also the educational and cultural center of S Gujarat.

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In the Company of Man: Twenty Portraits by Anthropologists
Book by Joseph B. Casagrande; Harper, 1960
Subjects: Ethnology--Collected Works
...211 8. Surat Singh, Head Judge India JOHN T. HITCHCOCK...and in lesser degree, to the life of Surat the village judge. Here, then, is no composite...compare the Muslim Hurgas with the Hindu Surat Singh, the one proud, the other something...
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Power, Protest, and Participation: Local Elites and the Politics of Development in India
Book by Subrata K. Mitra; Routledge, 1992
Subjects: Elite (Social Sciences)--India, India--Politics And Government--1947-, Political Participation--India, Rural Development--India
...Development at the District Level 51 Surat District: Historical Background and Institutional...Party performance in Assembly elections: Surat District 62 2.4 Party performance...State boundaries, 1987 14 2.1 Surat District 52 2.2 Dhenkanal District...
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The Blood-Red Arab Flag: An Investigation into Qasimi Piracy, 1797-1820
Book by Charles E. Davies; University of Exeter Press, 1997
Subjects: Persian Gulf Region--History, Persian Gulf Region--History, Naval, Pirates--Persian Gulf Region
...expedition against Ras al-Khaima since 1811 (c. Sept.-Dec. ); henceforward he turns his attentions to Bahrain. 1816 Three Surat vessels plundered at Bab al-Mandab (March). Rahma bin Jabir deserts Arabia and the Wahhabi cause (Oct.). British demonstration...
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Traditional Industry in the Economy of Colonial India
Book by Tirthankar Roy; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Industrial Policy--India, Industries--India
...Mumbai 101 4.2 Jari weavers in Surat, c.1950 Hamilton Studio, Bombay 121...and employment in the jari industry at Surat 120 6.1 Export of hides and skins...Cambridge, 1985 . 8 Some examples are, Surat, Bhiwandi, Salem-Erode area in small-scale...
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England's Quest of Eastern Trade
Book by Sir Foster William; A. & C. Black, 1933
Subjects: Great Britain--Commerce--History, Great Britain--Orient, Orient--Commerce--Great Britain, Voyages And Travels
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The Nature of Military Intervention in the Countryside of Surat. Thani, Southern Thailand
Journal article by Shane P. Tarr; Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars, Vol. 23, 1991
Subjects: Asia, Asia--Intellectual Life, Asia--Politics And Government
...Military Inteivention in the Countryside of Surat. Thani, Southern Thailand by Shane P...military initiatives in the countryside of Surat. Thani in southern Thailand. 1 I will...Christine Harvey, and of course the people of Surat Thani. I would like to thank the anonymous...
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Surat Al-Rum: A Study of the Exegetical Literature
Journal article by Nadia Maria El Cheikh; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 118, 1998
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History, Iran--History, Koran (Sacred text)--Hermeneutics
Surat al-Rum: a study of the exegetical literature. by Nadia...position and doctrinal assertions.(2) The opening verses of Surat al-Rum (30:1-5) read as follows: Alif Lam Mim (1) The Greeks...handed down through tradition.(5) The opening verses of Surat al-Rum concern the Byzantine-Persian wars of the early part...
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Public Health and Urban Development: The Plague in Surat
Journal article by Garrett Menning; Pacific Affairs, Vol. 72, 1999
Subjects: Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...Health and Urban Development: The Plague in Surat. by Garrett Menning By Ghanshyam...known as pneumonic plague swept through Surat City, India. Spread to humans from rats...world capitalist system, the outbreak in Surat must also be viewed as part of the global...
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Trade and State in the Arabian Seas: a Survey from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Journal article by Goldstone; Journal of World History, Vol. 11, 2000
Subjects: World History--Periodicals
...being used in small payments in either Surat, Diu, or in Daman in the seventeenth century...Africa (Sofala) to Goa, and later to Surat, Columbo, and Cochin whence it was exported...ships from Mogadishu regularly sailed to Surat. ness though lacking in population; yearly...
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Trade and State in the Arabian Seas: A Survey from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Journal article by R. J. Barendse; Journal of World History, Vol. 2, 2000
Subjects: World History
...being used in small payments in either Surat, Diu, or in Daman in the seventeenth...Africa (Sofala) to Goa, and later to Surat, Columbo, and Cochin whence it was exported...ships from Mogadishu regularly sailed to Surat. ness though lacking in population; yearly...
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Plague Warning
Magazine article by Praful Bidwai; The Nation, Vol. 259, October 31, 1994
Subjects: India--Social policy, Plague--India
...lives and well-being has never been lower. Surat, in the western state of Gujarat, exemplifies...quickly disappeared into the black market. Surat, the worst-affected city, is a metaphor...percent growth rate for more than a decade. Surat has seen its population swell more than...
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Life Cycle: In the Following Pages, We Look at Some of the Work That Was Highly Regarded by the Jury, but about Which It Could Not Achieve Consensus. We Start with This Moving Crematorium in India
Magazine article; The Architectural Review, Vol. 214, December 2003
...Consensus. We Start with This Moving Crematorium in India. Surat is a city on the river Tapi in Gujarat, near Ahmedabad, the...distinguished contemporary architects like Doshi carry on the tradition. Surat was partly overwhelmed by a flood in 1994, after which there...
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The Trash Man Cometh: Consumerism & India's Refuse Problem
Magazine article by Jo Mcgowan; Commonweal, Vol. 134, November 9, 2007
Subjects: India--Environmental aspects, India--Social aspects, India--Waste management, Refuse and refuse disposal--Environmental aspects, Refuse and refuse disposal--Social aspects, Waste management--Environmental aspects, Waste management--Social aspects, Wastes--Environmental aspects, Wastes--Social aspects
...cooperation. In 1994, there was an outbreak of the pneumonic plague in Surat, a city about four hours north of Mumbai. More than fifty people...sure what. For Ram, that decision was made by the events in Surat. "We arrived here in the middle of the plague," Ram told me...
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The Chaos in Russia's Back Yard
Magazine article by Colin Barraclough; Insight on the News, Vol. 9, September 20, 1993
Subjects: Armenia--Military aspects, Azerbaijan--Politics and government, Elchibey, Abulfaz--Military policy, Georgia (Nation)--Military aspects, Russia--Relations with Azerbaijan
...insurgents leader, former textile tycoon Surat Husseinov, counterattacked, leaving 68...Aliyev. Some local journalists agree: "Surat Husseinov was manipulated from the start...including tanks and rocket launchers, to Surat Husseinov? Husseinov denies that he received...
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The Resurgence of Infectious Diseases
Magazine article by Anne Platt; World Watch, Vol. 8, July 1995
Subjects: Communicable diseases--Environmental aspects, Environmentally induced diseases--Health aspects, Epidemics--Environmental aspects
...experts believe the outbreak of plague in Surat, India, in September 1994 was connected...and inundated the poorest districts of Surat with three meters of water. Again, people...travelers to stay away from India. At Surat, a combination of weather patterns and...
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Survivor Blames Pilot for Crash Which Killed 101
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 14, 1998
...controversy over the safety of Thailands Surat Thani airport. Meanwhile, 15 of the 45...Friday as it made a third attempt to land at Surat Thani, a port and fishing village that...majority of whom are Thai - arrived at Surat Thanis airport where coffins containing...
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SENTENCED TO DEATH.. for Extreme Cruelty and Damaging Thailand's Reputation. JUDGE CONDEMNS KATH KILLERS
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 19, 2006
Subjects: Capital punishment--Cases
...JUDGE CONDEMNS KATH KILLERS. Byline: ANDREW DRUMMOND in Surat Thani, Thailand THE murderers of backpacker Katherine Horton...feet in manacles, stood with their heads bowed in the court in Surat Thani. They attacked Katherine, 21, on the isle of Koh Samui...
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We'll Never Be Parted Ever Again, Vows Death Jet Survivor; David's Love for His Pippa Grows after Crash Horror
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), December 27, 1998
...a friend in the southern Thai resort of Surat Thani to go scuba-diving while Pippa returned...below as the Airbus A310 came into land at Surat Thani. But the pilot had to abort the...Thai Air. "My stomach flipped over as `Surat Thani appeared and I thought, `Oh, my God...
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Pair Plead Guilty to Katherine Killing
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 13, 2006
Subjects: Murder
...confirmed both men pleaded guilty at yesterdays hearing in Surat Thani. He said they would be sentenced today. Previously, Somkhaoyai...Somkhaoyai and Bualoi Posit at the provincial courthouse in Surat Thani province Kathrine Horton (left) with friend Ruth Adams...
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'Buildings Collapsed as We Ran' SURVIVOR RETURNS FROM INDIA TO HELP CO-ORDINATE RELIEF WORK
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), February 2, 2001
...returned home to help co-ordinate relief efforts. GP Tribhovan Jotangia, aged 56, and his wife Sushila were in the town of Surat and saw buildings crumble and the death toll steadily rise. With the horrors of the disaster still fresh in his mind, Dr Jotangia...
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Surat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
SURAT soo r t, soorat , city (1991 pop. 1,518,950), Gujarat...trading posts were established there in the early 17th cent. Surat became one of Indias most populous cities and busiest ports...There are textile mills, cotton gins, and engineering works. Surat is also the educational and cultural center of S Gujarat...
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Child, Sir John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...1680 he was appointed the British East India Companys agent at Surat, then the companys main factory (i.e., trading station) in W India. In 1685, Sir John moved the companys seat of government from Surat to Bombay (now Mumbai), and in 1686 he was given authority over...
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Gujarat
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...desolate Rann of Kachchh, and the districts of Vadovara, Baruch, Surat, and the Dangs. Gujarat was constituted in 1960 from the Gujarati-speaking...population is concentrated in the cities of Ahmadabad , Surat , Baroda , Bhavnagar , Rajkot , and Jamnagar . The capital...
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Śivaji
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...withdrew, and Sivaji returned to raiding and several times defeated the Bijapur army. In 1664 he sacked the rich Mughal port of Surat and thus provoked an organized Mughal campaign against him. Defeated in 1665, Sivaji went (1666) to Agra to negotiate with...
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India
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Ludhiana , Madurai , Mumbai, Nagpur , Patna , Pune , Surat , Vadodara (see under Baroda ), Varanasi , and Vishakhapatnam...India Company, British ), which established trading stations at Surat (1613), Bombay (now Mumbai; 1661), and Calcutta (now Kolkata...
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