Madurkathi, the Glossary
Madurkathi mats, or madur, are mats woven in West Bengal from a reed called madur kottir, or madurkathi, a sedge of the family Cyperaceae.[1]
Table of Contents
27 relations: Alivardi Khan, Atharvaveda, Bengal, Bixa orellana, Cyperaceae, Cyperus, Geographical indication, Government of West Bengal, Honeycomb, India, Indian Patent Office, Indian rupee, Indus Valley Civilisation, Jagir, Mahabharata, Mahishya, Middle Ages, Midnapore, Narajole, Persian language, Rural economics, Sari, Shatapatha Brahmana, Terminalia chebula, Tiffin, Vachellia nilotica, West Bengal.
- Geographical indications in West Bengal
Alivardi Khan
Alivardi Khan (1671 – 9 April 1756) was the fourth Nawab of Bengal from 1740 to 1756.
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Atharvaveda
The Atharvaveda or Atharva Veda (अथर्ववेद,, from अथर्वन्, and वेद, "knowledge") or Atharvana Veda (अथर्वणवेद) is the "knowledge storehouse of atharvāṇas, the procedures for everyday life".
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Bengal
Geographical distribution of the Bengali language Bengal (Bôṅgo) or endonym Bangla (Bāṅlā) is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal.
Bixa orellana
Bixa orellana, also known as achiote, is a shrub or small tree native to Central America.
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Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.
Cyperus
Cyperus is a large genus of about 700 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions.
Geographical indication
A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin (e.g., a town or region).
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Government of West Bengal
The Government of West Bengal, also known as the West Bengal Government, is the principal administrative authority of the Indian state of West Bengal, created by the National Constitution as the state's legislative, executive and judicial authority.
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Honeycomb
A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal prismatic cells built from beeswax by honey bees in their nests to contain their brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) and stores of honey and pollen.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Indian Patent Office
The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) generally known as the Indian Patent Office, is an agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade which administers the Indian law of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
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Indian rupee
The Indian rupee (symbol: ₹; code: INR) is the official currency in India.
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Indus Valley Civilisation
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.
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Jagir
A jagir (جاگیر|translit.
Mahabharata
The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.
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Mahishya
Mahishya (IAST: Māhiṣya) is a Bengali Hindu traditionally agrarian caste, and formed the largest caste in undivided Bengal.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
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Midnapore
Medinipur or Midnapore and originally Madanipur (Pron: mad̪aːniːpur) is a village known for its history in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Narajole
Narajole (also referred to as Nij Narajol) is a village and gram panchayat in Daspur I CD Block in Ghatal subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Persian language
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi (Fārsī|), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages.
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Rural economics
Rural economics is the study of rural economies.
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Sari
A sari (sometimes also saree or sadi)The name of the garment in various regional languages include.
Shatapatha Brahmana
The Shatapatha Brahmana (lit,, abbreviated to 'SB') is a commentary on the Śukla Yajurveda.
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Terminalia chebula
Terminalia chebula, commonly known as black- or chebulic myrobalan, is a species of Terminalia, native to South Asia from Pakistan, India and Nepal east to southwest China (Yunnan), and south to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
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Tiffin
Tiffin is a South Asian English word for a type of meal.
Vachellia nilotica
Vachellia nilotica, more commonly known as Acacia nilotica, and by the vernacular names of gum arabic tree, babul, thorn mimosa, Egyptian acacia or thorny acacia, is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae.
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West Bengal
West Bengal (Bengali: Poshchim Bongo,, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India.
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See also
Geographical indications in West Bengal
- Baluchari sari
- Bankura horse
- Chhau mask
- Darjeeling tea
- Dhaniakhali saree
- Dhokra
- Fazli (mango)
- Garad saree
- Gobindobhog
- Himsagar
- Jaynagarer Moa
- Kantha
- Korial Saree
- Madurkathi
- Manasa chali
- Mihidana
- Nakshi kantha
- Pattachitra
- Rasgulla
- Santiniketan Leather Goods
- Shantipuri sari
- Sitabhog
- Sundarban Honey
- Tangail saree (West Bengal)
- Tulaipanji