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  2. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    These were hour glass shaped measure used for Milk, Ghee, Oils. The bottom was round like an inverted dome, the top was like flared rim. This shape helped in pouring the liquids. 4 Chhataank = 1 Pav 4 Pav = 1 Seer 40 Seer = 1 Maund Length Measure. Measure of length is Gaz. To interpret Gaz, depends on what one is measuring and where they are.

  3. Hindu code bills - Wikipedia

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    The application of the Hindu Code Bills have been controversial in determining who is to be called a Hindu and who is entitled to be exempted from certain rules of Hindu law. [7] They are also still contentious among many communities, including women's, nationalist and religious groups.

  4. Indian numbering system - Wikipedia

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    The Indian system is decimal (base-10), same as in the West, and the first five orders of magnitude are named in a similar way: one (10 0), ten (10 1), one hundred (10 2), one thousand (10 3), and ten thousand (10 4). For higher powers of ten, naming diverges.

  5. Aṅgula - Wikipedia

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    Aṅgula (from Sanskrit: अङ्गुल aṅgula - 'a finger; the thumb; a finger's breadth' [1]) is a measure of length. Twelve aṅgulas make a Vitasti or span, and twenty-four a Hasta or Cubit. 108 Angulam make a 'Dhanusha'. One Aṅgula during the Maurya period is believed to be approximately equal to 1.763 centimetres. [2]

  6. List of acts of the Parliament of India - Wikipedia

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    Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act: 1956: 55 Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act: 1956: 61 Jammu and Kashmir (Extension of Laws) Act: 1956: 62 Central Sales Tax Act: 1956: 74 Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (HAMA) 1956: 78 Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act: 1956: 80 Faridabad Development Corporation Act: 1956: 90

  7. Category:Hindu law - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Hindu law" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. ... Hindu code bills; Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928;

  8. Brahmi numerals - Wikipedia

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    Later additions to the system included separate symbols for each multiple of 10 (e.g. 20, 30, and 40). There were also symbols for 100 and 1000, which were combined in ligatures with the units to signify 200, 300, 2000, 3000, etc. In computers, these ligatures are written with the Brahmi Number Joiner at U+1107F.

  9. Indian anna - Wikipedia

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    An anna (or ānna) was a currency unit formerly used in British India, equal to 1 ⁄ 16 of a rupee. [1] It was subdivided into four pices or twelve pies (thus there were 192 pies in a rupee). When the rupee was decimalised and subdivided into 100 (new) paise , one anna was therefore equivalent to 6.25 paise .