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  2. Zoroastrianism in India - Wikipedia

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    Later waves of Zoroastrian immigration to India took place over the following centuries, with a spike in the number of these refugees occurring during the Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia Islam and again during the reign of the Qajar dynasty, whose persecution of Zoroastrians prompted many to flee to British India, where they became known as ...

  3. Kerala Gulf diaspora - Wikipedia

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    The "Gulf Boom" refers to the mass migration of a large number of people from the Indian state of Kerala to the GCC states from 1972 to 1983. [5] Largely consisting of the migration of Malayalis, the dominant indigenous ethnic group in Kerala, the movement of many migrant workers from Kerala to the GCC states continues to the present day, although in smaller numbers after the 2008 ...

  4. ISO 5775 - Wikipedia

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    Note how in the below sorted table the "inches" measure is inconsistent with the mm measures, if height varies: Some 28-inch tires then have fewer mm than a 27-inch tire. 584 mm tires are also marketed as 27.5-inch (outer diameter) tires.

  5. File:The conversion of India (IA conversionofind00smit).pdf

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    Note: This tag should not ... The conversion of India: Author: Smith, George, 1833-1919 ... Recoded by LuraDocument PDF v2.53: Encrypted: no: Page size: 392 x 548 pts ...

  6. Partition of India - Wikipedia

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    These events triggered the large scale exodus of Hindus. An estimated 1.21.4 million Hindus migrated to India primarily by ship or train. [148] Despite the migration, a significant Sindhi Hindu population still resides in Pakistan's Sindh province, where they number at around 2.3 million as per Pakistan's 1998 census.

  7. Tamil Nadu diaspora - Wikipedia

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    In 1991, 28% of Bangalore population of 4 million (i.e. 1.1 million) spoke Tamil. [ 2 ] but dropped to 14% (1.5 million) in the 2011 census. [ 3 ] Portion of them trace their ancestry to the large number of Tamil speaking soldiers, suppliers and workers who were brought into the Bangalore Civil and Military Station, by the British Army, after ...

  8. Emigration Act, 1983 - Wikipedia

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    The Act imposed a requirement of obtaining emigration clearance (also called POE clearance) from the office of Protector of Emigrants (POE), Ministry of External Affairs for people emigrating from India for work. As of 2017, this requirement applies only for people going to one of 18 listed countries. [1] [2] [3] [4]

  9. Indo-Aryan migrations - Wikipedia

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    The migration into northern India was not a large-scale immigration, but may have consisted of small groups [20] [note 2] which were genetically diverse. [ clarification needed ] Their culture and language spread by the same mechanisms of acculturalisation, and the absorption of other groups into their patron-client system.