| Abadi
(village) |
Residential
area of the village |
| Ashram
Schools . |
Residential
type of vocational and agricultural schools |
| Ayurveda |
An
indigenous system of medicine |
| Ayurvedacharya |
A
degree in Ayurveda |
| Bal
Bhavan . |
Recreation
centre for children |
| Bal
Sevika . |
A
woman worker trained for child welfare |
| Balroga |
Diseases
of children |
| Balwadis |
Pre-Primary
or nursery schools |
| Barani |
Unimgated
land |
| Bargadar |
Term
used in West Bengal for share-croppers. |
| Benami
transfer |
Fictitious
transfer of land or other property |
| Bharat
Sadhu Samaj |
An
All-India organisation of Sadhus for social work
and moral uplift |
| Bharat
Sevak Samaj |
An
All-India voluntary organisation engaged in constructive
work for national development |
| Bharatiya
Adimjati Sangh |
An
All-India organisation for the welfare of tribal people (Adivasis) |
Bharatiya
Grameen Mahila
Sangh |
An
All-India organisation serving women in rural areas. |
| Bhoodan |
Donation
of land for the landless—a movement initiated by
Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| Bidri
. |
A
well known handicraft of Andhra Pradesh |
| Buddha
Jayanti . |
Birth
anniversary of the Lord Buddha |
| Chalka |
A
type of poor quality land in parts of Andhra Pradesh |
| Charkha |
Hand
operated one-spindle spinning wheel |
| Charkha—Ambar |
Hand
operated multi-spindle spinning unit |
| Charmalaya
. |
A
centre for flying and curing of hides and economic
utilisation of carcasses. |
| Charkha,
Sushruta, Vagbhatta |
Names
of leading authorities and writers on Ayurveda. |
| Chikitsa |
Therapy |
| Chir
. |
Pinus
longifolia |
| Dai
. |
Midwife |
| Darshana |
A
system of philosophy |
| Deodar |
Cedrus
deodara |
| Diara
• |
Land
which is subject to diluvion or alluvion on account of
changes in the course of a river. |
| Dravya
guna |
Materia
medica |
| Gandhi
Smarak Nid |
Gandhi
National Memorial Fund. |
| Ghani
. |
Bullock-driven
oil crusher |
| Ghani—Wardha
. |
An
improved ghani |
| Gola-grain
. |
A
grain store; a system of rural credit based on
grain stocks |
| Gosadhan |
Home
for unproductive and uneconomic cows |
| Gosamvardhana |
Welfare
of cattle, specially cows |
| Goshala |
Institute
for care and protection of cows |
| Gram |
Village |
| Gramdan |
A
movement initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in which the
landholders of a village surrender their individual proprietory
rights in favour of the village community. |
| Gram
Ekai . |
A
compact area comprising a village or group of villages with
a population of about 5000 selected for integrated rural
development, specially of village industries |
| Gram
Panchayat |
Village
council |
| Gram
Sabha |
Village
assembly representing the adult population of the village |
| Guntha |
Area
equivalent to 1/40th of an acre |
| Gur
and khandsari |
Jaggery
and fine granulated sugar made in cottage units
by open-pan boiling |
| Gurukul |
Residential
educational institution imparting religious and
general education |
| Harijan
Sevak Sangh |
An
All-India organisation for the welfare of scheduled castes
founded by Mahatma Gandhi |
| Inam
. |
Estate
or grant recognised by Government and enjoying complete
or partial exemption from payment of land revenue |
| Jagir |
An
assignment of land revenue or other rights in an estate or village. |
| Jan
Jagran . |
Mass
awakening and social enlightenment |
| Khadi |
Hand-spun
and hand-woven cloth |
| Khadi—Ambar |
Hand-woven
cloth made from yarn spun on Ambar Charkha |
| Kharif |
Agricultural
season corresponding to summer months |
| Kotar |
Ravines |
| Lok
Karya Kshetra |
Voluntary
rural welfare project |
| Lunga
. |
Low-lying
land in Tripura |
| Mahila
Mandal |
Association
of women |
| Mandi |
Market |
| Nal |
Level
land in Tripura |
| Nidana |
Diagnosis |
| Padartha
Vijnan |
Physical
science |
| Panchayat
Samiti |
A
statutory representative local body at the block level |
| Pathashala
. |
School |
| Panchayati
Raj |
A
system of democratic institutions at the village, block and
district levels set up under State legislation |
| Prasuti
Tantra |
Obstetrics |
| Rabi
. . |
Agricultural
season corresponding to winter months |
| Rasa
Shastra |
Chemistry |
| Stri-Roga |
Gynaecology |
| Sadachar |
Right
conduct |
| Sal
|
Shorea
robusta |
| Sarva
Seva Sangh |
A
federation of voluntary organisations for constructive work
founded by Mahatma Gandhi. |
| Shalya
(Tantra) . |
General
Surgery |
| Shalakya |
Surgery
of eye, ear, nose and throat |
| Sharira
vijnan |
Anatomy
and physiology |
| Shramdan |
Voluntary
contribution in the form of labour |
| Shuddha |
Term
meaning pure or unmixed, used with reference to Ayurveda |
| Siddha |
A
system of indigenous medicine |
| Swasthya
vritta |
Hygiene
and public health |
| Taluka |
Administrative
unit within a district |
| Taram |
Classes
of soil grouped for purposes of settlements |
| Tilla
. |
Elevated
land in Tripura |
| Unani
. |
An
indigenous system of medicine |
| Vaidya |
Ayurvedic
medical practitioner |
| Vijnan
(Vigyan) . |
Science |
| Vriddha
Trayi |
The
three leading classical Ayurvedic works |
| Vyavahara
Ayurvcda |
Forensic
medicine |
| Zaniindari |
Intermediary
rights in land |
| Zari |
Silver
and gold thread work |
| Zila
Parishad |
A
statutory representative local body at the district level |