The rains were late, and water scarce on the amba: the next day it rained.
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Theodore on this retired to some huts on the amba, about 50 yards from the second gate.
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The amba is well fortified by nature, and Theodore, to increase its strength, added some rude fortifications.
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To the right, the sides of the amba rise like a huge wall; below is a giddy abyss.
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Messengers now went backwards and forwards daily, sometimes twice in the same day, between the camp and the amba.
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Shakti is a non-profit organisation that serves migrant and refugee women and young people.
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Shakti Mats are super popular - most of us knows someone who's got one.
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Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers try to teach Brock the art of Shakti.
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Their Wellington Refuge is currently the only Shakti refuge that does not receive government funding.
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In 2016, Shakti was contracted by Ministry of Social Development to conduct a needs analysis.
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Bhagwati points out that undemocratic countries are often the worst environmental offenders.
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Below, Bhagwati explains why everything you thought you knew about free trade is wrong.
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Jagdish Bhagwati is a Professor of Economics at Columbia University.
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Modi's economic thinking is closer to Bhagwati, who strongly advocates poverty reduction through deregulation-led growth.
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Agreements like Nafta are for free trade among members but increased protection against nonmembers, Bhagwati says.
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All religious acts are either nitya or kamya.
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The four kinds of acts are Nitya, Naimittika, Kamya, and Nishiddha.
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Cousin Nitya Nand read aloud to him in Hindi-the first time anyone read to him.
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Thailand's Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram said in Cebu it was now up to the Myanmar's Southeast Asian neighbours to show they could handle the dispute.
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"'"'Devamata said, "By whom (among the life-winds) is a creature produced?
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"'"'Devamata said, "What verily, comes first into existence, of a creature that takes birth?
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"'"The Brahmana said, 'In this connection is cited the ancient story of the discourse between Narada and the Rishi Devamata.'
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He is Durga Ram, the man who murdered the king of Allaha.
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In India, Durga had made another appearance, complete with her eight arms.
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Huzoor, a slave this day was purchased by Durga Ram, Umballa, so-called.
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Does Allaha want war for the sake of gratifying Durga Ram's spite?
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Sometimes seen as a horrific form of Parvati, akin to Kali and Durga.
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He'd returned to himself, but he'd chosen to join Josh and Laxmi.
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The Sunday after that, Miranda goes to the movies with Laxmi.
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The suppurating evil-alien screenface had calmed down, by degrees, as Laxmi fired off her questions.
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Tears streaming, Sophie hammered on Laxmi's door, Sticks cradled in her arms, and shouted -
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Laxmi could be abrasive, but the four of them were always allies against the idiocies of management.
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Laxmi was there and so was Josh.
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Laxmi was the one to watch.
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Laxmi was out of the loop.
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Laxmi Poruri, analyst with Primary Global Research, said that Oracle's strong performance bodes well for the rest of the industry.
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Nepal Home Ministry official Laxmi Prasad Dahal said he feared the search was diverting resources from relief and rescue operations.
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Laxmi's cousin is going to her parents' house in California to recuperate, and will stop in Boston on the way.
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Laxmi changed the subject.
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Laxmi Hariharan challenges the domination of dystopian western worlds in teen novels, why not a dystopian Asia or Latin America?
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Laxmi peered anxiously close.
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Laxmi shook her head.
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Laxmi Hariharan is the author of The Many Lives of Ruby Iyer and prequel The Ruby Iyer Diaries: A Bombay Story.