South Asia Review

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Across
  1. 5. Stringed instrument performed by Ravi Shankar
  2. 6. The language in which the Vedas were written
  3. 8. Famous building built by an emperor in memory of his wife
  4. 10. Nickname for the Hindi film industry based in Mumbai
  5. 12. Area of fertile soil deposited by floodwaters
  6. 17. Site of early civilization in what is now Pakistan
  7. 18. Name given to the British imperialist rule over India
  8. 19. Highest mountain in the world
Down
  1. 1. The belief that actions in this life can affect one’s next life
  2. 2. Mountain range created by plate tectonics
  3. 3. Religion followed by most Pakistanis
  4. 4. Ruler whose empire was greatly impacted by Buddhism
  5. 7. Opening in mountain range between Afghanistan and Pakistan
  6. 9. Seasonal wind pattern that affects rainfall
  7. 11. Hindu belief in the rebirth of a soul in another body
  8. 13. Ancient Aryan poetic texts
  9. 14. Large, swirling storm that can cause devastation
  10. 15. Period considered a Golden Age of technology and medicine in India
  11. 16. Social classes in which people are assigned strict roles and tasks