Across
- 3. US permit to work
- 6. "The Wretched of the Earth" writer
- 8. Kapoor at Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin
- 9. Sacred bovine
- 14. Job on Martin Luther's resume
- 16. Self-immolation by fire ritual
- 18. Urdu, for one
- 19. "K" in J & K?
- 20. flower, also yoga position
- 21. "History is written by the ___."
- 22. Pakistani restaurant owner on "Seinfeld"
- 24. Myanmar, at one time
- 27. Afghan national anthem's language
- 28. Malik formerly of One Direction
- 29. Festival of lights
- 31. Oscar-winning star of the 1982 biopic Gandhi
- 33. Seasonal rainy phase
- 34. Author of novel "A Suitable Boy"
- 36. Siddhartha
- 37. Devoted woman in church
- 38. Director of The Apu Trilogy
- 39. Wrist adornments
- 40. Noted Mogul emperor
- 42. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
- 43. Fruit of a palm
- 46. Cassius Clay
- 47. Drink made with yoghurt or buttermilk, served cold
Down
- 1. Gurkha's knife
- 2. Indian wiseguy
- 4. Animal; foolish person
- 5. Entertainer who plays music to reptiles
- 7. Singer of 2009 single "Down"
- 10. The last viceroy of India
- 11. Style of Punjabi-Western pop music
- 12. Withdrawal of UK from EU
- 13. Village in India where Clive's 1757 victory established British supremacy
- 15. Agra's big tourist draw
- 17. Southern Asian river
- 23. National Dish Of England? (3 words)
- 25. Emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, called "The Great"
- 26. Man who drew line between Pakistan and India
- 30. East Pakistan, today
- 32. Master; mentor
- 33. Proverbially stubborn creature
- 34. Old Hindu tongue
- 35. Nobel and Pulitzer winner Morrison
- 39. Indian political party (abbr)
- 41. Fit for Muslim consumption
- 44. Olive or coconut extract
- 45. Customs and civilisation of a particular time or people.