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