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    Kumaon (/ˈkɛmɔːʊ/; Kumaoni: Kumāū; pronounced [kuːmɔːʊ]; historically romanised as Kemāon) is a revenue and administrative division in the Indian State...
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    of the Indian Army. The Kumaon Regimental Centre, established at Ranikhet, recruits Kumaoni people from the Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, and Haryanvi...
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  • Administrative Service (IAS). Rawat is currently posted as the Commissioner of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand. Rawat is an IAS officer from the 2007 batch. He has served...
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    When Uttarakhand got separated from Uttar Pradesh in 2000, Kumaon division and Garhwal division were incorporated into it along with newly formed Haridwar...
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    Kumaoni people (category Kumaon division)
    group who speak Kumaoni as their first-language and live mostly in Kumaon division in the state of Uttarakhand in India and parts of the Sudurpashchim...
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  • dictionary. Kumaon or Kumaun may refer to: Kumaon division, a region in Uttarakhand, India Kumaon Kingdom, a former country in Uttarakhand, India Kumaon, Iran...
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    administrative divisions of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Lying in the Himalayas, it is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Kumaon, on the south...
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    Kumaon Kingdom was an independent Himalayan kingdom in Kumaon, a region located in the eastern part of the present-day Uttarakhand state of India. It...
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  • Man-Eaters of Kumaon is a 1944 book written by hunter-naturalist Jim Corbett. It details the experiences that Corbett had in the Kumaon region of India...
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    in Kumaon division which is a part of Uttarakhand state in India. The headquarters is at Nainital. Nainital District is located in Kumaon Division, and...
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  • Rajula and Malushahi (category Kumaon division)
    Malushahi, a prince belonging to Katyuri dynasty of Kumaon. Based on local folk tales, songs of Kumaon, King Dola Shah of Bairath (present day Chaukhutia)...
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  • Harela (category Kumaon division)
    wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, Harela has a great significance in Kumaon. This symbolizes a new harvest and the rainy season. It has become a common...
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    pronounced [nɛnːtaːl]) is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the...
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    Kasar Devi (category Kumaon division)
    edge of a ridge off the Almora-Bageshwar highway on the Kaashay hills of Kumaon Himalayas. As it is situated above the ridge of Almora town, it is accessible...
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    Rudrapur is located in the fertile Terai plains in the southern part of Kumaon division over an area of 27.65 km2. With a population of 140,857 according to...
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    Kumaon Division. "The district is named after its headquarters town, Pithoragarh. Tradition has it that during the reign of the Chand Rajas of Kumaon...
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    Almora is a district in the Kumaon Division of Uttarakhand state, India. The headquarters is at Almora. It is 1,638 meters above sea level. The neighbouring...
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    nearby villages of the Kumaon and Garhwal Divisions. He recounted his hunts and experiences in books like Man-Eaters of Kumaon, which enjoyed critical...
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    people in the early twentieth century, and was the largest fair of Kumaon division. The fair became the epicenter of the Coolie Begar Movement in January...
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    (Kumaoni language: सिङ्गौड़ी) or Singauri is an Indian sweet from kumaon division made with Khoya and wrapped in maalu leaf (Bauhinia variegata). It...
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    Nainital being the judicial capital. The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a total of 13 districts. The forest cover in the state...
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    Sumitranandan Pant (category Kumaon division)
    Sumitranandan Pant (20 May 1900 – 28 December 1977) was an Indian poet. He was one of the most celebrated 20th century poets of the Hindi language and...
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    Haldwani (Kumaoni: Haldvānī) is the largest city of Kumaon. It is also the third most populous city and largest commercial market in the Indian state of...
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    deities and devotees from Kumaon assimilate with the main Jaat. Now people from the entire Garhwal division-Kumaon division, as well as other parts of...
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    Kumaoni language (category Kumaon division)
    [kuːmɑːʊni]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over two million people of the Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India and parts of Doti region...
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    Sitarganj. The district is located in the Terai region, and is part of Kumaon Division. It is bounded on the north by Nainital District, on the northeast...
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    for over a five-year period killed a reported 64 people in eastern Kumaon Division of Uttarakhand in Northern India over an area spanning 1,500 square...
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  • under Indian administration as part of Pithoragarh district in the Kumaon Division of the Uttarakhand state, but it is also claimed by Nepal since 1997...
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    nearest airport to the Kumaon division and is located in the middle of Haldwani and Rudrapur, the two largest cities of Kumaon. It is 26 km from Haldwani...
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    Sugauli, Kashipur became the headquarters of Terai district in the Kumaon division. The Municipality of Kashipur was established in 1872, and was upgraded...
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