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Mahan Kosh
Mahan Kosh (ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼), fully Gurushabad Ratanakar Mahan Kosh, is an encyclopedic dictionary of Sikh literature by Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, first published in 1930.
Mahan Singh
Mahan Singh (ਮਹਾਂ ਸਿੰਘ) was an 18th-century Sikh chief of the Sukerchakia misl, based at Gujranwala, who captured Rasulnagar and sacked Jammu, and was the father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Mahan Super Thermal Power Project
The Mahan Super Thermal Power Project is a 1,200 MW coal-fired power station in Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh, India, owned by Adani Power's Mahan Energen Limited.
Mahanad Mound
Mahanad Mound (Mounds, Mahanad) is a group of ancient mounds at Mahanad, Hooghly district, West Bengal, a centrally protected ASI monument notified in 1937, with Kushana to Akbar-era coins and 5th-6th century pottery and stucco heads.
Mahanadi (ମହାନଦୀ)
Mahäna Nadï (Mahanadi, ମହାନଦୀ, महानदी), 'great river' in Sanskrit, is a major east-flowing peninsular Indian river, 851 km long, rising in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district, flowing through Odisha, home of the Hirakud Dam, and draining to the Bay of Bengal.
Mahanadi Coalfields
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India, is an Indian coal-mining company headquartered in Sambalpur, Odisha, operating the Talcher and Ib Valley coalfields since 1992.
Mahanadigai season 2
Mahanadigai season 2 (மகாநடிகை சீசன் 2), the Zee Tamil acting reality show's second season, aired 23 May to 13 September 2026; Gopika won, Kavya was runner-up, judged by Radhika Sarathkumar, Swasika, and Sangeetha.
Mahanagar
Mahanagar (The Big City), 1963 Bengali film by Satyajit Ray based on Narendranath Mitra's Abataranika; Madhabi Mukherjee as working housewife Arati in 1950s Kolkata; Silver Bear, Berlin 1964.
Mahanagar Gas
Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) is an Indian city gas distribution company, established in 1995, that supplies piped natural gas to homes and CNG to vehicles in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Mahanaim
Mahanaim (Majanaim) is a biblical town east of the Jordan in Gilead, where Jacob met angels, Ish-bosheth was crowned king, and David took refuge during Absalom's revolt.
Mahanati
Mahanati (మహానటి), Tamil version Nadigaiyar Thilagam, is Nag Ashwin's 2018 Telugu biographical drama on actress Savitri, starring Keerthy Suresh and Dulquer Salmaan; it won three 66th National Film Awards including Best Actress.
Mahanirvan
Mahanirvan (महानिर्वाण, The Dread Departure) is a Marathi black comedy play by Satish Alekar, first staged in 1974 and seen as a milestone of modern Indian theater.
Mahanubhavudu (మహానుభావుడు)
Mahanubhavudu (మహానుభావుడు) is a 2017 Telugu romantic comedy directed by Maruthi, starring Sharwanand as a man with hygiene-focused OCD and Mehreen Pirzada; UV Creations production released 29 September 2017, a modest box-office hit.
Mahapadma Nanda
Mahapadma Nanda (Ugrasena), founder of the Nanda dynasty of Magadha, c. 344–324 BCE per Puranic, Buddhist, Jain, and Greek sources; son of Mahanandin by a Shudra woman, conqueror of Kalinga, predecessor of Chandragupta Maurya.
Mahapajapati Gotami
Mahapajapati Gotami (महापजापति गोतमी), the younger sister of the Buddha's mother Mahamaya, raised Siddhattha Gotama and became the first woman ordained as a bhikkhuni, founding the nuns' order.
Mahapatih Amangkubhumi
The Mahapatih Amangkubhumi was a high office of the Majapahit kingdom of Java overseeing military and civil officials, famously held by Gajah Mada in the 14th century.
Mahaprajapati Gautami
Mahaprajapati Gautami (महाप्रजापती गौतमी) was the younger sister of Queen Maya, the wife of King Suddhodana, and the foster-mother of the Buddha, who admitted her as the first woman in his sangha.
Mahaprasthan
Mahaprasthan (મહાપ્રસ્થાન) is a 1965 collection of seven verse dramas by the Gujarati poet Umashankar Joshi, drawing episodes from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the life of the Buddha.
Mahaprasthanam
Mahaprasthanam (మహాప్రస్థానం, "The Great Journey") is a landmark anthology of Telugu poems by Sri Sri, published in 1950 and treated as a manifesto of the progressive movement in Telugu letters.
Mahaprasthanika Parva
Mahaprasthanika Parva (महाप्रस्थानिकपर्व), the 17th of the Mahabharata's 18 books, narrates the Pandavas' final "great journey": renunciation, the Gandiva's return to Agni, the brothers' falls, and Yudhishthira's arrival at heaven's gate with the dog.
Mahaprithibi
Mahaprithibi (মহাপৃথিবী, "The Great World") is a 1944 Bengali poetry collection by Jibanananda Das, his fourth book of verse, where critics see his poetic consciousness reach maturity.
Mahapurana
Mahapurana (महापुराण) is a 10th-century Apabhramsha Jain narrative epic by Pushpadanta, composed between 959 and 965 CE, retelling the lives of the 63 shalakapurushas of Jain tradition and ending with Mahavira's nirvana.
Mahar
Mahar (महार), a Dalit untouchable caste-cluster of Maharashtra and the Deccan, known for military service at Koregaon (1818), exclusion after 1892, leadership by B. R. Ambedkar, the 1927 Mahad satyagraha, and mass conversion to Buddhism in 1956.
Mahar Regiment
Mahar Regiment, Indian Army infantry regiment raised 1941 after Ambedkar's advocacy; fought in WWII, Kashmir, 1962, 1965, 1971; Param Vir Chakra to Maj Parameswaran; centre at Sagar; distinct from the 1917-disbanded 111th Mahars.
Maharagama
Maharagama (මහරගම) is a suburb and urban council area in Colombo District, Sri Lanka, 16 km south-east of Colombo on the High Level Road; population about 195,000 (2012), governed by an Urban Council established in 2002.
Maharagni: Queen of Queens
Maharagni: Queen of Queens is a Hindi action thriller directed by Charan Tej Uppalapati. It stars Kajol, Prabhu Deva, and Naseeruddin Shah, and is set for a 2026 release.
Maharaj (film)
Maharaj is a 2024 Hindi Netflix period drama directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra, marking Junaid Khan's debut, based on the 1862 Maharaj Libel Case of Karsandas Mulji versus Jadunathji, briefly stayed by the Gujarat High Court before its 21 June 2024 release.
Maharaj Krishon Kaushik
Maharaj Krishon Kaushik, known in hockey circles as M K Kaushik, was an Indian field hockey forward who won 1980 Olympic gold and later coached India's national teams.
Maharaj Libel Case
The Maharaj Libel Case of 1862, tried in Bombay, pitted Pushtimarg leader Jadunathji Maharaj against reformist journalist Karsandas Mulji of Satyaprakash over published sexual-misconduct charges; the defendants successfully defended the Rs 50,000 libel suit.
Maharaja (महाराज)
Maharaja (महाराज), Sanskrit for "great king", a royal title in South Asia ranking above raja; borne by princely state rulers under British paramountcy, abolished officially in India by the 1971 26th Amendment.