poolbundiThe securing of embankments, formerly the responsibility of a civil department in Bengal.
Poona KheeraA type of cucumber with yellow-brown skin, originally from India.
pracharakA missionary or recruiter belonging to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalist paramilitary volunteer organization.
PratapgarhA city and district of Prayagraj division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
PrayagrajA large city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India, formerly Allahabad.
pudinaA form of mint (Mentha arvensis), found in parts of India and Pakistan and used in tea and cooking.
puggryA strip of cloth wound around the upper portion of a hat or helmet, particularly a pith helmet, and falling down behind to act as a shade for the back of the neck.
pujariSomeone who performs a puja, especially a priest in a Hindu temple.
pulwarA keelless riverboat used in northeast India and Bangladesh, chiefly to carry cargo.
pungiA wind instrument, traditionally made from a gourd, played by snake charmers in India and Pakistan.
punkahA fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant.
punkahwallahA servant who operates a punkah (type of fan).
PuraniyaA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
purreeA substance obtained from cow urine and used in making the pigment Indian yellow.
RaniharA traditional Indian necklace typically made of gold or silver and often adorned with precious stones like diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. It translates to "Queen's Necklace" in Hindi.
rashiphalhoroscope, particularly one derived from Indian astronomy
rashtravadiA nationalist, especially a Hindutvist or supporter of Hindutva.
ras malaiA sweet dish found in the Indian subcontinent consisting of sugary cream-colored balls of dough and a creamy sweet liquid.
rasta rokoa form of protest, usually involving a large number of people preventing vehicular traffic from using a busy thoroughfare.
RavindrapalliA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
rissaldarA junior officer in a cavalry or armored regiment.
rivayatA question-and-answer style correspondence between early modern South Asian and Iranian Zoroastrians, typically addressing matters of theology, ritual, or religious law.
rogan joshA Kashmiri curry made with red meat, traditionally lamb or goat flavoured with red chili powder.
rohuA freshwater fish, Labeo rohita, of the carp family, found throughout Asia.
romalA long quirt attached to the end of a set of closed reins that are connected to the bridle of a horse, and used to assist in moving cattle.
saas-bahuA genre of drama fiction concerning the relationship between the controlling evil mother of a husband (mother-in-law) and her dominated, downtrodden, meek daughter-in-law.
saat phereThe ‘seven steps’ or circuits taken around a sacred fire by the bride and bridegroom at a wedding ceremony, or the seven vows recited during this ceremony.
SadhA person who belongs to a monotheistic sect of Hinduism, having beliefs similar to those of Quakers.
sarpatAny of several species of sugarcane or sugarcane-like grasses found in India, of the genera Saccharum and Tripidium.
sarus craneA crane (Antigone antigone) native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.
Sarvodaya NagarA neighbourhood of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
satta matkaan illegal form of lottery, which originally involved betting on the opening and closing rates of cotton transmitted from the New York Cotton Exchange, but now makes use of random numbers
sattuFlour made from a mixture of ground pulses and cereals.