SGNP north indian

Compiled by Shreyas Sampat and Mischa D. Krilov, with thanks to Neil Bardhan, Adam Dray, Noël Grabow, S. Ben Melhuish, Moyra Turkington, and Aparnaa Seshadri.

Male
[male] [surname]

Female
[female] [surname]

Food
[food]

Clothing
[clothing]

1,[male] [surname] 1,[female] [surname]
 * main

1,Abhijit 1,Abhirup 1,Adarsh 1,Ajay 1,Ajeet 1,Amal 1,Anand 1,Aniruddha 1,Ankit 1,Anup 1,Anupam 1,Ashish 1,Ashok 1,Ashwin 1,Asma 1,Attippat 1,Bala 1,Bharat 1,Bhargav 1,Boli 1,Chetan 1,Chintan 1,Deepak 1,Dhuliji 1,Dilip 1,Dinanath 1,Gautam 1,Gehaan 1,Gopal 1,Gopi 1,Govinda 1,Harkishanlal 1,Hemal 1,Hidhan 1,Indraneel 1,Jagdish 1,Jayant 1,Jayaram 1,Krishna 1,Mahendra 1,Manoj 1,Manoj 1,Mayur 1,Mohapatral 1,Munshi 1,Narayanrao 1,Nikhil 1,Nilamani 1,Nishant 1,Palani 1,Pallathu 1,Pankaj 1,Pankaj 1,Prabhakar 1,Prem 1,Pronob 1,Rahul 1,Raja 1,Rajan 1,Rajendra 1,Rajesh 1,Rajhakar 1,Rakesh 1,Ram 1,Ranga 1,Ranjit 1,Ratan 1,Ravi 1,Ravinder 1,Rohit 1,Romit 1,Rupesh 1,Sachin 1,Sadanand 1,Sahil 1,Salman 1,Sandeep 1,Santosh 1,Satish 1,Shanmugan 1,Shanmuguan 1,Shekhar 1,Shridhar 1,Sridhar 1,Srikar 1,Sunil 1,Thambi 1,Varun 1,Vasant 1,Vasudev 1,Venkat 1,Vibhav 1,Vikranth 1,Vinayak 1,Vinod 1,Viren 1,Virendra 1,Vishwanath 1,Vivek 1,Yash 20,[folkloric_male]
 * male

1,Aditi 1,Ajeet 1,Amita 1,Amrita 1,Amulya 1,Anita 1,Anjali 1,Anjana 1,Anupama 1,Anuradha 1,Apoorva 1,Arati 1,Archana 1,Barkha 1,Deepti 1,Dipali 1,Divya 1,Farah 1,Gayatri 1,Geetha 1,Girija 1,Gomati 1,Hema 1,Himali 1,Ila 1,Indrani 1,Ishita 1,Jahnavi 1,Jaylaram 1,Jyoti 1,Kamala 1,Kamala 1,Kanchana 1,Kateki 1,Kaveri 1,Kavita 1,Krutika 1,Lahari 1,Lakshmi 1,Lalitha 1,Lavanya 1,Malini 1,Manya 1,Maya Devi 1,Megha 1,Mohini 1,Mona 1,Monisha 1,Mridula 1,Naina 1,Namita 1,Narabala 1,Nayantha 1,Neena 1,Neethi 1,Nirali 1,Nisha 1,Payal 1,Pragya 1,Pramila 1,Prerna 1,Priya 1,Priyanka 1,Radha 1,Radhika 1,Rasika 1,Ravathi 1,Rehnuma 1,Renu 1,Rina 1,Rohini 1,Sabala 1,Sadhana 1,Sandhya 1,Santha 1,Sapna 1,Savitri 1,Sejal 1,Sharadha 1,Sharanya 1,Sheena 1,Shefali 1,Shilpa 1,Shivika 1,Shruthi 1,Shweta 1,Sima 1,Sowmya 1,Sudha Vijay 1,Suhasini 1,Supriya 1,Susheela 1,Swati 1,Taradevi 1,Tarulata 1,Teju 1,Uma 1,Vandna 1,Vasanthi 1,Yamuna 20,[folkloric_female]
 * female

1,Aditya 1,Aksapada 1,Ardra 1,Balram 1,Bhagwat 1,Birchandra 1,Brindaban 1,Candraprakash 1,Dasaketu 1,Dhrstaka 1,Jvalka 1,Kalankura 1,Ksitindra 1,Lakshman 1,Premchand 1,Ramnath 1,Siddharth 1,Sumanjit 1,Thakur 1,Venkatesh
 * folkloric_male

1,Aradhana 1,Belur 1,Devaki 1,Dhiti 1,Ekabhakti 1,Gajagati 1,Hrada 1,Iravati 1,Jagatna 1,Jagrati 1,Jhala 1,Kanakavalli 1,Kankamanjari 1,Kanta 1,Madhumati 1,Pushpa 1,Radhika 1,Rekha 1,Shakuntala 1,Shalini
 * folkloric_female

1,Bandyopadhyay 1,Bijanki 1,Chaudhry 1,Gupta 1,Hassan 1,Jain 1,Jasani 1,Kanani 1,Kansara 1,Kapoor 1,Khanna 1,Komarneni 1,Kothari 1,Kotwal 1,Leuva 1,Malik 1,Mehta 1,Menon 1,Misra 1,Modi 1,Nagda 1,Nayar 1,Nigam 1,Palani 1,Pandya 1,Parikh 1,Patel 1,Prakash 1,Rao 1,Roi 1,Sahni 1,Saini 1,Sen 1,Seth 1,Sharma 1,Sidhu 1,Sikka 1,Vakharia 1,Varadan 1,Zamindar 20,[surname_hindu]
 * surname

0,religious surnames 1,Bhoot 1,Chatterjee 1,Ghosh 1,Ghoshal 1,Jerath 1,Kalra 1,Khan 1,Kumar 1,Motiwala 1,Patil 1,Pattrawala 1,Ramadas 1,Roshan 1,Rudra 1,Sarkar 1,Shah 1,Shiva 1,Singh 1,Trivedi 1,Vedi
 * surname_hindu

1,[grain], served with [dal]. 1,[grain], and [dal]. 1,[grain], served with [dal], alongside [meat_veg]. 1,[grain], served with [dal], and [meat_veg].
 * food

1,Aloo paratha, stuffed with spiced potato 1,Batloo, millet flatbread, always marked with a decorative pattern of thumbprints 1,Bhatura, a giant, puffy deep-fried bread with a texture like naan 1,Bhopali pullao, a ginger and cumin-flavored rice with carrots and onions 1,Chapati, a flaky flatbread made with a mixture of white and whole flours 1,Dhokla, a delicate steamed cake made with rice and dals, served cut into diamonds 1,Gosht ka biryani, a festive dish of fluffy rice and lamb, with cardamom and cumin 1,Kachori, a wrap surrounding a stuffing of spiced dal or peas. 1,Khichadi, mild rice-and-dal porridge 1,Kulcha, naan stuffed with onions, garlic, mashed seasoned potatoes, or fenugreek leaves 1,Matar pullao, white rice spiced with coriander and saffron and studded with green peas 1,Naan, a tender, thick white bread cooked against the wall of a tandoor oven 1,Phale, a round flaky bun with minced meat filling 1,Poori, tiny, oily, saucer-shaped brown flatbreads, always served in large quantities 1,Puranpoli, a flatbread filled with sweet cardamom porridge 1,Roomali roti, a very large, extremely thin roti 1,Roti, large round wholewheat flatbread 1,Shirmal, a sweet baked flatbread flavored with saffron milk 1,White rice, made fluffy and separate-grained 1,Yellow rice, coloured with turmeric
 * grain

1,Badaam barf, a fudgey almond sweet 1,Chhundo, pickled sweet-and-sour mango 1,Dal-dhokla, a dal with diamond-shaped chickpea flour dumplings 1,Gajjak, sesame brittle 1,Gobhi moong, a chunky stew with cauliflower and yellow moong dal 1,Gujarati dal, stew with mixed dal and mixed vegetables 1,Gulab jamun, sweet fried balls of fresh curd cheese in rose-scented syrup 1,Kache piaz, onion and red chile relish 1,Kachumbar, a salad of raw cucumber, onion, and tomato, with a bit of lemon and salt 1,Kaju katri, diamonds of cashew paste decorated with silver varq 1,Karhi, a tangy white soup thickened with chickpea flour 1,Kesar kulf, dense almond-and-saffron gelato 1,Khatte channe, sour tamarind-flavoured chickpeas 1,Leela Mirch, pickled green peppercorns 1,Meethi chatni, literally “sweet chatni”, a smooth sweet-and-sour tamarind sauce 1,Mullagatanni, the dal that every cook has her own recipe for, usually tangy and peppery 1,Mungaude ki bhaji, moong dal dumplings in a green spinach-and-cilantro gravy 1,Papad, crunchy chickpea wafers served with relishes 1,Podina chatni, a green sauce made with mint and lime 1,Raita, yogurt and cucumber sauce similar to tzatziki
 * dal

1,Baigan bharat, smoky mashed eggplant 1,Bhindi sabzi, stir-fried okra 1,Bhona gosht, roasted minty lamb 1,Chapli kebab, fried lamb meatballs shaped like a sandal 1,Do piaza, any meat with ‘double onion’ gravy 1,Dum aloo, slow-cooked potatoes in cream 1,Hakka aloo, an Indochinese dish, potatoes with a crispy crust of ginger and fresh chiles 1,Jheenga masala, stir-fried giant prawns with lots of paprika 1,Moghlai dum, creamy slow-cooked chicken 1,Pakoras, batter-fried vegetables served with dipping sauces 1,Panchrangi korma, five-coloured vegetables in creamy yogurt gravy 1,Parsi ande, boiled whole eggs served in a golden coconut gravy 1,Rogan josh, meat in a garlic and coriander gravy 1,Saag paneer, spinach and curd cheese 1,Safaid Kheema, lamb mince with a white cashew sauce 1,Seekh kebab, minced lamb kebabs, served with crescents of grilled onion 1,Shahjehani raan, leg of lamb in a cream sauce with nuts and dried fruits 1,Tali vekti, a native fish deep-fried in chickpea batter 1,Tandoori murgh, chicken barbecued in the /tandoor/ 1,Vindaloo, a very hot, sour gravy for chicken and potatoes
 * meat_veg

1,Chadder - A gentleman’s shawl. 1,Choli - A stitched and ftted short sleeved or sleeveless blouse. 1,Churidar - Close-ftting, gathered trousers, worn with a kameez or kurta 1,Dhatu / thipu - A square piece of cloth used to cover the head 1,Dhoti - A large cloth, wrapped like a skirt and tied at the waist 1,Duppatta - large scarf worn with a lehenga choli, churidar kameez, or salwar kameez. 1,Gachichi - A cloth belt. 1,Kameez - A long loose tunic top or dress. Worn with a dupatta. 1,Kurta - A long strait-cut loose shirt. 1,Lachhoo - A blanket used to cover the shoulders. 1,Lehenga - A pleated skirt worn with a choli. 1,Lunghi - A large wrap skirt tied at the waist, worn with a mundu. 1,Mundu - A top cloth worn over the shoulder. 1,Pattoo - A whole body cover-all wrap worn over a dress, fastened with silver broaches 1,Phulkari - An ornately embroidered shawl. 1,Pullas - Hemp slippers woven with colored threads. 1,Salwar - Straight cut trousers worn under a kameez. 1,Sari - A long, unstitched piece of cloth, wrapped around the body. 1,Sherwani - A formal, fitted, button-down, long coat with a high straight collar. 1,Topi - A colorful woolen cap with a woven or embroidered band.
 * clothing

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