- A
punkah, also
pankha (Urdu: پَنکھا, Hindi: पंखा, paṅkhā), is a type of fan used
since the
early 6th
century BC. The word
pankha originated from pankh...
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parents from ****stan on 14
February 1949. He is best
known for the part of
punkah wallah Rumzan in the BBC
sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum, his
first role. "Babar...
- Heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning (HVAC) is the use of
various technologies to
control the temperature, humidity, and
purity of the air in an...
- when
going back to the
starting position. The
design was
derived from the
punkah.
Kearny fallout meter Nuclear War
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- Man-Eating Tree" (1881) by Phil
Robinson (included in his book
Under the
Punkah)
describes a "man-eating tree"
found in Nubia.
Indian Writer Malladi Venkata...
-
since prehistory.
Large human-powered fans
built into
buildings include the
punkah. The 2nd-century
Chinese inventor Ding Huan of the Han
dynasty invented...
- tea and a box of
pastries for
everyone to purchase, and Ramzan, the lazy
punkah wallah whose job it is to fan the officers, who is
often kicked and told...
- measurement, one pace,
approximately 1.5
meters (5 feet) Pankha,
Hindu for the
punkah, a type of fan
Alternative spelling for the Panika,
community of
India Panka...
-
antenna Rickshawala, a
rickshaw driver Punkawallah, the
servant who
keeps the
punkah or fan
going on hot
nights Lep wallah, a
cotton carder Kabadiwalla, a waste...
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temple (pictured). The idol is
covered in
sequins and cloth. Two
small punkahs (fans) of the same
materials are seen
suspended over the Idol from the...
