ADKJ INDIA CROSSWORD

Neel Mahal lake palace is located in this former princely state. (7)
___ ______ is the Kashmiri art of papier mache. (4, 7)
The first woman (she’s an Indian) to climb Mt Everest twice.(7, 5)
This ancient city was the home of the scholar sages Kapila, Gargi and Maitreyi.
Buddha preached in this language. (7)
'Operation Vijay' was code-name for two major Army operations. One was for Goa and the other one was _________. (6)
This Guru compiled the Adi Granth, the holy book of the Sikhs. (5, 3)
The first Indian filmstar whose wax statue was erected in Madam Tussaud's museum, London in 2000. (7)
The name of a festival in south India, as well as the name of a ‘sweet delicacy’ and a ‘non-sweet delicacy’. (6)
The important radioactive chemcial element that is obtained from monoxite, a yield of the sands of Malabar. (7)
A Goan curry, contains white poppy seeds, coconut, spices, dried red chillies. (6)
___________ is the Jaipuri skill of inlaying delicate fillets of copper in wood. (9)
This Parsi gentleman from Mumbai, went on to become an international music star. We know him better as ___________. (5)
The final incarnation of Lord Vishnu in his Dashavatara. (5)
This king established the Saka era, on which is based a calendar which is still in use. (8)
The first Air Chief to receive the honour of “Marshal”. (5, 5)
Munsi Premchand’s pen-name for his Urdu writings. (8)
One of south India’s biggest stars, he struggled in his early years and even worked as a bus conductor. (9)
The Kumbha Mela is celebrated once in 12 years at one of the four holy cities. Prayag, Hardwar and Ujjaini are three. Name the fourth City. (5)
Indian numerals were taken to the west by the Arabs and called ‘Arabic numerals’. What did the Arabs themselves call these numerals? (6)