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The premier accounting reference, revised and expanded. Pixley’s THE ACCOUNTANT’S DICTIONARY has the longest tradition of any reference of providing comprehensive coverage of the field to both accounting professionals and professionals in other fields who need or desire quick, understandable, a... More

The district of Madura takes its name from its chief town. The word is spelt Madurai in Tamil, and some historians (like Yule and Burnell) say that it is generally supposed to be the Tamil form of the name of Mathura, the very ancient and holy city of the Hindus. They point out that the name Madura ... More

This Gazetteer, which has remained out of print for a long time, remains the most authentic and compact record of Madras. The comprehensiveness of the Gazetteer lies in the fact that it succeeds in dealing with all possible aspects of the city and the district including physical description, politic... More