Kalapani
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Kalapani or Kala Pani may refer to:
- Kala pani (taboo), a taboo of the sea in Indian culture
- Kalapani (Indian expatriates in UK)Kalapani (Indian expatriates in UK)During the British regime in 18th and 19th Century, many Indians crossed the sea to live in the UK. The process was called Kalapani and was banned in major Indian religions at that time. Expatriates were mainly sailors and servants who used to live with their British masters. A large number of...
, Indian expatriates who went to UK during the 17th, 18th and 19th century - Kalapani, disputed territoryKalapani, disputed territoryKalapaani is an area under territorial dispute in Darchula District, Nepal and Pithoragarh district of India. The origin of Kali River, it is situated on the Kailash Mansarovar route, at an altitude of 3600 meters. It is said that the Great Sage Vyasa meditated at this place, giving the region its...
, an area under territorial disputeTerritorial disputeA territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states or over the possession or control of land by a new state and occupying power after it has conquered the land from a former state no longer currently recognized by the new state.-Context and...
between Nepal and India - Kalapani RiverKalapani RiverThe Kalapani River is the eastern headwaters of the Kali River, near the border between Nepal and Kumaun, India. It is made up of numerous small springs fed by underground waters. The river borders the Nepalese zone of Mahakali and the Indian state of Uttarakhand.-Kalapani Disputed area:Kalapani...
, a river in India and Nepal - Kala Pani, Pakistan, a village
- Kalapaani, India, the origin of the Kali River
- Kalapani, Nepal, a place in Nepal near the borders of China and India
- Cellular JailCellular JailThe Cellular Jail, also known as Kālā Pānī , was a colonial prison situated in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The prison was used by the British especially to exile political prisoners to the remote archipelago...
, also known as Kālā Pānī, a colonial-era prison in Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India - Kala Pani (1958 film), an 1958 Indian film (HindiHindiStandard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
) about the prison - Kala Pani (1996 film)Kala Pani (1996 film)Kaalapani is a 1996 Indian epic film directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal, Prabhu Ganesan, Tabu, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Tinnu Anand, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Amrish Puri, and Vineeth...
, a 1996 Indian film (Malayalam) about this prison and its inmates, Indian freedom fighters.