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Indian Ocean (band) Indian Ocean is a contemporary fusion music band from India. Some music critics describe the Indian Ocean music as "Indo-rock fusion with jazz-spiced rhythms that integrates shlokas, sufism, environmentalism, mythology and revolution".
Indian Ocean Commission The Indian Ocean Commission (COI), known as the Commission de l'Océan Indien in French, is an intergovernmental organization that joins Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, France (for Reunion), and the Seychelles together to encourage cooperation. It was started in January 1984 under the General Victoria Agreement.
Indian Ocean raid The Indian Ocean raid was a naval sortie by the Fast Carrier Strike Force of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 31 March to 10 April 1942 against Allied shipping and bases in the Indian Ocean. It was an early engagement of the Pacific campaign of World War II.
Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation The Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), initially known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative, is an international organization with 18 member states. It was first established in Mauritius on March 1995 and formally launched on 6-7 March 1997.
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System is a tsunami warning system set up to provide warning to inhabitants of nations bordering the Indian Ocean of approaching tsunamis. It was agreed to in a United Nations conference held in January 2005 in Kobe, Japan as an initial step towards an International Early Warning Programme.
Indian Oil Cup 2005 The Indian Oil Cup 2005 was a three-team cricket tournament which took place in Sri Lanka in July and August 2005, between the hosts Sri Lanka, India and West Indies. Sri Lanka were second in the ICC ODI Championship before this tournament, and fulfilled their position as favourites with an 18-run victory over India in the final.
Indian Olympic Association The Indian Olympic Association is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympics and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at the events. It also acts as the Indian Commonwealth Games Association, responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Commonwealth Games.
Indian Opinion The Indian Opinion was a newspaper established by Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. The publication was an important tool for the political movement led by Gandhi and the Natal Indian Congress to fight racial discrimination and win civil rights for the Indian immigrant community in South Africa.
Indian Orthodox Church The Indian Orthodox Church (also known as the Malankara Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church of the East, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Orthodox Syrian Church of the East), is a prominent member of the Oriental Orthodox Church family in Christianity. The Church is one of several groups of Saint Thomas Christians tracing their origins to St.
Indian poetry Indian poetry, and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Urdu.
Indian pop Indian pop music, often known as Indi-pop or Hindi pop, is a term that refers to pop music of India. It is based on various Indian folk or classical music, influenced by modern beats from different parts of the world.
Indian prawn Indian prawn (Fenneropenaeus indicus, formerly Penaeus indicus), also called white prawn or Indian white shrimp, is one of the major commercial prawn species of the world. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific from eastern and south-eastern Africa, through Malaysia and Indonesia to southern China and northern Australia.
Indian property bubble The Indian Property Market has been sizzling since March 2005, when the current NDA government decided to open FDI in Real Estate. The market has been growing at a dizzying rate of 100%+, what with every NRI who ever laid his hand on the green paper wanting to eat a piece of the pie!
Indian pulse export ban, 2006 The Indian pulse export ban of 2006 occurred on June 28, 2006 when the finance minister of India declared a ban, with immediate effect, on exports of sugar, pulses and wheat until the next harvest, due to domestic shortages. It will be in force until December 2006.
Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal The Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal (IPEJ), ISSN 0972-6292, is a peer reviewed online journal devoted to cardiac pacing and electrophysiology. Manuscript submission and peer review are intended to be entirely through electronic media to minimize delay in publication.
Indian Parliamentary Group The Indian Parliamentary Group is an autonomous body, membership of which is open to all current or former members of the Indian Parliament. It was founded in 1949, following a Motion adopted by the Constituent Assembly on August 16, 1948.
Indian Patent Office The Indian Patent Office is administrated by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM), located in Mumbai, India. This is a subordinate office of the Indian government and administers the Indian law of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
Indian Peace Medal Indian Peace Medals were a symbol of the relationships between the United States federal government and Native Americans in the late 1700s and 1800s, until the term of President Andrew Johnson ended. The relationships, governed by treaty and ostensible good faith, were in most cases ultimately determined by force.
Indian Peafowl The Indian Peafowl, Pavo cristatus also known as the Common Peafowl or the Blue Peafowl is one of the species of bird in the genus Pavo of the Phasianidae family known as peafowl. The Indian Peafowl is a resident breeder in eastern Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.
Indian Penal Code Indian Penal Code (IPC) provides a penal code for all of India including Jammu and Kashmir, where it was renamed the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). The code applies to any offence committed by an Indian Citizen anywhere and on any Indian registered ship or aircraft (This law does not however apply to the armed forces or supersede any other acts).
Indian People's Theatre Association Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) was an association of theatre-artists and others based in Kolkata, India the goal of which was to bring cultural awakening among the people of India. Bengali Theatre and Performing Arts.
Indian Point Energy Center Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) is a three-unit nuclear power plant station located in Buchanan, New York just south of Peekskill. It sits on the east bank of the Hudson River, 24 miles north of New York City, New York.
Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service (IPS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India; other important services being the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). The members of the IPS are primarily responsible for managing the policing functions of the states and the central government.
Indian Prairie School District 204 Indian Prairie School District 204 (sometimes abbreviated IPSD) is the youngest of the three main districts serving Aurora, Illinois. It was formed in 1972 by the mergers of Wheatland Elementary District 40, Granger Elementary District 90 and Indian Plains Elementary District 182.
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, located in Albuquerque, is owned and operated by the 19 Indian Pueblos of New Mexico and dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Pueblo Indian Culture, History and Art. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is a non-profit that opened in August, 1976, to showcase the history and accomplishments of the Pueblo people, from Pre-Columbian to current time.
Indian reservation In the United States, an Indian reservation is land which is managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs. Reservations were established when Americans began to forcibly take land from the American Indians, who had lived there for thousands of years.
Indian reserve In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not vested in the Crown (for example, Wikwemikong Unceded Reserve on Manitoulin Island) is also subject to the Indian Act provisions governing reserves.
Indian rock Indian rock is a genre of popular music in India that incorporates elements of Indian music and mainstream rock and if often topically India-centric. While India is known for its northern and southern classical music, etc, the Indian rock scene, and has produced numerous bands and artists.
Indian rope trick The Indian rope trick is a famous piece of stage magic said to have been performed in and around India in about the 1800s. Sometimes described as "the world’s greatest illusion", it involved a magician, a length of rope, and one or more boy assistants.
Indian Railway Institute of Electrical Engineering Indian Railways has set up this Institute at Nasik Road for imparting training to newly appointed officers of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) , recruited through Indian Engineering Services Examination conducted by UPSC, New Delhi. In addition, IRIEEN also conducts training courses for the serving electrical engineers of Indian Railways.
Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications Setup in 1957 by the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, to cater to specialised training needs of their own staff and officers in the field of Railway Signalling and Telecommunication, the institute today caters to the needs of the entire Afro-Asian region.
Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers The Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) is a cadre of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Electrical Engineering Organisation of the Indian Railways
Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers The Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME) is a cadre of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Mechanical Engineering Organisation of the Indian Railways
Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers The Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) is a cadre of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Signals and Telecommunications Engineering Organisation of the Indian Railways
Indian Railway Stores Service The Indian Railways Stores Service (IRSS) is a cadre of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Materials and Procurement (Stores) Organisation of the Indian Railways.
Indian Railway Traffic Service The Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) is an organized Group 'A' service (cadre) of the Government of India. The officers of this service are responsible for managing the Transportation- Operations and Commercial wings - of the Indian Railways
Indian Railways Fan Club The Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA) is the internet's largest website devoted to the Indian Railways. The IRFCA is an electronic mailing list or discussion group connecting many fans particularly interested in railways in India.
Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering The Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (also known as IRIMEE), started in the year 1888 as Technical School. In the year 1927, the training of Mechanical Officers for Indian Railways commenced.
Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the First War of Indian Independence (Hindi: १८५७ का प्रथम भारतीय स्वतंत्रता संग्राम), the Sepoy Rebellion and the Indian Mutiny (however, see Debate over name as the issue is controversial), was a prolonged period of armed uprisings in different parts of India against British occupation of that part of the subcontinent. Small precursors of brewing discontent involving incidences of arson in cantonment areas began to manifest themselves in January.
Indian Reductions Reductions (known as Reducciones de Indios or simply Reducciones in Spanish) were towns founded by the Spanish colonizers of the New World with the purpose of assimilating indigenous populations into European culture and religion.
Indian Register The Indian Register is the official record of Status Indians or Registered Indians in Canada. Status Indians have rights and benefits that are not granted to unregistered Indians, Inuit, or MĂ©tis, perhaps the chief benefits being the granting of reserves and of rights associated with them, including exemption from federal and provincial taxes for residents for work performed on reserve.
Indian Register Of Shipping Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) is an internationally recognised independent ship Classification society, founded in India in 1975. Within a span of 16 years, it has become an associate member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), the major international body of classification societies.
Indian Remote Sensing satellite Indian Remote Sensing satellites (IRS) are a series of Earth Observation satellites, mostly built, launched and maintained by Indian Space Research Organisation of India as part of the Indian space program. The IRS series provides remote sensing services and are composed of the 1 (A,B,C,D).
Indian Removal Indian Removal was a nineteenth century policy of the government of the United States that sought to relocate American Indian (or "Native American") tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river. In the decades following the American Revolution, the rapidly increasing population of the United States resulted in numerous treaties in which lands were purchased from Native Americans.
Indian Removal Act The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a law passed by the Twenty-first United States Congress in order to facilitate the relocation of Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River in the United States to lands further west. The Removal Act, part of a U.
Indian Rhinoceros The Indian Rhinoceros or the Great One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is a large mammal found in Nepal and in Assam, India. It is confined to the tall grasslands and forests in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Indian Rights Association The Indian Rights Association (IRA) was an American social activist group dedicated to the well being and acculturation of Native Americans. Founded in Philadelphia in 1882, the Indian Rights Associations (IRA) was highly influential in American Indian policy through the 1930's and remained involved as an organization until 1994.
Indian River (Florida) The Indian River is a waterway in Florida, a part of the Indian River Lagoon system. It extends from the border between Brevard and Volusia Counties southward along the western shore of Merritt Island, picking up the Banana River on the island's south side, then continuing southward to St.
Indian River Central High School (New York) Indian River Central High School is the high school in the Indian River Central School District in Philadelphia, New York. The school's students live in several towns and villages listed here, all located in northern Jefferson County, New York.
Indian Robin The Indian Robin, Saxicoloides fulicata, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, family Muscicapidae. It, and similar small species, are often called chats.
Indian Roller The Indian Roller also earlier locally incorrectly called the Blue Jay, (Coracias benghalensis) is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds in tropical southern Asia from Iraq to Thailand. It is a not migratory, but undertakes some seasonal movements.
Indian settlement Indian settlement is a census subdivision outlined by the Canadian government Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for census purposes. These areas have at least 10 indian people who live, more or less, permanently in the given area.
Indian soap opera Indian soap operas are soap operas written, produced, filmed in India, with characters played by Indians (except for a few Western actors like Tom Alter), with episodes broadcast on a daily/weekly/semi-weekly basis on Indian television channels/channel chains (Star Network, Sony Entertainment, Sun Network, Doordarshan) that are not often limited to the Republic of India itself: often many “serials,” as they’re more commonly referred to as, are broadcast overseas in the UK, USA, and some parts of Europe, South Africa, and Australia. (Doordarshan, or DD, is an exception: it is only viewable in India and Nepal)
Indian spin quartet The Indian spin quartet is the collective name given to the Indian spin bowlers of the 1960s and 70s: Erapalli Prasanna and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (both off spinners), Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar (a leg spinner), and Bishen Singh Bedi (a left arm spinner). Between them, they played more than 225 Test matches taking around 800 wickets.
Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a peninsular landmass of the Asian continent occupying the Indian Plate and extending into the Indian Ocean, bordered on the north by the Eurasian Plate. The region is known as a subcontinent because its geography and geology are distinct from the rest of the continent.
Indian summer Indian summer is a name given to a period of sunny, warm weather in autumn, not long before winter. This time can be in late October or early November (Northern hemisphere) / late April or early May (Southern hemisphere), usually sometime after the first frost.
Indian sweets Indian sweets or Mithai, consist of many different kinds of milk, sugar and flour-based confectioneries originating from the Indian sub-continent. Indians sweets are normally very rich in sugar and take a long time to prepare.
Indian swellshark The Indian swellshark, Cephaloscyllium silasi, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western Indian Ocean from Quilon, India and Sauqira Bay, Oman between latitudes 16° N and 10° N, from the surface to 300 m. It grows to about 36 cm in length, and can expand its body by taking in air or water to make it appear larger to predators.
Indian Scops Owl The Indian Scops Owl, Otus lettia, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India and the Himalayas east to south China. It is partially migratory, with some birds wintering in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
Indian Shaker Church The Indian Shaker Church is a Christian denomination founded in 1881 by Squaxin logger John Slocum in Washington. The Indian Shaker Church is a unique blend of American Indian, Catholic, and Protestant beliefs and practices.
Indian School of Mines Indian School of Mines (ISM) is a fully residential co-educational public university located in the mineral-rich belt of India in the town of Dhanbad. It was established in 1926 on the lines of Royal School of Mines London.
Indian School, Bahrain Founded in the year 1950, The Indian School, Bahrain was initiated by a small group of people with a committed workforce of three staff and a Headmistress and have completed fifty years of successful existence making significant contribution towards the cause of education.
Indian Silverbill The Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica) is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the closely related African Silverbill, Lonchura cantans. This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in most of South Asia.
Indian Singaporean The term Indian Singaporean refers to any Singapore citizen of South Asian ancestry including, most notably, India. Most Indian Singaporeans are second, third or even fourth generation descendants of migrants from the Indian subcontinent to Singapore and Malaysia, which were then known collectively as British Malaya in the pre-World War II colonial era.
Indian Society for Trenchless Technology Indian Society for Trenchless Technology (IndSTT) is an organization which promotes the application of trenchless technology in India and other South Asian nations. It was established in 1995 and is headquartered at New Delhi, India.
Indian Spitz The Indian Spitz, a spitz-type dog breed belonging to the utility group, was once an excellent farm worker found in India. Nowadays, they have lost their popularity to the Pomeranian, which is almost identical to this breed.
Indian Stadium Indian Stadium is located on the campus of Arkansas State University and is home to their college football team, the Indians. The stadium is simply named after the nickname and mascot of the school, the Indians.
Indian Standard Time Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+5:30. India does not observe daylight saving time, (DST) or other seasonal adjustments, although DST was used briefly during the Sino–Indian War of 1962 and the Indo–Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971.
Indian tribal police Indian tribal police are peace officers hired by those Native American tribes which have a constitutional government as opposed to hereditary chiefs. Tribal police historically had several different titles—sheriffs, constables, regulators, lighthorsemen, etc.
Indian tribes The tribal belt of north-west India includes the states of Rajasthan, Ghujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The tribal people of this region have origins which precede the Vedic Aryan people of the north and the Dravidian people of the south.
Indian Territory Indian Territory, also known as Indian Country, Indian territory or the Indian territories, was the land set aside within the United States for the use of Native Americans. The general borders were set by the Indian Intercourse Act of 1834.
Indian Trail Academy The Indian Trail Academy is a public high school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, part of the Kenosha Unified School District. In addition to the core subjects, students choose to emphasize one of three themes: Biotechnology and Environmental Studies, Business and International Studies or Communications.
Indian Trail Junior High School Indian Trail is one of the eight junior high schools in Olathe, Kansas The school opened in the August of 1981 and serves a diverse population. Their graduates go to eitherOlathe South High School along with select graduates of Frontier Trail Junior High and graduates of Chisholm Trail Junior High, or to Olathe North High School with select graduates of Oregon Trail Junior High and Santa Fe Trail Junior High
Indian Trails Improvement District The Indian Trail Improvement District in Florida is a taxing district responsible for the improvements and maintenance of swales, canals, roads, and parks in a 37 square mile area of central Palm Beach County, Florida. The Indian Trail Improvement District serves over 40,000 residents in central Palm Beach County.
Indian Tribe Indian Tribe means any Native American tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.
Indian Under-19 cricket team in England in 2006 India Under-19 cricket team toured England during the 2006 English cricket season. India overwhelmingly defeated England in all the one-dayers played, but the first of three Test matches, at the Rose Bowl, was drawn.
Indian Valley Railroad The Indian Valley Railroad (IV) was a California shortline railroad that was constructed to serve the Engels Copper Mine to a connection with the Western Pacific Railroad at Paxton. The Western Pacific was completed through Paxton in 1909.
Indian Veterinary Research Institute Indian Veterinary Research Institute or IVRI is located at Izzatnagar, Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh state. It is India's premier advanced research facility in the field of veterinary medicine and allied branches.
Indian Volunteers for Community Service Indian Volunteers for Community Service (IVCS) is a registered charity whose aim is to raise funds for rural development projects in India, and to raise awareness of rural development in India by enabling people to experience grass roots development through direct involvementIt is non-political and non-religious.
Indian wedding cards Indian wedding cards are the invitations sent to relatives, friends, colleagues for informing about an Indian wedding. Different types of cards, such as Hindu wedding cards, and Lord Ganesha wedding cards, are available.
Indian women's cricket team The Indian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1976/7, when they drew with the West Indies in a six-match series. They performed better than expected in the last Women's Cricket World Cup, reaching the finals but then losing to Australia.
Indian Wars Indian Wars is the name generally used in the United States to describe a series of conflicts between the United States and American Indians (or "Native Americans"). Also generally included in this term are those Colonial American wars with Native Americans that preceded the creation of the United States.
Indian White-rumped Vulture The Indian White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related to the European Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus).
Indian Will Indian Will is a well-known Native American who lived in a former settlement of the Shawnee Indians at the site of prevent day Cumberland, Maryland in the 1700's. This site was abandoned by the Shawnee's prior to the first white settlers arriving in the region, however 'Indian Will' stayed behind living in a cabin on the mountain side.
Indian Wolf The Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes; also known as the Indian Gray Wolf or the Peninsular Gray Wolf) is one of the smallest subspecies of the gray wolf. It is a semi-desert-adapted wolf that ranges from the Indian subcontinent to the Arabian Peninsula.
Indian Woman An Indian Woman refers to a woman from the traditional culture of India. It sometimes used to refer to all women of the Indian subcontinent including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the islands of Maldives.
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross The Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, (Thalassarche carteri), is a small mollymawk in the albatross family. The smallest of the mollymawks, it is difficult to distinguish from the closely related Grey-headed Albatross and Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, the latter with which it was long considered conspecific and is still considered by some a subspecies of.
Indian Youth Congress The Indian Youth Congress is the youth wing of the Indian National Congress Party. As of 2006, the Indian Youth Congress has over 4,000,000 members across India, the largest democratic youth organisation in the world.
Indian-Germans Indian-Germans are people who live in Germany and are of Indian descent. In the beginning of 2000, nearly 40,000 Indian-Germans holding German citizenship and just as many holding Indian citizenship lived in Germany.
Indiana bat The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a medium-sized, dull gray, black, or chesnut bat listed as an endangered species by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It lives primarily in eastern and midwestern states and in parts of the south.
Indiana Beach Indiana Beach is an amusement park located in Monticello, Indiana on Lake Shafer, a manmade lake on the Tippecanoe River. The park, originally named Ideal Beach, opened in 1926 with only a sand beach swimming area, bath house, and refreshment stand.
Indiana Black Expo Indiana Black Expo is a non for-profit organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana that is responsible for overseeing the state's two largest cultural events: the Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration, and the Coca-Cola Circle City Classic.
Indiana Blast Indiana Blast were an American soccer team, founded in 1997. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues, and played in the D-3 Pro League, the A-League and the Premier Development League (PDL), until folding at the end of the 2004 season.
Indiana class battleship The three Indiana-class battleships of the United States Navy were the first series of modern battleships to be built. All launched in 1893, they were designed for coastal defense, being too low in the water to deal well with the waves of the open ocean.
Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference The Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference (ICAC) is a former intercollegiate athletic conference that sponsored American football and was affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. The ICAC was formed in June 1987, with 1990-1991 being the first full season of competition (all eight teams competing in eight varsity sports).
Indiana Colony The Indiana Colony is the first white settlement of the area known today as Pasadena, California. It was incorporated as such on January 31, 1874, by a settlement of Indianans seeking fairer weather following the exceptionally cold winter of 1872–73.
Indiana Commerce Connector The Indiana Commerce Connector is a proposed toll road in Indiana as a partial outer beltway south east of Indianapolis. The proposed road segment if the state legislature would allow, would connect 4 Interstates at 6 locations.
Indiana Concert Choir State Finals The Indiana Concert Choir State Finals are an event held by the Indiana State School Music Association at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis. The event is generally held in the first week of May each year.
Indiana Convention Center The Indiana Convention Center is a very large convention center located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It contains over 400,000 square feet of open exhibit space and almost 140,000 square feet of group meeting space.
Indiana Daily Student The Indiana Daily Student, or IDS for short, is an independent, student-run newspaper serving Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Founded in 1867, the IDS is published Monday through Friday and has a circulation of 15,000 to 16,000 during the school year and is published on Monday and Thursday with a circulation of 8,500 over the summer.

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