Allahabad
Americannoun
noun
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A bombshell verdict by the Allahabad High Court had found Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractice and invalidated her 1971 election win.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
Prominent among such efforts is the government’s renaming of the northern city of Allahabad — named by Muslim Mughal rulers centuries ago — to the Sanskrit word “Prayagraj.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
The Allahabad high court granted him bail in the second case in December.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2023
In 2018 his party changed the name of the city long known as Allahabad to Prayagraj, the name of a Hindu pilgrimage site.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022
His object was to reach Allahabad that night—not to hew his way through opposing hordes and risk being cut down in the process.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
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