Gorakhpur
Americannoun
noun
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“Breathing becomes heavy and long,” said Ram Kumar, a 30-year-old from the city of Gorakhpur, in the more rural north of India, who supports his family back home by driving an auto-rickshaw in New Delhi.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Amrit and Saiyub spoke to a travel agent to help them get two seats on the trains going to Basti or Gorakhpur, the stations closest to their village.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2020
The Adityanath government has focused on promoting places such as the ancient city of Varanasi, a Hindu pilgrimage site, and Gorakhpur, where Adityanath is the chief priest of a large temple, critics have said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2017
A brilliant orator, Yogi Adityanath has been elected MP for Gorakhpur five times since 1998 and the crowds there worship him.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2017
AZAMGARH, or Azimgarh, a city and district of British India, in the Gorakhpur division of the United Provinces.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various
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