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preman

(priːˈmæn)
n
(Historical Terms) a precursor of the human being
adj
(Historical Terms) occurring before the emergence of mankind
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Punjab's changing socio-political landscape, a critical appraisal of feminist-spiritualist poet Piro Preman, development of literary genres, traditions of resistance in folk-literature and common vocabulary of Punjabi and Balochi are some of the topics explored by eminent scholars and writers.
"Monuments take us to the path of knowing our past and connecting it with the future." The artists are Akanksha Jitendra, Basith, Devyani Chauhan, Dr Sreekumar Padmanabhan, Koteeswari, Mahesh Kumar, Molshri, Nirmala, Patric Rozario, Preman Chokli, Rajeesh Ravi, Ravindran, Regint, Sageer, Saraswathi, Seena Anand, Shajee Chelad, Shilpi Mathur, Siji John, Siju Thomas, Sudheeran, Swapna Namboodiri, Vasu Vanimel, and Vibin Viswanath.
Surendran was repatriated to the Santhi Medical Centre in August 2018, thanks to the benevolence displayed by Uma Preman, founder of Santhi Medical Information Centre.
Uma Preman, founder of the centre, who has been taking home bedridden Indian patients in Dubai for long-term treatment and care, has agreed to admit Yazdani at the rehabilitation centre and to take in Parvez along with the former teacher.
Despite violent intimidation from the Indonesian Army (TNI) and collaborating local militias made of up street-thugs known as preman, the Timorese overwhelmingly voted for immediate secession.
As a result, the land occupiers continued to be vulnerable to displacement by local government or companies using private security or local preman ("toughs").
Always a rebellious child, he became mixed up with a gang of preman (thugs) who, though mostly known for hanging around the dusty market drinking and playing cards, were also associated with the local clandestine resistance (T: frente klandistina).
(3.) Pemuda Pancasila is a parastatal group of preman (gangsters) that the state used to break strikes, suppress protests, and more--but whose members could, however, still turn against the state (Sidel 2004, p.
'As long as it's halal: Islamic preman in Jakarta', in: G.
Preman Niles, "Theological and Mission Concerns in the Ecumenical Movement in Asia," in A History of the Ecumenical Movement in Asia, vol.
$326,000, 50 Tassi Dr, Tripodi, Eric C, and Tripodi, Julie K, to Preman, Benjamin L, and Preman, Kristina L.