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Kabir
Indian mystic and poet. A weaver who lived in Benares, he preached the essential oneness of all religions and was critical of both Hinduism and Islam for meaningless rites and mindless repetition. From Hinduism he accepted the ideas of reincarnation and the law of karma, but rejected idolatry, asceticism, and the caste system. From Islam he accepted the idea of one God and the equality of all men. Revered by both Hindus and Muslims, he is also considered a forerunner of Sikhism, and some of his poetry was incorporated into the Adi Granth. His ideas led to the founding of several sects, incl. the Kabir Panth, which regards Kabir as its principal guru or as a divinity.


Kalinin
Russian communist leader and statesman. An early supporter of the Bolsheviks, he participated in the Russian Revolution of 1905 and cofounded Pravda. After the Russian Revolution of 1917 he served as mayor of Petrograd (St. Petersburg). In 1919 he became chair of the central executive committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets, and thus titular head of the Soviet state, a position he kept until his death. From 1925 he was a member of the Politburo and supported J. Stalin in crucial votes, thus retaining his high party office.


Kanuri
African people, the dominant population (4 million) of Borno state in NE Nigeria, also found in large numbers in SE Niger. The Kanuri language is of the Nilo-Saharan family. The Kanuri developed the powerful empire of Bornu, which reached its peak in the 16th cent. They have been Muslims since the 11th cent. The Kanuri economy is based on millet agriculture and trade with the Fulani and Arab herders.


Kediri
City (pop., 1995 est.: 261,000), E Java, Indonesia. It is located in the valley of the Brantas River, southwest of Surabaya. In the 11th-13th cent. it lay at the heart of a powerful Hindu kingdom, also named Kediri; after 1830 it became the capital of a residency under Dutch administration. The modern city is a trading center for local agricultural products, incl. sugar, coffee, and rice.


Safire
U.S. journalist. Born in New York City and educated at Syracuse Univ., he worked as a newspaper reporter and at radio and television stations before entering the public-relations field, eventually founding his own successful firm. He was a speechwriter for S. Agnew and then for R. Nixon. In 1973 he began his conservative and vigorously written "Essay" column for the New York Times, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1978. He also writes on linguistic issues in the New York Times Magazine. Among his books are the novels Full Disclosure (1977) and Sleeper Spy (1995) and works of lexicographical interest.


Tamiris
U.S. choreographer, modern dancer, and teacher. She was born in New York City. In 1930 she founded her own company and the School of Amer. Dance, which she directed until 1945. Many of her own works, such as Pioneer ...

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