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  2. Indian 10-rupee note - Wikipedia

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    Ten rupees. Security thread, micro-lettering, watermark, numerals growing from small to big and a see through registration device. [1] The Indian 10-rupee banknote ( ₹ 10) is a common denomination of the Indian rupee. The ₹ 10 note was one of the first notes introduced by the Reserve Bank of India as a part of the Mahatma Gandhi Series in 1996.

  3. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    e. Hindi literature ( Hindi: हिन्दी साहित्य, hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Hindi languages which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa like Awadhi, and Marwari languages. Hindi literature is composed in three broad styles ...

  4. Devanagari - Wikipedia

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    Devanāgarī is formed by the addition of the word deva ( देव) to the word nāgarī ( नागरी ). Nāgarī is an adjective derived from nagara ( नगर ), a Sanskrit word meaning "town" or "city," and literally means "urban" or "urbane". [21] The word Nāgarī (implicitly modifying lipi, "script") was used on its own to refer to ...

  5. Tawaif - Wikipedia

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    A tawaif was a highly successful courtesan singer ‚ dancer ‚ and poet who catered to the nobility of the Indian subcontinent, particularly during the Mughal era. Many tawaifs ( nautch girls to the British) were forced to go into prostitution due to a lack of opportunities by the time of the British Raj. [1]

  6. Nagpuri language - Wikipedia

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    History. There are different opinions among linguists about the origin of the Nagpuri language. According to Peter Shanti Navrangi, Nagpuriya Sadani or Nagpuri originated from ancient Prakrit. According to professor Keshri Kumar Singh, Nagpuri is an Apabhramsha and descendant of Magadhi Prakrit in his book "Nagpuri bhasa ebam Sahitya".

  7. Nāda yoga - Wikipedia

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    Nāda yoga. Nāda yoga (नादयोग) is an ancient Indian metaphysical system. It is equally a philosophical system, a medicine, and a form of yoga. The system's theoretical and practical aspects are based on the premise that the entire cosmos and all that exists in the cosmos, including human beings, consists of vibrations, called nāda.

  8. Sutra - Wikipedia

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    Sutra. Sutra ( Sanskrit: सूत्र, romanized : sūtra, lit. 'string, thread') [1] in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text. Sutras are a genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.

  9. The Discovery of India - Wikipedia

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    Synopsis. The journey in The Discovery of India begins from ancient history, leading up to the last years of the British Raj. Nehru uses his knowledge of the Upanishads, Vedas, and textbooks on ancient history to introduce to the reader the development of India from the Indus Valley civilization, through the changes in socio-political scenario ...