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  2. Udant Martand - Wikipedia

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    500 (1st issue) Udant Martand [1] [2] ( lit. 'The Rising Sun') is the first Hindi language newspaper published in India. [3] [4] Started on 30 May 1826, from Calcutta (now Kolkata ), the weekly newspaper was published every Tuesday by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla. [5] [6] It was closed on 4 December 1827 due to financial crisis.

  3. Doha (Indian literature) - Wikipedia

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    Doha is a lyrical verse-format which was extensively used by Indian poets and bards of North India probably since the beginning of the 6th century AD. Dohas of Kabir, Tulsidas, Raskhan, Rahim and the dohas of Nanak called Sakhis are famous. Satasai of Hindi poet, Bihārī, contains many dohas. Dohas are written even now.

  4. Women in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Hindu texts present diverse views on the position of women, ranging from feminine leadership as the highest goddess, to limiting gender roles. The Devi Sukta hymn of Rigveda, a scripture of Hinduism, declares the feminine energy as the essence of the universe, the one who creates all matter and consciousness, the eternal and infinite, the ...

  5. Dalai Lama - Wikipedia

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    Dalai Lama (UK: / ˈ d æ l aɪ ˈ l ɑː m ə /, US: / ˈ d ɑː l aɪ /; Tibetan: ཏཱ་ལའི་བླ་མ་, Wylie: Tā la'i bla ma [táːlɛː láma]) is a title given by Altan Khan in 1578 AD at Yanghua Monastery to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

  6. Baháʼí Faith - Wikipedia

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    The Baháʼí Faith [a] is a religion [b] founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people. [c] Established by Baháʼu'lláh, it initially developed in Iran and parts of the Middle East, where it has faced ongoing persecution since its inception. [15] The religion is estimated to have 5 ...

  7. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Modern Standard Hindi, [a] commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language used as the official language of India alongside English. It is written in Devanagari script and is the lingua franca of North India.

  8. History of Hindustani language - Wikipedia

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    In these cities, the language continued to be called "Hindi" as well as "Urdu". While Urdu retained the grammar and core vocabulary of the local Hindi dialect, it adopted the Nastaleeq writing system from Persian. The term Hindustani is derived from Hindustan, the Persian-origin name for the northwestern Indian subcontinent.

  9. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Quizlet is a multi-national American company that provides tools for studying and learning. [1] Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [2] and released to the public in January 2007. [3] Quizlet's primary products include digital flash cards, matching games, practice electronic ...