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  2. Barahmasa - Wikipedia

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    Barahmasa ( lit. "the twelve months") is a poetic genre popular in the Indian subcontinent [1] [2] [3] derived primarily from the Indian folk tradition. [4] It is usually themed around a woman longing for her absent lover or husband, describing her own emotional state against the backdrop of passing seasonal and ritual events.

  3. List of Hindi poets - Wikipedia

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    Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015) Kavi Bhushan (1613–1712), poet and scholar. Kaka Hathrasi (1906–1995), satirist and humorist poet. Kedarnath Agarwal (1911–2000), Hindi language poet and littérateur. Kedarnath Singh (1934–2018), poet, critic and essayist. Keshavdas (1555–1617), Sanskrit scholar and Hindi poet.

  4. Bharatendu Harishchandra - Wikipedia

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    Hindi. Notable works. Andher Nagari. Bharatendu Harishchandra (9 September 1850 – 6 January 1885) was an Indian poet, writer and playwright. He authored several dramas, life sketches and travel accounts, using new media such as reports, publications, letters to editors of publications, translations, and literary works to shape public opinion.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Premchand - Wikipedia

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    Amrit Rai. Signature. Dhanpat Rai Srivastava [2] (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known as Munshi Premchand based on his pen name Premchand [3] [4] ( pronounced [preːm t͡ʃənd̪] ⓘ ), was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. Premchand was a pioneer of Hindi and Urdu social fiction.

  7. Kamayani - Wikipedia

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    Kamayani (Hindi : कामायनी) (1936) is a Hindi epic poem ( Mahakavya) by Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937). It is considered one of the greatest literary works written in modern times in Hindi literature. It also signifies the epitome of Chhayavadi school of Hindi poetry which gained popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  8. Indian classical drama - Wikipedia

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    The term Indian classical drama refers to the tradition of dramatic literature and performance in ancient India. The roots of drama in the Indian subcontinent can be traced back to the Rigveda (1200-1500 BCE), which contains a number of hymns in the form of dialogues, or even scenes, as well as hymns that make use of other literary forms such ...

  9. Malgudi Days (short story collection) - Wikipedia

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    Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. [1] The book was republished outside India in 1982 by Penguin Classics. [2] The book includes 32 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi, [3] located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi. [4]