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  2. 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 ...

  3. List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Makhanlal Chaturvedi was the first winner of this award. Krishna Sobti was the first woman winner of this award. Daya Prakash Sinha is the recent winner of this award. Year. Author. Work. Type of Work. 1955. Makhanlal Chaturvedi.

  4. Keshavdas - Wikipedia

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    Keshavdas Mishra ( Hindi pronunciation: [keːɕəvəd̪ɑːsə miɕrə]; 1555–1617), usually known by the mononym Keshavdas, was an Indian Poet, Writer, Scholar and administrator who was best known for his work Rasikpriya [ hi], a pioneering work of the Riti Kaal [ hi] of Hindi literature. He was patronized by Vir Singh Deo of Orchha.

  5. Indian English literature - Wikipedia

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    e. Indian English literature ( IEL ), also referred to as Indian Writing in English ( IWE ), is the body of work by writers in India who write in the English language but whose native or co-native language could be one of the numerous languages of India. Its early history began with the works of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio and Michael Madhusudan ...

  6. Ashta Nayika - Wikipedia

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    The Ashta-Nayika is a collective name for eight types of nayika s or heroines as classified by Bharata in his Sanskrit treatise on performing arts - Natya Shastra. The eight nayikas represent eight different states ( avastha) in relationship to her hero or nayaka. [1] As archetypal states of the romantic heroine, it has been used as theme in ...

  7. 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.

  8. Katha (storytelling format) - Wikipedia

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    Katha (storytelling format) Katha (or Kathya) is an Indian style of religious storytelling, performances of which are a ritual event in Hinduism. It often involves priest -narrators ( kathavachak or vyas) who recite stories from Hindu religious texts, such as the Puranas, the Ramayana or Bhagavata Purana, followed by a commentary ( Pravachan ).

  9. Hindu art - Wikipedia

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    Hindu art. Hindu art. Hindu artworks and artifacts from different periods. Hindu art encompasses the artistic traditions and styles culturally connected to Hinduism and have a long history of religious association with Hindu scriptures, rituals and worship.