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kotha,”A house of courtesans
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Read moretawaif,”A courtesan. A term often associated with the traditional courtesans of Lucknow, educated in music
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Read more“Kaliyuga, kalyug”,”In Hindu thought, the last (and worst) of the four ages in a cycle of creation; the corrupt age in which all recorded human history has taken place. The kaliyuga is said to have begun with a great war of the Mahabharata. “”Kalyug”” is the title of the film by Shyam Benegal
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Read moreDevdas,”The title of a novella by Bengali author Sharatchandra Chatterjee, and the name of the novel’s central character. The novel has been made into a series of films, both in Hindi and Bengali, and has established itself as an all-time favorite plot in the Bollywood canon. The central story revolves around a love triangle: Devdas, British-educated, immatre and alcoholic, loves Paro, his childhood companion now married to someone else
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Read moreSatyajit Ray,”A Bengali director associated with the “”new wave””. While most of Ray’s films were in Begnali, he also directed films in Hindi
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Read moreqawwali,”A form of musical performance, something including dance, associated with Sufism, and particularly associated with the Punjabi-speaking regions of both India and Pakistan. Qawwali is always a group performance, with a male lead singer and a group of back up male singers and musicians. The texts of Qawwali are religious, in a Sufi mode. The most traditional location for Qawwali performance is at a Sufi Dargah
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Average Rating 0 out of 5 stars. 0 votes.You must log in to submit a review.faqir A Suf holy man/beggar/wanderer
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