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  2. Shayar (poet) - Wikipedia

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    Mirza Ghalib is considered one of the leading literary authority on Urdu poetry. [3] He lived in Delhi [4] and died in 1869. The literal meaning of shayar (shaa'ir) is poet. [5] There are more than 30 types of Urdu poetry, also known as shayari. Examples of shayari are ghazal, sher, nazm, marsiya, qita and many more. [6]

  3. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    Hindi literature (Hindi: हिंदी साहित्य, romanized: hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Central Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Hindi, some of which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa such as Awadhi and Marwari.

  4. Urdu poetry - Wikipedia

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    The language of Urdu reached its pinnacle under the British Raj, and it received official status. All famous writers of Urdu language including Ghalib and Iqbal were given British scholarships. [1] Following the Partition of India in 1947, it found major poets and scholars were divided along the nationalistic lines. However, Urdu poetry is ...

  5. Shiv Kumar Batalvi - Wikipedia

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    Shiv Kumar Batalvi was born on 23 July 1936 (though a few documents related to him state 8 October 1937) in the village Bara Pind Lohtian in the Shakargarh Tehsil of Gurdaspur District (now in Narowal District of Punjab, Pakistan) into a Punjabi Hindu Brahmin family to father, Pandit Krishan Gopal Sharma, the village tehsildar in the revenue department, and mother, Shanti Devi, a housewife.

  6. Dil Hi To Hai (1963 film) - Wikipedia

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    Hindi Dil Hi To Hai ( It's the heart, after all ) is a 1963 Indian Bollywood film directed by C.L. Rawal, P.L. Santoshi and produced by B.L. Rawal. It stars Raj Kapoor and Nutan in pivotal roles.

  7. Holi - Wikipedia

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    Holi (Hindi pronunciation:) is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna .

  8. Tall Cool One (The Fabulous Wailers song) - Wikipedia

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    Tall Cool One" is a 1959 instrumental song by The Wailers. Background. The tune had originally been called "Scotch on the Rocks", but ...

  9. 2014 World Twenty20 final - Wikipedia

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    The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 Final was played between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on 6 April 2014. This was the 5th ICC World Twenty20.Sri Lanka won the match by six wickets, [1] its first World Twenty20 victory, after being runners-up twice at 2009 and 2012.