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"Britain" (as a term of endearment among British troops stationed in Colonial India): from Hindi-Urdu vilāyatī (विलायती, ولايتى) "foreign", ultimately from Arabo-Persian/Pashto ولايتي "provincial, regional". Bungalow from बंगला bangla and Urdu بنگلہ bangla, literally, "(house) in the Bengal style". [2]
Premchand is considered the first Hindi author whose writings prominently featured realism. [12] His novels describe the problems of the poor and the urban middle-class. [12] His works depict a rationalistic outlook, which views religious values as something that allows the powerful hypocrites to exploit the weak. [35]
Bhagwan Datt Sharma (born 1935), poet and scholar of post-WWII Hindi and English Poetry; Bhai (writer) (1935-2018), Surinamese poet; Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright; Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author; Bhikhari Das (1721-1799) Bhupendra Nath Kaushik (1924-2007), Hindi and Urdu poet, writer ...
Subash Chandra Bose remarked that a "new chapter in Indian freedom struggle began with the Quit India Movement". [15] After the onset of the world war, Bose had organised the Indian Legion in Germany , reorganised the Indian National Army with Japanese assistance and, soliciting help from the Axis Powers , conducted a guerrilla war against the ...
Kittur Chennamma (14 November 1778 – 21 February 1829) was the Indian Queen of Kittur, a former princely state in present-day Karnataka.She led an armed resistance against the British East India Company, in defiance of the Paramountcy, in an attempt to retain control over her dominion.
Delhi, [a] officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India.Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions.
2 Love Aaj Kal: Illuminati Films ₹ 119.52 crore (US$24.69 million) 3 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani: Tips Industries ₹ 99.74 crore (US$20.61 million) 4 Wanted: Eros International ₹ 93.23 crore (US$19.26 million) 5 Kambakkht Ishq ₹ 85.56 crore (US$17.68 million) 6 De Dana Dan ₹ 81.85 crore (US$16.91 million) 7 New York: Yash Raj Films