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  2. Vikram Aur Betaal - Wikipedia

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    Question: Betaal asks, who should the bride now consider as her husband; the man who has Suryamal's head or Suryamal's body? Answer: Vikram answers, as the brain controls the whole man, the man with Suryamal's head is the bride's husband. 2 "King Rupsen and His Bodyguard Virvar" Dara Singh as Virvar Madhu Kapoor as Raj Laxmi

  3. Vetala Panchavimshati - Wikipedia

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    If the king knows the answer but still keeps quiet, then his head shall burst into thousand pieces. And if King Vikrama answers the question correctly, the vampire would escape and return to his tree. He knows the answer to every question; therefore the cycle of catching and releasing the vampire continues twenty-four times.

  4. Katha (storytelling format) - Wikipedia

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    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 ).

  5. Godaan - Wikipedia

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    Godaan (Hindi: गोदान, Urdu: گودان, romanized: gōdān, lit. 'cow donation') is a Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand.It was first published in 1936 and is considered one of the greatest Hindi novels of modern Indian literature.

  6. Kathasaritsagara - Wikipedia

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    Only about six of the twenty-six lābhas are currently available. Its discoverer and editor, M. Félix Lacôte, had published (Essai sur Guṇāḍhya et la Bṛhatkathā, Paris, 1908) along with the text an elaborate discussion of all the questions of higher criticism relating to the Kathāsaritsāgara and the other recensions. M.

  7. Chitrakathi - Wikipedia

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    The term Chitrakathi is the conjunction of two words: chitra meaning picture and katha meaning story. With this application, a Chitrakathi is the one who narrates stories with a visual aid. Thereby, one can imagine the rich tradition behind this art. In tribal life, there is a long-standing tradition of Chitrakathi's paintings.

  8. Premchand - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Shree Swasthani Brata Katha - Wikipedia

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    Shree Swasthani Bakhan (Newar: श्री स्वस्थानी बाखं, lit. 'Story of the Goddess Swasthani') is a Hindu epic originating from Nepal. [1] [2]