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  2. Rama Kant (author) - Wikipedia

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    He also wrote successful 'laghu katha's' [mini stories] from the 50s, through the 80s. His short stories of 60's, 70's and even 80's became immensely popular and received a dedicated readership. His writings got translated into various languages including English, Urdu, Punjabi and Kannada.

  3. Laghu-Prabandha-Saṅgraha - Wikipedia

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    In many cases, the Laghu-Prabandha-Saṅgraha version appears to be the oldest, being simpler, less polished, and more archaic in language. [5] This does not mean that the compiler of the Laghu-Prabandha-Saṅgraha was the original writer of the stories: he may have borrowed the stories from older literature or oral tradition. [6]

  4. Idgah (short story) - Wikipedia

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    "Idgah" tells the story of a four-year-old orphan, named Hamid who lives with his grandmother Amina. Hamid, the protagonist of the story, has recently lost his parents; however, his grandmother tells him that his father has gone to earn money , and he will come back with sackloads of silver.

  5. 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 ).

  6. Short story - Wikipedia

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    Many other American short story writers greatly influenced the evolving form of the short story. For example, J. D. Salinger's Nine Stories (1953) experimented with point of view and voice, while Flannery O'Connor's well-known story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (1955), reinvigorated the Southern Gothic style. Cultural and social identity ...

  7. List of historic Indian texts - Wikipedia

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    Laghu Bhaskariya Vivarana: Astronomy and Mathematics Commentary on Lagu Bhaskara by Bhaskara I, established an Astronomical observatory Sanskrit: Śaṅkaranārāyaṇa: 869 CE Kodungallur Kerala Karpuramanjari Kavyamimamsa. Bālabhārata. Bālarāmāyaṇa. Viddhaśālabhañjikā. Play Children's Ramayana and Mahabharata Prakrit Rajashekhara ...

  8. Vetala Panchavimshati - Wikipedia

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    This was a popular work that played an early role in the development of Literary Hindi and was selected as a Hindustani test-book for military service students in the East India Company. [12] Thus it became the basis of several Hindi editions, and Indian vernacular and English translations; many of these frequently reprinted.

  9. Tala (music) - Wikipedia

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    Katha; Shvetashvatara; Maitri; Samaveda: Chandogya; ... For example, it means trochee in ... Laghu, a pattern with a variable number of beats, ...