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  2. Anita Desai - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978 for her novel Fire on the Mountain, from the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Literature. [4] She won the Guardian Prize for The Village by the Sea (1983). [5] Her other works include The Peacock, Voices in the City, Fire on the Mountain and an anthology of short stories, Games ...

  3. Mayura (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Sri Chanda Bhairavar, one of the Ashta Bhairava ("Eight Bhairavas"); whose mount is a peacock. Vikata (Vikaṭa) ("unusual form", "misshapen"), an avatar of Ganesha, whose mount is a peacock (in the Mudgala Purana). In general, feathers of mayura are considered sacred and are used to dust the religious images and implements of Hindus.

  4. Indian peafowl - Wikipedia

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    The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, or blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent.While it originated in the Indian subcontinent, it has since been introduced to many other parts of the world.

  5. Vaiyāvik Kōpperum Pēkan - Wikipedia

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    Vaiyāvik Kōpperum Pegan giving blanket to peacock. Vaiyāvik Kōpperum Pēgan was a Tamil Vēlir king and one of the kadai ezhu vallal of arts and literature during the Sangam era. [1] He was the lord of the Āviyar clan of Vēls, a contemporary of poet Paranar, and was known for his lavish gifts and kindness. [2]

  6. The Four Ages of Poetry - Wikipedia

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    As M. H. Abrams put it, “If he was a poet who mocked at poets from a Utilitarian frame of satirical reference, he was a Utilitarian who turned into ridicule the belief in utility and the march of intellect”. [3] Nevertheless, while humorous, Peacock's essay also raised several serious critical points. [4]

  7. Thomas Love Peacock - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Love Peacock (18 October 1785 – 23 January 1866) was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each other's work.

  8. National symbols of India - Wikipedia

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    [61] [62] A bird indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, the peacock is a colourful bird, with males being larger than females and consisting of blue neck and a spectacular long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers with colourful eyespots, which it raises into an arched fan during courtship. [62] [63] [64] National heritage animal

  9. Peacock Princess - Wikipedia

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    The Peacock Princess, also Kongque Gongzhu, is a folktale of the Dai people in China, [1] with shared origins with other similar tales found throughout Southeast Asia. [2] The tale is also considered to be a version of the international " swan maiden " narrative.