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  2. 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 ).

  3. List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Sindhi

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    Maratht Laghu Katha-Sangrah Marathi Short Stories Various authors 1992 Lachman Hardwani Yuga Jo Antu Yuganta: Marathi Epic Irawati Karve: 1995 Shyam Jaisinghani Chani Chani Marathi Novel C. T. Khanolkar: 1996 Laxman Bhatia ‘Komal’ Pan Chhan Jo Parlao Patjhar Ki Awaz Urdu Short stories Qurratulain Hyder: 1997 Hiro Shewkani Sindhi Adaba Jee ...

  4. 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.

  5. Laghu Parashari - Wikipedia

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    Laghu Parashari, also known as Jataka Chandrika, is an important treatise on Vimshottari dasha system and is based on Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra.Written in Sanskrit in the usual Sloka format, it consists of forty-two verses divided into five chapters.

  6. Laghu-Prabandha-Saṅgraha - Wikipedia

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    Laghu-Prabandha-Saṅgraha is a 13th century Sanskrit-language collection of stories (prabandhas) from India. An anonymous work, it features stories about several Jain authors and royal patrons, mainly from the Chaulukya kingdom of present-day Gujarat .

  7. Martin Wickramasinghe - Wikipedia

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    Shortly thereafter he began a campaign to raise literary standards for the Sinhalese reading public with work such as Sahityodaya Katha (1932), Vichara Lipi (1941), Guttila Geetaya (1943) and Sinhala Sahityaye Nageema (1946) in which he evaluated the traditional literally heritage according to set rules of critical criteria formed by ...

  8. Versions of the Ramayana - Wikipedia

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    Laghu Yoga Vasishtha (circa 10th century) by Abhinanda of Kashmir, is an abbreviated version of the original Yoga Vasistha. [10] Ananda Ramayana (circa 15th century CE) this is traditionally attributed to Valmiki. While it briefly recounts the traditional story of Rama, it is composed primarily of stories peripheral, though related, to Valmiki ...

  9. Sinhala language - Wikipedia

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    Sinhala (/ ˈ s ɪ n h ə l ə, ˈ s ɪ ŋ ə l ə / SIN-hə-lə, SING-ə-lə; [2] Sinhala: සිංහල, siṁhala, [ˈsiŋɦələ]), [3] sometimes called Sinhalese (/ ˌ s ɪ n (h) ə ˈ l iː z, ˌ s ɪ ŋ (ɡ) ə ˈ l iː z / SIN-(h)ə-LEEZ, SING-(g)ə-LEEZ), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the ...