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The Raksha Bandhan-like brother sister festival is observed by other Hindus of Nepal during one of the days of the Tihar (or Diwali) festival. [48] The festival is observed by the Shaiva Hindus, and is popularly known in Newar community as Gunhu Punhi. [49] In Odisha, Raksha Bandhan is also called Rakhi Purnima / Gamha Purnima. A sister ties ...
Vidya Vindu Singh (born 2 July 1945) is an Indian author in Hindi and Awadhi languages. She is best known for her broad work in folk and children's literature. [1] Singh has been awarded Padma Shri in 2022 by the Government of India for her contributions in the field of literature & education.
Raksha Bandhan. or Rakhi Purnima. Rakhis: Full moon of Shravana (Hindu calendar) Rakhi Purnima or Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrated mainly in northern Indian states. Rakhi is a special occasion to celebrate the chaste bond of love between a brother and a sister. Teejdi or Kajri Teej. Third day after Raksha Bandhan "Teejdi" is a festival ...
Raksha Bandhan, also Rakshabandhan, or Rakhi, [17] [18] is a popular, traditionally Hindu, annual rite, or ceremony, which is central to a festival of the same name, celebrated in India, Nepal and other parts of the Indian subcontinent, and among people around the world influenced by Hindu culture.
Smita Agarwal's poetry has appeared in journals and anthologies. In 1999 she was a writer in residence at the University of Stirling in Scotland , and the University of Kent in England . Agarwal's doctoral studies were on American poet, novelist and short story writer, Sylvia Plath . [ 1 ]
Raksha Bandhan, Krishna Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Nuakhai, Onam, Gurujonar Tithi, Mahalaya Amavasya: 4 Sharada शरत् Autumn: Ashvina or Ashvayuja and Kartika ~ Late- September, October & mid-November Mild temperatures; 19-25 degrees celsius; autumnal equinox occurs in the middle of this season. First autumn harvest occurs along with ...
Ramprasad was sent to a Sanskrit tol (school) where he learned Sanskrit grammar, literature, Persian, and Hindi. [6] [11] As a youth, he had a talent for poetry and learning new languages. [11] House of Ramprasad Sen at Halisahar. Ramram hoped his son would follow in his profession, but Ramprasad showed no interest in practical pursuits.
Surdas's poetry was written in a dialect of Hindi called Braj Bhasha, until then considered to be a very plebeian language, as the prevalent literary languages were either Persian or Sanskrit. His work raised the status of the Braj Bhasha from a crude language to that of a literary one.