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  2. Mujra - Wikipedia

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    Mujra is a dance performance by man/woman in a format that emerged during Mughal rule in India, where the elite class and local rulers like the nawabs of the Indian society (often connected to the Mughal emperor's court) used to frequent tawaifs (courtesans) for their entertainment.

  3. Tawaif - Wikipedia

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    Tawaif is a performer who thrives on sponsorship from the royal and aristocratic families, and the dancers are responsible for performing mujra dance with good manners. True mujra dance is elegant, complex, and artistic, presented in an elegant manner.

  4. List of religious slurs - Wikipedia

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    A shortened version of the word Muslim. [88] Namazi, Andhnamazi India: Muslims Derives from namaz, the Persian word for obligatory daily prayers usually used instead of salah in the Indian subcontinent. [78] Peaceful, peacefools, pissful, shantidoot India: Muslims Derives from the common statement that Islam is a "religion of peace".

  5. Bhangra (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Bhangra (Punjabi: ਭੰਗੜਾ) is a type of traditional folk dance of Punjab area of the Indian subcontinent. [1] According to Manuel (2001), bhangra is especially associated with the vernal Vaisakhi festival, performed during harvest season between April and the first quarter of May.

  6. Showgirls of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Mujra is a dance form that emerged during the Mughal empire, practiced by courtesans for the elite classes of Northern India. [2] The documentary explores the prejudice, censorship, and misogynistic climate in which Mujra dancers work in modern-day Punjab, Pakistan.

  7. Punjabi dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Punjabi words were arranged according to the alphabetical order of English. [6] Four scripts would be employed in this dictionary: Latin, Gurmukhi, Devanagari, and Persian scripts. [6] When nearing completion, the dictionary was divided into twenty-six volumes, containing around 80,000 Punjabi words and idioms in-sum across all the volumes. [6]

  8. Mehfil - Wikipedia

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    A Mehil-e-Mushaira at Hyderabad, in the presence of the courtiers Mehfil or mahfil, alternatively known as Bazm is a formal venue where indoor recreational activities such as poetry (mushaira), singing, music, and dance are entertained in parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is part of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb culture. Historically, mehfil s were presented in the homes or palaces of Muslim royalty ...

  9. Category:Punjabi words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words . Mainly original words of Punjabi, which have unique meaning in the context of Punjabi culture are supposed to be part of this category.