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  2. Hauz Khas - Wikipedia

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    In Urdu language, 'Hauz' means "water tank" (or lake) and 'Khas' means "royal", giving it the meaning — the "Royal tank". The large water tank or reservoir was first built by Alauddin Khalji (r. 1296–1316) (the plaque displayed at the site records this fact) to supply water to the inhabitants of Siri Fort. [4]

  3. Kaifi Azmi - Wikipedia

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    In 1997, he recited his own poems for Kaifiyaat, an audio book on his collected works. Kaifi Aur Mein , a play based on his life, his works and the memoir of his wife, Shaukat Azmi – Yadon Ki Rahguzar (Down Memory Lane), was written and performed by Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi , and performed in India as well as abroad in 2006. [ 20 ]

  4. National Council of Educational Research and Training

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    NCERT. Website. www .ncert .nic .in. National Council of Educational Research and Training ( NCERT) ( Hindi: राष्ट्रीय शैक्षिक अनुसंधान और प्रशिक्षण परिषद) is an autonomous organisation of Ministry of Education, the Government of India. Established in 1961, it is a ...

  5. Mukti Bahini - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Mukti Bahini, [ a] also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary and civilians during the Bangladesh Liberation War that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971. [ 2] They were initially called the Mukti Fauj.

  6. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Urdu ( / ˈʊərduː /; اُردُو, Urdu: [ʊɾduː] ⓘ; ALA-LC:Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. [10] [11] It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where it is also an official language alongside English. [12]

  7. Urdu literature - Wikipedia

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    Urdu. v. t. e. Urdu developed during the 13th century, although the name "Urdu" did not exist at the time for the language. Amir Khusrau, who lived in the thirteenth century, wrote and gave shape to the Rekhta dialect (The Persianized combination of Hindavi), which was the early form of Modern Standard Urdu. He was thus called, the "father of ...

  8. NCERT textbook controversies - Wikipedia

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    NCERT textbook controversies. The National Council of Educational Research and Training ( NCERT) is an apex resource organisation set up by the Government of India to assist and advise the central and state governments on academic matters related to school education. The model textbooks published by the council for adoption by school systems ...

  9. Tawaif - Wikipedia

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    There were hierarchies among the performing artists, and the tawaifs were at the top, a class distinct from street performers and prostitutes. (A Tawaif is a dancer, not a prostitute.) Tawaif kothas, where the tawaifs often lived and performed, would host meetings of local intelligentsia, presided mostly by the most senior tawaif of the kotha.