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  Brij Bhasha
Brij Bhasha, also called '''Braj Bhasha''', '''Braj Bhakha''', or '''Daihaati Zabaan''' (country tongue), is a Central Indo-Aryan language closely related to Hindi.
Brij Bhasha is very close to Avadhi, spoken in neighbouring Avadh region.
Brij bhasa is spoken in the cities of Mathura, Vrindavana, Agra, Firozabad, Hathras, Etah, Aligarh, Bareli, Bulandhshahar, Bharatpur and Dhaulpur.
www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Brij_Bhasha   (525 words)

  
 Surdas (Sur Das, Soordas)
Surdas lived in Brij (Braj) which is the land associated with lord Krishna.
It is interesting to note that Surdas' poetry was in the language of Brij Bhasha.
Sur Das' work is one of a number of works that is credited with raising Brij Bhasha from the status of a vulgate into that of a literary language.
www.chandrakantha.com /biodata/surdas.html   (528 words)

  
  The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Brij Bhasha (ब्रज भाषा), also called Braj Bhasha, Braj Bhakha, or Daihaati Zabaan (country tongue), is a Central Indian language closely related to Hindi.
Brij Bhasha is very close to Avadhi, spoken in neighbouring Avadh region.
Brij bhasa is spoken in the cities of Mathura, Vrindavana, Agra, Firozabad, Hathras, Etah, Aligarh, Bareli, Bulandhshahar, Bharatpur and Dhaulpur.
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 BRIJ BHASHA Articles Brij Bhasha (???? ????), also calle
In modern India, Braj Bhasha exists as an unofficial dialect spoken colloquially by natives of the region of Braj Bhoomi, with great cultural and religious significance.
Some devotional poems for Krishna are also composed in Braj Bhasha.
All traditional Punjabi literature is similarly written by saints and is of a metaphysical and philosophical nature.
www.amazines.com /Brij_Bhasha_related.html   (739 words)

  
 TURKIC LANGUAGES: their contribution in the development of Hindusthani.
Some of these dialects and languages are Hindi, Khariboli, Brij Bhasha, Awadhi, Bagheli, Chhatisgari, Bundeli, Kanauji, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Gujari, Rajsthani and when it was spoken in South it was known as Deccani That these languages are dialects of Hindi as claimed by some is not strictly true.
Brij Bhasha was an important literary medium in 15th to 17th century.
Brij Bhasha continued as a medium of poetry till late 19th century.
www.saag.org /papers7/paper681.html   (6255 words)

  
  Braj Bhasha Information
Brij Bhasha (ब्रज भाषा), also called Braj Bhasha, Braj Bhakha, or Daihaati Zabaan (country tongue), is a Central Indo-Aryan language closely related to Hindi.
Brij Bhasha is very close to Avadhi, spoken in neighbouring Avadh region.
Studying Braj Bhasha literature, it can be noticed that most of the literature is of a mystical nature, related to the spiritual union of man with God.
braj-bhasha.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Braj_Bhasha   (667 words)

  
  Brij Bhasha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In fact it is usually considered to be a dialect of Hindi, and was the predominant literary language before the switch to Khariboli in the 19th century.
Brij Bhasha is very close to Avadhi, spoken in neighbouring Avadh region.
Brij bhasa is spoken in the cities of Mathura, Vrindavana, Agra, Firozabad, Hathras, Etah, Aligarh, Bareli, Bulandhshahar, Bharatpur and Dhaulpur.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Braj_bhasha   (560 words)

  
 Brij Bhasha Information
Brij bhasa is spoken in the cities of Mathura, Vrindavana, Agra, Firozabad, Hathras, Etah, Aligarh, Bareli, Bulandhshahar, Bharatpur and Dhaulpur.
In modern India, Braj Bhasha exists as an unofficial dialect spoken colloquially by natives of the region of Braj Bhoomi, with great cultural and religious significance.
Examples of Brij bhasha literature include Buddha Charit by Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla, Sufi poetry by Amir Khusro and compositions by Bhakti saints like Kabir.
brij-bhasha.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Brij_Bhasha   (667 words)

  
 Dhrupad.org
From this early chanting, Dhrupad evolved into a sophisticated classical form of music.
The language of Dhrupad changed from Sanskrit Brij Bhasha some time between the 12th and the 16th century.
About six centuries ago, Dhrupad came to be patronised by the royal courts and its complex rendering became intended for highly sophisticated royal audiences.
www.dhrupad.org /dhrupad.htm   (319 words)

  
 Some words about Khyal
Khyal texts draw freely from Hindu and Muslim poetic traditions, and are usually romantic or devotional -- or a combination of the two.
Generally composed in the archaic Hindi dialect known as Brij Bhasha, khyal songs are also found in languages like Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Urdu, Rajasthani, Marathi and (occasionally) Sanskrit.
Many songs have unclear wordings, and in some cases the texts have become completely garbled through multiple generations of oral transmission.
www.medieval.org /music/world/warvij.html   (616 words)

  
 Surdas (Sur Das, Soordas)
Surdas lived in Brij (Braj) which is the land associated with lord Krishna.
It is interesting to note that Surdas' poetry was in the language of Brij Bhasha.
Sur Das' work is one of a number of works that is credited with raising Brij Bhasha from the status of a vulgate into that of a literary language.
chandrakantha.com /biodata/surdas.html   (530 words)

  
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The hour saw interventions in as many as 15 languages, including Bhojpuri and Brij Bhasha, which are not included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
The hour-long impromptu "celebration" gave fresh impetus to the long-standing demands, such as inclusion of Bhojpuri and Brij Bhasha in the Eighth Schedule and declaration of Telugu and Kannada as classical languages; a status that Tamil already enjoys.
The country's linguistic diversity was in full flow in Bhojpuri, Urdu, Tamil, Oriya, Kannada, Punjabi, Manipuri, Malayalam, Sanskrit, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, Rajasthani and Brij Bhasha.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006022206011200.htm&date=2006/02/22/&prd=th&   (387 words)

  
 Nathdawara Mandir Mandal - Nathdawara   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gusainji like his father Maha Prabhuji, was an erudite scholar of various Indian languages, notably Sanskrit, Brij-bhasha, Telugu and the like and various works in these languages can be traced to him.
Ilari Raiji, a stalwart amongst his cotemporaries who lived for about 125 years, the latter part of his like at Nathdwara and nearby Khmnore, was a single force, who endeared the sect to masses by simplifying the intricate doctrines in understandable Brij Bhasha of the latters literature the number is legion.
The whole fabrie of of life in and around Nathdwara is woven around Lord Shrinaihji: who is considered as the presiding deity noi only by Pushtimargiya followers but by persons, professing different religious faiths and belonging to different denominations.
www.shreenathjee.com /about_nathdwara.htm   (713 words)

  
 Central Chronicle--Bhopal
The Raja poineered the use of 'Brij Bhasha' or local dialect for musical renditions.
Famous violinist Mukesh Garg revealed that the use of local dialect or Brij Bhasha for religious music and classical music was Gwalior's unique contribution and that Brij Bhasha originally came from Gwalior or Lashkari dialect.
He stressed that the foundation of Modern Hindustani Classical music was laid in Gwalior.
www.centralchronicle.com /20060802/0208021.htm   (540 words)

  
 A Brief History of Urdu Poetry
century, the language of India became widely known as Hindvi, Hindi, and Brij Bhasha and was written in the original devanagri script [the Sanskrit script].
The name gUrdug was given to this thriving language of the region in the period of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan (1627-1658).
Before Amir Khusro (1253-1325), the language of poetry was primarily the vernacular Brij Bhasha.
niazi.com /Neurons/a_brief_history_of_urdu_poetry.htm   (2817 words)

  
 The Hindu : National : Celebration of the mother tongue in Lok Sabha
The hour saw interventions in as many as 15 languages, including Bhojpuri and Brij Bhasha, which are not included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.
The hour-long impromptu "celebration" gave fresh impetus to the long-standing demands, such as inclusion of Bhojpuri and Brij Bhasha in the Eighth Schedule and declaration of Telugu and Kannada as classical languages; a status that Tamil already enjoys.
Even after doing away with the lunch break, the Speaker had to cut short the discussion, forcing the tail-enders to associate with the celebration without expressing themselves in their mother tongue.
www.thehindu.com /2006/02/22/stories/2006022206011200.htm   (488 words)

  
 Muslim Ethos in Indian Literature
Sri Krishna has often been symbolized as the romantic embodiment of divine existence and not only in Brij Bhasha Hindi poetry of the 16th century but also in Urdu poetry of the 20
Of course, Riti Kal of Brij Bhasha Hindi poetry abounds in Muslim names and these includes some very distinguished poets, like Akbar?s Minister Abdur Rahim Khan Khanan whose dohas are exemplary.
Another branch of the Khari Boli developed as Urdu literature, which claims Amir Khusrau as the common ancestor and extends its frontiers to Gujarat and Deccan (mainly parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra), in the form of Gujri and Deccani.
www.islamawareness.net /Asia/India/indian_literature.html   (3449 words)

  
 Brij Bhasha information - Search.com
Brij Bhasha, also called Braj Bhasha, Braj Bhakha, or Daihaati Zabaan (country tongue), is a Central Indo-Aryan language closely related to Hindi.
In modern India, Braj Bhasha exists as an unofficial dialect spoken colloqially by natives of the region of Braj Bhoomi, with great cultural and religious significance.
Devotional poems towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, are also often composed in Braj Bhasha.
www.search.com /reference/Braj_bhasha   (572 words)

  
 ZDNet India > Insight > software > Jamia to digitise its rare books, manuscripts
The Jamia Milia Islamia University will digitise the ancient books and priceless manuscripts in its library, some dating back to the 16th century, to widen their access for researchers.
More than 1,600 rare books and 2,500 manuscripts published between the 16th and 19th century and in languages ranging from Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pushtu, Punjabi and Brij Bhasha will be digitised.
Presently housed in its Dr. Zakir Husain Library, the books are on many subjects, including Quranic studies, Sufism, Unani medicine, mathematics, oriental studies, Hinduism, astronomy, astrology, logic and philosophy.
www.zdnetindia.com /news/software/stories/152448.html   (462 words)

  
 Brief Introduction to Sikhism
The Guru Granth Sahib contains 5894 hyms, 1430 pages, was written in Gurmukhi script and it contains the actual words and verses as uttered by Sikh Gurus (Gurbani).
The Dasam Granth was compiled by Bhai Mani Singh, contains more then 1400 pages in Brij Bhasha, Persian and Punjabi.
Guru Angad previously know as Lehna was a worshiper of the goddess Jawala Mukhi.
www.5knet.com /introduction.htm   (754 words)

  
 : Awadhi अवधी avadhÄ«Spoken in:India, Nepal Region:Uttar Pradesh in IndiaTotal speakers:20 ...
Awadhi in slightly different forms (influenced by Brij Bhasha or Bundeli) is also spoken in the vatsa country (lower Doab) south of Awadh region which includes Kanpur and Allahabad.
It is the language in which almost all the important pre-Hindi literature of North India is written, including, Raamcharitmaanas of Tulsidaas.
Awadhi has originated from Brij Bhasa which is the oldest language of the region.
www.indias.com /wiki-Awadhi   (1156 words)

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