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Unveiling the Unusual: Little-Known Yet Essential Indian History for Upcoming Exams

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The Brahmavaivarta Purana is a voluminous Sanskrit text and a major Purana (Maha-Purana) of Hinduism. It is an important Vaishnavism text.

Author: Vyasa

Chapters: 276


National Anthem history ;-

1911, December 27 in the Kolkata session. National Anthem Sung by Rabindranath Tagore.


Kumārasaṃbhavam is an epic poem by Kālidāsa. It is widely regarded as the finest work of Kālidāsa as well as the greatest kāvya poem in Classical Sanskrit. The style of description of spring set the standard for nature metaphors pervading many centuries of Indian literary tradition.


Meghadūta is a lyric poem written by Kālidāsa, considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets. It describes how a yakṣa, who had been banished by his master to a remote region for a year, asked a cloud to take a message of love to his wife.


The Nāṭya Śāstra is a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts. The text is attributed to sage Bharata Muni, and its first complete compilation is dated to between 200 BCE and 200 CE, but estimates vary between 500 BCE and 500 CE.


The Harivamsa is an important work of Sanskrit literature, containing 16,374 shlokas, mostly in the anustubh metre. The text is also known as the Harivamsa Purana. This text is believed to be a khila to the Mahabharata and is traditionally ascribed to Vyasa.


Raghuvaṃśa is a Sanskrit epic poem by the celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. Though an exact date of composition is unknown, the poet is presumed to have flourished in the 5th century CE


The Sangita-Ratnakara, संगीतरत्नाकर, literally "Ocean of Music and Dance", is one of the most important musicological texts from India. Composed by Śārṅgadeva in Sanskrit during the 13th century, both Carnatic music and Hindustani music traditions of Indian classical music regard it as a definitive text.


Chaitanya Charitamrita book by Krishnadasa Kaviraja


The Prithviraj Raso is a Braj language epic poem about the life of Prithviraj Chauhan. It is attributed to Chand Bardai, who according to the text, was a court poet of the king. The earliest extant copy of the text dates back to the 16th century, although some scholars date its oldest version to the 13th century.


Awadhi is predominantly spoken in the Awadh region encompassing central Uttar Pradesh, along with the lower part of the Ganga-Yamuna doab.


Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the Awadhi language

The Bhakti movement began in the 7th century


The most important Sufi shrine in India is Ajmer Rajasthan


Which Sufi's dargah is at Ajmer? 

Ans: Moinuddin Chisti


'Rani ki vav' devotion to Vishnu


The promoter of the bhakti movement in Bengal is Chaitanya


The Famous saint Chaitanya of Bengal was a contemporary of


Ans: Alauddin Husain Shah


What is meant by a "Pir" in Sufi tradition? 

Ans: The Guru of the Sufis


The first bhakti movement was organized by Ramanujacharya scholars and religious persons


Abdul Fazal was the son of Sheikh Mubarak


Sriperumbudur is the birthplace?

Ans: Sri Ramanujacharya


Saint Kabir born at Varanasi


Title of Deshbandhu: C.R Das


The grand old man of India: Dadabhai Naoroji


Title of "Quaid-i-Azam" :- Muhammad Ali Jinnah


Loknayak : Jay Prakash Narayan


Frontier Gandhi: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 


Term "swaraj" : Dadabhai Naoroji


Swatantra Party Founder: 

C. Rajagopalachari


First and last Indian Governer - General of India: C. Rajagopalachari


The first governor-general of Bengal and last Indian Governer General of British India: Willam Bentick


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