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2 unusual facts about Hindustani


Chan Santokhi

The Progressive Reform Party, which was once a Hindustani party, has grown, since the appointment of Santokhi as chairman, into a multi-ethnical party which, according to current statistics, is the second biggest political party in Suriname.

Hindu

Persian Hindu (and hence in Urdu, and ultimately adopted into Hindustani in general) was used of the native, non-Muslim population ruled by the Muslim Mughal Empire.


Arun Luthra

Luthra has also performed and/or studied with such notable Hindustani and Carnatic music masters as Pandit Trichy Sankaran, Pandit Samir Chatterjee, Krishnan Lalgudi & Vijayalakshmi Lalgudi, Pandit Karaikudi Subramaniam, Steve Gorn, Kiran Ahluwalia, Sufi singer Zila Khan, and the iconic 1970s Indian cross-over star Asha Puthli.

Barah Aana

The title refers to 12 Barah in Hindustani aanas (or annas), which was a unit of Indian currency before decimalisation.

Chanting the Light of Foresight

"Song Announcing Dawn's Combat" depicts foster brothers and main character adversaries Cúchulainn and Ferdia and uses 7/8 rhythms, pulsing drones, and Hindustani scales to refer to the Bhagavad Gita.

Dekha Pyar Tumhara

Interestingly after Dekha Pyar Tumhara, Kamal left Bollywood for personal reasons and resurfaced with Chachi 420 only in 1997, eventhough he had successful dubbed releases like Pushpak in 1988, Appu Raja and Mayor Sahab in 1990 and Hindustani in 1996.

Demographics of Suriname

Dutch (official), Sranan Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population), Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu), Javanese, English (widely spoken), French due to cultural influence from French Guiana, Portuguese and Spanish.

Forbes Falconer

Afterwards proceeding to Paris he attended, during nearly five years, the courses of de Sacy, de Chézy, and, for Hindustani, of Garcin de Tassy.

G. V. Atri

He was trained in Hindustani form of Indian classical music during his formative years under guru, Sheshadri Gavai of Bangalore.

Gayathri Girish

An A-Grade panel artist of AIR Chennai, Gayathri has given quite a number of interesting and non-routine concerts such as Jugalbandis with Hindustani musicians, vocal performances with Thavil accompaniment, one Raga – one Kriti concerts (that call for highest levels of Manodharma) and numerous thematic concerts on topics like Shanmatam and Nava Vidha Bhakthi.

Ginde

K. G. Ginde (1925 – 1994), Hindustani singer, teacher, composer, and scholar

Gopalkrishna Gandhi

His other books are - "Gandhi and South Africa", "Koi Acchha Sa Ladka" (translation into Hindustani of Vikram Seth's novel 'A Suitable Boy'), "Gandhi and Sri Lanka", "Nehru and Sri Lanka", "India House, Colombo - Portrait of a Residence", "Gandhi Is Gone. Who Will Guide Us Now?" (edited), "A Frank Friendship/ Gandhi and Bengal: A Descriptive Chronology" (compiled and edited).

Graves Haughton

He become proficient in Hindustani and entered Fort William College in Calcutta to further his knowledge of oriental languages, winning several prizes.

Haridas

Swami Haridas, saint-musician and a pioneer in the Hindustani classical music

Himani Dalmia

In addition, she has been a student of Hindustani classical music in the style of the Patiala gharana since the age of six.

History of Hindustani

The language went by several names over the years: Hindawi or Hindī ("language of India"); Dehlavi ("of Delhi"); and Hindustani, ("of Hindustan").

Ian Hancock

In this regard, he finds it similar to several other Indian languages, especially Hindustani.

Kasur

Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, A Hindustani classical vocalist, from the Patiala gharana (Born in Kasur, later migrated to India after partition)

Khadar

Khadar, a Hindustani term for a type alluvial soils found on river plains.

Mallikarjun Mansur

Sometime later, he was introduced to classical Hindustani music under Nilkanth Bua Alurmath of Miraj who belonged to the Gwalior Gharana.

Pathans of Madhya Pradesh

They speak Urdu or the Bhopali dialect of Hindustani made famous by actor Jagdeep in the film Sholay; certain individuals still have a limited knowledge of Pashto.

Purandara Dasa

Young and well known artists such as Puttur Narasimha Nayak, Pandit Venkatesh Kumar, Nagaraja Rao Havaldar, Ganapathi Bhatt, Vidyabhushana, flautists Prapanchand performing Purandara Dasa's compositions and other dasa sahitya songs in Carnatic as well as Hindustani music concerts.

Rawalpindi District

The Dhunds and other tribes of the Murree Hills, incited by Hindustani agents, rose in insurrection, and the authorities received information from a faithful native of a projected attack upon the station of Murree in time to organise measures for defence.

Sadhukadi

Sadhukaḍi Bhasa, or Sant Bhasa (Saints' Language) is a vernacular written genre, popular in medieval North India, based on a mixture of Hindustani (Khariboli), Braj Bhasha, Awadhi, Panjabi, Sindhi, Marathi, Rajasthani, etc.

Sadiris Master

Sadiris later became a popular musician singing and playing Hindustani and Karnatic music.

Seersucker

The word came into English from Hindustani (Urdu and Hindi), and originates from the words "kheer aur shakkar", literally meaning "rice pudding and sugar", probably from the resemblance of its smooth and rough stripes to the smooth texture of milk and the bumpy texture of sugar.

Shripad Hegde

He started his initial training in Hindustani music in his teen under Pandit Ganapati Bhat a student of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Basavraj Rajguru.

T. V. Gopalakrishnan

Tirupanithurai Viswanatha Gopalakrishnan (born 11 June 1932 in Thripunithura, Kerala) is a Carnatic and Hindustani musician from Chennai.

Tanglish

Madras Bashai, a related, but distinct, language variant, a slang form of Tamil used in Chennai that is a blend of Tamil with Indian English, Telugu and Hindustani

Though None Go with Me

The phrase Though None Go With Me is from the lyrics of a religious song called I Have Decided to Follow Jesus with lyrics by Sadhu Sundar Singh set to a Hindustani melody.

Victor Ratnayake

Ratnayake's style was influenced by musicians like Sunil Shantha, Ananda Samarakone and C. T. Fernando who he considered "pioneers in the music field" for their use of "classical Ragadari and Hindustani music" as their starting point.

Vidyadhar Vyas

He holds a Master's degree in Sociology from the University of Mumbai and a Doctorate in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music from the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai.


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