Here are posts labelled "Hindi (language)" on The Guide
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| 19th-century conception of Kabir |
Just the Facts:
- Name: Kabir
- Dates: 15th century; perhaps 1398-1448 or 1440-1518
- Place: India
- Language: Hindi (?) (and dialects)
- Who he was: Indian mystic poet; Bijak (sacred texts); Anurag Sagar (Ocean of Love)
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Dhanpat Rai Srivastav
- Known as: Premchand
- Birth: July 31, 1880, Lamhi, India
- Death: October 8, 1936, Varanasi, India
- Languages: Hindi, Urdu
- Who he was: Indian novelist, short story writer, and dramatist; Nirmala; Karmabhoomi; Godaan; Bazaar-e-Husn; Shatranj ke khiladi; Gaban
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Mohandas Gandhi
- Known as: Mahatma Gandhi; Gandhiji; Bapu ("Father")
- Birth: October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India
- Death: January 30, 1948, New Delhi, India
- Languages: Gujarati, Hindi, English
- Who he was: Indian activist and philosopher who wrote Autobiography, or the Story of My Experiments with Truth
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
