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Page 59
In this poem Rásikh gives an eulogistic description of a songstress and dancing - girl named " Shurfu " who appears , from the tone of the poem , to have been under the protection of Mehdi ' Ali Khan and with whom the poet himself was ...
In this poem Rásikh gives an eulogistic description of a songstress and dancing - girl named " Shurfu " who appears , from the tone of the poem , to have been under the protection of Mehdi ' Ali Khan and with whom the poet himself was ...
Page 60
The dancing - girl and songstress who danced and sang there has been drawn with a deft hand and her attraction has been depicted in a skilful manner , and invested with a considerable charm . In " The Ruin of a City " he laments over ...
The dancing - girl and songstress who danced and sang there has been drawn with a deft hand and her attraction has been depicted in a skilful manner , and invested with a considerable charm . In " The Ruin of a City " he laments over ...
Page 62
Although instances occur in a few Jaghi ( settled ) families of a girl being married as early as her eleventh or twelfth year and a boy as his sixteenth or seventeenth year , adult marriage is the rule among all Birhōrs .
Although instances occur in a few Jaghi ( settled ) families of a girl being married as early as her eleventh or twelfth year and a boy as his sixteenth or seventeenth year , adult marriage is the rule among all Birhōrs .
Page 63
A young man and a girl form an attachment for each other , and , apprehending opposition to their union , secretly leave the village together and remain in hiding as husband and wife for some time . Subsequently , when they are found ...
A young man and a girl form an attachment for each other , and , apprehending opposition to their union , secretly leave the village together and remain in hiding as husband and wife for some time . Subsequently , when they are found ...
Page 64
Generally , however , the parents consent to the sipündür husband taking away the girl after having paid the usual bride - price and a fine of one rupee and four annas to the elders of the girl's ṭāndā . The usual wedding - feast is ...
Generally , however , the parents consent to the sipündür husband taking away the girl after having paid the usual bride - price and a fine of one rupee and four annas to the elders of the girl's ṭāndā . The usual wedding - feast is ...
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| Title | The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 4 |
| Author | Bihar Research Society |
| Published | 1918 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2008 |
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