Celebrating Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan : statesman, courtier, soldier, poet, linguist, humanitarian, patron

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Celebrating Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan : statesman, courtier, soldier, poet, linguist, humanitarian, patron

editor & designer Shakeel Hossain ; co-editor & research manager Deeti Ray

Aga Khan Trust for Culture in association with Mapin Publishing, 2017

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Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan

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Includes audio CD and inserted sheet

contributors, Allison Busch, Chander Shekhar, Eva Orthmann, Harish Trivedi, Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui, Mehr Afshan Farooqi, Ratish Nanda, Richard Cohen, Rupert Snell, Sunil Sharma, T.C.A. Raghavan, Wheeler M. Thackston

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-253)

English text with Persian, Urdu and Hindi texts

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A poet of rare skill, Abdur Rahim Khan-i- Khanan wrote poems in Persian, Sanskrit and Hindavi, with metaphors ranging from Giridhar to Ganga, and with humanist ideals expounded in precise and concise matras of dohas and barvais. This book catalogues the festival of the same name, to capture the manifold attributes and genius of Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan. Both the festival and the book were borne of the conservation work undertaken on Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan's tomb to protect and promote his legacy, a key objective of the Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative, with support from InterGlobe Foundation. This volume also includes a remarkable selection of his verses, set to music with ragas and vernacular symphonies based on his poetry and his life.

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