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Inside Story
Inside Story
g When we refer to any person as a Kannada or a Marathi, this usually means that he/she
speaks Kannada or Marathi respectively.
g The Chera kingdom of Mahodayapuram was established in the 9th century
g Medieval Hindi was in the form of Brij Bhasha, a dialect spoken in and around the region of
Mathura during the time of Akbar.
g Guru Nanak was born on April 15, 1469 in the Western Punjab village of Talwandi.
g During the Medieval period each specific region of India started developing its own
particular dance form.
g The kathaks were originally a caste of story-tellers in temples of the northern parts of India.
A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. Andhra Pradesh and Telengana use the term Ugadi for :
(a) Diwali (b) Holi (c) New Year
2. Malayalam was spoken in this area.
(a) Puri (b) Chera (c) Madhya Pradesh
3. Jagannatha is the name of Lord :
(a) Vishnu (b) Brahama (c) Shiva
4. Guru Nanak was born on April 15 in
(a) 1469 (b) 1475 (c) 1450
5. The Kuchipudi was originated from:
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Andhra Pradesh
6. It has a combination of Lasya and Tandav.
(a) Odishi Dance (b) Kathakali (c) Kuchipudi
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. _________________ , people from Sindh, celebrate the same day as their New Year day
‘Cheti Chand’.
2. The Bhakti saints enriched the Marathi language by composing _________________ .
3. On _________________ death, he was followed by nine other Gurus in succession.
4. From the advent of the 8th century, _________________ was ruled by various Rajput
families.
5. The long-established dance form in the serene surroundings of Shri Jagannath Temple in
Odisha is famous as _________________ .
6. Different regions of India developed distinctive food habits based on _________________
available items of food.
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