1. IO Islamic 1244
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IO Islamic 1244
- Title:
- بکٹ کہانی Bikaṭ kahānī
- Scope & Content:
- A Barahmasah poem, by Muhammad Afdal Gopal (d.1625). Of this poetic tradition, Francesca Orsini writes ‘in thiskind of poem an abandoned woman (virahini or birahini) pines forher absent lover or husband and describes her pitiful state, month after month,against the backdrop of seasonal changes a...
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Hindi, and Urdu
- Date Range:
- end of 18th century
- Extent:
- 20 folios