Amir Khusrau

Abu’l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253–1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau Dehlavī, was an Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar who lived under the Delhi Sultanate. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, India. He wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi. A vocabulary in verse,

Variety (linguistics)

In sociolinguistics, a variety, also called an isolect or lect, is a specific form of a language or language cluster. This may include languages, dialects, registers, styles, or other forms of language, as well as a standard variety. The use of the word “variety” to refer to the different forms avoids the use of the term language, which many people associate only with the standard language, and the

व्यौहार राजेन्द्र सिंह

व्यौहार राजेन्द्र सिंह (14 सितम्बर 1900 – 02 मार्च 1988 जबलपुर) हिन्दी के मूर्धन्य साहित्यकार थे जिन्होने हिन्दी को भारत की राजभाषा बनाने की दिशा में अतिमहत्वपूर्ण योगदान दिया। फलस्वरूप उनके ५०वें जन्मदिन के दिन ही, अर्थात 14 सितम्बर 1949 को, हिन्दी को राजभाषा के रूप में स्वीकार किया गया। पचासवें जन्मदिन पर उपहार स्वरुप यह शुभ-समाचार दिल्ली से सबसे पहले जबलपुर के तत्कालीन सांसद सेठ गोविन्ददास ने भेजा क्योंकि

Yahya Khan

Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan NePl (Urdu: آغا محمد یحییٰ خان‎; 4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980), widely known as Yahya Khan, was a Pakistani general who served as the third President of Pakistan, serving in this post from 25 March 1969 until turning over his presidency in December 1971. Having participated in the Mediterranean theatre of World War II on behalf of Great Britain’s British Indian Army,

XV Corps (India)

XV Corps, or 15 Corps, also known as Chinar Corps Indian Army, is a Corps of the Indian Army which is presently located in Srinagar and responsible for military operations in the Kashmir Valley. It has participated in all military conflicts with Pakistan and China till date. Contents   1History 2List of Commanders (GOC = General Officer Commanding) 3References 4External links 5Further reading History HQ XV

Wikipedia:Verifiability

In the English Wikipedia, verifiability means other people using the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a reliable source. Wikipedia does not publish original research. Its content is determined by previously published information rather than the beliefs or experiences of editors. Even if you are sure something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add

Western Command (India)

Western Command is a Command-level formation of the Indian Army. It was formed in 1920. It was disbanded following its demotion to an independent district and eventual merge with Northern Command to form the North-western Army. It was re-raised in 1947 following transfer of Northern Command HQ to Pakistan. Until 1972, it was responsible for India’s border with Pakistan in

West Pakistan

West Pakistan (Urdu: مغربی پاکستان‎, romanized: Mag̱ẖribī Pākistān, pronounced ; Bengali: পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান, romanized: Pôścim Pakistan) was one of the two exclaves created during the formation of Pakistan through the Partition of British India in 1947. Following its independence from British rule, the new Dominion of Pakistan was physically separated into two exclaves, with the western and eastern wings geographically separated from each other by India. The western wing of Pakistan comprised three governor’s provinces (the North-West Frontier, West

Tashkent

Tashkent (/tæʃˈkɛnt/, US also /tɑːʃ-/), or Toshkent (/tɒʃˈkɛnt/; Uzbek: Toshkent/Тошкент/تاشکند‎, IPA: ), and also historically known as Chach (Persian: چاچ‎), is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, as well as the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population in 2018 of 2,485,900. It is in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan. Before Islamic influence started in the mid 8th century AD, Tashkent was influenced by the Sogdian and Turkic cultures. After Genghis Khan destroyed it in

Tariq Majid

General Tariq Majid, (Urdu: طارق مجید; born 23 August 1950; NI(M), afwc, fsc(m), psc) is a retired four-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army who held prestigious four-star assignment as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 2007 to 2010, the principal and highest-ranking military adviser in the Pakistan Armed Forces. Prior to this promotion, he was the field operational commander of X Corps, stationed