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The Var or Vaar (Gurmukhi: ਵਾਰ, Shahmukhi: وار), in Punjabi poetry, is a heroic ode or ballad which generally narrates legend such as stories of Punjabi folk heroes or a historical event.[1][2] Examples include the feats of Dulla Bhatti and Raja Rasalu, Amir Khusrau's Vaar for Ghazi Malik who took the throne of Delhi in 1320, the Vaar of Shaikh Khokhar,[3] and Najabat's Nadar Shah Di Var which describes the invasion of India by Nadir Shah in 1739.[1][4] The Var has also been used to evoke the mood of devotion or sacrifice, as in Guru Gobind Singh's Chandi di Var, or to narrate the mystical experience of a Pir, Bhagat or Guru.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume One - A to Devo). Amaresh Datta, ed. Sahitya Akademi: 2006, 352.
- ^ Singh, Bhupender (23 December 2022). Baba Nanak Shah Fakir (1st ed.). Blue Rose Publishers. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9789357046602.
- ^ Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature Devraj to Jyoti · Volume 2. p. 1570.
- ^ Explorations. Department of English Language and Literature, Government College. 1984. p. 19.
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