Bhojpuri literature

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Bhojpuri literature is the body of written and oral works created in the Bhojpuri language, encompassing folk traditions, poetry, drama, and modern prose that reflect the culture and experiences of Bhojpuri-speaking communities.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bhojpuri literature canonical 1
Shakespeare of Bhojpuri 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian literature ⓘ
literature ⓘ
regional literature ⓘ
associatedWithCommunity Bhojpuri-speaking people ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Bhojpuri region ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ
Terai region of Nepal ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
western Bihar ⓘ
hasForm oral literature ⓘ
written literature ⓘ
hasFunction expression of regional identity ⓘ
preservation of oral traditions ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod colonial period ⓘ
contemporary period ⓘ
modern period ⓘ
pre-modern period ⓘ
hasNotableForm Biraha ⓘ
Chaita ⓘ
Kajri ⓘ
Sohar ⓘ
seasonal songs ⓘ
wedding songs ⓘ
includesGenre devotional poetry ⓘ
drama ⓘ
essays ⓘ
folk literature ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
folktales ⓘ
modern prose ⓘ
novels ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
secular poetry ⓘ
short stories ⓘ
influencedBy Awadhi literature ⓘ
Hindi literature ⓘ
Maithili literature ⓘ
influences Bhojpuri cinema ⓘ
Bhojpuri theatre ⓘ
reflects Bhojpuri culture ⓘ
agrarian society ⓘ
folk beliefs ⓘ
migration experiences ⓘ
rural life ⓘ
social customs ⓘ
usesLanguage Bhojpuri language ⓘ
linked to: Bhojpuri
writtenInScript Devanagari script ⓘ
Kaithi script ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhojpuri people → associatedWithLiterature → Bhojpuri literature ⓘ
Bhikhari Thakur → alsoKnownAs → Shakespeare of Bhojpuri ⓘ
linked to: Bhojpuri literature