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विरह

Separation

The ache of being apart.

Virah, the pain of separation, is one of the central feelings in Hindi poetry. Lovers waiting for letters, gopis waiting for Krishna and a mother waiting for a child all live here.

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Shringara

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क्या करूं मैं बनमें गई घर होती। तो शामकू मनाई लेती॥ध्रु०॥ गोरी गोरी ब‍ईया हरी हरी चुडियां। झाला देके बुलालेती॥१॥

Chitralekha

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