Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb
Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb (Hindustani: गंगा जमुनी तहज़ीब, گنگا جمنی تھذیب, Ganges-Yamuna Culture) is a term used for the culture of the central plains of Northern India, especially the doab region of Ganges (Ganga) and Yamuna rivers, which is regarded as a fusion of Hindu and Muslim elements.[1][2]
The region of Awadh in the state of Uttar Pradesh is usually considered to be the center of this culture.[3][4] Allahabad, Lucknow, Kanpur,[5][6] Faizabad-Ayodhya,[4][7] and Varanasi (Benares)[8][9] are a few of the many centres of this culture.
Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana in south central part of the India, is also considered an example of communal harmony.[10][11]
Nawabs of Awadh were fore-runners of this culture.[12]
References
- ^ Steven Wesley Ramey, Hindu, Sufi, or Sikh: contested practices and identifications of Sindhi Hindus in India and beyond, Macmillan, 2008, ISBN 978-0-230-60832-0,
... the continuing joint Muslim and Hindu participation in public festivals, relating it to "Ganga-Jamun Tahzeeb," the attitude of refined hospitality and harmonious relations that historically characterized this region ...
- ^ Socialist Party (India), Janata, Volume 62,
... the ganga-jamuni tehzeeb (composite culture) regarded both religious communities as two eyes of a beautiful bride and their long history witnessed 'give-and-take', at many levels ...
- ^ Malika Mohammada, The foundations of the composite culture in India, Aakar Books, 2007, ISBN 978-81-89833-18-3,
... developed in Awadh as a genre of composite creativity. ... of multiple Indian cultural traditions and provided glimpses of the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb of north India with Lucknow as its centre ...
- ^ a b Plaint Of Ayodhya, The Financial Express, Sunday, 22 Aug 2004 at 0000 hrs IST
- ^ Festival has origin in city's composite culture, TNN, 13 May 2009, 06.52am IST
- ^ Karbala revisited, Express News Service, Saturday , 12 February 2005
- ^ Twin towns welcome verdict with humility, grace, Deccan Chronicle, 1 October 2010
- ^ An apt reflection of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, Naveen Kumar, TNN, 25 Sep 2009, 10.09pm IST
- ^ Stories behind the masks, Shailaja Tripathi, NEW DELHI, 4 November 2010, The Hindu
- ^ Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb helps maintain peace
- ^ Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb: Temple serving Iftar Dates to 5 Mosques in Hyderabad
- ^ Descendants of Nawabs keep Holi traditions alive, The Indian Express, Tue 10 March 2009, 15:35 hrs