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Bahadur (Hindi: बहादुर), is a character type of [[Hindi]] literature and media. Similar to [[commedia dell'arte]]'s [[Zanni]], Bahadur is a servant. |
Bahadur (Hindi: बहादुर), is a character type of [[Hindi]] literature and media. Similar to [[commedia dell'arte]]'s [[Zanni]], Bahadur is a servant. |
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==Origin of the name== |
==Origin of the name== |
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Bahadur is a common middle name in Chettri Nepalese community whence the character Bahadur hails. Further, "Bahadur" literally means brave, and is possibly a nod to [[Nominative determinism|nominative determinism]].<ref name="Hero">{{cite book |last=Klass |first=Sheila Solomon|title=Bahadur Means Hero |url= |location= |publisher=Gambit Incorporated |page= |date= 1969|isbn=}}</ref><ref name="WIE">{{cite book |last=Behl |first=Deepal|title=Winning is Everything: A 10-Step Guide for Sure-shot Success |url= |location= New Delhi|publisher=Sterling Publishers |page= |date= 2013|isbn=9788120773585}}</ref> |
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==Characteristics== |
==Characteristics== |
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Bahadur is a brave, loyal, occasionally naïve watchman or guard.<ref name="EPW">{{cite journal |last1= Gaurav|first1= Sarthak|last2= Sheikh|first2= Rayees Ahmed|date= 2019-11-30|title= The Real Chowkidars of India: Lives behind the Metaphor|url= |journal= Economic & Political Weekly|volume=LIV |issue=47 |pages= 15-17|doi= |access-date=2020-11-22|issn=}}</ref><ref name="EBHR">{{cite journal |last1= Bruslé|first1= Tristan|last2= |first2= |date= 2007|title=The world upside-down: Nepalese migrants in Northern India |url= |journal=European Bulletin of Himalayan Research|volume=31 |issue= |pages= |doi= |access-date=2020-11-22|issn=}}</ref> He is a dispossessed immigrant worker of [[Nepalis|Nepalese]] origin.<ref name="Bastard">{{cite journal |last1= Jha|first1= Rama Kant|last2= Mehta|first2= Perin C.|date= 1981|title=Indian Literature |url= |journal=Indian Literature|volume=24 |issue=5 |pages=105-109 |doi= |access-date=2020-11-22|issn=|publisher=Sahitya Akademi}}</ref> |
Bahadur is a brave, loyal, occasionally naïve watchman or guard.<ref name="EPW">{{cite journal |last1= Gaurav|first1= Sarthak|last2= Sheikh|first2= Rayees Ahmed|date= 2019-11-30|title= The Real Chowkidars of India: Lives behind the Metaphor|url= |journal= Economic & Political Weekly|volume=LIV |issue=47 |pages= 15-17|doi= |access-date=2020-11-22|issn=}}</ref><ref name="EBHR">{{cite journal |last1= Bruslé|first1= Tristan|last2= |first2= |date= 2007|title=The world upside-down: Nepalese migrants in Northern India |url= |journal=European Bulletin of Himalayan Research|volume=31 |issue= |pages= |doi= |access-date=2020-11-22|issn=}}</ref> He is a dispossessed immigrant worker of [[Nepalis|Nepalese]] origin.<ref name="Bastard">{{cite journal |last1= Jha|first1= Rama Kant|last2= Mehta|first2= Perin C.|date= 1981|title=Indian Literature |url= |journal=Indian Literature|volume=24 |issue=5 |pages=105-109 |doi= |access-date=2020-11-22|issn=|publisher=Sahitya Akademi}}</ref> |
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Bahadur (Hindi: बहादुर), is a character type of Hindi literature and media. Similar to commedia dell'arte's Zanni, Bahadur is a servant.
Origin of the name
Bahadur is a common middle name in Chettri Nepalese community whence the character Bahadur hails. Further, "Bahadur" literally means brave, and is possibly a nod to nominative determinism.[1][2]
Characteristics
Bahadur is a brave, loyal, occasionally naïve watchman or guard.[3][4] He is a dispossessed immigrant worker of Nepalese origin.[5]
References
- ^ Klass, Sheila Solomon (1969). Bahadur Means Hero. Gambit Incorporated.
- ^ Behl, Deepal (2013). Winning is Everything: A 10-Step Guide for Sure-shot Success. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers. ISBN 9788120773585.
- ^ Gaurav, Sarthak; Sheikh, Rayees Ahmed (2019-11-30). "The Real Chowkidars of India: Lives behind the Metaphor". Economic & Political Weekly. LIV (47): 15–17.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Bruslé, Tristan (2007). "The world upside-down: Nepalese migrants in Northern India". European Bulletin of Himalayan Research. 31.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Jha, Rama Kant; Mehta, Perin C. (1981). "Indian Literature". Indian Literature. 24 (5). Sahitya Akademi: 105–109.
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