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Kirtilata

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Kīrtilatā is a poem composed by Vidyapati in 1380 CE.[1] It was composed in the Avahatta language.[2] It discusses the local conflicts between the Hindu and Muslim communities.[3]

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  1. ^ Rajat Kanta Ray (2003). The Felt Community. Oxford University Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-19-565863-7. The Kirtilata is said to have been composed in 1380.
  2. ^ Roshan Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. p. 455.
  3. ^ Esther Bloch; Marianne Keppens; Rajaram Hegde, eds. (2009). Rethinking Religion in India: The Colonial Construction of Hinduism. Routledge. p. 29. ISBN 9781135182793. For his part, Vidyapati, in his Apabhransha text Kirtilata, makes use of the phrase 'Hindu and Turk dharmas' in a clearly religious sense and highlights the local conflicts between the two communities.