Bikaner Keeps Alive Tradition Of Urdu Ramayana Recitation During Diwali

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In Bikaner, a unique Diwali tradition brings communities together, as members of the Muslim community recite the Ramayana in Urdu, carrying forward a decades-old literary tradition. The 33-page Urdu version of the Ramayana was composed in 1935 by Maulvi Badshah Shah Hussain Rana Lakhnavi, with the assistance of a Kashmiri Pandit. #Bikaner #Diwali #Diwali2026 About NDTV (English news channel): NDTV is India's Most-Trusted News Broadcaster with the latest updates in news, sports, entertainment and much more from within India and around the world. Watch big political debates, exclusive…

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