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UGC NET June 2015 History
Who is the first to give a description of the languages of the different regions of India and reminds us that Hindawi is the country's lingua franca and Sanskrit its classical language?
AAl-Beruni
BIbn Battuta
CBarani
DAmir Khusrau ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Amir Khusrau — Amir Khusrau was the first to give this description, so the answer is Amir Khusrau.
Explanation
★Amir Khusrau was the first to give this description, so the answer is Amir Khusrau.
★He described the languages of the different regions of India.
★He reminded us that Hindawi was the lingua franca of the country.
★He noted that Sanskrit was its classical language.
★He was a disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya.
★He is held to have created the tarana and the trivat in music.
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