Heer Ranjha
Romantic classical poem by Waris Shah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heer Ranjha (Punjabi: ہیر رانجھا (Shahmukhi), ਹੀਰ ਰਾਂਝਾ (Gurmukhi)) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Mirza Sahiban, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun.[1][2][3][4][5] There are several poetic narrations of the story; by far the most famous being Heer by Waris Shah written in 1766. It tells the story of the love between Heer Sial and Dheedo Ranjha.[6]
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Heer Ranjha | |
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![]() Painting depicting the lovers Heer and Ranjha, Bazaar School, Amritsar, circa 19th century | |
Folk tale | |
Name | Heer Ranjha |
Country | Pakistan India |
Region | Punjab |
Origin Date | 17th century |
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