Awadhi – The Language of Ayodhya

The Awadhi language is spoken in the Awadh region of modern day Uttar Pradesh, some parts of Nepal and even in far away lands of Fiji, Guyana and Suriname. It is the language in which poets Malik Mohammad Jayasi and Goswami Tulsidas wrote Padmavat and Ramcharitmanas.

The Hanuman Chalisa written by Tulsidas, in praise of Hanuman ji, is an Awadhi composition, just as the set of dohas by Kabir in his collection 'Bijak'.

How has this language evolved over time? What are the unique aspects of this language and what can we learn from the Awadhi language?

Some playlists we've made to document some beautiful Awadhi songs:
YouTube:    • Awadhi Music  
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/280...

Linguistic map of Uttar Pradesh: https://twitter.com/bhaashaakosh?t=Sh...

A beautiful repository of Awadhi songs by Indra Srivastava ji :    / @indrasrivastava  

Script and Research: Amit Tripathi
Editing and Narration: Ashris

Discord invite:   / discord  

Credits: ‪@AwadhiBani‬ ‪@kiranawadhi‬ ‪@hernekatha‬ ‪@maithilithakur‬ ‪@JashneRekhtaOfficial‬ ‪@maliniawasthi‬