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Lalleshwari

1320 - 1392

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Lalleshwari, (c. 1320–1392) also commonly known as Lal Ded (Kashmiri pronunciation: [laːl dʲad]), was a Kashmiri mystic of the Kashmir Shaivism school of Hindu philosophy. She was the creator of the style of mystic poetry called vatsun or Vakhs, meaning "speech" (from Sanskrit vāc). Known as Lal Vakhs, her verses are among the early compositions in the Kashmiri language and are a part in the history of modern Kashmiri literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lalleshwari has received more than 421,500 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Lalleshwari is the 4,604th most popular writer (down from 4,402nd in 2019).

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  • 420k

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  • 48.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Lalla Awakens
2016
Lalla Awakens
2016
Divan of Lalleshwari
2018

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lalleshwari ranks 4,604 out of 7,302. Before her are Linn Ullmann, Camille Paglia, Wang Guowei, Rodolfo Walsh, Hans Nielsen Hauge, and Mordecai Kaplan. After her are Yambo Ouologuem, Hilde Domin, Gilbert Adair, Karl von Holtei, Walter Anderson, and Art Buchwald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1320, Lalleshwari ranks 18. Before her are Beatrice of Bourbon, Queen of Bohemia, Galeazzo II Visconti, Louis I of Naples, Helvig of Schleswig, Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine, and Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. After her are Ulrich IV, Count of Württemberg, Michael Panaretos, and Dafydd ap Gwilym. Among people deceased in 1392, Lalleshwari ranks 5. Before her are Sergius of Radonezh, Jeong Mong-ju, Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York, and Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg.

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