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Malangi and Nizam Lohar, the Robin Hoods who ruled the forests of Punjab

Edit Dawn 30 Apr 2016
Raati raat Malangi din nu raaj Farangi da ... It is Malangi who governs the night). Malangi belonged to a village called Lakho close to Changa Manga ... Taking advantage of the situation, the feudal lord of the village usurped the land that rightfully belonged to Malangi. After marriage, Malangi and his stepbrother decided to fight the feudal to take back what was rightful his....

‘Dollar Dave’ and the Reserve Bank: a tale of art, theft and human rights (Monash University)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Mar 2016
In February 1966, Adelaide's Advertiser newspaper revealed that the Reserve Bank had not sought permission from the celebrated Arnhem Land artist David Malangi when it reproduced his work on the new A$1 note. Alongside the figures and kangaroos inspired by rock-paintings, the entire left-hand side of the note was copied from Malangi's bark painting, Mortuary feast of Gurrmirringu ... Malangi was found, then disappeared again....

Mysterious fevers haunt Adivasi hamlets

Edit The Hindu 03 Aug 2015
Once again mystery fevers, the scourge of poor Adivasis in Adilabad, have come to haunt the agency area in the district with many tribal hamlets reporting at least 10 people sick and bedridden ... Kinaka Sujata, wife of village Patel Hanmanthu, is down with fever since the last four days ... “There are about 25 positive malaria cases coming from the villages under the Primary Health Sub Centres of Malangi and Devapur in Narnoor mandal....

The hedge that denied Indians their daily salt

Edit The Hindu 17 Mar 2015
Any insignificant thing in Tamil is dismissed as “uppu peratha visayam” (not worth its salt). But there were times a rural labourer in India had to pay through his nose for salt and it cost him two months of his salary ... four a maund (a unit of weight) ... one or Rs ... The Malangis, coming from a family of traditional salt-makers for generations, suddenly found their business expropriated and were forced to work for pitiful wages ... ....

Palace relives ceremony held 150 years ago

Edit Deccan Herald 23 Feb 2015
With the adoption of Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs by the Wadiyars on Monday, the erstwhile royal family and Arasu clan were witness to a ceremony akin to the one that was last held nearly 150 years ago ... Chamarajendra Wadiyar X succeeded Mummadi as the 23rd ruler of the Mysore State ... She cursed that Mysore Wadiyars should not beget children, Malangi should be deluged and Talkad should become a barren expanse of sand ... ....

Tribute to Mansoor Malangi: the king of folk music

Edit Dawn 18 Jan 2015
Through his inimitable style of singing, Mansoor Ali Malangi gave a unique touch to the folk music of Punjab, ruling over the hearts of thousands of Punjabi music lovers for four decades ... Malangi’s songs reflected the culture of Punjab ... Malangi was born on Jan 1, 1947 in Garh More village of District Jhang and named Mansoor Ali. His father Pathan Ali was a sarangi player so Malangi inherited this musical talent from his father....

Folk singer Mansoor Malangi is no more

Edit Dawn 11 Dec 2014
Mansoor Malangi, the great Seraiki voice which sang ‘Ik Phul Motia da Mar ke Jaga Sohnie’ died of a heart attack in his native town of Garh Mor in Jhang district ... Wasif Malangi, one of his ... Hailing from a small peasant family of Garh Mor, Malangi began his singing career from the Radio Pakistan, Lahore, in 1965....

10 Families With Extremely Creepy Curses

Edit ListVerse 12 Jan 2014
Marc V. January 12, 2014. Check out our new companion site. http.//knowledgenuts.com. In this modern day and age, curses stick out like a sore thumb ... 10 The Grimaldi Curse. This is one curse that every unhappy spouse can relate to ... Just before her death, she pronounced a three-part curse wherein Talakad would become a desert and the nearby town of and Malangi would become a whirlpool area, while the Wodeyars would have no offspring ... Marc V ... ....

Curse haunting royal family?

Edit Deccan Herald 11 Dec 2013
After the conquest, Alamelamma was unable to enter Srirangapatna and remained in the adjoining village of Malangi.  ....
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