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mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <tr> <td width="528" valign="top" style="width:5.5in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 2.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Padmavati</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>medieval Bangla romantic poem adapted by <span style="font-variant: small-caps"><a href="/web/20140208101445/http://www.banglapedia.org/HT/A_0192.htm">alaol</a></span>, poet the court poet of Arakan’s king, from the original Hindi poem <i>Padum</i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Shahinul">a</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">vat</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> in 1652 and presented in the royal court.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 2.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">This long poem blends folklore and history. It narrates how Raja Ratnasen of Chitor marries Padmavati, a Sri Lankan princess, who is also coveted by Alauddin Khilji, Sultan of Delhi, who leads a futile military invasion to win her. 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