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Barsa (novel)

Barsa is a 2007 Malayalam novel written by Khadija Mumtaz. The story deals with Sabida, a devout and educated Muslim lady, who spent six years in a hospital in Saudi Arabia. It won awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (2010), Cherukad Award (2010) and K. V. Surendranath Literary Award (2008). A Kannada translation of Barsa was released by the Karavali Lekhakiyara Vachakiyara Sangha in February 2012.

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Barsa is a 2007 Malayalam novel written by Khadija Mumtaz. The story deals with Sabida, a devout and educated Muslim lady, who spent six years in a hospital in Saudi Arabia. It won awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (2010), Cherukad Award (2010) and K. V. Surendranath Literary Award (2008). A Kannada translation of Barsa was released by the Karavali Lekhakiyara Vachakiyara Sangha in February 2012.

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  1. release date: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377901679

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