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Powadas are a genre of Marathi ___________.

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The correct option is D poetry
Powadas are a genre of Marathi poetry sung as ballads to narrate historical events in an inspiring manner. Activists of the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement were inspired by the powadas of Lokshahir Anna Bhau Sathe and Shahir Amar Sheik.

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