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Usually Kissa and Var appears together in medieval literature .Of these Var is:

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a sword swinging practice of the Khalsa sect .

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a most popular form of Punjabi poetry, music and drama.

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a technique of water conservation and storage.

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a religious text of Sikh.

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The correct option is B
a most popular form of Punjabi poetry, music and drama.

Bhakti was not the only aspect of medieval literature. Love ballads and heroic poetry in Punjabi, known as Kissa and Var, were popular Punjabi medieval forms. The most famous Punjabi love ballad is Hir Ranjha, an immortal book by a Muslim poet called Warris Shah.

Var is the most popular form of Punjabi poetry, music and drama, all rolled into one

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