Tehzeeb (etiquette and culture)

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Tehzeeb (etiquette and culture) refers to the refined code of manners, gracious conduct, and sophisticated social customs traditionally associated with the elite culture of North India, especially in cities like Lucknow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf code of etiquette
cultural concept
intangible cultural heritage
social norm
associatedWithCity Hyderabad
surface form: Hyderabad (Deccan)

Lucknow
associatedWithHistoricalCulture Awadhi people
surface form: Awadhi culture

Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb
Mughal-influenced Indo-Islamic culture
associatedWithRegion northern India
surface form: North India
associatedWithSocialClass ashraf (social elite in Indo-Muslim society)
courtly nobility
urban elite
emphasizes avoidance of coarse language
graceful body language
hospitality toward guests
indirect and tactful expression
modesty and restraint
politeness in speech
respect for elders
expressedThrough Urdu poetry and prose
classical music mehfils
courteous everyday conversation
hasAlternativeName adab-o-tehzeeb
tahzeeb
hasCoreIdea gracious conduct
refinement of manners
sophisticated social customs
hasFullName Tehzeeb
hasLanguageOfTerm Hindi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
hasMeaning refined etiquette and culture
includesPractice avoidance of public displays of anger
careful use of honorifics
deferential seating arrangements
formal greetings such as adaab
measured tone and volume in conversation
ritualized serving of food to guests
influencedBy Islamic ethical traditions
Persian courtly culture
local North Indian customs
relatedTo adab (courtesy and literary refinement)
mehmaan-nawaazi (hospitality)
nazaakat (delicacy and subtlety)
sharafat (respectability)
transmittedBy elite educational and literary circles
family upbringing
informal socialization
valuedFor creating harmonious social relations
signaling refinement and cultivation

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Lucknow knownFor Tehzeeb (etiquette and culture)