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Girdhar
Girdhar or Giradhara or Giridharadāsa (1787–1852) was a Gujarati poet. Works Girdhar best known for his poetic epic ''Rāmāyaṇa'' (1835) which is popular in Gujarat. He derived the story primarily from the '' Rāmāyaṇa'' of Vālmīki and the ''Hanumannāṭaka'', with some inspiration from other Puranic texts. His version is lucid and musical as it is in simple language and uses traditional metres and melodies including ''Dhanāśrī'', ''Vilāvala'', ''Māru'', ''Sāmerī'', ''Sāraga'', ''Soraṭha'', ''Āsāvarī'', ''Bhairava'', ''Dohā'', ''Caupāī, Ghanākṣarī'', and others. His poetry ''Radha Virahna Barmas'' is influenced by the poetry of Vaishnavism. His ''Tulasī-Vivāha'' narrates the wedding of Krishna and Tulsi in 26 lyrics. It resemble the ''Kadva'' (cantos) style of medieval Gujarati poetry. He also wrote lyrics on Gopi and Krishna relations and wrote ''Ashwamedha'' and ''Rājasūyayajña''. He based a large number of his poems on the ''Daśamaskandha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Gujarati-language Writers
The following is an alphabetical list of Gujarati writers who has contributed in Gujarati literature; presenting an overview of notable authors, journalists, novelists, playwrights, poets and screenwriters who have released literary works in the Gujarati language, used predominantly in Gujarat state as well as Mumbai city in Maharashtra state, India. There is a sizable Gujarati diaspora. List A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T U V Y Z {{DEFAULTSORT:Gujarati-language writers Gujarati literature, Writers Lists of writers by language, Gujarati Lists of Indian writers, Gujarati Gujarati-language writers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories of India by area, fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the List of states and union territories of India by population, ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 million in 2011. It is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the south, Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Gujarat's capital city is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. The Gujarati people, Gujaratis are indigenous to the state and their language, Gujarati language, Gujarati, is the state's official language. The state List of Indus Valley civilisation sites#List of Indus Valley sites discovered, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallabha Sampradaya
The Puṣṭimārga, also known as Pushtimarg (Path of Nourishing or Flourishing) or Vallabha Sampradāya, is a Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ... Vaiṣṇava Sampradaya, saṁpradāya. It was established in the early 16th century by Vallabha (1479–1530) and further developed by his descendants, particularly his son Vitthalanatha, Viṭṭhalanātha. Followers of the Puṣṭimārga worship Krishna, Kr̥ṣṇa and engage in devotional practices centered around the youthful Kr̥ṣṇa as depicted in the Bhagavata Purana, ''Bhāgavata Purāṇa'', and the pastimes at Govardhan Hill. The Puṣṭimārga sect follows the Shuddhadvaita, Śuddhadvaita philosophy of Vallabha. According to this philosophy, Kr̥ṣṇa is considered the supreme deity and the source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
