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Bhalan (b. 15th century in Patan in the present-day
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History of Gujarati Literature
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Bhalan (b. 15th century in Patan in the present-day Gujarat
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), was a famous Gujarati poet of the medieval period. Also a scholar of Sanskrit
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literature, he is considered a major contributor in Bhakti-kal in Gujarati literature
The history of Gujarat, Gujarati literature () may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present. It is unique in having almost no patronage from a ruling dynasty, other than its composers.
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Works
According to Narsinhrao Divetia, his best works are ''Kadambari'' and ''Nalakhyan''. ''Kadambari'' is an abridged Gujarati rendering of Banabhatta's well-knownSanskrit
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prose work '' Kadambari'' in verse. He extracted the pulp from the and converted it into various significant works, which include ''Nalakhyan'', ''Shiv-Bhiladi Samvad'', ''Durvasa Akhyan'', ''Mrugi Akhyan'', ''Jalandhar Akhyan'', ''Mamaki Akhyan'', ''Chandi Akhyan'' and ''Dhruv Akhyan''. He was an exponent of the genres of the '' Akhyana'' and ''Kavita'' in Gujarati literature
The history of Gujarat, Gujarati literature () may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present. It is unique in having almost no patronage from a ruling dynasty, other than its composers.
Gujarat Vidhya S ...
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Bhalan also wrote the poems ''Ram Balacharita'' and ''Krishna Balacharita'', which describe the depth of the childness of both gods. Bhalan was the first Gujarati writer to use the word, ''Gujarabhasha'' (Gujarati language) in his ''Nalakhyan'' to describe the language of his poem.
References
*''Milestones in Gujarati Literature'' by K M Jhaveri. *Brahmbhatt, Prasad, ''Kavyasarita.'' (Literary Criticism of the evolution of Poetry). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication, 2003. *Trivedi, Ramesh. M. ''Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihaas'' (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan, 1994. *Trivedi, Ramesh. M. ''Gujarati Sahityano Itihaas'' (History of Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan, 2005.Further reading
*External links
* Bhalan'Nalakhyana
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History of Gujarati Literature
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