Durgabar Kayastha (1515–1560) was litterateur from

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, Kamrup. He was well known Manasa poet as well as an expert oja of 16th century. His major works include Behula Upakhyana narrating story of Behula and

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. The ballads connected with this story been current in western Kamarupa and the rest of

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long before the verses were reduced to writing by Sukavi Narayan in the thirteenth century and by Durgabar in the early part of the sixteenth century. The songs of Durgabar are known as Durgabari. Durgabar Kayastha rendered

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into lyrics and made new ones of his own, both totalling fiftyeight; and these songs were put to different classical ragas. Durgabar Kayastha composed the Ramayana in the lyrical style of composition to be sung by the Oja Pali.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kayastha, Durgabar Kamrupi poets 16th-century Indian poets Assamese-language poets 1515 births 1560 deaths People from Kamrup district Poets from Assam People of the Ahom kingdom

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