Kavi Bhushan (c. 1613–1715) was an Indian poet in the courts of the Bundeli king Chhatrasal and the Maratha king Shivaji I. He mainly wrote in Brajbhasha interspersed with words from

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and Persian languages. He was a scholar poet of Anurag and Shlesh Alankar.

Early life

Bhushan originally resided in the Tikwapur village in present-day Ghatampur tehsil, Kanpur district of

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in a Brahmin Family. He was the brother of the poets Chintamani and Matiram. Bhushan's original name is unknown. ''Kavi Bhushan'' ("Precious Poet") was a title given to him by the Rudra Pratap of Chitrakoot. He first met Shivaji I when the latter visited

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to meet the Mughal emperor

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; thereafter, Bhushan was supported by Shivaji I. Bhushan later moved from

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to Maratha Kingdom in the 1670s, and attended Shivaji's durbar (court) in

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Use of Puns

Kavi Bhushan was known for the use of puns in his poetry.

Literary works

* ''Shivaa Bhushan'' * ''Shivabavani'' * ''Chatrashaal Dashak'' * ''Saaransh ki khani''

References

External links

Poems of Kavi Bhusan
17th-century Indian poets Indian male poets Hindi-language poets Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Poets from Uttar Pradesh {{India-poet-stub