Rajasthani literature written in various
genres starting from 1000 AD. But, it is generally agreed that modern Rajasthani literature began with the works of
Suryamal Misran
Suryamal Misran (also spelled Suryamall Meesan; 1815–1868) was the Rajkavi (poet-historian) of Bundi kingdom. He hailed from the Meesan lineage of Charans. He was proficient in six languages including Dingal, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhraṃś ...
.
His most important works are the Vansa Bhaskara and the Vir Satsai. The Vans Bhaskar contains accounts of the
Rajput princes who ruled in what was then
Rajputana
Rājputana, meaning "Land of the Rajputs", was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and some adjoining areas of Sindh in modern-day ...
(at present the state of
Rajasthan), during the lifetime of the poet (1872–1952). The Vir Satsai is a collection of hundreds of couplets.
Medieval Rajasthani literature is mostly poetry only and it is more about the heroic poetry mentioning of the great kings and fighters of the Rajasthan. as said by
Rabindra Nath Tagore once, "The heroic sentiment which is the essence of every song and couplet of a Rajasthani is peculiar emotion of its own of which, however, the whole country may be proud".
Early Rajasthani literature is created by mostly
Charans
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. Earlier
Rajasthani was known as Charani or
Dingal, which was close to
Gujarati.
See also
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Khyat
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Dhola Maru
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Prithviraj Raso
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Bhavai
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Etymology
''Bhavai'' may derive from the Sanskrit word ''Bhava'', meaning expression or emotion. It is also associated wit ...
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Braj literature
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Rajasthani people
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List of Rajasthani poets
Bibliography
Primary Sources
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Padmanābha; Bhatnagar, V. S. (1991).
Kanhadade Prabandha: India's greatest patriotic saga of medieval times : Padmanābha's epic account of Kānhaḍade. New Delhi:
Voice of India.
References
Narrative Traditions of Rajasthan International Institute for Asian Studies.
Rajasthani language indiansaga.com.
External links
Centre for Rajasthani Studies Bastigiri.org.
Rajasthani Ethnologue
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Jain Poets in Rajasthani Technology Development for Indian Languages
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Ministry of Information Technology.
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