Kaviraj Shyamaldas
Mahamahopadhayaya Kaviraja Shyamaldas Dadhivadia (1836-1893), popularly referred to as Kaviraja (Hindi: king of poets) was one of the early writers involved in documenting the history and culture of what is now Rajasthan region of India.[1]
Authorship
Shyamaldas co-wrote ( with his father Kayamadana Dadhivadia ) the Dipanga Kul Prakash, an extended narrative poem on the Dodia
Negotiator and mentor
Shyamaldas was also a confidant of Maharana Sajjan Singh and was entrusted with the delicate negotiations which resulted in a quick end to the Bhil rebellion of 1881.[6] Later, Shyamaldas' pupil, Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha also became a famed historian and writer.[citation needed]
Honors and awards
Shyamaldas was honored with the degree of Mahamahopadhayaya and conferred with the Kesar-e-Hind ( Lion of India) by the British Government.[7]
References
- Sharma, Dasharatha(1970) Lectures on Rajput history and culture p1 Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
- ^ Dadhivāṛiyā, Kāyamadāna; Śyāmaladāsa; Jāvaliyā, Brajamohana; Jāvaliyā, Śarada (1995). Dīpaṅga-kula-prakāśa: Saradāragaṛha ke Ḍoḍiyoṃ kā itihāsa. Rājasthāna gaurava granthamālā (in Rajasthani and Hindi). Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna (1. saṃskaraṇa ed.). Udayapura: Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna, Bhūpāla Nobalsa Saṃsthāna, Udayapura.
- ISBN 978-0-391-02358-1.
- ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.
- ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.
- ISBN 978-81-7154-658-9 [1]
- ^ Cultural contours of India p37
Further reading
- Sharma, Nina; Shekhar, Indu (2015). Becoming a Modern Historian in Princely India: An Intellectual History of Shyamal Das and His Vir Vinod. Olympia Publishers. ISBN 978-1848973213.
External links
- Permalink to Vir Vinod listing in Library of Congress catalog [2]
- University of Chicago Library Catalog [3]
- Mewar ke gaurav-Kaviraj Shyamaldas in Hindi मेवाड़ के गौरव - कविराजा श्यामल दास