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Narharidas Barhath

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Narharidas Barhath
Born1591 (VS 1648)
Tehla village, Merta, Marwar, present-day Rajasthan, India
Diedc. 1676 (VS 1733)
OccupationPoet
Notable workAvtar Charitra
FatherLakhaji Barhath

Narharidas Barhath was a Rajasthani poet of the medieval era, born in what is now the Indian state Rajasthan.

Barhath was born in 1591 (VS 1648) at Tehla village in Merta pargana of Marwar. His father Lakhaji Barhath, was a renowned poet of the 16th century in India. He was in the court of Jodhpur State king Gaj Singh I. He died there in about 1676 (VS 1733). He wrote Avtar Charitra. He had convinced Shah Jahan for banning cow slaughter in Mughal empire.[1][2]

Further reading

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  • Lakhawat, Onkar Singh (2003). Bārahaṭha Naraharidāsa (in Hindi). Sāhitya Akādemī. ISBN 978-81-260-1613-6.

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Kesri (1999). An Anthology of Rājasthāni Poetry in English Translation. Books Treasure. The Man - Lion Slays the Demon - King : From the Avatar Charit of Narharidas Narharidas , son of Barhat Lakkhā , was born in 1543 at Tehlā , a village in Mertā Parganā of Marwār . Besides his major work the " Avtar Charit " in which he
  2. ^ Prakāśa, Mahārājā Mānasiṃha Pustaka (1981). Mahārājā Mānasiṃha Pustaka Prakāśa ke granthoṃ kī sūcī: Hindī va Rājasthānī grantha (in Hindi). Mahārājā Mānasiṃha Pustaka Prakāśa. Some important poetic works were composed in this language in later centuries and poets like Barhat Narharidas earned immense fame through this language