Pitambar Dvija (1455-1533) was 15 and 16th century litterateur from Lower Assam and contemporary of likes of Haribara Vipra and Hema Saraswati.[1]

Pitambar Dvija
Born1455
Lower Assam
Died1533
OccupationVaisnavite poet
LanguageGoalpariya
Notable worksUsha Parinaya

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Usha-Parinaya was written in 1533 AD by Pitambar Dvija which was an Kamrupi rendering of the Usha-Anuradha episode from Vishnu Purana.[2] He composed verses on Rukmini Haran.[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ Folk-lore, Volume 28. Indian Publications. 1987. p. 30.
  2. ^ Das Gupta, Rajatananda (1982). Art of mediaeval Assam. Cosmo. p. 111.
  3. ^ Gupta, Kamala (1987). Social status of Hindu women in northern India, 1206-1707 A.D. Inter-India Publications. p. 307.