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]
Shyamaldas | |
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 Kaviraja Shyamaldas portrait at Government of Rajasthan Museum, Udaipur | |
| Born | 1836 Udaipur, Mewar |
| Died | 1893 |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Prime Minister of Mewar |
| Notable work | Vir Vinod |
| Title | Mahamahopadhyaya |
| Spouse | 2 |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Honours | Kesar-e-Hind (Lion of India) |
Authorship edit
Shyamaldas co-wrote ( with his father Kayamadana Dadhivadia ) the Dipanga Kul Prakash, an extended narrative poem on the Dodia Rajputs of Mewar.[2] Maharana Sajjan Singh, ruler of Udaipur (princely state), assigned Shyamaldas the task of compiling an authentic history of Mewar.[3] Titled Vir Vinod ( Hindi: Heroes' Delight ), this is the earliest known comprehensive history written in Mewar.[4] It reached the public only in 1930 as Maharana Fateh Singh ( Maharana Sajjan Singh's successor) was averse to its publication.[5]
Negotiator and mentor edit
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 edit
Shyamaldas was honored with the degree of Mahamahopadhayaya and conferred with the Kesar-e-Hind ( Lion of India) by the British Government.[7]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Śrivastava, Vijai Shankar (1981). Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-0-391-02358-1.
- ^ Gupta, R. K.; Bakshi, S. R. (2008). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.
- ^ Gupta, R. K.; Bakshi, S. R. (2008). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.
- ^ Pati, Biswamoy Editor (2000) Issues in modern Indian history p88 Popular Prakashan Pvt Ltd Mumbai ISBN 978-81-7154-658-9 [1]
- ^ Cultural contours of India p37
Further reading edit
- 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 edit
- 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