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Rajasthani literature is a tradition in Indian literature dating to the 2nd millennium, which includes literature written in the Rajasthani language. An early form of Rajasthani started developing in the 11th century from Saurseni Prakrit as Maru-Gurjar or Gurjar Apabhramsa. Early Rajasthani literature was usually written by Charans.
52 years before the mutiny of 1857 i.e. 1805 AD, Kaviraja wrote 'Chetavani Ro Geet' (Song of the Warning) and called upon the kings of Rajasthan to avoid the mischief of the English. Despite being the Kaviraja of Jodhpur, the indomitable courage and unmatched valor of the Jat rulers of Bharatpur was praised with fair and fearless by him.
Dursa Arha (c. 1535–1655 AD) was a 16th-century warrior and Rajasthani poet from India. [1] He earned the epithet of the 'First Nationalist Poet Of India' or Rashtrakavi because of his nationalist stance in his bold Dingal poems commending Maharana Pratap of Mewar in his struggle against the Mughal Empire. [2]
After the death of Udai Singh in 1572, Rani Dheer Bai Bhatiyani wanted her son Jagmal to succeed him [11] but senior courtiers preferred Pratap, as the eldest son, to be their king. The desire of the nobles prevailed and Pratap ascended the throne as Maharana Pratap, the 54th ruler of Mewar in the line of the Sisodia Rajputs. [12]
Ramdhari Singh (23 September 1908 – 24 April 1974), known by his pen name Dinkar, was an Indian Hindi language poet, essayist, freedom fighter, patriot and academic. [1] He emerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence.
Suryamal Mishran Shikhar Award, in the memory of the 19th century poet-historian Suryamal Misran, is given on the basis of the commendation of the committee constituted by Rajasthani Bhasha Sahitya and Sanskriti Akademi, Bikaner (Government of Rajasthan) for special contribution to Rajasthani literature. [10] [11] [12]
Vijaydan Detha (1 September 1926 – 10 November 2013), also known as Bijji, was a noted Indian writer of Rajasthani literature. [1] He was a recipient of several awards including the Padma Shri and the Sahitya Akademi Award. [2] Detha has more than 800 short stories to his credit, which have been translated into English and other
Kanhaiyalal Sethia (() 11 September 1919 – () 11 November 2008) was a well-known Rajasthani and Hindi poet. He was born in Sujangarh, in what is now Churu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was a passionate supporter of making Rajasthani, the mother tongue of the people of Rajasthan, at the union level