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{{Short description|Rajasthani poet and writer (1743—1833)}}
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''' Kripa Ram Ji Khidiya''' (1743—1833) was a famous [[Rajasthani Language|Rajasthani]] poet of the 18th century. He is known for his soratha (and [[Doha (poetry)|duha]]) on [[ethics]] (नीति) called 'Rajiya Ra Soratha' and 'Rajiya Ra Doha''<nowiki/>'.'' In addition to his ethical writings, the poet's other works are concerned with devotion to God and heroism.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Datta |first=Amaresh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo |date=1987 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-81-260-1803-1 |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kriparam was born to Jogaram Khidiya in 1743 in the village of Kharadi ([[Pali district]]). He enjoyed the patronage of Rao Raja Devi Singh and his successor Laksman Singh of [[Sikar district|Sikar]]. In 1790 (VS 1848) and 1801 (VS 1858), he was granted the villages of Maharajpur and Lichamanpura as his [[jagir]] in [[Sasan (land grant)|sasan]], the latter of which became home to Kriparam's second son Kishnaji and the village came to be known as 'Kriparam ki Dhani'.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=बारहट |first=कृपाराम जी |title=राजिया रा दूहा – कृपाराम जी बारहट (खिड़िया) |url=https://www.charans.org/kraparambarhat/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Charans.org (चारण समागम) |date=19 September 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Works ==
The poet's published works include ''Kavitta Chalairaya ra'', ''Sat Rut Varnan<u>,</u>'' assorted writings on the Gita, as well as ''Rajiya ra Soratha'' (a collection of 140 verses, edited by Jagdishsinha Gahalote, Hindi Sahitya Mandir, Jodhpur, 1934) and ''Rajiya ra Duha'' (a collection of 165 verses, edited by Narottamdas Swami, Bikaner). <ref name=":0" />

Besides these, he is also known to have authored ''Alankara Grantha'', ''Chalakaneci'', ''Chalakaraya'' ''Nataka'', among others, but these are not available anymore.<ref name=":0" />

=== ''Rajiya ra Duha (and Soratha)'' ===
However, the poet's enduring fame rests on his collection of verses known as Rajiya ra Soratha or Duha. The poet immortalized his personal attendant, Rajiya, in these didactic verses, written in the Soratha metre. The verses are expressed in simple language, drawing on the poet's experience of public life and the multifarious aspects of ethics. They have gained immense popularity among the masses as ethical sayings and maxims appropriate to various occasions, providing moral guidance based on experience rather than traditional ethical texts.<ref name=":0" /> These were first published in 1894.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Das |first=Sisir Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=geRjAAAAMAAJ |title=A History of Indian Literature |date=2005 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-81-7201-006-5 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.charans.org/kraparambarhat/ charans.org — कृपाराम जी बारहट (खिड़िया)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090608113133/http://www.gyandarpan.com/2009/02/kavi-kriparam-ji-aur-rajiya-ke-dohe.html Kavi kriparamji and Rajiya ke dohe]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409231957/http://sikar.nic.in/Default.asp?stab=PERSON2 sikar.nic.in]
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[[Category:19th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Poets from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian male writers]]
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[[Category:Dingal poets]]

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