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{{short description|Literary works written in Bhojpuri Language}}
'''Bhojpuri literature''' ([[Kaithi]]: 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲 𑂮𑂰𑂯𑂱𑂞𑂹𑂨; [[Devanagari]]: भोजपुरी साहित्य; [[IAST]]: Bhojpurī Sāhitya) includes literature written in [[Bhojpuri language]]. Bhojpuri has developed over a course of 1300 years, the development of the language started in 7th century. The earliest form of Bhojpuri can be seen in the writings of Siddha Saints and [[Charyapada]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tiwari|first=Arjun|title=Bhojpuri Sahtiya Ke Itihas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tahmid|first=Syed Md|title=Buddhist Charyapada & Bengali Identity|url=https://www.academia.edu/4687613|language=en}}</ref>Distinct literary traditions in Bhojpuri language date back to medieval periods when saints and ''bhakts'' of the region adapted a mixed language for their works.<ref>{{cite book|title=Folk-lore (India), Volumes 20-21|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eVXWAAAAMAAJ|year=1979|pages=83}}</ref><ref name="(India)Choudhury1966">{{cite book|author1=Bihar (India)|author2=Pranab Chandra Roy Choudhury|title=Bihar District Gazetteers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ti5uAAAAMAAJ|year=1966|publisher=Superintendent, Secretariat Press, Bihar|pages=128–129}}</ref>

Lorikayan, or the story of ''[[Veer Lorik]]'', is a famous Bhojpuri folklore of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=75e5RRqIhMQC&q=lorik&pg=PA8 |title=Traditions of heroic and epic poetry - Google Books |date=1969-12-04 |isbn=9780900547720 |access-date=2014-02-27|last1=Auty |first1=Robert }}</ref> [[Bhikhari Thakur]]'s ''Bidesiya'' is another famous book.

The first Bhojpuri novel ''Bindiã'' was written in 1956 by Ram Nath Pandey. It was published by Bhojpuri Sansad, Jagatganj, [[Varanasi]].<ref>Dr. [[Viveki Rai]], ''Bhojpuri Katha Sahity ke vikaas''</ref><ref>[http://hindi.webdunia.com/literature-remembrance/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AF-1140616058_1.htm भोजपुरी साहित्य के संत-रामनाथ पांडेय] Webduniya.</ref>

==Periods==
'''Initial period (1947 to 1961):''' First Bhojpuri short story collection [[Jehal ke Sanadi]] was published in this period. The first Bhojpuri novel [[Bindiya (novel)|Bindiã]] by Ram Nath Pandey also published in 1956.

'''Between 1961 and 1975:'''- Nearly ten novels were published. Notable are
''Tharuhat ke babua aur bahuriya'' (1965), ''Jeevan Saah'' (1964), ''Semar ke phool'' (1966), ''Rahanidaar beti'' (1966), ''Ego subah ego saanjh'' (1967), ''Sunnar kaka'' (1976). Most of these are social drama while the first one is called a regional novel which elaborates life of [[Tharu people|Tharu]] tribal people.

'''Modern Period ( After 1975):''' More than 30 novels have been written. Some notable of these are - ''Phulsunghi'' (1977), ''Bhor musukaail'' (1978), ''Ghar-tola-gaon'' (1979), ''Jinigi ke raah'' (1982), ''Darad ke dahar'' (1983), ''Achhoot'' (1986), mahendar Misisr (1994), Imiritiya Kaki (1997), ''Amangal hari'' (1998), ''Awa lavati chalin ja'' (2000), ''Adhe aadh'' (2000) etc. of which ''Phulsunghi'' by Pandey kapil is one of the best novels written in Bhojpuri. ''Amangal hari'' (1998) was written by [[Viveki Rai]], a critic himself. ''Surma Sagun Bichare Na'' is a notable novel written by [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]].

''Purvi Ke Dhah'', written by Jauhar Safiavadi, is the first Bhojpuri novel to be published by [[National Book Trust]]. It was launched by prominent Hindi critic [[Namvar Singh]] at [[Chhapra]].<ref name=Telegraph-2010>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100828/jsp/bihar/story_12863435.jsp Bhojpuri lessons for critic], ''The Telegraph'', India, August 28, 2010</ref>

Bhojpuri Poet [[Manoj Bhawuk]] has written many books and been honored with the Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Award in 2006 for his Ghazal collection ''Tasveer zindagi ke''. He has also written a history of [[Bhojpuri cinema]].

== Notable works ==

Here is list of some literary works in Bhojpuri Language:
===Plays===

*[[Beti Bechwa]]
*[[Bidesiya (play)|Bidesiya]]
*[[Devakshara Charita]]
* [[Gabarghichor]]
* [[Loha Singh (Play)|Loha Singh]]
* [[Mehrarun ke Durdasa]]

=== Poem ===

* [[Batohiya]]
* [[Acchut kee Shikayat|Achhut Kee Shiqayat]]
===Books===

* [[Badmash Darpan]] (Collection of Ghazals)
* [[Jehal ke Sanadi]]
*[[Veer Lorik]] ([[Folklore]])

==Prominent figures==
{{main|List of Bhojpuri writers}}
*[[Gorakhnath]] is the one of the earliest poets of Bhojpuri.
*[[Kabir Das]] has written many Bhojpuri poems like [[Kauno Thagwa Nagaria Lootal Ho]], Tohaar heera herail ba kichade me, and Ka leke aibu sasur ghare jaibu.
*[[Bhikhari Thakur]] is also known as Shakespeare of Bhojpuri. He has written many Plays like [[Bidesiya (Play)|Bidesiya]], [[Gabarghichor]], [[Beti Bechwa]], [[Kaljug Prem]], [[Bhai birodh]] etc.
*[[Heera Dom]] is credit as the creator of first printed work on Dalit Literature, which was the poem 'Achhut kee Shikayat' printed in 'Saraswati' in 1914.
*[[Guru Govind Singh]] has written many works in Bhojpuri.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Banarjee|first=Himadari|title=Dasam Guru Hindi Writings: An Introduction|url=https://sikhinstitute.org/ggs/12-hbanerjee.html|journal=Institute of Sikh Studies}}</ref>
*[[Rahul Sankrityayan]] is also a notable person in Bhojpuri Literature.

==See also==

* [[Kundan Singh-Kesar Bai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=9FZgWwjXEZoC&lpg=PT87&dq=bhojpuri%20upanyaas&pg=PT87#v=onepage&q=bhojpuri%20upanyaas&f=falseUntouchable Fictions: Literary Realism and the Crisis of Caste]

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