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{{About|the medieval Bengali poet|the poetry magazine|Krittibas (magazine)}}<br />
[[Image:Krittibas Memorial ver1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Krittibas Memorial at [[Phulia]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]].]]<br />
'''Mahakavi Krittibas Ojha'''<ref name=s1>{{cite book|first=Sukumar|last=Sen|orig-year=1991|date=2007|title=Bāṅgālā Sāhityer Itihās, Vol.I|language=bn|trans-title=History of Bengali Literature|location=Kolkata|publisher=Ananda Publishers|ISBN=81-7066-966-9|pages=105–10}}</ref> {{IPA-bn|ˈkrit̪ːiˌbaˑs ojʰa}} (1381–1461) was a medieval [[Bengali people|Bengali]] poet. His major contribution to [[Bengali literature]] and culture was [[Indian epic]] ''[[Ramayana|Rāmāyaṇa]]'' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. His work, the ''Śrīrām Pā̃cālī'',<ref name=s1/> is popularly known as the ''[[Krittivasi Ramayan]]''. His work, edited by Jaygopal Tarkalamkar, was published by the [[Serampore Mission Press]].<ref name=s1/><br />
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==Life==<br />
Krittibas Ojha was born in a Brahman family at [[Phulia]] village of modern-day [[Nadia district]] in the [[India]]n state of ''Paschimbanga'' ([[West Bengal]]).<ref name="i">{{cite book|last=Dutt|first=Romesh Chunder|title=''The Literature of Bengal''|publisher=Thacker Spink & Co.|place=Calcutta|date=1895|page=48}}</ref> He was the eldest among his father Banamali Ojha's six sons and one daughter.<br />
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The word "Krittibas" is an epithet of Hindu god [[Shiva]]. It is known that when Krittibas was born, his grandfather Murari Ojha was preparing for a pilgrimage to [[Chandaneswar]] in [[Odisha]], hence the child was named after Shiva, the predominant deity of the nearest Odisha pilgrimage to Bengal. At the age of 11, Krittibas was sent to North Bengal (in other opinion, to [[Nabadwip]]) for higher studies. After finishing studies he was traditionally honoured by the King of [[Gauḍa region|Gauda]] himself by the offerings of a garland, some sandal water and a silk scarf. Upon returning to his home at Phulia, he translated the [[Valmiki]] ''Ramayana'' into Bengali.<ref name = sukumarseneng>{{cite book |last1=Sen |first1=Sukumar |title= History of Bengali |edition=3rd |year= 1979 |orig-year=1960 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |location= [[New Delhi]] |isbn= 81-7201-107-5|pages=63–65 }}</ref><br />
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