Ghanaram Chakrabarty (Template:Lang-bn; c. 1669–?) was a Bengali poet of the Middle Ages[1] and the greatest contributor to the Dharmamangalkavya tradition of mediaeval Bengali literature.[2] He was greeted by his guru as Kabiratna ("The Jewel of the Poets").[2] His work, Anadi Mangal (Template:Lang-bn), also known as Sri Dharma Sangeet,[1] was probably composed in 1711.[3]
Chakrabarty was born to Gourikanta Chakrabarty and Sita Devi at
Krishnapur kukura village on Damodar River in modern-day Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal).[1] He was sent to a pathshala (traditional village primary school in Bengal) at Rampur.[1] Later he was patronised by Kirtichandra, the Maharaja of Bardhaman.[1] He had four sons: Rampriyo, Ramgopal, Ramgobindo and Ramokrishno.[2][3]
Although he eulogises Dharmathakur in his poem, Chakrabarty was a devotee of Rama.[3] In his version of Dharmamangalkavya, many incidents from the Ramayana and the Bhagavata are also described.[3] Two major tales of Dharmamangalkavya i.e. the tales of Harishchandra and Lausen are told in 24 palas (Cantos) which are further subdivided into 9147 shlokas in his poem.[3]
Chakrabarty also composed Satyanarayana Sindhu, a panchali (small narrative poem) eulogising Satyanarayana.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bangla Sahitya Parichay{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Tulsi Prakashani(2008). ISBN 978-81-89118-04-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bangla Mangalkavyer Itihas{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. A Mukherjee & Co Pvt Ltd(2009)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Bangla Shityer Itibritta{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Modern Book Agency Private Ltd(2001)