Dariya Saheb (1633-1780[1][2]), also Dariya Sahib, Dariya Das, Daryadas[3] and Bihar Wale was a Saint and Bhojpuri poet and the founder of Dariya or Dariyadasi sect.[4][5][6] He has written more than twenty Bhojpuri books out of which Gyan Dipak, and Dariya Sagar are most famous. Gyan Dipak is his brief autobiography.[7]
Life
He was from Dharkhanda Village of Dinara in Shahabad district (presently Rohtas) of Bihar.[8]
Works
- Gyan Dipak
- Dariya Sagar
- Agragyan
- Amarsara
- Kalcharit
- Ganeshgosthi
- Prem Mul
References
- ↑ According to Vikram Samvat he lived from 1691-1837, in Gregorian calendar it becomes 1633-1780. In his book Dariya Sagar his year of birth is written 1674 A.D.
- ↑ Kayasthas in Making of Modern Bihar{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Impression Publication(2003)
- ↑ Bihar Through the Ages{{#if:|, }. Orient Longmans(1959)
- ↑ Bihar Tourism: Retrospect and Prospect{{#if:|, }. Concept Publishing Company(2012). ISBN 978-8180697999
- ↑ Essays in Indian Folklore: Papers Presented to the Centenary Festival of Rai Bahadur S. C. Roy{{#if:|, }. Indian Publications(1973)
- ↑ Samakālīna ālocanā ke pratimāna{{#if:|, }. Maṇimaya Prakāśana(1974)
- ↑ Bhojpuri Sahitya ke itihas{{#if:Tiwari|, Tiwari}. Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan(2014)
- ↑ Bharatiya Sahitya ki Sanskritik Rekhaye{{#if:Chaturvedi|, Chaturvedi}. Sahitya Bhawan(1962)