Devakshara Charita or Devakshar Charitra (Bhojpuri: 𑂠𑂵𑂫𑂰𑂍𑂹𑂓𑂩 𑂒𑂩𑂱𑂞; IAST: Devākṣarcarita; Transl.: The Character of the Divine Alphabet) is a Bhojpuri play by Ramdatta Shukla which was written in 1884,[1] which is also considered as first published drama of Bhojpuri.[2] This play was written to emphasize the supremacy of the Devanagari script and to highlight the drawbacks of Urdu script.[3][4] It was written and published in 1884 from lite press, Varanasi.Template:Cn
References
- ↑ Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. V, Part II{{#if:Grierson|, Grierson}(1903)
- ↑ The Indo-Aryan Languages{{#if:Jain|, Jain}(26 July 2007). ISBN 978-1135797119
- ↑ Bihar District Gazetteers: Shahabad{{#if:|, }
- ↑ The Earliest Stage of Language Planning: The "first Congress" Phenomenon{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1993). ISBN 3110135302