Template:Distinguish Template:Pp-extended Kaviraj (or Rajkavi, Kaviraja) is a title of honor, which was given to poets and litterateurs attached to royal courts in medieval India.[1][2] Eminent Charans who were inducted into the royal courts due to their literary merit as royal poets and historians were given the rank of Kaviraja (King of Poets). Such Charans assumed positions of great influence in the medieval polity.[3][4][5] Few well known people are Kaviraja Shyamaldas, Kaviraja Bankidas, etc.[6] The descendants of such persons also started using the surname Kaviraj.
The surname is usually found in people of Gujarat, Rajasthan, etc. One of the community where this surname is often found is Charan, who were the state poets and historians in the Rajput kingdoms of these regions.
Notable people
- Kaviraja Bankidas Ashiya
- Krishnadasa Kaviraja
- Kaviraj Shyamaldas
- Kaviraja Muraridan
- Kaviraj Rookny
- Kaviraj Sukon
See also
References
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- ↑ SELECTIONS FRM THE RECORDS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 1884.Template:Clarify
- ↑ Textures of Time: Writing History in South India 1600-1800{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Other Press(2003). ISBN 978-1-59051-044-5
- ↑ The Seventeenth Century Chronicles of Mārvāṛa: A Study in the Evolution and Use of Oral Traditions in Western India. History in Africa({Template:Date).
- ↑ Marvari Historical Chronicles: Sources for the Social and Cultural History of Rajasthan. The Indian Economic & Social History Review({Template:Date).
- ↑ A History of Rajasthan{{#if:Hooja|, Hooja}. Rupa & Company(2006). ISBN 978-81-291-0890-6