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Sant Kavi Jagjivan Das (or Jagiwan Das, 1727 Sardaha, Chas - 1761) is the founder of the Satnami denomination of Hinduism in Upper India.He was Rajput from Barabanki District [1]

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Leading a family life Sant Kavi Jagjivan Das proved to be a great Saint and literary genius. To his credit are more than a dozen literary creations, which has enriched the heritage of Hindi literature. Agh Vinaash, Maha Pralay, Gyan Prakash, Shabd-Sagar, Param Granth, Prem-Path, Aagam Paddhati, being his important creations.

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  1. Robert Vane Russell, The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 1, Macmillan and Company, 1916, pp307-8 (retrieved 20 February 2012 from Google Books)