Kaviraj Shyamaldas

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Shyamaldas
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Kaviraja Shyamaldas portrait at Government of Rajasthan Museum, Udaipur
Born1836
Udaipur, Mewar
Died1893
Occupation(s)Historian, Prime Minister of Mewar
Notable workVir Vinod
TitleMahamahopadhyaya
Spouse2
Children4
Parents
  • Kamji Dadhwadiya (father)
  • Aijan Kanwar (mother)
HonoursKesar-e-Hind (Lion of India)

MahamahopadhayayaKaviraja Shyamaldas Dadhivadia (1836-1893), popularly referred to as Kaviraja (Hindi: king of poets) was one of the early writers involved in documenting the history and culture of what is now Rajasthan region of India and was a Charan by caste. [1]

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Authorship

Shyamaldas co-wrote ( with his father Kayamadana Dadhivadia ) the Dipanga Kul Prakash, an extended narrative poem on the Dodia Rajputs of Mewar. [2] Maharana Sajjan Singh, ruler of Udaipur (princely state), assigned Shyamaldas the task of compiling an authentic history of Mewar. [3] Titled Vir Vinod ( Hindi: Heroes' Delight ), this is the earliest known comprehensive history written in Mewar. [4] It reached the public only in 1930 as Maharana Fateh Singh ( Maharana Sajjan Singh's successor) was averse to its publication. [5]

Negotiator and mentor

Shyamaldas was also a confidant of Maharana Sajjan Singh and was entrusted with the delicate negotiations which resulted in a quick end to the Bhil rebellion of 1881. [6] Later, Shyamaldas' pupil, Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha also became a famed historian and writer.[ citation needed ]

Honors and awards

Shyamaldas was honored with the degree of Mahamahopadhayaya and conferred with the Kesar-e-Hind ( Lion of India) by the British Government. [7]

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References

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