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	==Brief life ==		==Brief life ==
	Gopaldev was born in 1540 in a ~~[[Nazira\|~~humble Kalita (caste) family. Katha Guru Charita describes that his family migrated from Kalita Country. His ancestor's name was Kola Kalita. His later lineage is recorded as Vasudev, Harideva, Sankaradas, Chatan Giri, Sankarshan, and his father, Naradeva. His father, Naradeva, married Satya (the daughter of Hari Borkalita) as his second wife. Naradeva passed away while Satya was pregnant. Following his death, a local king's son claimed a heavy debt of 400. Satya fled through the wilderness and hills of Miri country into the Ahom kingdom.]] [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.451443/page/(২৮২)/mode/2up]		Gopaldev was born in 1540 in a humble Kalita (caste) family. Katha Guru Charita describes that his family migrated from Kalita Country. His ancestor's name was Kola Kalita. His later lineage is recorded as Vasudev, Harideva, Sankaradas, Chatan Giri, Sankarshan, and his father, Naradeva. His father, Naradeva, married Satya (the daughter of Hari Borkalita) as his second wife. Naradeva passed away while Satya was pregnant. Following his death, a local king's son claimed a heavy debt of 400. Satya fled through the wilderness and hills of Miri country into the Ahom kingdom.[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.451443/page/(২৮২)/mode/2up]

	==Works==		==Works==

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	'''Gopaldev''' (1540–1611)<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sua1AAAAIAAJ&q=Gopaldev+assam \|title=The Truth unites: essays in tribute to Samar Sen - Samar Ranjan Sen - Google Books \|accessdate=2013-05-25\|last1=Mitra \|first1=Ashok \|year=1985 }}</ref> was an Indian poet, dramatist and chief preacher of the Vaishnava sect in eastern Assam.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://srimanta.net/contents_l4.php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=4&link_caption=Garmur%20Sattra \|title=Garmur Sattra \|publisher=Srimanta.net \|date= \|accessdate=2013-05-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929163841/http://www.srimanta.net/contents_l4.php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=4&link_caption=Garmur%20Sattra \|archive-date=29 September 2013 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He was belonged from Bhabanipur, Assam so people called him as '''Bhabanipuria Gopal Ata'''. He is also a disciple of Mahapurush Shrimanta Sankardev.		'''Gopaldev''' (1540–1611) was an Indian poet, dramatist and chief preacher of the Vaishnava sect in eastern Assam. He was belonged from Bhabanipur, Assam so people called him as '''Bhabanipuria Gopal Ata'''. He is also a disciple of Mahapurush Shrimanta Sankardev.

	==Brief life==		==Brief life ==
	Gopaldev was born in 1540 at [[Nazira~~]] in [[Sivasagar district]] of [[Assam]] to father Kameswar and mother Bajrangi~~. ~~Their~~ family later ~~shifted to [[Bhabanipur~~, ~~Assam\|Bhabanipur]] in [[Kamrup Rural district\|Kamrup]]~~. ~~He did~~ his ~~early education there under a Brahmin scholar~~.~~<ref name="srimanta1">{{cite web \|url=http://srimanta~~.~~net/contents_l4~~.~~php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=5&link_caption=The%20sattras%20of%20Kalsamhati \|title=The sattras~~ of ~~Kalsamhati \|publisher=Srimanta~~.~~net \|date= \|accessdate=2013-05-25 \|archive-url=~~https://~~web.~~archive.org/~~web~~/~~20130929165346/http://www~~.~~srimanta~~.~~net~~/~~contents_l4.php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=5&link_caption=The%20sattras%20of%20Kalsamhati \|archive-date=29 September 2013 \|url-status=dead }}<~~/~~ref> Gopaldev had a son ''Kamaleswardev'' and daughter ''Padmapriya''. Padmapriya was said to be the first female Assamese poet belonging to the 16th century.<ref name="srimanta1"~~/>		Gopaldev was born in 1540 in a [[Nazira\|humble Kalita (caste) family. Katha Guru Charita describes that his family migrated from Kalita Country. His ancestor's name was Kola Kalita. His later lineage is recorded as Vasudev, Harideva, Sankaradas, Chatan Giri, Sankarshan, and his father, Naradeva. His father, Naradeva, married Satya (the daughter of Hari Borkalita) as his second wife. Naradeva passed away while Satya was pregnant. Following his death, a local king's son claimed a heavy debt of 400. Satya fled through the wilderness and hills of Miri country into the Ahom kingdom.]] [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.451443/page/(২৮২)/mode/2up]

	==Works==		==Works==
	As a Vaishnavite guru of [[Ekasarana Dharma]], Gopaldev founded the [[Kaljhar sattra]], about 7 km from [[Pathsala]] in [[Bajali district]] and used it as his working place.<ref name="srimanta1"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040820/asp/northeast/story_3639284.asp \|title=Cherished cloisters of Assam \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|date=20 August 2004 \|accessdate=2013-05-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130152/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040820/asp/northeast/story_3639284.asp \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		As a Vaishnavite guru of [[Ekasarana Dharma]], Gopaldev founded the [[Kaljhar sattra]], about 7 km from [[Pathsala]] in [[Bajali district]] and used it as his working place.<ref name="srimanta1">{{cite web\|url=http://srimanta.net/contents_l4.php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=5&link_caption=The%20sattras%20of%20Kalsamhati\|title=The sattras of Kalsamhati\|publisher=Srimanta.net\|date=\|accessdate=2013-05-25\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929165346/http://www.srimanta.net/contents_l4.php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=5&link_caption=The%20sattras%20of%20Kalsamhati\|archive-date=29 September 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040820/asp/northeast/story_3639284.asp \|title=Cherished cloisters of Assam \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|date=20 August 2004 \|accessdate=2013-05-25 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130152/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040820/asp/northeast/story_3639284.asp \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	==Literary works==		==Literary works==

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'''Gopaldev''' (1540–1611)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sua1AAAAIAAJ&q=Gopaldev+assam |title=The Truth unites: essays in tribute to Samar Sen - Samar Ranjan Sen - Google Books |accessdate=2013-05-25|last1=Mitra |first1=Ashok |year=1985 }}</ref> was an Indian poet, dramatist and chief preacher of the Vaishnava sect in eastern Assam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://srimanta.net/contents_l4.php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=4&link_caption=Garmur%20Sattra |title=Garmur Sattra |publisher=Srimanta.net |date= |accessdate=2013-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929163841/http://www.srimanta.net/contents_l4.php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=4&link_caption=Garmur%20Sattra |archive-date=29 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was belonged from Bhabanipur, Assam so people called him as '''Bhabanipuria Gopal Ata'''. He is also a disciple of Mahapurush Shrimanta Sankardev.

==Brief life==
Gopaldev was born in 1540 at [[Nazira]] in [[Sivasagar district]] of [[Assam]] to father Kameswar and mother Bajrangi. Their family later shifted to [[Bhabanipur, Assam|Bhabanipur]] in [[Kamrup Rural district|Kamrup]]. He did his early education there under a Brahmin scholar.<ref name="srimanta1">{{cite web |url=http://srimanta.net/contents_l4.php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=5&link_caption=The%20sattras%20of%20Kalsamhati |title=The sattras of Kalsamhati |publisher=Srimanta.net |date= |accessdate=2013-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929165346/http://www.srimanta.net/contents_l4.php?q=3&ID=1&ID3=43&ID4=5&link_caption=The%20sattras%20of%20Kalsamhati |archive-date=29 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gopaldev had a son ''Kamaleswardev'' and daughter ''Padmapriya''. Padmapriya was said to be the first female Assamese poet belonging to the 16th century.<ref name="srimanta1"/>

==Works==
As a Vaishnavite guru of [[Ekasarana Dharma]], Gopaldev founded the [[Kaljhar sattra]], about 7 km from [[Pathsala]] in [[Bajali district]] and used it as his working place.<ref name="srimanta1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040820/asp/northeast/story_3639284.asp |title=Cherished cloisters of Assam |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=20 August 2004 |accessdate=2013-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130152/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040820/asp/northeast/story_3639284.asp |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Literary works==
Gopaldev composed some plays like ''Janmajatra'', ''Nandutsav'' and ''Uddhabjan'' or ''Gopi-Uddhab Sambad'' and ''Sitar Patal Proves'' written in [[Early Assamese|Early Assamese language]].<ref name="srimanta1"/>

==Tithi==
The birth anniversary of Gopaldev is celebrated in [[Namghar]]s and [[Satra (Ekasarana Dharma)|Sattra]]s of Assam as '''Tithi of Gopaldev''' (গোপালদেৱৰ তিথি). The [[Government of Assam]] declares this day as holiday in every year on this occasion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1472957031.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720110126/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1472957031.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 July 2018 |title=GOPALDEV'S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS |publisher=Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India) |date=4 May 2008 |accessdate=2013-05-25}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Assamese literature]]
* [[List of Assamese writers with their pen names]]
* [[List of Assamese-language poets]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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