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| name = Shyamaldas | | name = Shyamaldas | ||
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'''Mahamahopadhayaya''' '''Kaviraja 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]]. | '''Mahamahopadhayaya''' '''Kaviraja 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]].<ref>[[Sharma, Dasharatha]] (1970) Lectures on Rajput history and culture p1 Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi</ref> | ||
==Authorship== | ==Authorship== | ||
Shyamaldas co-wrote ( with his father Kayamadana Dadhivadia ) the ''Dipanga Kul Prakash'', an extended narrative poem on the Dodia [[Rajputs]] of Mewar. | Shyamaldas co-wrote ( with his father Kayamadana Dadhivadia ) the ''Dipanga Kul Prakash'', an extended narrative poem on the Dodia [[Rajputs]] of Mewar.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dadhivāṛiyā |first=Kāyamadāna |url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=96903370&searchType=1&permalink=y |title=Dīpaṅga-kula-prakāśa: Saradāragaṛha ke Ḍoḍiyoṃ kā itihāsa |last2=Śyāmaladāsa |last3=Jāvaliyā |first3=Brajamohana |last4=Jāvaliyā |first4=Śarada |date=1995 |publisher=Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna, Bhūpāla Nobalsa Saṃsthāna, Udayapura |others=Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna |edition=1. saṃskaraṇa |series=Rājasthāna gaurava granthamālā |location=Udayapura |language=raj, hi}}</ref> Maharana Sajjan Singh, ruler of [[Udaipur]] ([[princely state]]), assigned Shyamaldas the task of compiling an authentic history of [[Mewar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Śrivastava |first=Vijai Shankar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nKJiBUFrmfoC&pg=PA37 |title=Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume |date=1981 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=978-0-391-02358-1 |language=en}}</ref> Titled ''Vir Vinod'' ( Hindi: Heroes' Delight ), this is the earliest known comprehensive history written in Mewar.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=R. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7dCkiyLJ6EC&pg=PA247 |title=Rajasthan Through the Ages |last2=Bakshi |first2=S. R. |date=2008 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-841-8 |language=en}}</ref> It reached the public only in 1930 as Maharana Fateh Singh ( Maharana Sajjan Singh's successor) was averse to its publication.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=R. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7dCkiyLJ6EC&pg=PA255 |title=Rajasthan Through the Ages |last2=Bakshi |first2=S. R. |date=2008 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-841-8 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Maharana Sajjan Singh of Udaipur with Sirdars, circa 1882.jpg|thumb| Maharana Sajjan Singh of Udaipur with Sirdars. Kaviraja Shyamaldas: sitting, second from the left {{circa}} 1882.]] | [[File:Maharana Sajjan Singh of Udaipur with Sirdars, circa 1882.jpg|thumb| Maharana Sajjan Singh of Udaipur with Sirdars. Kaviraja Shyamaldas: sitting, second from the left {{circa}} 1882.]] | ||
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==Negotiator and mentor== | ==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. | 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.<ref>Pati, Biswamoy Editor (2000) Issues in modern Indian history p88 Popular Prakashan Pvt Ltd [[Mumbai]] {{ISBN|978-81-7154-658-9}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=S2Yn4LlujqsC&dq=SHYAMALDAS&pg=PA88]</ref> Later, Shyamaldas' pupil, [[Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha]] also became a famed historian and writer.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} | ||
==Honors and awards== | ==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. | Shyamaldas was honored with the degree of ''Mahamahopadhayaya'' and conferred with the ''Kesar-e-Hind'' ( Lion of India) by the British Government.<ref>Cultural contours of India p37</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:27, 22 March 2026
Shyamaldas | |
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 Kaviraja Shyamaldas portrait at Government of Rajasthan Museum, Udaipur | |
| Born | 1836 Udaipur, Mewar |
| Died | 1893 |
| Occupation | Historian, Prime Minister of Mewar |
Notable work | Vir Vinod |
| Title | Mahamahopadhyaya |
| Spouse(s) | 2 |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Honours | Kesar-e-Hind (Lion of India) |
Mahamahopadhayaya Kaviraja 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.[1]
Authorship[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Shyamaldas was honored with the degree of Mahamahopadhayaya and conferred with the Kesar-e-Hind ( Lion of India) by the British Government.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sharma, Dasharatha (1970) Lectures on Rajput history and culture p1 Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
- ↑ Dadhivāṛiyā, Kāyamadāna; Śyāmaladāsa; Jāvaliyā, Brajamohana; Jāvaliyā, Śarada (1995). Dīpaṅga-kula-prakāśa: Saradāragaṛha ke Ḍoḍiyoṃ kā itihāsa. Rājasthāna gaurava granthamālā (in raj and हिन्दी). Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna (1. saṃskaraṇa ed.). Udayapura: Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna, Bhūpāla Nobalsa Saṃsthāna, Udayapura.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Śrivastava, Vijai Shankar (1981). Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-0-391-02358-1.
- ↑ Gupta, R. K.; Bakshi, S. R. (2008). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.
- ↑ Gupta, R. K.; Bakshi, S. R. (2008). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.
- ↑ Pati, Biswamoy Editor (2000) Issues in modern Indian history p88 Popular Prakashan Pvt Ltd Mumbai ISBN 978-81-7154-658-9 [1]
- ↑ Cultural contours of India p37
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Sharma, Nina; Shekhar, Indu (2015). Becoming a Modern Historian in Princely India: An Intellectual History of Shyamal Das and His Vir Vinod. Olympia Publishers. ISBN 978-1848973213.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Permalink to Vir Vinod listing in Library of Congress catalog [2]
- University of Chicago Library Catalog [3] Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Mewar ke gaurav-Kaviraj Shyamaldas in Hindi मेवाड़ के गौरव - कविराजा श्यामल दास
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