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'''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. | '''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 == | ==Brief life== | ||
Gopaldev was born in 1540 in | 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== | ==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" | 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== | ==Literary works== | ||
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Gopaldev | |
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| Born | 1540 Nazira, Sivasagar district, Assam |
| Died | 1611 |
| Pen name | Bhabanipuria Gopal Ata |
Gopaldev (1540–1611)[1] was an Indian poet, dramatist and chief preacher of the Vaishnava sect in eastern Assam.[2] 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[edit | edit source]
Gopaldev was born in 1540 at Nazira in Sivasagar district of Assam to father Kameswar and mother Bajrangi. Their family later shifted to Bhabanipur in Kamrup. He did his early education there under a Brahmin scholar.[3] Gopaldev had a son Kamaleswardev and daughter Padmapriya. Padmapriya was said to be the first female Assamese poet belonging to the 16th century.[3]
Works[edit | edit source]
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.[3][4]
Literary works[edit | edit source]
Gopaldev composed some plays like Janmajatra, Nandutsav and Uddhabjan or Gopi-Uddhab Sambad and Sitar Patal Proves written in Early Assamese language.[3]
Tithi[edit | edit source]
The birth anniversary of Gopaldev is celebrated in Namghars and Sattras of Assam as Tithi of Gopaldev (গোপালদেৱৰ তিথি). The Government of Assam declares this day as holiday in every year on this occasion.[5]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mitra, Ashok (1985). The Truth unites: essays in tribute to Samar Sen - Samar Ranjan Sen - Google Books. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "Garmur Sattra". Srimanta.net. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "The sattras of Kalsamhati". Srimanta.net. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "Cherished cloisters of Assam". The Telegraph. 20 August 2004. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "GOPALDEV'S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS". Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India). 4 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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Categories:
- 1541 births
- 1611 deaths
- Ekasarana Dharma
- Assamese-language poets
- Assamese-language dramatists and playwrights
- People from Sivasagar district
- Dramatists and playwrights from Assam
- 16th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- 17th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- 16th-century Indian male writers
- 17th-century Indian male writers
- Indian male dramatists and playwrights
- Followers of the Mahapurushia cult