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[[Image:Krittibas Memorial ver1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Krittibas Memorial at [[Phulia]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]].]] | [[Image:Krittibas Memorial ver1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Krittibas Memorial at [[Phulia]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]].]] | ||
'''Mahakavi Krittibas Ojha'''<ref name=s1>{{cite book|first=Sukumar|last=Sen|orig-year=1991|date=2007|title=Bāṅgālā Sāhityer Itihās, Vol.I|language=bn|trans-title=History of Bengali Literature|location=Kolkata|publisher=Ananda Publishers|ISBN=81-7066-966-9|pages= | '''Mahakavi Krittibas Ojha'''<ref name=s1>{{cite book|first=Sukumar|last=Sen|orig-year=1991|date=2007|title=Bāṅgālā Sāhityer Itihās, Vol.I|language=bn|trans-title=History of Bengali Literature|location=Kolkata|publisher=Ananda Publishers|ISBN=81-7066-966-9|pages=105–10}}</ref> {{IPA-bn|ˈkrit̪ːiˌbaˑs ojʰa}} (1381–1461) was a medieval [[Bengali people|Bengali]] poet. His major contribution to [[Bengali literature]] and culture was [[Indian epic]] ''[[Ramayana|Rāmāyaṇa]]'' in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. His work, the ''Śrīrām Pā̃cālī'',<ref name=s1/> is popularly known as the ''[[Krittivasi Ramayan]]''. His work, edited by Jaygopal Tarkalamkar, was published by the [[Serampore Mission Press]].<ref name=s1/> | ||
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Mahakavi Krittibas Ojha[1] Bengali pronunciation: [ˈkrit̪ːiˌbaˑs ojʰa] (1381–1461) was a medieval Bengali poet. His major contribution to Bengali literature and culture was Indian epic Rāmāyaṇa in Bengali. His work, the Śrīrām Pā̃cālī,[1] is popularly known as the Krittivasi Ramayan. His work, edited by Jaygopal Tarkalamkar, was published by the Serampore Mission Press.[1]
Life[edit | edit source]
Krittibas Ojha was born in a Brahman family at Phulia village of modern-day Nadia district in the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal).[2] He was the eldest among his father Banamali Ojha's six sons and one daughter.
The word "Krittibas" is an epithet of Hindu god Shiva. It is known that when Krittibas was born, his grandfather Murari Ojha was preparing for a pilgrimage to Chandaneswar in Odisha, hence the child was named after Shiva, the predominant deity of the nearest Odisha pilgrimage to Bengal. At the age of 11, Krittibas was sent to North Bengal (in other opinion, to Nabadwip) for higher studies. After finishing studies he was traditionally honoured by the King of Gauda himself by the offerings of a garland, some sandal water and a silk scarf. Upon returning to his home at Phulia, he translated the Valmiki Ramayana into Bengali.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sen, Sukumar (2007) [1991]. Bāṅgālā Sāhityer Itihās, Vol.I [History of Bengali Literature] (in Bengali). Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. pp. 105–10. ISBN 81-7066-966-9.
- ↑ Dutt, Romesh Chunder (1895). The Literature of Bengal. Calcutta: Thacker Spink & Co. p. 48.
- ↑ Sen, Sukumar (1979) [1960]. History of Bengali (3rd ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp. 63–65. ISBN 81-7201-107-5.
