Pitambar Dvija

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Pitambar Dvija
Born1455
Lower Assam
Died1533
OccupationVaisnavite poet
LanguageGoalpariya
Notable worksUsha Parinaya

Pitambar Dvija (1455-1533) was 15 and 16th century litterateur from Lower Assam and contemporary of likes of Haribara Vipra and Hema Saraswati.[1]

Works[edit]

Usha-Parinaya was written in 1533 AD by Pitambar Dvija which was an Kamrupi rendering of the Usha-Anuradha episode from Vishnu Purana.[2] He composed verses on Rukmini Haran.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. Folk-lore, Volume 28. Indian Publications. 1987. p. 30.
  2. Das Gupta, Rajatananda (1982). Art of mediaeval Assam. Cosmo. p. 111.
  3. Gupta, Kamala (1987). Social status of Hindu women in northern India, 1206-1707 A.D. Inter-India Publications. p. 307.

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