Bulaki Das (born 1713) was an Indian Saint and Bhojpuri poet who is chiefly known for his Chaiti songs.[1][2]
Life
He was born in 1713 in a Sengarvanshi Rajput family at Sultanpur village of Ballia. His mother also used to write poems. He married to a Chauhanvashi rajput Women in 1753. After some times he left his house and started living in a hut in Amanpur village which is known as Bulaki Das Mathiya. He was a good musician, writer and used to play Mridang.[3]
References
- ↑ Grierson, G.A. (1889). The Modern Vernacular Literature of Hindustan. Asiatic Society. p. 856.
- ↑ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. Cambridge University Press for the Royal Asiatic Society. 1886. p. 252.
- ↑ Upadhyay, Krishnadev (1972). Bhojpuri Sahitya ka itihasa. Varansi: Bharatiya lok Sanskriti Shodh Sansthan. pp. 207–208.
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