Jadumani Mahapatra
| Jadumani Mahapatra | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1783 Itamati, Nayagarh district |
| Died | 1868 |
| Occupation | poet, humourist |
Jadumani Mahapatra (Jadumani Mohapatra) (1783–1868) also known as Utkal Ghanta was an Oriya language poet, humorist and satirist, who was principal poet during the rule of king Binayak Singh Mandhata of Nayagarh princely state in present day Odisha. He was known for his devotional songs and poems, and also his wit and satire.[1][2]
Biography
Born at Itamati in present Nayagarh district of Odisha, he studied Sanskrit grammar from Bidyadhar Mohapatra of Mandhatapur. He also maditate at Bishnuchkra for god Haragribh's blase. He composed invocations and prayers for Lord Jagannath, the deity of Jagannath Temple at Puri. His noted works also include two longer poems in ornate riti-kal style, Raghab Bilasa and Prabandha Purnachandra.[2][1]
His satirist-humorous poems known as Jadumani Rahasya and anecdotes of his wit and practical jokes are also popular. Though he does not have a complete work to his credit as a humorist, some 100 short and witty compositions have remained in circulation and part of oral folklore, they were collected as Jadumani Rahasya, and later in Jadumani granthavali (Collected works) in 1965.[3][4] He died in 1868.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eminnet Personalities". Nayagarh district official website. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sujit Mukherjee (1998). A Dictionary of Indian Literature: Beginnings-1850. Orient Blackswan. p. 140. ISBN 978-81-250-1453-9.
- ↑ Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. p. 3853. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
- ↑ Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: devraj to jyoti. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1613. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.