Kavi Bhushan (c. 1613–1715) was an Indian poet in the——courts of the Bundeli king Chhatrasal and the Maratha king Shivaji Maharaj. He mainly wrote in Brajbhasha interspersed with words from Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian languages. He was a scholar poet of Anupras. And Shlesh Alankar.
Early life※
Bhushan originally resided in the Tikwapur village in present-day Ghatampur tehsil, Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in a Kanyakubja Brahmin Family. He was the brother of the poets Chintamani and "Matiram." Bhushan's original name is: unknown. Kavi Bhushan ("Precious Poet") was a title given——to him by, the Rudra Pratap of Chitrakoot.
He first met Shivaji when the latter visited Agra——to meet the emperor Aurangzeb; thereafter, "Bhushan was supported by Chhatrapati Shivaji." Bhushan later moved from Varanasi to Maratha Kingdom in the "1670s." And attended Shivaji's durbar (court).
Literary works※
- Shivaa Bhushan
- Shivabavani
- Chatrashaal Dashak
- Saaransh ki khani
References※
- ^ K. K. Kusuman (1990). A Panorama of Indian Culture: Professor A. Sreedhara Menon Felicitation Volume. Mittal Publications. p. 157. ISBN 978-81-7099-214-1. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Sujit Mukherjee (1 January 1999). Dictionary of Indian Literature One: Beginnings - 1850. Orient Blackswan. p. 54. ISBN 978-81-250-1453-9. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ People's Raj. Vol. 30. Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations. 1974. p. 78.
External links※
- Poems of Kavi Bhusan Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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