Dariya Saheb

Dariya Saheb (1674-1780[1][2]), also Dariya Sahib, Dariya Das, Daryadas[3] and Bihar Wale was a Saint and Bhojpuri poet and the founder of Dariya or Dariyadasi sect.[4][5][6] He has written more than twenty Bhojpuri books out of which Gyan Dipak, and Dariya Sagar are most famous. Gyan Dipak is his brief autobiography.[7]

Life

He was from Dharkhanda Village of Dinara in Shahabad district (presently Rohtas) of Bihar.[8]

Works
  • Gyan Dipak
  • Dariya Sagar
  • Agragyan
  • Amarsara
  • Kalcharit
  • Ganeshgosthi
  • Prem Mul

References
  1. According to Vikram Samvat he lived from 1691-1837, in Gregorian calendar it becomes 1633-1780. In his book Dariya Sagar his year of birth is written 1674 A.D.
  2. Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (2003). Kayasthas in Making of Modern Bihar. Impression Publication.
  3. Bihar Through the Ages. Orient Longmans. 1959.
  4. Bihar Tourism: Retrospect and Prospect. Concept Publishing Company. 2012. p. 131. ISBN 978-8180697999.
  5. Essays in Indian Folklore: Papers Presented to the Centenary Festival of Rai Bahadur S. C. Roy. Indian Publications. 1973.
  6. Samakālīna ālocanā ke pratimāna. Maṇimaya Prakāśana. 1974.
  7. Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya ke itihas. Varanasi: Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. p. 104.
  8. Chaturvedi, Parshuram (1962). Bharatiya Sahitya ki Sanskritik Rekhaye. Sahitya Bhawan.
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