Kaviraj Shyamaldas

Mahamahopadhayaya Kaviraja Shyamaldas Dadhivadia (1836-1893), popularly referred to as Kaviraja (Hindi: king of poets) was one of the early writers involved in documenting the history and culture of the Rajasthan region of India.[1]

Mahamahopadhayaya Kaisar-i-Hind

Kaviraja Shyamaldas
Born1836
Udaipur, Mewar
Died1893
Udaipur
Occupation(s)Historian, Prime Minister of Mewar
Notable workVir Vinod
TitleMahamahopadhyaya
Spouse2
Children4
Parents
  • Kamji Dadhwadiya (father)
  • Aijan Kanwar (mother)
HonoursKesar-e-Hind (Lion of India)

Authorship

Shyamaldas co-wrote ( with his father Kayamadana Dadhivadia ) the Dipanga Kul Prakash, an extended narrative poem on the Dodia Rajputs of Mewar.[2] Maharana Sajjan Singh, ruler of Udaipur (princely state), assigned Shyamaldas the task of compiling an authentic history of Mewar.[3] Titled Vir Vinod ( Hindi: Heroes' Delight ), this is the earliest known comprehensive history written in Mewar.[4] It reached the public only in 1930 as Maharana Fateh Singh ( Maharana Sajjan Singh's successor) was averse to its publication.[5]

Negotiator and mentor

Shyamaldas was also a confidant of Maharana Sajjan Singh and was entrusted with the delicate negotiations which resulted in a quick end to the Bhil rebellion of 1881.[6] Later, Shyamaldas' pupil, Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha also became a famed historian and writer.

Honors and awards

Shyamaldas was honored with the degree of Mahamahopadhayaya and conferred with the Kesar-e-Hind ( Lion of India) by the British Government.[7]

References
  1. Sharma, Dasharatha (1970) Lectures on Rajput history and culture p1 Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
  2. Dadhivāṛiyā, Kāyamadāna; Śyāmaladāsa; Jāvaliyā, Brajamohana; Jāvaliyā, Śarada (1995). Dīpaṅga-kula-prakāśa: Saradāragaṛha ke Ḍoḍiyoṃ kā itihāsa. Rājasthāna gaurava granthamālā (in Rajasthani and Hindi). Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna (1. saṃskaraṇa ed.). Udayapura: Pratāpa Śodha Pratishṭhāna, Bhūpāla Nobalsa Saṃsthāna, Udayapura.
  3. Śrivastava, Vijai Shankar (1981). Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-0-391-02358-1.
  4. Gupta, R. K.; Bakshi, S. R. (2008). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.
  5. Gupta, R. K.; Bakshi, S. R. (2008). Rajasthan Through the Ages. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-841-8.
  6. Pati, Biswamoy Editor (2000) Issues in modern Indian history p88 Popular Prakashan Pvt Ltd Mumbai ISBN 978-81-7154-658-9
  7. Cultural contours of India p37

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