Surajmal Misrana
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Surajmal MisranaSurajmal Misrana (also spelled Suryamal Misan (1815-1863) was a poet from Bundi
, Rajasthan
, India
. He hailed from the Charan
caste. He knew six languages and was a scholar of grammar, logic, history and politics. He wrote in Hindi
, Pingal and Dingal
. His important works include Vansh Bhaskar, Vir Satsai, Balwant Vilas and Chhandomayush.
, which was ruled by the Chauhan dynasty
. In the poetry world they are known as "Mahakavi."He undertook the work Vans Bhaskar at the request of Maharaja
Ramsingh. The word Vans
means genealogy and Bhaskar
means the sun, hence Vans Bhaskar is intended to be a chronicle of the Chauhan dynasty, who claimed to originate from the sun. He intended to write Vans Bhaskar in two volumes and twelve parts as an analogy with the sun, which has two solstices and twelve months in a year. He left the work unfinished at the eighth part of the second volume because of differences with his patron, whose territory became British
protectorate, while poet supported the Indian Rebellion of 1857
.
Misan's glorification of local heroes helped to develop the spirit of nationalization in Rajasthan.
Bundi
Bundi is a city and a municipality of approximately 88,000 inhabitants in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India. It is of particular architectural note for its ornate forts, palaces, and stepwell reservoirs known as baoris...
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He hailed from the Charan
Charan
Chāraṇ is the term for a caste living in the Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India. According to Shrimada Bhagwata Skand Charans were created along with other divine forms such as Yaksha, Gandharvas, Kinnara, Sidhdhas, Apsara, etc. and lived with them in Heaven...
caste. He knew six languages and was a scholar of grammar, logic, history and politics. He wrote in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Pingal and Dingal
Dingal
Dingal is an ancient Indian language written in Nagri script and having literature in prose as well as poetry.This language was being spoken and used for writing in present Rajasthan, Gujarat and Sindh of Pakistan...
. His important works include Vansh Bhaskar, Vir Satsai, Balwant Vilas and Chhandomayush.
Career
Misan was a court poet in BundiBundi
Bundi is a city and a municipality of approximately 88,000 inhabitants in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India. It is of particular architectural note for its ornate forts, palaces, and stepwell reservoirs known as baoris...
, which was ruled by the Chauhan dynasty
Chauhan
Chauhan, Chouhan or Chohan , , - is a clan who ruled parts of northern India in the Middle Ages. The clan is most famous for Rajput King Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan...
. In the poetry world they are known as "Mahakavi."He undertook the work Vans Bhaskar at the request of Maharaja
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
Ramsingh. The word Vans
Vans
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means genealogy and Bhaskar
Bhaskar
Bhaskar is a Telugu film director. In his early career, he worked as assistant director on films Bhadra and Arya. Dil Raju then gave him a chance to debut as director. His directorial debut was Bommarillu, which is becoming a huge sensation in India and United States of America. His next venture,...
means the sun, hence Vans Bhaskar is intended to be a chronicle of the Chauhan dynasty, who claimed to originate from the sun. He intended to write Vans Bhaskar in two volumes and twelve parts as an analogy with the sun, which has two solstices and twelve months in a year. He left the work unfinished at the eighth part of the second volume because of differences with his patron, whose territory became British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
protectorate, while poet supported the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to...
.
Misan's glorification of local heroes helped to develop the spirit of nationalization in Rajasthan.