Jagannath Prasad Bhanu Explained
Jagannath Prasad Bhanu (Hindi: जगन्नाथ प्रसाद भानु, 8 August 1859 – 25 October 1945) was a Hindi scholar of poetry and prose.[1] He is recognized as a pioneering scholar of aesthetics in Hindi.[2] His best known work was the Chandaḥprabhākara, a work of Hindi prose, published in nine editions during his life.
Life
Jagannath Prasad Bhanu was born on 8 August 1859 at Nagpur, the capital of then Central Provinces.[3] He spent most of his life in Bilaspur in modern-day Chhattisgarh.[3] He was a scholar of Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit, English, Urdu, Persian, Odia and Marathi.[3] He was especially interested in linguistics and mathematics.[3]
In 1940, Bhanu received the title of Mahamahopadhyaya.[3] He died in 1945.[3] [1]
Major works
- Chandaḥprabhākara (1894): A Hindi prose work.[4] This popular work saw many editions during his lifetime, and was published in its ninth edition in 1939.[3]
- Navapañcāmṛta Rāmāyaṇa (1897): This is a work based on the Ramcharitmanas.[3]
- Kāvyaprabhākara (1909): A work on poetics in Hindi.[4]
- Chanda Sārāvalī (1917).[3]
- Alaṅkāra Praśnottarī (1918).[3]
- Hindī Kāvyālaṅkāra (1918).[3]
- Kāvya Prabandha (1918).[3]
- Kāvya Kusumāñjali (1920).[3]
- Nāyikā Bheda Śaṅkāvalī (1925).[3]
- Rasaratnākara (1927): A work on aesthetics in Hindi.[3]
- Śrī Tulasī Tatva Prakāśa (1931).[3]
- Rāmāyaṇa Varṇāvalī (1936).[3]
- Alaṅkāra Darpaṇa (1936).[3]
- Śrī Tulasī Bhāva Prakāśa (1937).[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Das, Sisir Kumar . History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy . . 1991 . 9788172017989 . New Delhi, India . 760 . August 11, 2016.
- Book: Trivedi, Sushil . 2012 . हिन्दी के प्रथम साहित्य शास्त्री: जगन्नाथ प्रसाद भानु . New Delhi, India . Yash Publications . 9788192081564 . Hindi . Jagannath Prasad Bhanu, the first scholar of aesthetics in Hindi.
- News: Rahul . Singh . 12 January 2012 . 4 . भानु कवि . The poet known as Bhanu . Bilaspur . Dainik Haribhumi . Hindi.
- Book: Das, Sisir Kumar . 2000 . 672, 760 . History of Indian Literature, Volume 1 . New Delhi, India . Sahitya Akademi . 9788172010065 . April 16, 2012.
