Pitambar Dvija Explained

Pitambar Dvija
Occupation:Vaisnavite poet
Language:Goalpariya
Notableworks:Usha Parinaya

Pitambar Dvija (1455–1533) was 15 and 16th century litterateur from Lower Assam and contemporary of likes of Haribara Vipra and Hema Saraswati.[1]

Works

Usha-Parinaya was written in 1533 AD by Pitambar Dvija which was an Kamrupi rendering of the Usha-Anuradha episode from Vishnu Purana.[2] He composed verses on Rukmini Haran.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Folk-lore, Volume 28 . 1987 . Indian Publications . 30 .
  2. Book: Das Gupta, Rajatananda . Art of mediaeval Assam . 1982 . Cosmo . 111 .
  3. Book: Gupta , Kamala . Social status of Hindu women in northern India, 1206-1707 A.D. . 1987 . Inter-India Publications . 307 .