Lal Khadag Bahadur Malla

Khadag Bahadur Malla (1853–1910) Pen name, Lal was a Bhojpuri writer, poet, author and journalist and the king of Majhauli Raj of Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.[1] He has written Maharasa play which is the dramatic version of Bhagavata Purana.[2] His another notable work is Sudhabund, which is the collection of 60 Kajari songs and was published in 1884.[3]

Lal Khadag Bahadur Malla
Born
Baptised1853
Occupations
  • Playwright
  • poet
  • author
EraBritish Raj

Life

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He was born in the ancient Vishwasen Dynasty in Majhauli Raj of Deoria in 1853.[4] He was the king of Majhauli Raj and he wrote many Bhojpuri poems in his life time. He died in 1910.[5]

Works

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  • Bharat Aarat[6]
  • Sudhabund
  • Maharasa
  • Bharat Lalna
  • Kalpvrikshya
  • Lal Bhaye Diwana Bakat Aan ke Aan

References

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  1. ^ Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya Ke Itihas. Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. pp. 148–149.
  2. ^ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 1886.
  3. ^ Grierson, G.A. (1903). Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. V, Part II.
  4. ^ Tiwari, Arjun (2020). Media Samagra (Media : A Complete Overview). Vani Prakshan. p. 355. ISBN 978-9389012156.
  5. ^ Upadhyay, Krishnadev (1972). Bhojpuri Sahitya ka Itihas. Varansi: Bhojpuri Loksanskriti Shodh Sansthan. p. 256.
  6. ^ Adhunika Hindi natakom mem nayaka evam nayika ki parikalpana. Pragati Prakashan. 1978.