Dariya Saheb (1674-1780[1][2]), also Dariya Sahib, Dariya Das, Daryadas[3] and Bihar Wale was a Saint and Bhojpuri poet and the founder of Dariya or Dariyadasi sect.[4][5][6] He has written more than twenty Bhojpuri books out of which Gyan Dipak, and Dariya Sagar are most famous. Gyan Dipak is his brief autobiography.[7]

Life

He was from Dharkhanda Village of Dinara in Shahabad district (presently Rohtas) of Bihar.[8]

Works

  • Gyan Dipak
  • Dariya Sagar
  • Agragyan
  • Amarsara
  • Kalcharit
  • Ganeshgosthi
  • Prem Mul

References

  1. ↑ According to Vikram Samvat he lived from 1691-1837, in Gregorian calendar it becomes 1633-1780. In his book Dariya Sagar his year of birth is written 1674 A.D.
  2. ↑ Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (2003). Kayasthas in Making of Modern Bihar. Impression Publication.
  3. ↑ Bihar Through the Ages. Orient Longmans. 1959.
  4. ↑ Bihar Tourism: Retrospect and Prospect. Concept Publishing Company. 2012. p. 131. ISBN 978-8180697999.
  5. ↑ Essays in Indian Folklore: Papers Presented to the Centenary Festival of Rai Bahadur S. C. Roy. Indian Publications. 1973.
  6. ↑ Samakālīna ālocanā ke pratimāna. Maṇimaya Prakāśana. 1974.
  7. ↑ Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya ke itihas. Varanasi: Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. p. 104.
  8. ↑ Chaturvedi, Parshuram (1962). Bharatiya Sahitya ki Sanskritik Rekhaye. Sahitya Bhawan.
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