Ghanaram Chakrabarty
Ghanaram Chakrabarty (Bengali: ঘনরাম চক্রবর্তী; c. 1669–?) was a Bengali poet of the Early Modern Era[1] and the greatest contributor to the Dharmamangalkavya tradition of Bengali literature.[2] He was greeted by his guru as Kabiratna ("The Jewel of the Poets").[2] His work, Anadi Mangal (Bengali: অনাদিমঙ্গল), also known as Sri Dharma Sangeet,[1] was probably composed in 1711.[3]
Chakrabarty was born to Gourikanta Chakrabarty and Sita Devi at
Krishnapur kukura village on Damodar River in modern-day Purba Bardhaman district of the Indian state of Paschimbanga (West Bengal).[1] He was sent to a pathshala (traditional village primary school in Bengal) at Rampur.[1] Later he was patronised by Kirtichandra, the Maharaja of Bardhaman.[1] He had four sons: Rampriyo, Ramgopal, Ramgobindo and Ramokrishno.[2][3]
Although he eulogises Dharmathakur in his poem, Chakrabarty was a devotee of Rama.[3] In his version of Dharmamangalkavya, many incidents from the Ramayana and the Bhagavata are also described.[3] Two major tales of Dharmamangalkavya i.e. the tales of Harishchandra and Lausen are told in 24 palas (Cantos) which are further subdivided into 9147 shlokas in his poem.[3]
Chakrabarty also composed Satyanarayana Sindhu, a panchali (small narrative poem) eulogising Satyanarayana.[3]
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