Authors of Dharma mangal are many but nothing is known about who the first poet is. Many say that Mayurbhatta is the first poet. Poet Ghanaram writes `I shall sing the praise of Mayurbhatta, the first poet of Dharma mangal'.His epic is known as `Hakanda Puran' or `Sri Dharma Puran'.' Many believe that Mayurbhatta was the courtpoet of Dharmasen, the grandson of Lausen. His epic is written in Sanskrit, but the said manuscript was not found.
Moyna Garh, East Medinipur. Photo: Arindam Bhowmik
Khelaram Chakrabarty
He is regarded as one of the oldest poets of Dharma mangal epic.His epic is `Gaurhkabya'. He belonged to sixteenth century, but none of his manuscripts have been discosvered.
Moyna Garh, East Medinipur. Photo: Arindam Bhowmik
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Rupram Chakrabarty
The first poet who achieved popularity. Some say that he was born in the later part of the sixteenth century and others say that he was born in the middle of seventeenth century. His epic is `AnadyaMangal' or `Dharmayam','Manikram Ganguly is one of the poets who achieved fame. He perhaps lived in the seventeenth centyury. The name of his epic is ` Sri Dharma mangal'. Narasingha Basu (18th century) was also a renowned poet in this regard. Ghanaram Chakrabarty is the greatest of the authors of Dharma mangal epic. He was awarded the title `Kabiratna' . He lived and worked in the first part of eighteenth century. His Voluminous epic contains twenty four cantos. He depicted LauSen as stronger not in physical prowess but in moral qualities. He was the first in Bengali literature to highlight a sense of patriotism by saying that a monarch thinks not his own welfare but the welfare of the country. |
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