Maladhar Basu

Maladhar Basu (fl. 15th c., b. Kulingram, Bardhaman district) was an early Bangla poet known for the work Srikr^ShNavijay, composed between 1473 and 1480^[1]. The long poem is a translation of the 10th and 11th cantos of the Sanskrit Srimad Bhagavatam (composed ca. 9th c.).

In the poem written in an early Bangla, Maladhar focuses on Krishna's divine life, with the 10th canto relating the legends of Krishna as a child, and his lIlA with the gopis in Vrindavana. He was honoured by Rukunuddin Barbak Shah with the title Gunaraj Khan^[2].

References

1. ^ banglapedia: Maladhar Basu
2. ^ banglapedia: History

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