Long Poetry Poet Vishnudas: A Prominent Braj Language Poet of Gurkha/Gorkha Period in Garhwal

Disregard for Garhwali Scholars in Garhwal in Gurkha /Gorkha Period -2

History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Garhwal - 32

History of Gorkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) -97    

   History of Uttarakhand (Garhwal, Kumaon and Haridwar) -616

                          By: Bhishma Kukreti (A History Student)

             Gurkha /Gorkha Administration disregarded the scholars of Garhwal and did not offer shelters any type of scholars.

 However, creative scholars were busy in creating literature of different kinds by their own.

           One of prominent scholars was Braj Long Poetry Poet Vishnudas. Barrister Mukandilal brought Braj Poet Vishnudas of Garhwal in lime light. The manuscript of Long Braj Poetry ‘Rukmani Mangal ‘ by  Poet Vishnu Das was found with the manuscripts of Maularam with heirs of Maularam. The drawing artists as Maularam drew arts on the basis of poetries by Vishnudas in ‘Rukmani Mangal’. That is why historians as Dr S.P Dabral state that Braj Poet Vishnudas was contemporary to Maularam.

   Vishnudas was great Braj poet but could not get fame as Gorkha Administrators were not interested at all for offering situation to Literature Creators and Scholars becoming Famous in Garhwal and out of Garhwal.

            The emotions, the raptures, the style of Long Braj Poetry of ‘Rukmani Mangal’ are remarkable and prove that Vishnudas was one of great Braj Language Poets.

            Mukandilal got the part of ‘Rukmani Mangal’ manuscript from cosine of Balakram (heir of Maularam) of Shrinagar. Barrister Mukandilal handed over the manuscript to Dr Joshi the director of Lucknow Museum. However, now, nobody knows whereabouts of that valuable manuscript.

*Dr Dabral had offered chronological accounts of various manuscripts of Maularam including Vishnudas in Memorial book on Mukandilal edited by Bhaktdarshan.

** History, Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Garhwal...Remaining part, read in next chapter

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti Mumbai, India, bckukreti@gmail.com21/4//2015

History of Garhwal – Kumaon-Haridwar (Uttarakhand, India) to be continued… Part -617

*** History of Gorkha/Gurkha /Nepal Rule over Kumaun, Garhwal and Himachal (1790-1815) to be continued in next chapter 

(The History of Garhwal, Kumaon, Haridwar write up is aimed for general readers)

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Nepal Itihas, Garhwal Itihas, Kumaon Itihas, Himachal Itihas; Gurkha/Gorkha ks kumson psr Adhikar Itihas , Gurkha/Gorkha Garhwal par Shasan Itihas;  Gurkha/Gorkha Rule in Kumaon, Garhwal Uttarakhand; History Gurkha/Gorkha  Rule in Himachal, Uttarakhand;कुमाऊं , उत्तराखंड काइतिहास ; गढ़वाल , उत्तराखंड का इतिहास ; डोटी , पूर्व उत्तराखंड का इतिहास;गोरखाओं /गुर्खाओं का कुमाऊं पर अधिकार इतिहास ; गोरखाओं /गुर्खाओं कागढ़वाल पर अधिकार इतिहास ; गोरखाओं /गुर्खाओं का हिमाचल पर अधिकारइतिहास ; गोरखाओं /गुर्खाओं का  इतिहास ; नेपाल इतिहास

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History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Garhwal; History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Pauri Garhwal; History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Chamoli Garhwal; History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Rudraprayag Garhwal; History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Tehri Garhwal; History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Uttarkashi Garhwal; History Discussion on Gurkha/Gorkha Administration in Dehradun Garhwal; 

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History Gurkha Disregarding Scholars of Garhwal, Disregard for Braj Scholars in Garhwal in Gurkha Period; Disregard for Sanskrit Scholars in Garhwal in Gurkha Period; Disregard for Garhwali  Scholars in Garhwal in Gurkha Period; Disregard for Astrologers Scholars in Garhwal in Gurkha Period; Disregard for Creative Scholars in Garhwal in Gurkha Period; Disregard for Innovative  Scholars in Garhwal in Gurkha Period;

History Aspects of Braj Language Literature and Poets of Garhwal; History Aspects of Braj Language Literature and Poets of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand;  History Aspects of Braj Language Literature and Poets of Chamoli Garhwal, Uttarakhand; History Aspects of Braj Language Literature and Poets of Rudraprayag Garhwal, Uttarakhand; History Aspects of Braj Language Literature and Poets of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand; History Aspects of Braj Language Literature and Poets of Uttarkashi Garhwal, Uttarakhand; History Aspects of Braj Language Literature and Poets of Dehradun Garhwal, Uttarakhand; History Aspects of Braj Language Literature and Poets of Haridwar Garhwal, Uttarakhand;