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Vidyapati (c. 1352 – 1448), also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil (the poet cuckoo of Maithili), was a Maithili and Sanskrit polymath-poet-saint, playwright, composer, biographer, philosopher, law-theorist, writer, courtier and royal priest.
वह गणपति ठाकुर के पुत्र थे, एक मैथिल ब्राह्मण जिसे शिव का बहुत बड़ा भक्त कहा जाता है। वह तिरहुत के शासक राजा गणेश्वर के दरबार में एक पुरोहित थें। उनके परदादा देवादित्य ठाकुर सहित उनके कई निकट पूर्वज अपने आप में उल्लेखनीय थे, जो हरिसिंह देव के दरबार में युद्ध और शान्ति मंत्री थे।.
Vidyapati (born c. 1352, Bisapi, Madhubani, Bihar province [now in north-central Bihar state, northeastern India]—died 1448, Bisapi) was a Maithili Brahman writer and poet, known for his many erudite Sanskrit works and also for his erotic poetry written in the Maithili language.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Vidyapati was the poet of the king of Mithila. It is said that due to his loveliness, he charmed the Mughal ruler and freed his king who was in custody.
Vidyapati was a Maithili poet and a Sanskrit scholar from the Mithila region, now in India and Nepal. He is renowned for his exquisite love poetry, which had a profound impact on the literary and cultural landscape of his time and continues to resonate with readers today.
Jan 22, 2021 · Full name of Vidyapati Ji, is Vidyapati Thakur, born in the 1352, Bisfi, Madhubani, which is part of Mithila region of India (north-central state of Bihar, India). He died in 1448, in Bisfi.
A chapter from a book that explores the life and works of Vidyapati, a polyglot poet and scholar of north Bihar in the 14th–15th centuries. It traces his intellectual milieu, his diverse themes and genres, and his legacy in Mithila and beyond.
