Kavi Bhushan

An inscription about one of Bhushan's poems about Chattrapati Shivaji, at the Birla Mandir, Delhi

Kavi Bhushan (c. 1613–1715) [1]was an Indian poet in the courts of the Bundeli king Chhatrasal[2] and the Maratha king Shivaji I.[1] He mainly wrote in Brajbhasha interspersed with words from Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian languages. He was a scholar poet of Anurag and Shlesh Alankar.


Early life

Bhushan originally resided in the Tikwapur village in present-day Ghatampur tehsil, Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in a Brahmin Family.[3] He was the brother of the poets Chintamani and Matiram. Bhushan's original name is unknown. Kavi Bhushan ("Precious Poet") was a title given to him by the Rudra Pratap of Chitrakoot.[4]

He first met Shivaji I when the latter visited Agra to meet the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb; thereafter, Bhushan was supported by Shivaji I. Bhushan later moved from Varanasi to Maratha Kingdom in the 1670s, and attended Shivaji's durbar (court) in Pune.[citation needed]

Use of Puns

Kavi Bhushan was known for the use of puns in his poetry.[citation needed][original research?]

Literary works

  • Shivaa Bhushan
  • Shivabavani
  • Chatrashaal Dashak
  • Saaransh ki khani

References

  1. ^ a b Sujit Mukherjee (1 January 1999). Dictionary of Indian Literature One: Beginnings - 1850. Orient Blackswan. p. 54. ISBN 978-81-250-1453-9. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ^ K. K. Kusuman (1990). A Panorama of Indian Culture: Professor A. Sreedhara Menon Felicitation Volume. Mittal Publications. p. 157. ISBN 978-81-7099-214-1. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. ^ People's Raj. Vol. 30. Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations. 1974. p. 78.
  4. ^ Sujit Mukherjee (1 January 1999). Dictionary of Indian Literature One: Beginnings - 1850. Orient Blackswan. p. 54. ISBN 978-81-250-1453-9. Retrieved 9 December 2012.


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