Name Shardha Phillauri Role Writer | Books Bhagyawati | |
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Died June 24, 1881, Lahore, Pakistan | ||
Om jai jagadish hare composed by pandit shardha ram phillauri hindustan desh kedargowla
Shardha Ram Phillauri (30 September 1837 – 24 June 1881) was a Hindu missionary, social reformer, astrologer, and writer, best remembered for his contributions to Hindi and Punjabi literature. He has been called the "father of modern Punjabi prose."
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- Om jai jagadish hare composed by pandit shardha ram phillauri hindustan desh kedargowla
- Pandit shardha ram phillauri who wrote om jai jagdish hare
- Biography
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Pandit shardha ram phillauri who wrote om jai jagdish hare
Biography
Shardha Ram was born in 1837 to a Brahmin family in the town of Phillaur, Jalandhar. His father, Jai Dyalu, was an astrologer. He did not have any formal education as such. At the age of seven, he learned Gurmukhi script. By age ten, he had studied Hindi, Sanskrit, Persian, astrology, and music. Later, he was also a missionary of traditional Hinduism (Sanatana dharma).
In his books, Shardha Ram documented Punjabi culture and language.
Shardha Ram gave forceful lectures on the Mahabharata, and because of this was charged with conducting propaganda against the British government in 1865. As a result, he was exiled temporarily from his home town, Phillaur.
Sharda Ram often visited Amritsar and adjoining Lahore, especially in connection with astrology. During this time, he earned a reputation as an astrologer and wrote several books in Hindi.
Shardha Ram has recently been acknowledged as having written the first novel in Hindi. His novel Bhagyawati, believed to have been written mainly in Amritsar, was first published in 1888, after Shardha Ram's death. The novel's portrayal of women and women's rights was progressive for its day.
Shardha Ram died on 24 June 1881 at Lahore.