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Banarasidas


Born
Jaunpur, India

Banarasidas (b. Jaunpur 1586 – 1643) was a Shrimal Jain businessman and poet of Mughal India. He is known for his poetic autobiography - Ardhakathānaka, (The Half Story), composed in Braj Bhasa, an early dialect of Hindi linked with the region around Mathura. It is the first autobiography written in an Indian language. At the time, he was living in Agra and was 55 years old - the "half" story refers to the Jain tradition, where a "full" lifespan is 110 years. ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 51 ratings · 9 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors
Ardhakathanak: A Half Story
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