Bihari Lal Yadav | |
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| Born | Bihari Lal Yadav 1857 Aunrihar, Ghazipur, North-Western Provinces, British India (present-day Ghazipur District, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 1926 |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | British Raj |
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Bihari Lal Yadav (1857–1926), also referred to as Guru Bihari, was a Bhojpuri writer, poet and singer. He is also known as the founder of the modern Biraha folk genre, this older genre is called Khari Birha.[1][2] He is also credited to invent a musical instrument, which was a version of Khartal and introducing it in Bihaha.[3] He wrote Biraha and popularized it in the cities like Benaras and also taught it to his disciples.