Shardha Ram Phillauri

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Shardha Ram Phillauri

Phillauri
BornShardha Ram
(1837-09-00)September 1837
Phillaur, Dallewalia Misl, Sikh Empire
Died24 June 1881(1881-06-24) (aged 43)
Lahore, Punjab Province, British India
OccupationWriter, poet, social Reformer
LanguagePunjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit
Notable works
SpouseMehtab Kaur[1]

Shardha Ram Phillauri (September 1837[2] – 24 June 1881) was an Indian writer, poet and social reformer, known for his contributions to Hindi and Punjabi literature. He is best known for his Hindu religious hymn Om Jai Jagdish Hare and Bhagyawati, one of the first novels in Hindi. Phillauri has also been called the "father of modern Punjabi prose".[3] Born in Phillaur, he visited cities across Punjab and died in Lahore in 1881.[3]

  1. ^ https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050317/aplus.htm#1
  2. ^ Singh Bedi, Harmohinder. Shardha Ram Granthawali. Nirmal Publisher. (A three-volume work by the dean and head of the Guru Nanak Dev University Hindi Department.)
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