Sant Kavi Jagjivan Das
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Sant Kavi Jagjivan Das (or Jagiwan Das,[1] 1727 Sardaha,[2] Chas - 1761)[1] is the founder of the Satnami Hindu sect[2] of Upper India.[1]
Das was born on the banks of the Ghaghra River at the village of Sardaha.[2] However, he made Kotwa his spiritual and literary birth place and meditorium.[2] He founded the Satnaami sect, popularly known as Kotwa Dham, 6km southeast of Kotwa in Badosarai)[3] Leading a family life, Sant Kavi Jagjivan Das proved to be a great saint and literary genius.[2] To his credit are more than a dozen literary creations, which have enriched the heritage of Hindi literature.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Robert Vane Russell, The tribes and castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 1, Macmillan and Company, 1916, pp307-8 (retrieved 20 February 2012 from Google Books)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Personalities, Barabanki district
- ^ [indianetzone.com/47/tourism_barabanki_district.htm Tourism in Barabanki District], Indianetzone
