Abhimanyu Samantasinhara


Abhimanyu Samantasinhara was an Odia poet born in Balia, Jajpur. He has written many Odia folk songs like Bagha Gita, Chadhei Gita. He has written many poems about the love between Radha and Krishna. Bidagdha Chintamani is his best creation.

Life

He was born in Balia village, Jajpur on 23 February 1760. Balia village is situated near famous Buddhist place Ratnagiri Mahavihara of Jajpur. His father Indrajeeta Samantasinghara had no child. But it is said that Abhimanyu was born due to the worship of a Brahmin Sadananda Kabisurya Brahma.
He was the teacher of Abhimanyu. He had written his first poem at the age of 9.

Literary works

His literary work Bidagdha Chintamani is a valuable book of Odia literature. Some popular Odia poetic expressions are found here, E.g. Gadamalia, Phulatola, etc. These names can be called as poet's nickname. One can get more information about him from this book.
Information about his father Indrajeeta Samantasinghara is also described here. It is written that he was the king of that place, and he encouraged to write.

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