Teg Ali Teg
Teg Ali Teg was a Bhojpuri author and poet.[1] He was from Varanasi and is known for his book Badmash Darpan.[2] He is credited as the first person to write ghazals in Bhojpuri.[3]
Teg Ali Teg | |
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| Born | Varanasi, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable works | Badmash Darpan (1885) |
Work
His most famous book, Basmash Darpan, is a collection of Bhojpuri ghazals that describe the habit and customs of people of the Benaras.[4] This book was published in 1885 by the Bharat Jiwan Press in Varanasi.[5]
References
- The Indo-Aryan Languages. Routledge. 2007. ISBN 1135797110.
- Singh, Dr. V.V. Awadhi Lokgeet Virasat. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 9384344397.
- Pañcadaś Lokbhāṣā Nibandhāvalī. Bihar rashtrabhasha parishad. 1960.
- Proceedings. Asiatic Society of Bengal. 1890.
- Shukla, Salingram (1984). Ādhunika Avadhī, Bhojapurī: itihāsa aura kāvya. Anubhava Prakāśana.
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