Ghananand (born 1673 AD - died 1760 AD)[1] was the leading poet of the last poetry of three major poems of Ritikal - Ritit, Ritisiddha and Ritmukat. These four poems are also popular with name 'Anandaghan'. Acharya Ramchandra Shukla has estimated time of composition of Ritmukat poem at 1746 . According to Shukla, he was killed at the time of Nadir shah's invasion.

Life

His birthplace and father's name are unknown. He was a kayastha.He spent his early life around Delhi and later in Vrindavan He had interest in both literature and music.

It is said that he was a Mirmunshi in the court of Shahshah Muhammad Shah Rungile.

References

  1. Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 1585–1386. ISBN 9788126011940. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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