Niranjan Madhav

Niranjan Madhav
Parasnis
निरंजन माधव
Maratha Empire
In office
1735[1] – 1790
Monarch Chhatrapati Shahu
Preceded by Bapu
Personal details
Born 1703[2]
Died 1790[2]
Residence Parasnis Wada, Poona[3]

Niranjan Madhav also known as Niranjan Madhav Parasnis (1703-1790) was a diplomat and poet, who worked as Parasnis under Peshwa Bajirao I.[2] He was sent on diplomatic assignments to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu by Bajirao I and Balaji Bajirao.[2]

In 1735, Niranjan Madhav was appointed as the Parasnis by Peshwa Bajirao I.[1]

Madhav is remembered for his splendid contribution to the Maratha Empire by way of loyalty, and diplomacy.

Works

Niranjan Madhav was initiated into the mysteries of the spiritual lore and wrote five works, finishing some at Poona and some others at Srirangapattan. He unlocked a temple at Belur Chenna Keshava.[4] Niranjan Madhav composed Subhadra Swayamvara Champu. This akhyana contains prose and poetry, which is a significant contribution to Marathi akhyana.This is a Swayamvar Kavya describing the marriage between Arjuna and Subhadra.[5]

In 1760, Niranjan Madhav composed Jnaneshwar Vijay, on life of Dnyaneshwar.It is based on the work of Namdev and is more a laudatory poem than a biography.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Sarkar 1953, p. viii to x.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gokhale 1988, p. 198.
  3. ↑ iravatinath. "Diplomats of Maratha Empire". p. 36.
  4. ↑ The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 41. Bihar Research Society. 1955. p. 207.
  5. ↑ Iqbal 2009, p. 13.
  6. ↑ Callewaert 1994, p. 162.

Bibliography

  • Gokhale, Balkrishna Govind (1988). Poona in the eighteenth century: an urban history. Oxford University Press.
  • Iqbal, Dr. Jaquir (2009). Islamic Financial Management, Volume 1. Global Vision Publishing House.
  • Callewaert, Winand M. (1994). According to Tradition: Hagiographical Writing in India. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag.
  • Sarkar, Sir Jadunath (1953). Delhi affairs (1761-1788): (News-letters from Parasnis collection). Director of Archives, Government of Bombay.
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