| Names |
SHARDHA RAM
PHILLAURI |
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| Date of
Birth |
September 30, 1837 |
| Date of
Death |
June 24, 1881 |
| Identity |
Hindu missionary,
social reformer, astrologer, and writer |
| General |
- He is best remembered for his Hindi and Punjabi
literature.
- Born in Phillaur, Jallandhar, Punjab, India.
- He was a missionary of traditional Hinduism (Sanatana
dharma).
- Later, he became famous as an astrologer.
- His novel in Hindi, BHAGYAWATI, was published in 1988,
after his death. It largely portrayed matters related to
women's rights.
- He is also said to have translated the most famous Hindu
Devotional Song "Om Jai Jagadish hare" into
Punjabi language, sometime in June, 1863.
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