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 Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed2011-04-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surnames  Harish Chandra    
Year of Birth  1859    
Year of Death  1885    
Entry  The son of Gopal Chandra Sahu, of Benares (a prolific author, died 1859, aged 27) : educated at Queen's College, Benares, and early commenced to write : became the most celebrated of the native poets of modern times, and did more for the popularisation of vernacular literature than almost any Indian of the last century : wrote and excelled in many styles : his best known work is the Sundari Tilak, an anthology of poems from the works of 69 authors. Another, Prasiddh Mahatma ha Jiban Charitra, was a series of lives of great men, European and Indian. Another very popular work is the Kabi Bachan Sudha, a collection of poems dealing with the rainy season. His works numbered over a hundred, and include several plays. He also conducted for many years an excellent vernacular magazine, called the Harishchandrika. In 1880 he received the title of Bharatendu, or Moon of India, by the unanimous consent of all the editors of vernacular papers in the country : was certainly the best critic Northern India has yet produced : died, universally regretted, in 1885     
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