Kaviraja Bankidas Ashiya

Kaviraja Bankidas Ashiya (1771–1833) was a Rajasthani poet and scholar. He was born in a Charan family of Ashiya lineage in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was born in 1771 (1828 Vikram Samvat). He has composed between 1803 and 1833. He wrote several religious poems, didactic poems and also on the then situation of the society. Kaviraja Bankidas Asiya(1771–1833) was born in the village of Bhandiawas of Pachpadra Pargana in Jodhpur state to Fateh Sinhji Ashiya, in AD 1771. He is considered the best poet of the Rajasthani (Dingal) language of his time. Bankidas was the Raj-Kavi of Marwar (Jodhpur) kingdom during the rule of Man Singh of Jodhpur. He authored 26 books, of which "Bankidas Ri Khyat" is considered his most prominent work. This book was written in a style that was different from the prevalent writing tradition. It is a collection of 2000 commentaries written on the events related to the history of Rajasthan.