Narharidas Barhath

Narharidas Barhath (नरहरिदास बारहठ) was a famous Rajasthani poet of the medieval era. He was born in a Charan family of the Indian state Rajasthan. He was born in 1591 (VS 1648) at Tehla village in Merta pargana of Marwar. His father Lakhaji Barhath, was a renowned poet of the 16th century in India. He was in the court of Jodhpur State king Gaj Singh I. He died there in about 1676 (VS 1733). He has written famous Avtar Charitra. He had convinced Shah Jahan for banning cow slaughter in Mughal empire.