Dada Lakhmi Chand, also known as Pandit Lakhmi Chand, was an Indian poet of Haryanvi language. He was given the title of 'Pandit'. He was also known as the

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. He has been accorded the honor of the 'Surya Har' of

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genre Raagni and

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. He is popularly referred to as 'Dada Lakhmi Chand' out of respect. His work is filled with songs containing messages on moral values, which earned him respect in all corners of Haryana and was called ahead of his time

Early life

Dada Lakhmi Chand was a great poet. Lakhmi Chand was born in Janti Kalan in a Gaur Brahmin family, a village located in

Sonepat Sonipat is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around from New Delhi. It is also around 214 km (128 miles) southwest o ...

district of

. His father was an ordinary farmer. He had to resist his family's opposition to enter the field of art. He is usually considered as illiterate yet a great of poet of Haryanvi language. He used to sing various stories with great morals in his 'Raagni' and basically gave a message to live a good lifestyle through skits called

. He also used to entertain people through his acts

in the native language. His widely popular work is'Lakhmichand Ka Brahmgyaan' that has been sung by various Haryanvi artists after his death.

Writings

His writings have a marked influence on contemporary culture and society of Haryana. Annually, Haryana Kala Parishad confers Pandit Lakhmi Chand Award to people for their contributions to Haryanvi literature. Shri Lakhmichand made following Saangs: 1) Raja Harishchander 2) Shahi Lakadhara 3) Jyani Chor 4) Seth Tarachand 5) Satyewan Savitri 6) Heer Ranjha 7) Chap Singh Somwati 8) Raja Gopichand 9) Bhup Puranjan 10) Meera Bai 11) Bhagat Puranmal 12) Hiramal Jamal 13) Raghubir Dharamkaur 14) Chaanderkiran

References

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