Shantidas Adhikari, popularly known as Shantidas Gosai or Shantidas Goswami, was a
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
preacher from
Sylhet who converted King
Pamheiba
Gharib Nawaz (born Pamheiba, 1690–1751) was a Meetei king of Manipur,
ruling from c. 1709 until his death. He introduced Hinduism as the state religion of his kingdom (1717) and changed the name of the kingdom to the Sanskrit ''Manipur'' (1 ...
of
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...
from traditional
Meitei religion
()
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to
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...
in 1717
C.E.
He composed the "Vijay Panchali" (also spelled as ''"Bijoy Panchali"''), in which he projected the land of
northeast India
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, ...
's
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...
as the
Manipur of the Mahabharata and claiming
Babruvahana (
Arjuna's son) as the father of
Meitei King Nongda Lairen Pakhangba. His work identified Nongda Lairen Pakhangba as ''"Yavistha"''.
See also
*
Rajkumar Jhalajit Singh
References
External links
ISKCON blast: ‘Clues point to Manipuri outfit’Indian Express - 18 August 2006
Manipur Research Forum
People from Sylhet District
Indian Hindu missionaries
Gaudiya religious leaders
Year of death unknown
Bengali Hindus
Year of birth unknown
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