Kirtilata
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Kīrtilatā is a poem composed by Vidyapati in 1380 CE.[1] It was composed in the Avahatta language.[2] It discusses the local conflicts between the Hindu and Muslim communities.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Rajat Kanta Ray (2003). The Felt Community. Oxford University Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-19-565863-7.
The Kirtilata is said to have been composed in 1380.
- ^ Roshan Dalal (2010). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. Penguin Books India. p. 455. ISBN 978-0-14-341421-6.
- ^ Esther Bloch; Marianne Keppens; Rajaram Hegde, eds. (2009). Rethinking Religion in India: The Colonial Construction of Hinduism. Routledge. p. 29. ISBN 9781135182793.
For his part, Vidyapati, in his Apabhransha text Kirtilata, makes use of the phrase 'Hindu and Turk dharmas' in a clearly religious sense and highlights the local conflicts between the two communities.