Shantidas Adhikari, also known as Shantidas Gosai or Shantidas Goswami, was a Hindu preacher from Sylhet, Bengal, who converted King Pamheiba of Manipur from Sanamahism, the traditional Meitei religion, to Vaishnavism in 1717 CE.
He composed the Vijay Panchali (also spelt Bijoy Panchali), in which he projected the land of Manipur in northeast India as the Manipur of the Mahabharata and claimed Babruvahana (Arjuna's son) as the father of Meitei king Nongda Lairen Pakhangba. His work identified Nongda Lairen Pakhangba as "Yavistha".[1][2][clarification needed]
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References
- ^ The Oxford anthology of writings from North-East India. Volume 2, Poetry and essays. Internet Archive. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. 2011. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-0-19-806749-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Northeast India A Reader. Routledge. 1 January 2018. pp. 315–316.
External links
- ISKCON blast: ‘Clues point to Manipuri outfit’ Indian Express - 18 August 2006
- Manipuri Literature in History Manipur Research Forum