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Shardha Ram Phillauri (30 September 1837〔Singh Bedi, Harmohinder. ''Shardha Ram Granthawali''. Nirmal Publisher. (A three-volume work by the dean and head of the Guru Nanak Dev University Hindi Department.)〕 – 24 June 1881) was a Hindu missionary, social reformer, astrologer, and writer, best remembered for his contributions to Hindi and Punjabi literature. He has been called the "father of modern Punjabi prose."〔 ==Biography== Shardha Ram was born in 1837 to a Brahmin family in the town of Phillaur, Jalandhar.〔Walia, Varinda. ("Hindi novel’s first cradle." ) ''The Tribune'' (17 March 2005).〕〔Maitray, Mohan. ("The creator of Om Jai Jagdish Hare." ) ''The Tribune'' (27 September 1998).〕 His father, Jai Dyalu, was an astrologer.〔 He did not have any formal education as such.〔 At the age of seven, he learned Gurmukhi script.〔 By age ten, he had studied Hindi, Sanskrit, Persian, astrology, and music.〔 Later, he was also a missionary of traditional Hinduism (Sanatana dharma).〔〔〔http://www.faithandthearts.com/images/9_20070612201926.pdf〕 In his books, Shardha Ram documented Punjabi culture and language.〔〔 Shardha Ram gave forceful lectures on the Mahabharata, and because of this was charged with conducting propaganda against the British government〔〔 in 1865. As a result, he was exiled temporarily from his home town, Phillaur.〔〔 Sharda Ram often visited Amritsar and adjoining Lahore, especially in connection with astrology.〔 During this time, he earned a reputation as an astrologer and wrote several books in Hindi.〔 Shardha Ram has recently been acknowledged as having written the first novel in Hindi.〔〔〔Previously, Lala Sri Niwas was credited with this achievement; his ''Priksha Guru'' was written in 1902. Walia, Varinda. ("Hindi novel’s first cradle." ) ''The Tribune''.〕 His novel ''Bhagyawati'', believed to have been written mainly in Amritsar, was first published in 1888, after Shardha Ram's death.〔 The novel's portrayal of women and women's rights was progressive for its day.〔〔 Shardha Ram died on 24 June 1881 at Lahore.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shardha Ram Phillauri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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