Padmakar (c. 1753 – c. 1833) was a Ritikal poet.[1][2] His full name was Padmakar Bhatt. He belonged to a family of scholars and poets so his family was called "Kavishwar".
Padmakar Bhatt | |
|---|---|
 Kavi Padmakar | |
| Born | Padmakar c. 1753 Saugor, Madhya Pradesh |
| Died | c. 1833 Ganga Ghat, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, scholar and administrator |
| Genre | Epic Poetry |
Early life
editPadmakar was born 1753 AD in Sagar. His father Mohanlal Bhatt was a brahmin. They were patronized by the courts of Panna, Gwalior, Bundi, Udaipur and Jaipur.
Major works
editSome of the famous works of Padmakar are Jagdwinod, Padmabharan, Prabodh Pachasa, Himmatbahadur Virudawali and Ganga-Lahari.[3]
Death
editIt is said that at the end of his life he was suffering from leprosy, from which he was finally cured after the medicinal use of Ganges water. Like Jagannath Panditraj, he wrote the last poetic work of his life Ganga-Lahari in praise of Ganga on the banks of Ganga in Kanpur. He died in 1833 at the age of 80. The statue of Padmakar is installed at the pond ghat in Sagar.