Kavi Darbar (literally "poet court") is a term that refers to historical Sikh durbars (courts) composed of congregations of poets, litterateurs, artists, and scholars that were established and had flourished during the guruship period of Guru Gobind Singh in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.[1]: 62–63 [note 1] These establishments served as Sikh centres of learning and scholarship. They played a pivotal role in the history of Sikh literature.
^Fenech, Louis E.; McLeod, William H. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements (3rd ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-3600-4.
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KaviDarbar (literally "poet court") is a term that refers to historical Sikh durbars (courts) composed of congregations of poets, litterateurs, artists...
Kavi Santokh Singh (8 October 1787 – 19 October 1843 or 1844) was a Sikh literati, poet, hagiographer, and historian. Santokh Singh was such a prolific...
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was a famous Sikh warrior who assassinated Massa Ranghar for defiling Darbar Sahib, Golden Temple. He began his work as a historian in 1809, and died...
and around Pehowa, in Karnal district. Some of the Bhatts came to Guru's Darbar during the pontificate of Guru Arjan Dev soon after the demise of Guru Ram...
(folk ballad). He was one of the traditionally-ascribed 52 poets of the KaviDarbar of Guru Gobind Singh, being one of the three most renowned and famous...
recited. This is followed by Kirtan till late in the night. Sometimes a Kavi-darbar (poetic symposium) is also held to enable the poets to pay their tributes...
Brahmins in the districts, and English sahibs." Sumer Singh founded the Patna-Kavi-Samaj, at the request of Patna University students, where he mentored students...
and around Pehowa, in Karnal district. Some of the Bhatts came to Guru's Darbar during the pontificate of Guru Arjan Dev soon after the demise of Guru Ram...
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was first published in 1885, with the author having access to the works of Kavi Santokh Singh and Ratan Singh Bhangu. The work is divided into five parts:...
writing songs for films. A few years later, Manoj Kumar was attending a KaviDarbar, where he heard Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh reciting one of his poems. Manoj...
Jalandhar. Later, he found work in radio and started participating in kavidarbars (English: poetic concerts). His songs sung by many notable singers of...
Delhi. He was a carpenter by profession and frequently performed at kavidarbars (poetry recitals). Tara Singh's Sahitya Akademi Award winning collection...
these was Kavi Lalitji, who was about the same age as Kalapi, and was already an established poet when he was invited to the Lathi Darbar as a tutor...
figure amongst the literary circles. Rubinder Gill (19 November 2005). "Kavidarbar stirs up emotions". The Tribune. Chandigarh: tribuneindia.com. Retrieved...
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