Keshavdas Mishra, usually known by the Keshavdas, was an Indian Poet, Writer, Scholar and administrator who was best known for his work Rasikpriya, a pioneering work of the Riti Kaal of Hindi literatu
Self Portrait of Keshav Das c.1570
Painting of Akbar with falcon receiving Itimam Khan, while below a poor petitioner (self-portrait of the artist Keshavdas as an old man) is driven away by a royal guard, 1589
An illustration from Rasikpriya [hi], 1610.
An illustration from Rasikapriya, 1610.
Orchha State was a kingdom situated in the Bundelkhand region and later a princely state in British India. The state was ruled by Bundela clan of Rajputs. It was located within what is now the state o
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…in Delhi and Gwalior, as well as his grandfather, Pt. Krishnadatta, and his father, Pt. Kashinatha, who had both served as scholars to the rulers of Orchha kingdom. His elder brother, Balabhadra, was also a poet. Despite the familial connection to Sanskrit, Keshavdas adopted a vernacular style of Hindi, known as…
Chaturbhuj Temple at Orchha, is noted for having one of the tallest Vimana among Hindu temples standing at 344 feet.
Silver Rupee of the Orchha State, minted during the reign of king Vikramajit Mahendra, struck in the name of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.
The capture of Orchha by invading Mughal forces (October 1635).
The Royal Chhatris of Orchha