Ramananda Ray
Ramananda Ray (IAST: Rāmānanda Rāya) lived in the Indian state of Odisha (Oḍiśā) during the latter part of the 15th century to around the middle part of the 16th century CE and was the author of the celebrated drama Jagannatha Vallabha Natakam.[1]
He was the son of Bhavananda Ray Patnaik, a resident of the village of Bentapur adjacent to Alalanatha (Brahmagiri) about 12 miles west of Puri, Odisha. Bhavananda Ray Patnaik was the Samanta (chief) of Bentapur village near Chilika Lake, Odisha.[2] Their family belonged to a noted Odia Hindu Karana community.[3] Ramananda Raya had four brothers named Gopinatha Badajena (Governor of Midnapore), Kalanidhi, Sudhanidhi, and Vaninatha Nayaka.[4] He and his brother Gopinath Badajena served as governors under Gajapati Prataparudra Deva of the Gajapati Empire from 1497 to 1540 CE, and his main office was being the governor of Rajamahendri (Rajamahendravaram of Andhra Pradesh) on the bank of the Godavari river.[5][6] Governers in Gajapati Empire were designated as "Rajas" also known as "Parikshas" of their territory, Gajapati Prataprudra Deva had appointed Ramananda Raya as the Raja of Rajahmundry in Gajapati Empire during his reign.[7]
Ramananda Ray was also a temple adminstrator of Jagannath Temple, Puri during Prataparudra Deva's regime.[8] Ramananda Raya after retiring from his position as the governor of the southern territories in Gajapati Empire took along with him his large retinue of elephants, horses and soldiers positioned in Rajahmundry to Puri where he retired as the chief temple adminstrator of Jagannath Temple, Puri.[9][10][11]
References
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- ^ Mukherjee, Prabhat (1979). History of the Chaitanya Faith in Orissa. Manohar. ISBN 978-0-8364-0547-7.
- ^ Mallik, Basanta Kumar (2004). Paradigms of Dissent and Protest: Social Movements in Eastern India, C. AD 1400-1700. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-522-6.
- ^ Prabhupāda, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. "CC Ādi 10.134, verse and purport". Vedabase.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Mallik, Basanta Kumar (2004). Paradigms of Dissent and Protest: Social Movements in Eastern India, C. AD 1400-1700. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-522-6.
- ^ Rout, Savitiri (1972). Women Pioneers In Oriya Literature. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. ISBN 978-81-208-2546-8.
- ^ Mallik, Basanta Kumar (1996). Medieval Orissa: Literature, Society, Economy, Circa 1500-1600 A.D. Mayur Publications.
- ^ Citaristi, Ileana (6 October 2022). Odissi and the Geeta Govinda. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-78098-7.
- ^ Prime, Ranchor (20 June 2023). The Birth of Kirtan: The Life & Teachings of Chaitanya. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 979-8-88762-053-4.
- ^ Society, Bihar Research (1945). The Journal of the Bihar Research Society. Bihar Research Society.
- ^ Citaristi, Ileana (6 October 2022). Odissi and the Geeta Govinda. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-78098-7.
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