Anandaram Gurjar

Initiation page of famous rajasthani epic "Bagaravat bharat-Veer Gurjar utpatti"

Sri Anandaram Gurjar (Phagana) is Famous folk author and narrator of Rajasthan.He is well known for his famous rajasthani book "Bagaravat Bharat-Veer Gurjar Utpatti also known as Devnarayan Bhagwan ki Katha-Gurjar Dharmkatha".

Personal Life

He was born in Bistari village (Hindoli tehsil) of Bundi district in Rajasthan, India.He was Gujjar of Phagna Gotra.

Books

He is very famous for his historical book "Bagaravat Bharat-Veer Gurjar utpatti".The book tells heroic DEEDS of 24 Gurjar brothers Bagaravats.This books cover the ancestors of Bagaravats including their Grand-father Hariram rawat (Surname for Gurjars in marwar) and their father Bagh simh Gurjar.This book also tells AbOUT Bhagwan Devnarayan.Sri Ramnarayan Gurjar is the copyist for the book.Language of the book is Rajasthani.

The book was published in vikram samvat 2027 (1971).

This book also got translated in English by Aditya malik as title "Nectar gaze and poison breath: an analysis and translation of the Rajasthani oral narrative of Devnārāyaṇ".