GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
‘Gita Govinda’ is written by
A
Valmiki
B
Jaya Dev
C
Tulsidas
D
Sharan Gupta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The poem is written in Sanskrit during the twelfth century and was performed in many venues including Puri temple.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jayadeva who wrote “Gita Govinda", was in the Sena court. The Rajput rulers were themselves scholars and they patronised poets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jaidev, the court poet of Bengal, composed Geet Gobind, a book immortalizing the love of Radha and Krishna. Kalhan wrote Raj Tarangini, which is a really important source of information about Kashmir.

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