Bhojpuri poet and Saint
Dariya Saheb (1674-1780), also Dariya Sahib, Dariya Das, Daryadas and Bihar Wale was a Saint and Bhojpuri poet and the founder of Dariya or Dariyadasi sect. He has written more than twenty Bhojpuri books out of which "Gyan Dipak", and "Dariya Sagar" are most famous. Gyan Dipak is his brief autobiography.
Life.
He was from Dharkhanda Village of Dinara in Shahabad district (presently Rohtas) of Bihar.