title: Bhikhari Das
text: # Bhikhari Das
  
  Bhikhari Das (1721 – 1799)was an early 18th-century Indian poet of riti kaal. He was son of Kripaldas, enjoyed the patronage of Hindupati Singh, younger brother of Raja Prithvipati Singh of Pratapgarh.
  
  ## Early life
  
  He was born in village Teonga in 1721 in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
  
  ## Literary works
  
  * Ras Saransh
  * Chhandarnav Pingal
  * Kavya Nirnay
  * Shringaar Nirnay
  * Naamprakash Kosh
  * Vishnupuran Bhasha': (Chuapai)
  * Chhand Prakash
  * Shatranjshatika
  * Amarprakash (Sanskrit)
  