Ramprasad Sen (Bangla: রামপ্রসাদ সেন) (1720-1781) was a Bengali song-writer and singer of Hindu devotional songs, specially Shyamasangit (Songs devoted to the goddess Kali). He is almost always referred to as Ramprasad, and his songs are known as Ramprasadi. Ramprasad's life has been the subject of many mytical stories depicting his devotion to and relation with Kali. This article is about the Bengali language. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Although usually presented in the West as simply dark and violent, Kali (Sanskrit: कली) is a goddess with a long and complex history in Hinduism. ... Although usually presented in the West as simply dark and violent, Kali (Sanskrit: कली) is a goddess with a long and complex history in Hinduism. ...

Life

Ramprasad was born in Chobbish Pargana, now in West Bengal. He had very little formal education, though he learnt Persian, Sanskrit, Bangla and a few other languages from a private tutor. West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Hindi: पश्चिम बंगाल, Poshchim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... Persian is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Sanskrit ( संस्कृतम् ; pronunciation: ) is an Indo-European classical language of India and a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. ... This article is about the Bengali language. ...

Hymns to the Goddess

The collected poems, songs and hymns composed by Ramprasad Sen have been published in an edition entitled Grace and Mercy in Her Wild Hair. The following is an example of one of Ramprasad's bhakti hymns to the Goddess:

 You'll find Mother In any house. Do I dare say it in public? She is Bhairavi with Shiva, Durga with Her children, Sita with Lakshmana. She's mother, daughter, wife, sister - Every woman close to you. What more can Ramprasad say? You work the rest out from these hints. 

Myths

A number of mythical stories can be found concerning Ramprasad.

Further reading

• Grace and Mercy in Her Wild Hair : Selected Poems to the Mother Goddess, Ramprasad Sen (1720-1781). (ISBN 0934252947)

External Links

• Poems of Ramprasad: poetseers.org