
Poet, philosopher and merchant, Banarasidas had no precedent in literature or tradition that might have inspired him to write his life’s story or guided him in his task. His motivation to write his story was simple: ‘Let me tell my story to all.’ Completed in the winter of 1641, in Agra, Ardhakathanak is the first autobiography in an Indian language.
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