164:. Haldia and Kriparamji Khidiya were childhood classmates in Jaipur. When engaged in political maneuvering, Kriparamji shared two verses with the commander: Firstly, if you ever were a friend to me then this is an opportunity to uphold our friendship, and secondly, this is also an opportunity to do a favour to Sikar estate which will be remembered perpetually.
160:, there was unrest in Sikar which led to an attack by the Jaipur army under Khushali Ram Haldia. Raoraja Laxman Singh of Sikar prepared for battle but realized Sikar could not match Jaipur's military might. To prevent destruction of the Sikar fort, a delegation including Kriparam Khidiya and 4 other nobles met Commander Haldia near
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However, the poet's enduring fame rests on his collection of verses known as Rajiya ra
Soratha or Duha. The poet immortalized his personal attendant, Rajiya, in these didactic verses, written in the Soratha metre. The verses are expressed in simple language, drawing on the poet's experience of public
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People commonly recall 'Rajiye ra
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respectfully summoned
Barhath Kriparam to Jodhpur to solve a specific problem in poetics. However, the poet sent his gifted son Nagaraj who he believed to be capable of resolving this matter. In a gesture of respect and of resolving the issue, Man Singh bestowed upon him a village called Medas in
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At the beginning, Kriparam stayed at
Kuchaman from where he moved to Sikar and served in the court of Devi Singh and his successor Laxman Singh. Devi Singh of Sikar honored him and granted sasan land in Maharajpura in 1790 CE (VS 1847 Margashirsha Vadi 13). Laxman Singh of Sikar presented him the
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Commander Haldia redirected the cannons of Jaipur army away from Sikar, thus preventing significant damage to the Sikar fort.
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