Prem Vatika composer — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1996
Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by:
- Bihari
- Surdas
- Raskhan
- Kabir
Explanation
Option (c) is correct
- Raskhan was a 16th-century Sufi poet devoted to Krishna. His poetry reflects India’s composite culture, blending Islamic roots with Vaishnava bhakti. His famous work, Prem Vatika (c. 1614), contains dohas describing divine love through the imagery of a gardener and garden, centred on Krishna and Radha.
- Bihari authored Satsai.
- Surdas wrote Sur Sagar in Braj Bhasha.
- Kabir composed Bijak, emphasising Nirguna (formless) Brahman rather than Saguna.
Answer: (c) Raskhan
