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Rajshekhar (c 880-920 AD) Sanskrit scholar, poet and rhetorician. Although born in a Marathi ksatriya family, he spent his active life in Bengal. He was a teacher and counsellor of King Mahendra Pala and his son Mahindra Pala.

Rajshekhar's ancestors were also noted scholars and litterateurs. His wife, Abantisundari, was a learned woman. Rajshekhar was widely known as a witty poet and disciple of Bharat in rhetorical literature. His well-known books include Kavya-Mimamsa (rhetoric literature), Bala-Ramayana, Bala-Bharata, Karpuramavjari and Biddhashalabhavjika. Kavya-Mimamsa is a famous and widely discussed book on sanskrit rhetorical literature with in-depth analysis of verses. The book is still an important reference for old Bangla and Sanskrit literature. [Monoranjan Ghosh]

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-'''Rajshekhar''' (c 880-920 AD) Sanskrit scholar, poet and rhetorician. Although born in a Marathi [[ksatriya]] family, he spent his active life in Bengal. He was a teacher and counsellor of King Mahendra Pala and his son Mahindra Pala.
+'''Rajshekhar''' (c 880-920 AD)  Sanskrit scholar, poet and rhetorician. Although born in a Marathi [[ksatriya]] family, he spent his active life in Bengal. He was a teacher and counsellor of King Mahendra Pala and his son Mahindra Pala.
-Rajshekhar';s ancestors were also noted scholars and litterateurs. His wife, Abantisundari, was a learned woman. Rajshekhar was widely known as a witty poet and disciple of Bharat in rhetorical literature. His well-known books include ''K''''a''''vya-M''''i''''m''''a''''ms''''a'' (rhetoric literature), ''B''''a''''la-R''''a''''m''''a''''yana'','' B''''a''''la-Bh''''a''''rata'','' Karp''''u''''rama''''v''''jar''''i'' and ''Biddhash''''a''''labha''''v''''jik''''a''. ''Kavya-Mimamsa'' is a famous and widely discussed book on [[sanskrit]] rhetorical literature with in-depth analysis of verses. The book is still an important reference for old Bangla and Sanskrit literature. [Monoranjan Ghosh] [Ghosh, Monoranjan  Researcher (Sanskrit), Dhaka]
+Rajshekhar's ancestors were also noted scholars and litterateurs. His wife, Abantisundari, was a learned woman. Rajshekhar was widely known as a witty poet and disciple of Bharat in rhetorical literature. His well-known books include ''Kavya-Mimamsa'' (rhetoric literature), ''Bala-Ramayana'', ''Bala-Bharata'', ''Karpuramavjari'' and ''Biddhashalabhavjika''. ''Kavya-Mimamsa'' is a famous and widely discussed book on [[sanskrit]] rhetorical literature with in-depth analysis of verses. The book is still an important reference for old Bangla and Sanskrit literature. [Monoranjan Ghosh]
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