Maharaja Anup Singh

Maharaja Anup Singh (1638 - 1698) was a hero, diplomat and scholarly ruler of Bikaner.

Birth family background Bikaner in Mughal period

Aurangzeb had appointed Raja Maharaja Anup Singh (1669-1698 CE) of Bikaner as the ruler of Aurangabad. Art and Art Love

As well as being a hero, he himself was a scholar and musician and was a great book lovers. In his court, musicians like Bhav Bhatt and many scholars found shelter. By staying in their shelter, the then painters gave birth to a fundamental but local customized picture style Bikaner pen. Launched from the books of manuscripts and private libraries from its compilation, Lalgarh Palace, a unique book-center located in Bikaner, which is a systematic collection of numerous texts and manuscripts.

He wrote 'Anupoday' commentary on Anupweavek, Kamaprabodh, Shraddha experiment Chintamani and Geetagovind. They loved music. While living in the south, he rescued the destruction of some texts and bought them and brought it to his library. He also collected the complete collection of musical compositions of Kumbha. Today Anoop Library (Bikaner) is a repository of rare books, which is of Anupsingh's Vidyunurag. While living in the South, they collected many sculptures and rescued them from the destroyed Han. These collections are safe in Bikaner's third house of dinas. death

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