Bahinabai Chaudhari

(1880 – 3 December 1951)

Though Bahinabai was totally illiterate (did not attend formal school), she was an accomplished poet. She verbally composed her poems in ovi (ओवी) metre, and her son Sopandev Chaudhari (1907–1982) wrote them down on paper. Her poems in Leva Ganboli language reflected her minute observations of nature and human life around her. They displayed her sense of subtle humor and much wisdom.had composed beautiful and appealing poems.she was the master in ahirani poetry.

She was born on 24 August 1880 (Nagpanchami) in Asoda in Khandesh Jalgaon District At the age of 13, she was married to Nathuji Chaudhari and became an early widow

'Bahinabaichi Gani' is very famous in Marathi

Her poems in Leva Ganboli language reflected her minute observations of nature and human life around her. They displayed her sense of subtle humor and much wisdom.had composed beautiful and appealing poems.she was the master in ahirani poetry. Her famous Poems are many one of them is

अरे, संसार संसार, जसा तवा चुल्ह्यावर
आधी हाताला चटके तंव्हा मिळते भाकर !

अरे, संसार संसार, खोटा कधी म्हनू नहीं
राउळाच्या कयसाले, लोटा कधी म्हनू नहीं

अरे, संसार संसार, नही रडनं, कुढनं
येड्या, गयांतला हार, म्हनू नको रे लोढनं !

अरे, संसार संसार, खीरा येलावरचा तोड
एक तोंडामधी कडू, बाकी अवघा लागे गोड

अरे, संसार संसार, म्हनू नको रे भीलावा
त्याले गोड भीमफूल, मधी गोडंब्याचा ठेवा

देखा संसार संसार, शेंग वरतून काटे
अरे, वरतून काटे, मधी चिक्ने सागरगोटे

ऐका, संसार संसार, दोन्ही जीवांचा इचार
देतो सुखाले नकार, अन्‌ दुःखाले होकार

देखा, संसार संसार, दोन जीवांचा सुधार
कदी नगद उधार, सुखदुःखाचा बेपार !

अरे, संसार संसार, असा मोठा जादूगार
माझ्या जीवाचा मंतर, त्याच्यावरती मदार

असा, संसार संसार, आधी देवाचा ईसार

माझ्या देवाचा जोजार, मग जीवाचा आधार !