Khadag Bahadur Malla (1853–1910) Pen name, Lal was a Bhojpuri writer, poet, author and journalist and the king of Majhauli Raj of Deoria (Uttar Pradesh) in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.
[1] He has written Maharasa play which is the dramatic version of Bhagavata Purana.
[2] His another notable work is Sudhabund, which is the collection of 60 Kajari songs and was published in 1884.
[3] He was born in the ancient Vishwasen Dynasty in Majhauli Raj of Deoria in 1853.
[4] He was the king of Majhauli Raj and he wrote many Bhojpuri poems in his life time.