History of Literature

History of Himalayan Literature
Critical History of Garhwali Literature
Struggle of Uttarakhandi Women in the Poem of Narendra Singh Negi

Bhishma Kukreti

Narendra Singh Negi is not only one of the best singers ever born but he is also very creative poet too. Till date, three poetry collections are in his credit . Narendra singh Negi is expert in creating images of a Garhwali village and day today working pattern of its inhabitants . Narendra expresses in simple Garhwali words the images of villages, nature , sun rising , sun setting etc and characters of Garhwalis in his poems. Narendra Singh does not believe in surprising unnecessarily the readers by using heavy words. Narendra Singh Negi describes a woman’s struggle and psychological and physical pain of a common rural Garhwali woman in his one of the best poems ‘Vabhi”




वाभि
कवि: नरेन्द्र सिंह नेगी
ब्यखुनी कु घाम धार मा होलू
बौण का गोर लग्याँ होला बाटा
धूळ उड़ाद घस्युन्युकी पांत
दनकिदी दनकिदी आणी होली
वाभि ऐगे होली कणांद पिडांद
ड़यारम ऐकी
बिसैकी
ससैकी
गाती क कुमर बिराणी होली
भूखल होलू ज्यू कबलाणू
तीसल संकी फुकेणी होली
प्वटगिकि सुल्गीं आग बुझाणू
खैरेई चुल्ली जगाणी होली

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