Post titleFolk Songs of Kinnar community of Garhwal किन्नर समुदाय का एक प्रचलित लोक गीत

Folk Songs of Kinnar community of Garhwal

                                                Bhishma Kukreti

                           Kinnar are inhabitant of Malini river bank of Bhabar , near Kotdwara. There is clear description of Kinnar in Mahabharata. There is description of Kinnar in episode of Shakuntala in Mahabharata.  Kinnar are heirs of deity nymph Menka (the mother of Shakuntala). There is big stone in ruined temple in Malini bank , Syupani jungle, (Maheda Katal) called Menka  shila and is believed that Menka  is there in the form  of big stone. These present Kinnars used to boost rightly that they are finest artists of Garhwal and that characteristics came from the finest artist of her era Menka. According to Shrinidhi Sidhantalankar and Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal, Kinnar communities live in Jaigaon, Sheela, Dyunla, Dhari in Bhabar villages.

Kinnars are one of the oldest inhabitants of Garhwal whose history goes to beyond when Mahbharata written (Shakuntala –Bharat) .

 They dance sing same types of dance-song as common Garhwalis do.

 The following song is an example of Kinnar folk song:

किन्नर समुदाय का एक प्रचलित लोक गीत 

गाडी जाली कूल 

निठुर फ्यूंळी , तू इखुली ना फूल

पाकी च मिठाई 

निर्मोही फ्यूंळी , तू कैकी छे पिठाई 

घुघती घूरली

त्वे देखी फ्यूंळी  , इखुली नार्युं की जिकुड़ी झुरली 

काटी  जाली बूझी 

निर्मोही मौळयार त्वे कन्न इन सूझी 

म्योल़ू तोड़ी खाया 

तौं सणि माल को ढब मै सणि पाड़ की माया 

मेलुड़ी बासली

तौं की खुद मा बौल़े गेऊं व्हवे ग्यों इखुली सी फ्यूंळी 

स्रोत्र : श्रीनिधि सिद्धान्तालंकार , मालिनी के बनों में , पृष्ठ 51

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