Garhwali Bhasha ar Sahitya ki Vikas Jatra: A Book for Collector’s Choice

Critical Review of Garhwali Literature- 2283

                     (Review of Modern Garhwali Literature series)

             Review of ‘Garhwali Bhasha ar Sahitya ki Vikas Jatra’ (2014) by Sandip Rawat

           Review by: Bhishma Kukreti (Regional Language Promoter)

   Garhwali Bhasha ar Sahitya ki Vikas Jatra (Chaudahvin Sadi bati abari tak Bhasha ar Sahitya ko aitihasik Vikas Kram) is first attempt to offer historical accounts of Garhwali prose, poetry and other segments of literature together in book form in Garhwali language. The book is a must for every Garhwali for his library.

                   The records of Garhwali language literature were lost at many stages of history. There were earth quakes and floods in Shrinagar that we don’t get historical records of the Shah Kings of Garhwal. There were invasion by Joshis from Kumaon that Kumaoni pundits took various literatures from Garhwal with them.  Gorkhalis destroyed various records in Shrinagar and elsewhere that we don’t get chorological history of Garhwal and Garhwali language development.

            ‘Garhwali Kavitavali’ (1935) is the first record with us that offers criticism of Garhwali literature. The characteristics of poets poetry is written in Hindi in ‘Garhwali Kavitavali’. Gad Matyeki Ganga (1975, edited by Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna and assisted by Durga Prasad Ghildiyal) is first historical accounts of Garhwali prose written in Garhwali. ‘Shailvani (1991, edited by Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna) is first historical accounts of Garhwali poetry in Garhwali language. Dr Anil Dabral published Garhwali Gady Parampara (History of Garhwali prose) in Hindi and Dr. Kotnala published detailed History of Garhwali poetry in Hindi (2010). Bhishma Kukreti published history of Garhwali literature of each segment on Internet in English.

        Credit goes to learned research scholar Sandip Rawat for publishing Historical aspects of Garhwali language of all segments in one book in Garhwali.

     The book has four major parts in the book. ‘Garhwali Bhasha ar Sahitya ki Vikas Jatra’ .

        The first part deals with the Garhwali language, its characteristics and proverbs and sayings for detailing the nature of Garhwali language.

 The second part features grammatical aspects of Garhwali language.

               Third portion is major portion of detailing the growth of Garhwali language and its modern literature including inscription literature. The researcher Sandip Rawat offers periodical development and provides the critical developmental history of Garhwali literature. Sandip describes most of poets, prose makers and other literature genre makers and their works no doubt in short. That detailing shows the hard work of Sandip Rawat.  

                 Sandip tries his best for illustrating the characteristics of major Garhwali literature contributors. Sandip has been neutral in describing critical aspects of Literature creators. Rawat also presents the details of age wise periodicals and social organizations those contributed  

The fourth part is about specific aspects of Garhwali literature as standardization etc.

     Sandip Rawat has been successful in providing necessary details of critical developmental history of Garhwali language in 192 pages.

 Sandip Rawat uses simple language for his critical notes. The language is easy to understand the note.

            The book provides every aspect of grown of Garhwali language and its literature in each medium till date. The book is a mile stone in the history of Garhwali Literature.

  The position of Sandip Rawat in Garhwali literature is same as David Daises (English); Helen Watnable –O’Kelly (German); Prince D.S. Mirsky (Russian);  Burgwinkle, Hammould and Wilson(French) ; Peter Brand (Italian); J. Romily ( Greece); Istavan Nemeskurty , Klaniczayy (Hungarian); David T.Gies (Spanish); Czeslaw Milosz (Polish); Miguel Tamen (Portuguese) are positioned for offering us the critical history of respective language literature.

 Every Garhwali should have the book in their libraries.

‘Garhwali Bhasha ar Sahitya ki Vikas Jatra’

Writer- Sandip Rawat

Language-  Garhwali

Year of Publication 2014

Publisher -Winsar Publishing Co, Dispensary Road, Dehradun, India

Contact to Sandip Rawat 09720752367

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, Mumbai 2014

Notes on Critical History of Garhwali Language and Literature; Critical History of Garhwali (Uttarakhand) Language and Literature; Critical History of Garhwali (Himalayan) Language and Literature; Critical History of Garhwali (North Indian) Language and Literature; Critical History of Garhwali (South Asian Language and Literature;