Jagdamba Prasad Kotnala: The poet of Realism, Experiments and Progressivism

(Chronological History of Garhwali Poetry Development -133)

              Poetry Historian: Bhishma Kukreti

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                Dr Jagdamba Prasad Kotnala was born in 1966, in Bhairgano village of Talla Badalpur, Salan –South Pauri Garhwal. Jagdamba had been publishing his poems in various publications.  His important contribution is publishing a research work on Garhwali poetry –Garhwali Kavya ka Udbhav ,  Vikash va Vaishishthya’. The book ‘Garhwali Kavya ka Udbhav aur Vikash’ got Jagdamba international fame.

  Many times, Jagdamba used symbolic style in his realistic poetries. He finds postiveness even in death in his many poems

 By profession, Dr Kotnala is teacher .

पिछ्ला साल जब बणांग   लग 

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डा जगदम्बा प्रसाद कोटनाला (भैडगांव , तल्ला बदलपुर , सलाण , गढ़वाल )

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 झणि कै निजड़ा की करतूत छै कि 

मौऴयार का वार ध्वार ही 

विकट बणांग मा 

ख़ाक ह्वे गे  छै जंगळकि सर्या दौलत। 

मायादार डाळयोंन जब देखि 

आँखों का अगनै 

अपड़ा बेक़सूर आस -औलाद कू त्रास 

त वो विकराळ ह्वेकि 

झपटि गे छया आग पर ही 

अर खुद भी फुके गै छया। 

कतगै सयाणा डाळा 

बेबस कैदी जन 

गस  खैकि खड़ा छया नंग धड़ंग 

भौत खुमार छया ऊंका मन मा 

अग्यो करदारा का प्रति     

पर जेठ अबि अद्धा ही बीति  छौ कि 

जळयाँ बुज्यों का बीच 

जड़ों बटि मुल्ल हैंसि 

धरती कू सत दुपति ह्वेकि 

अर आषाढ़ आंद आंद 

बरखा हूण से पैली ही 

हैरी ट्वपलि पैरीइ 

आस बच्याण बैठी गै छै 

अबै साल झणि क्य होंद !  

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti  3/5/2016

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