Sur Datt Saklani: An Awakening, Inspiring Garhwali, Asian Poet

Critical and Chronological History of Modern Garhwali (Asian) Poetry –11 -I  

                    Literature Historian:  Bhishma Kukreti

                 There is less knowledge about Sur Datt Saklani. He published three  poems – ‘Chetavani’ , ‘Umanath Shivji ki Stuti ‘and ‘Prarthana’ in Garhwali Patrika those were also collected in Garhwali Kavitavali. In Garhwali Kavitavali, there is mention that he belongs to Tehri.

 His poems are inspirational and awakening. He supported that Garhwalis should open schools for progress.  The poet was great visionary that was why he spoke in support of Skill Development in 191o.

          Sur Datt Saklani created poems of religious nature too.  Sur Datt used Sanskrit and Urdu words in his Garhwali poetries as he used Urdu even in religious poem ‘Umanath Shivji ki Stuti’

 In many cases, Sur Datt used Tehri dialects too.

   चेतावनी (गढ़ ! जाग जाग ! )  (1910, अक्टूबर गढ़वाली कविता )

रचना --  सुरदत्त सकलानी   ( जन्म तिथि अज्ञात , टिहरी  -  गढ़वाल  ) 

Poetry  by - Surdatt Saklani

( विभिन्न युग की गढ़वाली कविताएँ श्रृंखला )

-इंटरनेट प्रस्तुति और व्याख्या : भीष्म कुकरेती 

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गढ़ ! जाग जाग ! अब नीछ देर हे ! 

सब जागि गैन चिर सुप्त देश हे !

जब विश्व एक विधि ते चली रहे ,

समयानुकूल छ विकास देख हे।। 

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 रख याद सत्य दम दान शील कौं  ,

शिव राम कृष्ण अभिराम नाम कौं !

दुःख व्याधि नी रहण की त देश की ,

भरपूर होलि धन ऋद्धि की।।  

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खोला स्कूल जगौं जगौं , विनय की वृद्धि करा सर्वदा 

प्रेमालाप करा सबी अब तल उद्योगी बणा लो सदा। 

सीखा कौशल यंत्र तंत्र नय ते , भांजा प्रपंचू त ते ,

जो जैते बणी देश हिट की वार्ता करा यत्न ते।। 

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गिरिराज सुंदर अमूल्य रत्न ते ,

बण खाण आदि सब चीज लभ्य छन। 

इतिहास पूर्ण सुरलोक तुल्य हे ,

गढ़वाल जाग , कुछ नी कमी अलो।।    

( साभार --गढ़वाली पत्रिका )

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