Ragdwat: A Garhwali poetry Collection of various images and subjects

(गढ़वाल,उत्तराखंड,हिमालय से गढ़वाली कविता  क्रमगत इतिहास  भाग – 175 A ) 

                                     

 (Critical and Chronological History of Garhwali Poetry, part – 175 A)

  By: Bhishma Kukreti

  ‘Ragdwat’ is first Garhwali poetry collection by Siddhi Lal Vidyarthi. There are 42 garhwali poem collected in the said poetry collection.

 Majorly, there are spiritual and philosophical (Niadhari ku Adhar, As);  environment preservation and Garhwal geographical imagery (Prakritya Vardan, Dharti); Garhwali culture, painful cultural  changes (daya Padai Sanskriti); Problems of Migration, social changes by Migration and Pain of Migration ( Dur Darajai Naukri), Social causes (naunu Bhrun hattya), nationalism  and other important subjects.

    Siddhi Lal impresses by his poetries on castes and inequality system (Padai Sanskrit, Mankhin banti kilai) )  suppression and oppression of social , inspirational political and other kinds.

  His language is simple and easily understandable by all corners of Brihad Garhwal.

  Siddhi Lal Vidyarthi uses common phrases of Garhwal and those phrases create the desired images of auditory  (पाण्यूँ संसड़ाट ); visual  ( हिसर , किन्गोड़ा , बयिं बुतीं ), age (बुढ़ापू गे , कैकई ज्वनि ),taste (मिट्ठौन , मिट्ठी -मिट्ठी ); figurative speeches and emotions.

    Garhwali poet Tota Ram Dhoundiyal appreciates his realistic poems.

    Sociology scholar Professor Prem Chandra Joshi  appreciate the social experiences of Siddhi Lal and his approach in illustrating the social structure of yesterday and today.

  Madan Duklan states that Vidyarthi is successful in illustrating experienced poverty, inequality, social irrational change.

     Overall, critics will appreciate the efforts by Sidhi Lal Vidyarthi and readers will enjoy the poems.  

       Radwat

A 42 Garhwali poetry collection

Poet- Siddhi Lal Vidyarthi

Year – 2017

Publisher Samay Sakshya , Faltu Line Dehradun

Contact 0135-2658894

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 2017

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चमोली गढ़वाल , उत्तराखंड , उत्तरी भारत कविता , लोकगीत  इतिहास ; रुद्रप्रयाग गढ़वाल , उत्तराखंड , उत्तरी भारत कविता ,लोकगीत  इतिहास ; टिहरी गढ़वाल , उत्तराखंड , उत्तरी भारत कविता , लोकगीत  इतिहास ; उत्तरकाशी गढ़वाल , उत्तराखंड , उत्तरीभारत कविता , लोकगीत  इतिहास ; देहरादून गढ़वाल , उत्तराखंड , उत्तरी भारत कविता , लोकगीत  इतिहास ; हरिद्वार गढ़वाल ,उत्तराखंड , उत्तरी भारत कविता , लोकगीत  इतिहास ; 

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