Garhwali, Uttarakhand , Himalayan Literature

Braj Mohan Kavtiyal: The Garhwali poet of social awareness
Bhishma Kukreti

Braj Mohan Kavtiyal was born in 1933 in Vikashnagar, Kotdwara. He wrote many articles and poetries in Garhwali. His ‘Vartayen’ were regularly relayed by Akashvani, Nazibabad.

He translated Ramayan in Garhwal and published.

His poetry collection ‘ Gadhchetna’ is the collection of more than twenty Garhwali poems. These poems are about social awareness , geographical environment and social environment as well. In his life , he is true follower of Mahtma Gandhi. He was very active in literature and cultural activities in Kotdwara

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