Chandra Mohan Raturi : Creator of Modern Garhwali Poetry of early stage
Bhishma Kukreti
Chandra Mohan Raturi is credited for initiating the acceleration of creating and publishing modern Garhwali poems. No doubt, Rajendra Dhashmana and Bhishma Kukreti accused them for bringing Hindiism in Garhwali poetry or encouraging using Hindi and Sanskrit words in Garhwali written forms barring the available Garhwali words in Garhwali vocabulary . However, no body can deny contribution of Chandra Mohan Raturi for initiating the modern Garhwali literature.
Chandra Mohan Raturi was born in 1880 in Godi, village of Tihri . He was attached to many social organization till his death in 1920. Raturi was attached to Garhwali Union and was one of the founder editorial board members of Garhwali magazine.
Chandra Mohan Raturi was proud of being Garhwali and he wrote in a Garhwali language article ‘Garhwali kavita’ article as, “ I accept Garhwal as my country/nation. I am proud of being Garhwali as English people are proud of being their Englishmen or Japanese feel proud on being Japanese. .. I respect my language Garhwali as mother. … I totally disagree that Garhwali is sub-dialect of Hindi… Garhwali has its own originality and Garhwali is not the corrupted form of Hindi at all and at any cost…”
Chandra Mohan Raturi was the expert writer of Garhwali, English , Sanskrit and Hindi, , he wrote many articles in Garhwali language in Garhwali magazine, which were of intellectual and social awakening significances.
Chandra Mohan Raturi created fine poetries in Garhwali and all his poems are published in ‘ Garhwali Kavitavali’ . Raturi used nature , inspiration in his poems of Garhwali . The range of symbols, imagery, allusiveness , metaphors , are marvelous. Chandra Mohan also used religious sensibility in his poems at times. His uses of natural scenery is precise and affection able.
Chandra Mohan Raturi has respectful position in Garhwali poetry world for inclination towards Garhwali language from Sanskrit and Hindi and making Garhwali language as strong as English. Chandra Mohan Raturi has same importance in Garhwali language as Geoffrey Chaucer, Gower, Piers and Plowman have the places in English for craftsmanship in polishing the language in making Garhwali poems modern and comparative to world languages poetries. Or Raturi could be positioned as Milton, Johnson, for refinement of languages
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Garhwali, Kumaoni, Himalayan Literature
Shiv Narayan Singh Bisht : Who collected Garhwali, Himalayan Folklores
Bhishma Kukreti
By profession, Shiv Narayan Singh Bisht was a businessman but he had love for legends of Garhwal, Himalaya. He collected folklores of Garhwal and published them too.
Shiv Narayan Singh Bisht was born in a small village Badkholu, Manyrasyun Patti of Pauri Garhwal on 17th January, 1887. He opened his shop naming ‘ Garhwal Vyavsaya Bhandar’ in Duggada an oldest business centre of Pauri Garhwal. He was elected twice the member of Jila Parishad, Pauri Garhwal, Himalaya.
Garhwalis will never forget his contribution in collecting Folklores of regional interest. He collected and inspire other for collecting folklores of each areas from Garhwal, specially of Salan area. He edited and published ‘ Gadhsumyal’ containing tens of folklores of Salan Garhwal. Still tens of folklores collected by him are unpublished .
Shiv Dayal Singh Bisht expired on 2nd August, 1933, Dwarikhal, Langur, Pauri Garhwal.
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Bhishma Kukreti
By profession, Shiv Narayan Singh Bisht was a businessman but he had love for legends of Garhwal, Himalaya. He collected folklores of Garhwal and published them too.
Shiv Narayan Singh Bisht was born in a small village Badkholu, Manyrasyun Patti of Pauri Garhwal on 17th January, 1887. He opened his shop naming ‘ Garhwal Vyavsaya Bhandar’ in Duggada an oldest business centre of Pauri Garhwal. He was elected twice the member of Jila Parishad, Pauri Garhwal, Himalaya.
Garhwalis will never forget his contribution in collecting Folklores of regional interest. He collected and inspire other for collecting folklores of each areas from Garhwal, specially of Salan area. He edited and published ‘ Gadhsumyal’ containing tens of folklores of Salan Garhwal. Still tens of folklores collected by him are unpublished .
Shiv Dayal Singh Bisht expired on 2nd August, 1933, Dwarikhal, Langur, Pauri Garhwal.
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Garhwali, Kumaoni, Himalayan Literature
Chakradhar Augean : A Garhwali Poet and Prose maker
Bhushma Kukreti
Chakradhar Bahuguna was a brilliant poet of Garhwali (Himalayan) language and he was also a prose writer of unique style.
Chakradhar Bahuguna belongs to village Pokhari, Patti- Chalansyun of Pauri Garhwal and was born on 19 August, 1920.
He did M.A in Sanskrit and phonology. He was an educationist.
He published two memorable poetry collections in Garhwali language- ‘ Mochhang’ and ‘Naubat’. critics and readers appreciated both the collections that his daughter Veena Pani Joshi (the famous creative of Garhwali, Kumaoni and Hindi) republished both the collections) .
Chakradhar Bahuguna was also a Garhwali (Himalayan) language prose maker and published ‘ Garhwali Dant Kathyen’ in Garhwali language in cooleboration with his daughter Veena Pani Joshi. Dant Kathayen is the collection of Folk Stories of Garhwal (Himalaya) .
Chakradhar Bahuguna expired on 24th September, 1982 in Dehradun.
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Bhushma Kukreti
Chakradhar Bahuguna was a brilliant poet of Garhwali (Himalayan) language and he was also a prose writer of unique style.
Chakradhar Bahuguna belongs to village Pokhari, Patti- Chalansyun of Pauri Garhwal and was born on 19 August, 1920.
He did M.A in Sanskrit and phonology. He was an educationist.
He published two memorable poetry collections in Garhwali language- ‘ Mochhang’ and ‘Naubat’. critics and readers appreciated both the collections that his daughter Veena Pani Joshi (the famous creative of Garhwali, Kumaoni and Hindi) republished both the collections) .
Chakradhar Bahuguna was also a Garhwali (Himalayan) language prose maker and published ‘ Garhwali Dant Kathyen’ in Garhwali language in cooleboration with his daughter Veena Pani Joshi. Dant Kathayen is the collection of Folk Stories of Garhwal (Himalaya) .
Chakradhar Bahuguna expired on 24th September, 1982 in Dehradun.
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Garhwali, Kumaoni, Himalayan Literature
Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal : The Father of Modern Garhwali Drama
Bhishma Kukreti
Garhwal, Himalaya had long tradition in playing different folk dramas . These dramas are having forms lyrical, semi prose and prose. There are universal fork dramas played all over Garhwal ( Himalaya ), some folk plays are played in specific areas and others are played by individuals and forgotten. Credit goes to Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal for creating and staging first ever modern Garhwali (Himalayan ) drama in this earth.
Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal was born in village- Khaid, Patti Mawalsyun of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand., in 1867.
Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal joined government service and worked with district board department.
Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal wrote ‘Jay-Vijay ‘ first ever Garhwali (Himalayan) modern drama in 1911 and second modern Garhwali (Himalayan) drama ‘ Bhakt Prahlad’ in 1914.
However, from staging point of view, ‘Prahlad’ is first ever modern drama staged in 1930 . The audience praised the drama very much and this drama is stage more than fifty times in many Indian cities . Though the drama was written in 1914, the drama is still craze among the drama creators for staging and audience as well because of its social awareness theme, dramatic value, twist in the tale, sharp , satiric and witty dialogues, emotional story, and simple but vibrant language.
Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal expired on 29th April, 192
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Bhishma Kukreti
Garhwal, Himalaya had long tradition in playing different folk dramas . These dramas are having forms lyrical, semi prose and prose. There are universal fork dramas played all over Garhwal ( Himalaya ), some folk plays are played in specific areas and others are played by individuals and forgotten. Credit goes to Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal for creating and staging first ever modern Garhwali (Himalayan ) drama in this earth.
Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal was born in village- Khaid, Patti Mawalsyun of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand., in 1867.
Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal joined government service and worked with district board department.
Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal wrote ‘Jay-Vijay ‘ first ever Garhwali (Himalayan) modern drama in 1911 and second modern Garhwali (Himalayan) drama ‘ Bhakt Prahlad’ in 1914.
However, from staging point of view, ‘Prahlad’ is first ever modern drama staged in 1930 . The audience praised the drama very much and this drama is stage more than fifty times in many Indian cities . Though the drama was written in 1914, the drama is still craze among the drama creators for staging and audience as well because of its social awareness theme, dramatic value, twist in the tale, sharp , satiric and witty dialogues, emotional story, and simple but vibrant language.
Bhawani Dutt Thapliyal expired on 29th April, 192
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Garhwali, Kumaoni, Himalayan Literature
Ram Lal Pundir : A Garhwali language Poet
Ram lal Pundir is remembered for his commentary on the melodies of Garhwali poetry and translating Bhagwvad Gita in Garhwali.
Ram Lal Pundir was born on 4th May, 1915 in Nauli village of Chalansyun Patti of Pauri Garhwal.
Ram Lal joined sate government service in agriculture department and retired as agriculture office in Srinagar , Garhwal.
Ram Lal Pundir wrote commentary on the melody properties in Garhwali language ‘ Kavyayukt Garhwali’ in Hindi language.
He wrote poems in Garhwali and published in local newsletters
Ram Lal translated Gita in Garhwali language but still the work is unpublished
Ram Lal Pundir expired on 28th April, in 1984 at Shrinagar, Garhwal.
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Ram lal Pundir is remembered for his commentary on the melodies of Garhwali poetry and translating Bhagwvad Gita in Garhwali.
Ram Lal Pundir was born on 4th May, 1915 in Nauli village of Chalansyun Patti of Pauri Garhwal.
Ram Lal joined sate government service in agriculture department and retired as agriculture office in Srinagar , Garhwal.
Ram Lal Pundir wrote commentary on the melody properties in Garhwali language ‘ Kavyayukt Garhwali’ in Hindi language.
He wrote poems in Garhwali and published in local newsletters
Ram Lal translated Gita in Garhwali language but still the work is unpublished
Ram Lal Pundir expired on 28th April, in 1984 at Shrinagar, Garhwal.
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Garhwali, Kumaoni, Himalayan Literature
Tara Dutt Gairola : The Initiating Garhwali poet of Modern time
Bhishma Kukreti
Tara Dutt Gairola has many credits as far as Garhwali language is concerned. He was one of the poets who initiated Garhwali poetry writing in modern time. He also brought the Garhwali folk Songs in lime light.
Tara Dutt Gairola was born on 6th June, 1875 in Daldhung village, patti Badyargarh of Tihri Riyasat. He was LLB and shifted to Pauri for his law practices. Tara Dutt Gairola was elected M L C and was awarded Rai Bahdur by British Government.
Gairola was expert of Garhwali, English , Urdu, and Hindi languages.
Tara Dutt Gairola was attached to Garhwali magazine and also edited a first ever Garhwali poetries collection ‘Garhwali Kavitavali’ , wherein there are Garhwali poems of many Garhwali language poets.
Tara dutt Gairola was fine Garhwali poet and he published his Garhwali language poetry collection by name - ‘Sadei’. The poems of ‘Sadei’ are of pathos raptures and emotions.
Tara Dutt published books related to Garhwal -Himalayas in English too. Government Press Allabad published his collection and translated Garhwali folk Stories- Folklores by name- ‘Himalayan Folklores’ . Gairola also wrote the books (till date unpublished ) - A- Glimpse into the History of Garhwal, B- Himalayan Magic, C-Life and Letters of a Garhwali patriot Chandra Mohan Raturi.
Tara Dutt Gairola expired on 28 th May, 1950 in Pauri.
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Bhishma Kukreti
Tara Dutt Gairola has many credits as far as Garhwali language is concerned. He was one of the poets who initiated Garhwali poetry writing in modern time. He also brought the Garhwali folk Songs in lime light.
Tara Dutt Gairola was born on 6th June, 1875 in Daldhung village, patti Badyargarh of Tihri Riyasat. He was LLB and shifted to Pauri for his law practices. Tara Dutt Gairola was elected M L C and was awarded Rai Bahdur by British Government.
Gairola was expert of Garhwali, English , Urdu, and Hindi languages.
Tara Dutt Gairola was attached to Garhwali magazine and also edited a first ever Garhwali poetries collection ‘Garhwali Kavitavali’ , wherein there are Garhwali poems of many Garhwali language poets.
Tara dutt Gairola was fine Garhwali poet and he published his Garhwali language poetry collection by name - ‘Sadei’. The poems of ‘Sadei’ are of pathos raptures and emotions.
Tara Dutt published books related to Garhwal -Himalayas in English too. Government Press Allabad published his collection and translated Garhwali folk Stories- Folklores by name- ‘Himalayan Folklores’ . Gairola also wrote the books (till date unpublished ) - A- Glimpse into the History of Garhwal, B- Himalayan Magic, C-Life and Letters of a Garhwali patriot Chandra Mohan Raturi.
Tara Dutt Gairola expired on 28 th May, 1950 in Pauri.
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