POETRY “An Evening of Poetry from the Hills” by Moonweavers - चांद के जुलाहे at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place > 6:30pm on 22nd April 2016

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 22/04/2016 18:30 22/04/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata POETRY “An Evening of Poetry from the Hills” by Moonweavers - चांद के जुलाहे Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/04/poetry-evening-of-poetry-from-hills-by.html The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY

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Event Description : POETRY “An Evening of Poetry from the Hills” by Moonweavers - चांद के जुलाहे

Hills have always nurtured human imagination. They have often been symbolic of the human will to overcome all odds. Today, we bring to you poetry from the hills, poetry originally written in the languages of Garhwali and Kumaoni. Garhwali and Kumaoni are sister languages, that have their origins in the mountains of Uttarakhand. And have subsequently travelled to other parts of India through the speakers as well as abroad. The origins of Garhwali and Kumaoni poetry can be dated back to early 19th century. Garhwali was originally the language of Pankaj dynasty of the Royal Court of Garhwal. And Kumaon was the court language of the Chand dynasty of Kumaon.

Garhwali and Kumaoni poetry explores all facets of human existence. The local culture of the hills is celebrated and the day to day problems faced by people living there are also highlighted. The complexities of modern day city life also figure out prominently in Garhwali and Kumaoni verse. Some prominent 20th century Garhwali poets are Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna,  Kanhaiya Lal Dandriyal, Sudama Prasad  Premee, Jaya Anand Khudsaal, etc. Well known 20th century Kumaoni poets are Sher Singh Anpadh, Girish Tiwari Gird, Pooran Chandra Kaandapal and Girish Bisht Hansmukh .

There will be 2 poets – Ramesh Chandra Ghildiyal and Girish Chandra Bisht Hansmukh reading their poems in Garhwali and Kumaoni respectively. The poets would also read a Hindi or English translation alongside the original. The readings would be interspersed with poets talking anecdotally about Garhwali and Kumaoni poetry. This would be interesting as very little is known about the literature of these languages in the mainstream. After the reading, there would be a brief talk by renowned Indian literary figure, Dr Ganga Prasad Vimal on the theme of Garhwali and Kumaoni poetry.

Ramesh Chandra Ghildiyal (Garhwali Poet) – Has 2 poetry collections and 2 novels in Garhwali to his credit. The novels are ‘ Aas’ and ‘ Beesveen Sadee Kaa Virahee Yaksh ‘. His Garhwali poetry collections are ‘ Bhaavnaaon ka Chauyya ‘ and ‘ Concrete ka Bhron ‘. He has also penned down a novel in Hindi and has a Hindi poetry collection to his credit. Mr Ghildiyal is currently pursuing independent research on contemporary politics in India.

Girish Chandra Bisht Hansmukh ( Kumaoni Poet ) –  Well known Kumaoni poet. Works include ‘Guhaar’, ‘ Pahaade ki Peedh Abhivyaktee’, ‘ ‘Hansne Hansne Bidauv’. He has been honoured with the ‘Saahitya Sevi  Samman’ award by the Saahitya Evam Sanskriti Prachar Samiti, Almora. He is specially known for his soulful renderings of self composed folk songs. He has also bought out an audio collection of some of the songs.

Ganga Prasad Vimal – “Renowned Hindi poet, story writer, novelist and translator. Dr Vimal has written 7 poetry collections, 4 novels and 11 story collections. He has translated  around  15 books from other languages including poems, stories and novels. Has received many international awards and honours for his contribution to poetry and culture such as Poetry People Prize ( 1978), Gold Medal, National Museum of Literature, Sofia ( 1979 ), International Scottish Poetry Prize ( 1988 ) and Indian Language Award ( Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad ) ( 1992 ).

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