Bishan Datt Joshi,'Shailaj'-a Kumaoni Poet from Dwarahat
Born in 1941, Joshi is Sahityalankar, Sahitya Ratna and Ayurveda Ratna. He is devoted to the cause of Kumaoni. He has to his credit a number of Kumaoni poems. He has written Balkand and Sunderkand in Kumaoni, which was published in 1987. He has also written Naithna Chalisa in Kumaoni eulogizing Naithana Devi. He has also written Poems on Dunagiri Maa. He said that he is working on Kumaon Dictionary. He gave me a book-let of poems on Kumaoni Holi and Sri Girija Vishanti Kavya.
सरस्वती वंदना
मति दे ! इजु शारद मति दे
इज बौज्यू गुरु की करू सेवा
जन्म दिनेर ज्ञान दिनी देबा
चकबकान मति थिर कर दे!
मति दे, इजु शारद मति दे
विद्यावल कवि हमर न थाको
इजु तुमरै बल हो हिय बांको
झलमल खुट जोत की रति दे
मति दे ! इजु शारद मति दे
गटू करुँ ना चुगुली कैकी
दया धरून सब जीवाम एकी
दान धरम मति सम्पति दे
मति दे ! इजु शारद मति दे
His recitation of Saraswati Vandana was appreciated by all. We wish all success to BD Joshi in his efforts to serve the cause of Kumaoni.-D.N. Barola
I had an occasion 2 meet Bishan Datt Joshi‘Shailaj’ in a Kavi Sammlen hosted by the Press Club in Barola Cottage, Ranikhet. He was accompanied by a dozen Poets who recited their poems. But Bishan Datt Joshi was unparallel. He started with Saraswati Bandana in Kumaoni, which I am appending at the penultimate paragraph. Bishan Datt Joshi comes from a remote village. He comes from village Bajina near Era Barkham. Bajina is some 32 Kms. from Ranikhet. One has to travel to Barkham on Ranikhet Jalali Masi route. From Barakham one has walk on foot for 3 Kms.
Born in 1941, Joshi is Sahityalankar, Sahitya Ratna and Ayurveda Ratna. He is devoted to the cause of Kumaoni. He has to his credit a number of Kumaoni poems. He has written Balkand and Sunderkand in Kumaoni, which was published in 1987. He has also written Naithna Chalisa in Kumaoni eulogizing Naithana Devi. He has also written Poems on Dunagiri Maa. He said that he is working on Kumaon Dictionary. He gave me a book-let of poems on Kumaoni Holi and Sri Girija Vishanti Kavya.
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मति दे ! इजु शारद मति दे
इज बौज्यू गुरु की करू सेवा
जन्म दिनेर ज्ञान दिनी देबा
चकबकान मति थिर कर दे!
मति दे, इजु शारद मति दे
विद्यावल कवि हमर न थाको
इजु तुमरै बल हो हिय बांको
झलमल खुट जोत की रति दे
मति दे ! इजु शारद मति दे
गटू करुँ ना चुगुली कैकी
दया धरून सब जीवाम एकी
दान धरम मति सम्पति दे
मति दे ! इजु शारद मति दे
His recitation of Saraswati Vandana was appreciated by all. We wish all success to BD Joshi in his efforts to serve the cause of Kumaoni.-D.N. Barola
The basic objective of language is to make the people understand our emotions,feelings,desires and actions, we the people of India are blind followers leaving behind our own tradition,culture and language. The efforts,which are being carried out by your father (Pujyania Joshi Ji)in keeping the Kumauni language alive and enriching its literature are admirable.
ReplyDeleteThank you Vijay.I will convey your regards to Pitashri. He is also working on a Big Project that would soon be declared in public.
ReplyDeleteThed meeting that you have mentioned was held in my house Barola Cottage, Ranikhet. Sri Joshi is doing lot of hard work. Some of his writings were published by me in a Blog in www.merapahad.com.He is a simple man with high thinking.
ReplyDeleteD.N.Barola, President, Press Club, Barola Cottage, Ranikhet
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Jai Maa Naithana Devi
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