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Book Name : Phull Nain Mangde Rang Kuse Sha
Author : Balwan Singh Jamoria
Pages : 160
Year of Publication : 2023
Publisher : Highbrow Publications,
Bari Brahmana, Jammu
Cost : Rs 500
About Free Verse Poetry, someone has well said, “Free verse is any form of poetry that does not rely on consistent patterns of rhyme and meter. In fact, free verse poetry doesn’t have to rhyme at all. As a result, free verse tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech. However, a natural rhythm may still emerge despite the lack of a specific metrical structure.”
Although, many established poets have a concern with free verse poetry but in modern times it has been accepted by and large and has emerged as a very potent form of expression. Free verse poetry is trending in all regional languages these days. As the history goes Walt Whitman is considered American farther of free verse. Our own Dogri language is also not far behind. Many Dogri poets have tried their hand in it. The fact remains that it is quite different from other form of poetry and has succeeded in inspiring the litterateurs to enrich the literature with this form of poetry also.
About Author:
Balwan Singh Jamoria is a well-known Dogri poet. He hails from Village Jamora in District Samba and prior to this book, has five collections of Dogri poetry to his credit that include MANSAR, DO SADIYEN DA MAHNU, SOCH APNI APNI, ROH ROSSE and KANJKAN, a collection of children poetry for which he was awarded prestigious Bal Sahitya Puraskar-2023 by Sahitya Academy New Delhi. PHULL NAIN MANGDE RANG KUSE SHA is his sixth collection of Dogri poetry and first exclusively on free verses. In the preface in his book, he writes that although a lot has been written in different genres in Dogri language but a little has been contributed in free verse poetry by a few poets. He wished to enrich his mother tongue with this particular form of poetry also and got inspired to pen down a collection in free verses and here comes his sixth collection, a distinct one in Dogri literature.
About Book:
PHULL NAIN MANGDE RANG KUSE SHA is a thought provoking collection of poetry which revolves around different aspects of life. The poet has made ample use of his rich vocabulary while knitting his thoughts in the form of free verses. Some of the titles like REES, CHABAT, MOURI DI MAMTA, KHABAD KHOLE, AADMI AA AAM US, BAHAU DA KAMM AE BAGDE ROHNA, MANUKHTA, PARANE DIN, LOD SAME DI, SAME DI KHEDAN, ISHAQ, NASHEDI, SURAG, NIKHAR, VIRSA, NARVAH, JAMEER, SOUN FUARAHAN, BAND, KHAHRO KHEHRI, SHOBHA DUGGAR DI, GREH CHAAL, KUKKDI, BENAYAEE, NEKI DA MULL, KAVI, DHEEYAN, PREET AE APNE DESA NE etc. convey the contents therein and advocate the need for promotion of our language and cultural heritage at individual levels also. The collection covers different burning issues not locally but globally also like War, Water and air Pollution, corruption, nepotism. At the same time these free verse poems inspire youths for nationalism, create awareness against the social evils, raise burning problems faced by mankind, local issues, belongingness to nature, threat of capitalism etc.
It is pertinent to mention here that writing poetry is not so easy and when it comes to free verse poetry it becomes even tougher. Such a poetry demands different approach. You need to have diverse and unique ideas and should have in-depth knowledge of the language accompained by rich vocabulary to convey the concept with all conviction to prove your worth as a poet. Balwan Singh Jamoria has used all his expertise and skill to pen down his thoughts covering varied subjects. His poetry is connected to roots because of intelligent selection and the language used is quite simple which helps the readers to connect with an ease. It’s the reason that poetry that has a strong bond with the ground becomes quite popular. Jamoria’s pen is quite sharp and he says straightway whatever he has a desire to portray. This collection is a welcome addition to rich Dogri literature which will surely inspire many to put in their efforts in this form of poetry.
In his foreword, eminent Sanskrit scholar, Dogri and Hindi litterateur, Sahitya Academy awardee Prakash Premi writes that although in Hindi language the credit goes to Mahakavi Nirala for introducing free verse poetry but in Dogri it was very popular Dogri poet Charan Singh, who gave new dimensions to poetry in Dogri by introducing free verse poetry. Thereafter many poets have emerged on literary scene and enriched Dogri literature with free or blank verses. He further adds that PHULL NAIN MANGDE RANG KUSE SHA is the first book that may be accredited as the first ever complete book on free verses. He rightly adds that this book offers beautiful thoughts which will captivate the readers.
The language having regional flavor makes it quite interesting and helpful for those who wish to learn more Dogri words. The book, published by Highbrow Publications, Bari Brahmana Jammu contains 83 free verse poems compiled in 160 pages and is priced at Rs 500. The title of the book is catchy, cover page is attractive and appropriate. While concluding, I will like to add here that for readers who wish to read good free verse poetry written in mother tongue Dogri, this book is recommended as it has the fragrance of Duggar with global access.
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