Rohan Chauhan
Folk songs are songs transmitted orally from one generation to another. The texts of folk songs is not static, they change over time as they are recreated extemporaneously by successive generations of singers; however, the melody remains constant and undergoes very little change over time.…
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Vikalp Ashiqehind and Rohan Chauhan
Creative human expression using language is a socio-cultural universal. Literature as a term is usually reserved for individual written creations with a social stamp of artistic merit and an identifiable author. An expanded definition includes both individual and collective creations, which…
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Chakraverti Mahajan
This essay introduces the linguistic zone of Saraz in the state of Jammu and Kashmir where Sarazi is the lingua franca of thousands of people. Saraz is located in the erstwhile Doda district, which was one of the six districts in Jammu province of the state before its territorial…
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Vikalp Ashiquehind and Rohan Chauhan
O chitti meni tsakraatua puzaaiya o
Mene sajne to hal shunaiya ho
Chitthi kiriya mene sajne hawale ho
Rolle bare likhu chhu mi bistare o
Mene sajne ti surat narali o
Zimri phullu chhi gulabe ti dali ho
Matti beeti geyi thori rayi baki o
Jind ekli ji kents na sathi ho
O bat taki takia chhi…
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Vikalp Ashiquehind and Rohan Chauhan
The song specifically complains about bribes and corrupt doctors, school teachers, forest rangers and government officials whose corrupt activities have blocked development in the region.
Keno dor buto prano?
Ing kay zamano aav?
Eniya rishpati duniyaa maa gadbad machaao
Ho dor rishpat…
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Vikalp Ashiquehind and Rohan Chauhan
Guri bache guri
Guriyaa naam sinduri
Sinduri minduri dhaaraa
Sap kandoladu maaraa
Ashar pakoryo beraa
Trungul trutore kheraa
Aja bo matho hera
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Vikalp Ashiquehind and Rohan Chauhan
Raaso baaso be loko
Te pardesi ho chaale
Duraa duraa di pachaanaa be loko
Kunjaan udne ho laggiyaan
Te udkar dur ho peya
Enna kunja di challa sohni be loko
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Vikalp Ashiquehind and Rohan Chauhan
Soju lana lachhiye
Lachhiye kulachhiye
Boda ghara soju aan
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Vikalp Ashiquehind and Rohan Chauhan
Puchhaande puchhaande nagara geyaa
Kere gara shaadi baalaan de
Ho jina darwajre kapre sangure
Jina darwajre saphe rangure
Ho unche pasaare neeme darwazre
Ho Jine darwajre kure da buta
Engei gara shadi baalaan to
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Vikalp Ashiquehind and Rohan Chauhan
Jay jay bole baba
Ene chele den chhe jawaabaa
Te aay manimesh gaano chho
Lagi paddariya ti chadaayi
Bhole nathe deya aay de padri maje sithe tapai ho
Aay loke paap kamure
Bhole nath bi samzi gure te
Ten huni gaita mukaane chhe
Bhole nathe ti bui merbani
Tene likhro isaao daano paani
Te…
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