Dayachand Mayna

Dayachand Mayna was a poet of Haryanvi language. ^[1] He is one of the important poets and folklore artists Haryana had ever produced. He was born on 10 March 1915, ^[1] in a Valmiki caste family in Mayna village of Rohtak district of Haryana (erstwhile Punjab). He produced best of the Haryanvi Saang and Raagni. He wrote a very famous play (Kissa) on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. ^[2] He wrote 21 Kissas(play in Haryanvi) and more than 150 Raagniyaan(poem in Haryanvi). He died on 20 January 1993. ^[1]

Legacy

He is regarded as the Dayachand Mayna of Haryana, his poetry in Haryanvi is not less than Lakhmi Chand. ^[3] Dr. Rajendra Badgujar in his book argued that "if you want to know Haryanvi folklore then you have to read Mahashaya Dayachand Mayna. ^[3] Apart from poetry, he is considered a freedom fighter for his service in the Indian National Army. ^[4] Dayachand Mayna had many disciples including most famous Chajjulal Silana. ^[5]

Publications

• Badgujar, Rajinder (Ed.) (2011). Mahashaya Dayachand Mayna Haryanvi Granthawali. Kaithal, Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. ISBN   978-8188796236
• Badgujar, Rajinder (Ed.) (2012). Dayachand Mayna Ki Chuninda Raagniyaan. Kaithal, Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. ISBN   978-8188796724

Further reading

• Badgujar, Rajinder (Ed.) (2011). Mahashaya Dayachand Mayna Haryanvi Granthawali. Kaithal,Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. ISBN   978-8188796236
• Badgjar, Rajinder (Ed.) (2012). MahashayaDayachand Mayna Ki Chuninda Raagniyaan. Kaithal,Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. ISBN   978-8188796724

Kashyap Deepak (2022). Can Vailmiki Become a Poet? Contemporary Voices of Dalit.

See also

• Baje Bhagat
• Lakhmi Chand
• Music of Haryana
• Haryanvi cinema
• List of Haryanvi-language films

References

1. "दयाचंद मायना / परिचय - कविता कोश". kavitakosh.org (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 January 2017.
2. "बोस इसी साड़ी ल्यादे दु:ख दूर उमर भर का हो / दयाचंद मायना - कविता कोश". kavitakosh.org (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
3. Badgujar, Dr. Rajendra (2011). Mahashaya Dayachand Haryanvi Granthawali. Kaithal,Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. ISBN   978-8188796236.
4. Badgujar, Dr. Rajinder (2012). Dayachand Mayna Ki Chuninda Raagniyaan. Kaithal,Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. pp. Introduction. ISBN   978-8188796724.
5. "Mahishasur and Ambedkar in Chajjulal Silana's verses". Forward Press. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

External links

Media related to Dayachand Mayna at Wikimedia Commons

• Dayachand Mayna at Kavita Kosh
• Article on Chajjulal Silana Published in Forward Press