Journal of Haryana Studies

Dalit Consciousness in Ram Saroop Rikhi’s Novel ‘Diva Bujhya Nahin’

2025-10-12T13:32:03-04:00

Issues like Dalit Consciousness and Women's Consciousness are coming to the fore in contemporary Punjabi literature. The proposed research paper highlights the Dalit Consciousness in Ram Saroop Rikhi’s Novel ‘Diva Bujhya Nahin’. In this novel, the novelist has presented the awakening that has arisen among the people living at the rural level realistically. The main
tone of this novel by Rikhi is pro-people. His speciality is that he has given the marginalised group their due place in his novels. In the novel ‘Diva Bujhya Nahin’, a picture of such a person has been created, who strives to change the face of society. The lower-class people in this novel do not become objects of pity but become a source of inspiration for others while achieving their goals through their hard work. The consciousness that has come into these Dalit characters does not tolerate the excesses of the upperclass landlords but raises its voice against them. In this novel, the Dalit class is seen talking about mutual solidarity and equality and wants to bring about a revolution at the ideological level instead of an armed revolution. The women of the lower class also became conscious and made a place for their equality in this revolution. In this way, the novelist succeeds in
presenting the concerns related to Dalit consciousness.

Local Fairs of Haryana

2025-10-12T14:48:10-04:00

Entertainment is embedded in the entire life of man in some form or the other. Among other forms of entertainment, the main form is fairs which are the main means of entertainment for the people of Haryana. People gathered in fairs have complete fun. There is interaction and fun. People who have been separated for a long time are reunited through fairs. These fairs have come into existence from the feeling of unity and the feeling of expressing the joy of the mind. That is to say, the form of the fair has
become popular from the feeling of celebration. Local fairs of Haryana are mostly fairs of religious nature because from the beginning, man believes in worshiping deities due to the fear of divine powers. These fairs, although religious, are also secular in nature. In this research paper, local fairs from Ambala, Kurukshetra, Pehowa, Kaithal, Tohana in Haryana have been collected and their historical background has been described. Information about the fairs of Haryana collected during the field research work was collected and a historical perspective of these fairs was presented. At fairs, people forget all their sorrows and dance in happiness. The look of the people who go to the fair is different. They feel like they are going to the wedding procession as grooms. At that time, the adornment and dress of the people are the only things to see. Fairs and festivals have been going
on in a traditional form. Although the ways of celebrating them have changed.

Punjabi Drama of Haryana

2025-10-12T14:30:19-04:00

Drama is a form of literature which is not only studied as a literary work but is also performed or staged on stage. Every playwright creates plays inspired by the nature of his experience, his life perception and purpose. Through drama, the playwright presents most of the contemporary problems to the readers and the audience and guides the society. Punjabi
literary tradition has spread to the modern times passing through spiritual consciousness, cultural values, feudal system and capitalist thinking. Through various forms of literature like poetry, novel, story, prose etc., the writer is fulfilling his duty towards literature and society and the playwright who creates dramatic literature is also not behind in this work. Although
the beginning of modern Punjabi drama is considered to have been with I. C. Nanda in the twentieth century, its roots are very old. Today, the playwrights who compose Punjabi plays may be living in different states of India or in different countries, but being connected to Punjabi cultural values, they are also composing plays like other forms of literature. Apart from Punjab, plays are also being composed in Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana in India. Although plays are being composed in lesser quantity in Haryana compared to other forms of literature, still Punjabi plays of Haryana are gradually strengthening their roots. In this research paper, under the topic ‘Punjabi Plays of Haryana: Survey and Evaluation’, an attempt will be made to survey the plays of Punjabi playwrights of Haryana and present their evaluation according to the ability and this research paper will be useful for the needy researchers by providing important information about Punjabi playwrights of Haryana. In the course of this study, discussions will be held on the well-known playwrights of Haryana like Didar Singh, Ishar Singh Tangh and Sukhchain Singh Bhandari as well as on the new emerging playwrights. An attempt will be made to shed light on the state and direction of Punjabi drama in Haryana by presenting details of the plays being composed by the upcoming Punjabi playwrights from different districts of Haryana like Fatehabad, Ambala, Karnal etc. on various problems.

Poetry of Human Consciousness and Self-Dialogue

2025-10-12T14:17:04-04:00

Contemporary Punjabi poetry is being written keeping the present human existence in the center. Currently, issues like the self-existence of man have become the main focus of contemporary poetry. This poetry, taking various concerns in its fold, is expressing the feelings of the common man instead of keeping any particular man in the center. Pal Kaur's poetic sensibility
has its own special place in the Punjabi poetry of Haryana. The poetic sensibility in Pal Kaur's poetry collection 'Savikar Ton Baad' has been chosen as the subject for the present research paper. Various concerns related to human self-identity have been made the basis in this poetry collection. In this era of globalization, due to separation from the group and the emergence of loneliness, the individual identity of man is being lost, due to which man is becoming less sensitive. Man is abandoning human values due to his materialistic interests. This study has made an attempt to identify the internal dialogue and inner conflict of the modern man by making the poetry collection 'Savikar Ton Baad' as a basis. One aspect of modern poetry is interested in the existence of women and the presentation of female consciousness. The main tone of Pal Kaur's poetry also speaks of the journey from female thought to female consciousness. Thus, the main concerns in Pal Kaur's poetry have been identified in the research paper at hand.

Story Collection Zanani Paud

2025-10-12T13:51:19-04:00

Kesra Ram is an important story writer in the current Punjabi story of Haryana. He has been continuously contributing story collections to Punjabi story literature for a long time. So far, seven story collections have been published in which the socio-economic and political situation of Haryana, as well as various concerns from around the world, have been presented. The basis of his acceptance in the Punjabi story world is his story subject, narrative pattern and visual presentation. In the story collection
‘Zanani Paud’, the immorality of the time, materialistic trends, crisis of relationships and many other cultural-social crises have been presented through the special craft of narrative. He presents the condition of women well through his stories. What kind of pitiful conditions are there in the present-day society of women, how do they suffer due to their suppressed desires and the oppression of men? Kesara Ram expresses his point through satire in the story collection ‘Zanani Paud’. Reading his work creates a kind of unease in the heart of the reader. His style is so artistic that once we start reading his stories, we cannot leave it in the middle.

Punjabi Poetry of Haryana

2025-10-12T13:18:25-04:00

Punjabi poetry of Haryana is multifaceted and multi-coloured. Punjabi
poetry of Haryana has a special identity in terms of subject and form. Poetry
was composed under many ideologies in Haryana. Ideologies are not
presented only through words, concepts, or thoughts, but are absorbed from
beginning to end, up to conscious and unconscious concepts. In which the
subject matter of poetry is the study of art, thought, and memory. Which is
related to human knowledge and existence. Ideology is the flow of feelings
and thoughts, which continues to spread. Society, man and ideology
develop according to the same concept and influence and are influenced by
each other. Poetry, which started from religiosity, entered progressivism
with a new consciousness. For progress, the words progress, and forward
are used. Things moving forward on the path of development are a model
of progress. The progressive poetry of Haryana comes to the fore with the
names of Harbhajan Singh Rainu, Harbhajan Singh Komal, Kartar Singh
Sumer, Rattan Singh Dhillon, Prof. Darshan Natt and Pal Kaur. Through
their poetry, these poets express the wealth-poverty, high-low social
compassion, pain, human exploitation, and the condition of women, which
develops social consciousness.

Poetic Discourse of Social Consciousness

2025-10-12T14:40:24-04:00

Consciousness is an important aspect of human existence. Being conscious of a person's living in society and dealing with contemporary social challenges has been a part of human development since time immemorial. When this consciousness is read from the Indian perspective, it is understood that spirituality is considered the axis of Indian thought and consciousness. Different spiritual streams have been contributing to Indian philosophy according to their own merits. The entire literature created in the field of devotional poetry addresses humanity. In devotional literature, one strand of Bhagat Ravidas's Bani is connected to the surface of spiritual concepts and the other strand is seen to be related to social concerns. Making contemporary problems an impact in his Bani is clear proof of being a humanist. His poetry and personality seem to be intertwined with spiritual and social issues. Although Bhagat Ravidas Ji's poetry is available from other sources as well, for this paper, his poetry recorded in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is to be considered and the possibilities of the 'Begampura' model suggested by him are to be explored. In this context, the main objective of this research paper is to know the current relevance
of his poetry.

An Artistic Study of the Story Collection ‘Zanani Paud’ by Kesara Ram

2025-10-12T14:22:31-04:00

The new generation is always expected to do something new. It is expected that they should be able to think and move ahead of the times instead of following the footsteps of the times. Kesara Ram, a fourth-generation storyteller in the Punjabi story field, is a signature whose pen has made its own special place in the Punjabi story world. He is a capable storyteller who presents the words and actions of the characters from a new perspective, keeping in mind the structure and texture of the story. While presenting the narrative of the events in the story in a systematic manner, he opens the deep layers of the characters with unique artistic techniques and reveals his theme through these techniques. In the research paper handled by Asade, the artistry of Kesara Ram’s story collection ‘Zanani Paud’ has been made the subject of study/analysis.

A Stylistic Study of the Poetry Collection ‘Asahimat’ by Ramesh Kumar

2025-10-12T14:10:27-04:00

Ramesh Kumar is known as a special and versatile poet in contemporary Punjabi poetry of Haryana. Ramesh Kumar’s poems have a combination of nature, human and artistic beauty. Sympathy for the oppressed and concerned about their future, desire for peace and unity at the international level, correct response to the events and movements taking place in the country and abroad, sharp eye on national-international socio-political situations, deep respect for man, values, faith and aesthetic consciousness result in his poetry communicating directly with real life. After studying the poems, keeping in mind the new meanings and linguistic beauty present in his poems, the main objective of this research paper is to conduct a stylistic study of his poems. Through stylistic study, several paradigms have been constructed to understand and judge Ramesh Kumar's poems, including selection, variation, parallelism and sparseness. After studying and evaluating Ramesh Kumar's poems with their help, it emerges that Ramesh Kumar's poems prove to be unique and important on the basis of style. His poems will serve as a source of inspiration for future generations.