Games and barns swing on whose songs
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Dinesh Kukreti
The pen moved from his hands and the scent of paper songs rose. Dandi-Kanthi swung when he broke his throat. On the call of footsteps, the fields and barns started to tremble. He went ahead and the folk got excited with the smell of the soil. Poets, lyricists, singers, musicians, theater personalities, dance directors, theatrical directors, dialogues writers, all resembled his stature. Such a unique personality is that of Jeet Singh Negi, the founder of Garhwali.
We take you to a time when there was no entertainment except gramophone and radio. However, this money used to be with the money also. While radio was a sign of prosperity, gramophone was a luxury. In the year 1955, Garhwali songs started broadcasting from AIR Delhi. It was then Jeet Singh Negi who got the credit for being the first song 'Geet Singer' of the radio. The Tibetans began to tremble in the notes of the folk and the fields and barns rose up. Lok had found his Messiah.Heartfelt voice burst from Negi's throat, 'Thou Holi dandyun maa bira ghasiyari ka maa, maa maa teri streetu mein mi ronu chhaun pardes maa' When the ears of the ghazers fell into their ears, their eyes were blurred. It is such a classic work in the history of folklore that has crossed the limits of popularity. In the heart of every Uttarakhandi, the song 'Jeet' started beating.
It was not the only song to stir up the sea of folk. Before this, in the year 1949, Negiji had recorded six Garhwali songs from 'Young India' Gramophone Company Mumbai. At that time, these songs which became the beauty of gramophone, became very popular and were appreciated. In later years, Negiji became the voice of Uttarakhand. The reflection of the mountain is reflected in each of his songs.
Negi ji wrote hundreds of accidental disconnections of the sad Karun life of the migrant hill, which was stricken by lack. In these, there is an expression of innocent, natural and natural love. In addition to the songs, Negiji also composed several classics plays. 'Maletha ki kool', 'heavy mistake', 'Jeetu Bagdwal' are his famous plays which have been staged in many cities of the country. Till the last time his old eyes kept dreaming, of a rich culture, of a prosperous Uttarakhand. However, in old age, the steps started to stagger, but, the resolution never deterred, the pen did not stop.
There was no one like negi
The leadership of folk singer Jeet Singh Negi played an important role in the cultural activities of Garhwal. His uniqueness in making and decorating Garhwali songs was recognized not only by Vidyanivas Mishra, the then secretary of Lok Sahitya Samiti Uttar Pradesh, Thakur Jayadev Singh, the then chief producer (music) of All India Radio. Not only this, the prevalence and popularity of his songs was also certified by the Census Survey Department of India.
How long will the milk sob
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Seven years ago, I had the opportunity to interview famous folk singer Jeet Singh Negi. Probably this was Negiji's last interview. When the conversation started, Negi started saying, "Where did we want to go and where did we reach." Where has she lost her apnea (familiarity). Thought his traditions would prosper in his kingdom. People's affection for customs will increase. But here, the opposite Ganges started flowing. Both art and artists are hurt. Dudhboli is sobbing, but no one can see her tears. All are cool in themselves, neither is concerned with culture nor about rites. Ó Saying 'Sur Samrat' Jeet Singh Negi got lost in the depths of the past.
Now my yearning was increasing, but I did not say anything. Rather, I dare not say that. Well! Negiji broke the silence and started saying, 'It hurts so much, when even close to your loved ones makes you feel worthless. There is a veil of selfishness on everyone's eyes. Then whether he is a leader or an officer, nobody has anything to do with Uttarakhand. Thought that language-culture would be promoted under his rule. Garhwali-Kumaoni will be honored. But what happened. In these ten years, we could not muster the courage to make Garhwali-Kumaoni the second official language. Neither a concrete culture policy was made nor a film policy.
Every word of Negiji was hurting like a hammer. It seemed as if Uttarakhand itself is expressing its pain. He said, 'I never thought of earning money. My aim has always been the prosperity of folk culture. However, today culture is considered as a means of entertainment. Will such a culture survive?
Negiji songs are also deeply hurt by the increasing disorderliness and lightness. He says, "Cutting songs off their soil is very damaging to the culture." Neither serious artists will be born by this nor art will be patronized. मुताबिक According to them, the poet is an age-visionary. He not only preserves history but also guides the future.
A series of things continued. It was also fun. I was wishing that Negiji kept saying and I would keep on listening. But, there are restrictions of time. So, I also asked permission to go. Slowly, you came out to leave and while leaving, do not forget to say that now you can do something for your culture. For your language.
Life circle
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Name: Jeet Singh Negi
Date of Birth: 2-2-1925Died: Ashadh Krishna Amavasya 21 June 2020
Parents: Roopdei Devi-Sultan Singh Negi
Place of Birth: Village Manal Patti Padulsun Pauri Garhwal
Marital Status: Married Children: One son, two daughters
Education: Intermediate
Primary education: Kandara, Pauri Garhwal
Middle: Memio, Myanmar
Matriculation: Government College Pauri Garhwal
Intermediate: DAV College Dehradun
Residence: 108/12, Dharampur Dehradun
Compositions (in Garhwali)
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Published
Geet Ganga: Song Collection
Jaunal Magari: Song Collection
Chham Gungru Bazla: Song Collection
Maletha's Cool: Historical Song Drama
Massive mistake: social drama
Unpublished
Jeetu Bagdwal: Historical Songs
Raju Postman: Ekanki
Rami: song play
Pativrata Rami: Hindi drama
Raju Postman: Ekanki Hindi adaptation
Staged drama
Heavy mistake: In the year 1952, under the aegis of Garhwal Bhatru Mandal Mumbai, this Garhwali drama was successfully staged. This was the first major drama of the migrant Garhwalis of Mumbai. Successful directing and staging of this play from the stage of Himalaya Kala Sangam Delhi in 1954-55.
Maletha Ki Gool: Staged for the first time in 1970 Dehradun. Then in 1983 five performances in Dehradun under the auspices of the hill art stage. Staged 18 times in Chandigarh, Delhi, Tehri, Mussoorie and Mumbai.
Jeetu Bagdwal: Staged in Dehradun in 1984 under the aegis of the hill art stage. Eight performances of the drama in 1986 in Dehradun itself. Four performances again in 1987 in Chandigarh.
Rami: Successful staging in Narendra Nagar in 1961 on the occasion of Tagore Centenary. Apart from this, staging in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Mussoorie, Meerut, Saharanpur etc.
Raju Postman: Staging of this Hindi-Garhwali mixed unit at Tagore Theater under the aegis of Garhwal Sabha Chandigarh. Staged seven times in other cities including Moradabad, Dehradun.
Broadcast from air
'Jitu Bagdwal' and 'Maletha's Cool' drama broadcast from Akashvani Najibabad. Since 1954, AIR broadcasts Garhwali songs from Delhi, Lucknow and Najibabad five or six hundred times.
'Rami' song drama Hindi adaptation of Delhi Doordarshan for the first time
Demonstration of folk songs and dances from 1950 to now in various cities
Achievements
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1. The composer, composer and vocal emperor of various extinct, semi-choreographed tunes of Garhwali folk songs. Enhanced the melodies of the Uttarakhand family by incorporating the melodious melodies of other hill regions. Revived ancient, lost and forgotten melodies with their original talent. The different forms of nature are embodied in his songs like the swirling clouds, the sprinklers, the springs, the springs, the girdle of the birds, the smile of flowers, the tweet of birds. Like - 'My maita's country neither bass ghoul, nor bass ghooghuti ghou-stare'. Hearing the melodious notes of Garhwali folk songs emanating from the mouth of Negi, humans and animals also forget their destination.
2. The first Garhwali folk songwriter, who recorded six songs in the first Garhwali folk songs 'His Master's Voice and Angel New Recording'.
3. Through Garhwali folk songs, the ancient and modern social, political, cultural and religious ideas of Garhwal were associated with the life of the people and expressed them in plays and songs.
4. For future generation of lyricists, the tone, rhythm, rhythm and melody of Garhwali folk songs paved the way for research.
5. Through the Garhwali folk songs and plays, guided the creators to their living. Many of his compositions are also being made today.
Cultural activities
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In the year 1942, singing life started with the recitation of Garhwali songs, composed from theatrical forums of Pauri, the cultural capital of Garhwal, since student life itself. From the very beginning, singing folk songs in catchy melodies became popular.
- Recording of six Garhwali songs from 'Young India' Gramophone Company Mumbai in the year 1949. These songs became very popular and were appreciated.
In the year 1954, he played assistant director in 'Khalifa' movie produced by Mumbai-based film company Movie India. At the same time, he worked as an assistant director in the film 'Fourteenth Night', which was produced by Mumbai's 'Moon Art Picture'.
-Also served as Assistant Music Director at National Gramophone Recording Company Mumbai.
- Lyrics singer of the first batch when Garhwali songs started airing from AIR Delhi in the year 1955.
Directing colorful programs to give cultural direction to the girl students at Raghumal Arya Kanya Pathshala in Delhi in the year 1955 itself. In the same year, the leadership of the cultural party under the auspices of the Hill Public Development Committee at the reception of the Chinese delegation in Kanpur. Apart from this, major contribution to public awareness through Garhwali songs related to progressive and agricultural upliftment in the grand conference of migrant Garhwalis based in Delhi related to Garhwal land reform.
Directing cultural programs of Saraswati College Delhi in 1955-56.
The leadership of the Garhwal Group in a cultural festival filled with mountain folklore-dance inaugurated by the then Union Home Minister Pt Govind Ballabh Pant in 1956. In the same year participated in the singing of religious inspirational songs on the occasion of Buddha Jayanti celebrations in Lansdowne. Also touring other cities organizing Garhwali folk songs.
In 1957, Vidyanivas Mishra, Secretary of Lok Sahitya Samithi Uttar Pradesh, invited singing of vocal Garhwali folk songs for special recording, acceptance of songs and their recording.
Recording of eight Garhwali songs, which were highly popular and appreciated, by themselves singing for HMV and Columbia Gramophone Company in 1957 and 1964.
- Presentation of hill program on behalf of Garhwal in Lucknow, cultural program organized by Information Department and Public Literature Committee in 1957. Also actively participated in Garhwali language poetry recitation.
- Participated in Kavi Sammelan and cultural program in first summer festival in Lansdowne in 1957. On this occasion, members of the Garhwal Cultural Development Committee were elected.
- Leadership of Garhwal's folk-dance troupe at the historic Virat Cultural Conference held in Dehradun in 1957. After that, the art secretary of this institution was elected.
Organizing and performing folk songs and dances from the stage of mountain cultural conference Dehradun in 1960
Demonstration of folk songs and dances from the stage of hill cultural conference Dehradun in 1962.
In 1963, under the auspices of the Harijan Sevak Sangh Dehradun, the unprecedented organizing of folk songs and dances by training mountain child artists for the National Security Fund. The announcers of this program were also made child actors.
Directing a panoramic program for Harijan Sevak Sangh in Srinagar Garhwal in 1964.
- Leadership of Garhwali Cultural Group in the program of folk songs and dance of Uttarakhand under the aegis of Garhwal Bhatru Mandal Mumbai in 1966.
Decision in colorful event competitions of educational and cultural institutions on the occasion of Mussoorie Autumn Festival in 1970.
Presentation of cultural programs in Dehradun by its cultural team on the stage of Garhwal Sabha Moradabad in 1972.
Directed cultural programs by Garhwali artists from 1976 for Garhwal Bhatru Mandal Mumbai.
Presentation of cultural program by his team for Delhi Doordarshan at the inauguration of Mussoorie TV Tower in 1979.
-Active part in colorful program on the occasion of centenary celebrations of Central Defense Accounts in 1979. Presentation of cultural program in the same year by its cultural team on the occasion of Mussoorie Autumn Festival.
In 1980, under the aegis of the Garhwal Sabha Chandigarh, the leadership of the cultural team in the Tagore Theater and presentation of colorful programs.
After the formation of the hill art stage in 1982, four performances of cultural programs in Dehradun and four performances of cultural programs on the stage of Garhwal Sabha Chandigarh in the same year.
Nominated as Secretary of Mountain Arts Forum in 1983.
Presided over the Garhwali Kavi Sammelan of Garhwali Samaj, Kanpur in 1986.
- Leadership of Hill Art Forum in 1987 in Allahabad organized cultural event organized by Government of India.
- Judged in the competition of music, singing, dance and drama held at the National Institute of Dehradun in 1987 for the visually impaired.
The honor
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-Raghumal Arya Kanya Pathshala honored in 1955 for cultural programs by Delhi.Honored by Akhil Garhwal Sabha Dehradun for song Ganga, the first collection of Garhwali songs in 1956.
Honored by District Collector Mohammad Butt on the occasion of sports and cultural competition organized by Provincial Defense Team Dehradun in 1956.
Honored for Garhwali folk music in 1955 towards the Hill Public Development Institute of Delhi.
Awarded for cultural programs by Saraswati College Delhi in 1956.
Citation in 1957 by Acharya Narendra Dev Shastri and MP Bhaktadarshan.
Honored by the cultural cultural conference Dehradun for the colorful programs of folk songs on the occasion of Republic Day in 1958.
- The title of 'Lokratna' by Sahitya Sammelan Chamoli in 1962.
Honored by Himalaya Kala Sangam Dehradun for successful staging of 'Maletha ki Kool' drama in 1970.
Honored by Defense Accounts Recreation Club CDA Dehradun in 1979.
- Commendation letter from Akashvani Najibabad on passing the folk music auditions in 1980.
Honored by District Collector Atul Chaturvedi on behalf of Doon Recreation Club on the occasion of Independence Day in 1984.
'Garh Ratna' by Garhwal Bhatru Mandal Mumbai in 1990
Academy Award by Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Academy in 1995, 'Dunaratna' by Citizens' Council Institute Dehradun.
-1999 in Uttarakhand Festival Dehradun 'Milestone' Award.
First 'Mohan Upreti Folk Culture' Award from Almora Union in 2000.
-2003 collective civic accolades on behalf of 18 social organizations of Dehradun.
'Dr. Shivanand Nautiyal Smriti Samman' by Dr. Shivanand Foundation in 2011.
-2016 'Life Time Achievement' Award in 'Swarotsav' organized by Dainik Jagran
Engagement
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-Entertainment Club Pauri-Garhwal
Himalaya Kala Sangam, Delhi
-Family Public Welfare Committee, Delhi
-Garwal Bhatru Mandal, Mumbai
-Himalaya Kala Sangam, Dehradun
-Cultural Cultural Conference, Dehradun
-Cultural Arts Forum, Dehradun
-Saraswati College, Delhi
-Shell Suman, Mumbai
Akhil Garhwal Sabha, Dehradun
-Garwal Ramlila Council, Dehradun
-Gwalwal Sahitya Mandal, Delhi
-Uttar Pradesh Harijan Sevak Samaj, Dehradun
-Indian Servant Society, Dehradun
The album
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-Ravenai Rajula
- Contribution to Bengali cinema
Wrote the dialogues and lyrics of 'My Pyari Bawai'.
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