Dayachand Mayna Explained

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. 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.
• Badgujar, Rajinder (Ed.) (2012). Dayachand Mayna Ki Chuninda Raagniyaan. Kaithal, Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan.

Further reading

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

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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: दयाचंद मायना / परिचय - कविता कोश. kavitakosh.org. hi. 2017-01-29.
2. Web site: बोस इसी साड़ी ल्यादे दु:ख दूर उमर भर का हो / दयाचंद मायना - कविता कोश. kavitakosh.org. hi. 2017-01-29. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202060437/http://kavitakosh.org/kk/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%81:%E0%A4%96_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B_/_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE. dead.
3. Book: Badgujar, Dr. Rajendra. Mahashaya Dayachand Haryanvi Granthawali. Sukriti Prakashan. 2011. 978-8188796236. Kaithal,Haryana.
4. Book: Badgujar, Dr. Rajinder. Dayachand Mayna Ki Chuninda Raagniyaan. Sukriti Prakashan. 2012. 978-8188796724. Kaithal,Haryana. Introduction.
5. News: Mahishasur and Ambedkar in Chajjulal Silana's verses. 2016-10-18. Forward Press. en-US. 2017-01-29.