Songs Of Soil

Padma Shri Haladhar Nag is a Poet-Singer-Kavi-Bard-Balladeer-Troubadour- Minstrel: all rolled into one. A living icon of the rich folk literary traditions of Sambalpuri-Koshali language and region, he has written more than a thousand poems including epic poems. This book introduces the readers to the amazing poetry of the unschooled Bard by presenting a translation of ten of his signature poems: Ancient Banyan Tree (Dhado Bargach), Our Village Graveyard (Amar Gaanr Masan Pada), Kamdhenu (Kamdhenu), A Spring Morning (Chaitar Sakal), A Letter to Kavi Haladhar (Kabi Haladhar ke chithi), Feast (Bhuji), Remember (Bhabinia), A Squirrel (Guncha), Magshir (Magshiren), and Dasra Arrives (Aela Dasra). Sambalpuri-Koshali region of Odisha has a population of more than 15 million and has a robust and dynamic folk culture.

• | Author: P. K.
• | Publisher: Notion Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 24, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 90 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Poetry
• | ISBN-10: 1636060765
• | ISBN-13: 9781636060767