Narayan Shyam
Introductory / TSW Citation
Famous Sindhi Poet – Sahitya Academy Award – Sindhi Book – Wari-a-Bharyo Paland
Pioneer of Sindhi Gazal Narayan Shyam was known for the experiments with thoughts. He has enriched the Sindhi Literature and Sindhi Poem world not only use of new words but by using new symbolic ways and redefinition the Sindhi poem, he has changed the tempo of Sindhi poem from the traditional lover’s expression or Romance showring words and philosophical expressions to thoughts and feelings of common sindhi people. Narayan Shyam has written with equal authority and perfection it may be the Sindhi poem, Sindhi Song, A Gazal or Haiku, even Rubye, Doha and Saratha. Just look at one illustration Haiku of Narayan Shyam
सूरन में हिक नारि – साम्हूं अंब जे वण मंझां – कोइल जी गूंजार ।
महकी वेल सुबूह जी खणी माक फुडा साणु, पुछन पंखडियूं बुधाय त छो न सो रंगु न सा सुरंह
रंग रती लहर चवे आशींदे लज मरां मां आजाद सचल, उथिया छड़े बार वारीअ भरियो पलांद
(Coloured words are title of published book of Narayan Shyam )
Biography / About - Narayan Shyam
Narayan Shyam was born as the son of Dewan Gokuldas and Jamunadevi Narwani on 22 July 1922 at a small village Khahi Kasim of Taluka Naushahro Feroze of Nawab shah district in Sindh. As he grows the freedom movement gets more and more stronger, at the time of partition in 1947 he was working as teacher of Persian [Farsi] language at his birth village.
After the partition family was shifted to India and Narayan completed his B.A. from Mumbai University. Soon he was in service of post and telegram department in the accounts section as a clerk. His poetry was unique in the sense that when he started his literary journey, he was lover boy of the critics but after the partition his language become so easy to understand that he become darling of masses.
Masters and critics of the Sindhi language and literature have a common view about the famous Sindhi poet Narayan Shyam that he the only one after the Shah Sahib who not only have control on language and expression but he is the ocean of vocabulary even in Farsi also.
During the entire period from 1953 to 1988 [Time span of his first and last publication] though he wrote only 11 books but still his every word and line is still worth to watch. I would like to quote just four lines from his book “Wari-a-Bharyo Paland” for which he was honored with prestigious “Sahitya Academy Award” in 1970.
सारो डींहुं कन्दा रहिया
बार नंदीअ जे भरि रांदि
सांझीअ महल छडे उथिया
वारीअ भरियलु पलांद।
He retired from service 1980 as the Head clerk and has worked as the convener of Sahitya Academy from 1978 to 1987. He died on 10 January 1989 at Delhi.
Before I conclude this biographic article on Narayan Shyam, I would like to share a few lines of poetry of this great personality of Sindhi literature
के गीत एकान्त में मूं गाया आहिन
के गीत मूं दुनिया खे बुधाया आहिनि
मेठाजु हयातीअ जो मगर तिनमें आ
जे गीत चपनि ते ई न आया आहिनि।
Probably by these words Narayan Shyam was willing to indicate towards the never ending journey of life.
Literary Contribution
List of Books by Narayan Shyam
1953: Mak Phuda [With Hari Dilgir]
1955: Pankhrun
1957: Rang Rati Lahar
1962: Roshan Chhanvaro
1964: Mak Bina Rabel
1968: Wari-a-Bharyo Paland
1972: Achhiende Laj Maran
1983: Mahaki Vel Subah Ji
1987: N So Rangu N So Surhan
1988: Dati Ain Hayat 1 and 2
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Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award: Year 1970
Title of Book: Wari-a-Bharyo Paland
Famous and popular Sindhi folk singer Bhagwanti Navani is eventually immortal as she even after losing the physical existence still alive at hearts of thousands and thousands of Sindhi music lovers. Often called as Sindhi Koyel Bhagwanti was born on 01 Feb 1940 at Nasarpur. Undisputed queen of Singing Sindhi Lada (marriage ritual songs) Bhagwanti will always be remembered for singing Sukhamani Sahib (Guru Bani) in Sindhi. She also acted in Sindhi film Sindhua Je Kinare. On 22 Oct 1986 she left for heavenly abode.