Jwaain Meru Chhotu: Ravanlti Folk Song Strongly Criticizing Child Age Marriage Tradition

Oriental/Asian Ravanlti Folk Literature from Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna-Tons Valley Region, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Garhwal -39  

  रवांइ, उत्तरकाशी  , देहरादून गढ़वाल क्षेत्र  के  प्रचलित   रंवाल्टी  लोक गीत- 39      

                 Translation, Interpretation by: Bhishma Kukreti

  Child marriage tradition especially grills marriage at early young hood was very common in Uttarakhand and worldwide in past time that before fifties. Ravain area was no exception.

  Still the child marriage is common in various regions of globe. Following report (200-2011) will provide the idea of child marriage across the world.

Rank-----------    Country ---------------% Girls Married before 18

1----------------Niger-------------------75

2----------------Chad--------------------72

3------------Bangladesh----------------66

4------------------Guinea --------------63

5-----------------Central African Rep---------61

6----------------Mali--------------------------55

7---------------Mozambique------------------52

8------------------Malawi -----------------------50

9---------------Madagascar-----------------------48

10---------------Sierra Leon --------------------48

11-----------------Burkina Faso---------------------48

12-----------------------India-------------------------47

13----------------------Eritrea ----------------------47

14----------------------Uganda----------------------46

15----------------------Somalia-----------------------45

16-----------------Nicaragua---------------------------43

17-------------------Zambia ----------------------------42

18----------------Ethiopia--------------------------------41

19----------------Nepal-----------------------------------41

20---------------Dominican Republic ------------------40

(United Nations Population funds)  

  The child marriage has many reasons as political, caste systems and tens of social reasons.

   

Ravanlti Folk Song Strongly Criticizing Child Age Marriage Tradition

 The following song lines suggest that the society was aware about harms of child marriage. The initiating lines of folk song criticizing child marriage show the sensitivity of folk song creator too.

        बाल विवाह आलोचना के रंवाल्टी लोक गीत 


(सन्दर्भ: महावीर रंवाल्टा, 2011, उत्तराखंड में रंवाइ क्षेत्र के लोक साहित्य की मौखिक परंपरा, उदगाता,पृष्ठ 48 56 )  
( इंटरनेट प्रस्तुति  एवं अतिरिक्त व्याखा - भीष्म कुकरेती )

 उपाड़ी तु कुडू पैलीं क साउर कूण तौंले बुरु?पैंसा गाढ़ी खोटू सासू मेरी डाग ज्वाइं मेरु छोटू

A Woman- Dear friend! Why are you sad?

Second woman- My mother in law is bad evil and my husband is child.

Copyright Interpretation, @ Bhishma Kukreti 16/7/2013 

   References:

Ranvalta, Mahaveer. 2011, Uttarakhand me Ravain Kshetr ke Lok Sahitya ki Maukhik Parmapara, Udgata, page 48-56

Oriental/Asian Folk Literature from Ravain/Rawaeen, Yamuna-Tons Valley Region, Uttarkashi, Dehradun, Garhwal to be continued …40 

( रवांइ क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; हर की दून, रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; जानकी चट्टी, रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; फुल चट्टी , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; मोरी रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; पुजेली , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; पुरोला , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; बनाल पट्टी ,रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषाजागर, लोक गीत ; राढ़ी डांडा,  रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ;यमुनोत्री , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; हनुमान चट्टी , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; खरसाली रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; गंगनाणी ,  रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; बडकोट , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; नौगाँव , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; आराकोट , रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; जर्मोला धार रवांइ -उत्तरकाशी क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ;लाखामंडल,  रवांइ -देहरादून  क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ;चकरौता  रवांइ -देहरादून  क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ;अनहोल रवांइ -देहरादून  क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत ; त्यूणी  रवांइ -देहरादून  क्षेत्र के रंवाल्टी  भाषा जागर, लोक गीत श्रृखला जारी)

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