Shashi Shekhara Nand Saklani: A Poet of Inspirational and Preaching Subjects

Critical and Chronological History of Modern Garhwali Poetry –)

                    Literature Historian:  Bhishma Kukreti

           Shashi Shekhara Nand (Shashishekharanand) Saklani is one of the architects of initial development of Modern Garhwali Poetry in first part of twentieth century.

          Shashi Shekhara Nand Saklani (Shashishekharanand) was born in 1855 in Shrinagar, Pauri Garhwal and expired in 1948.  Shashi Shekhara Nand (Shashishekharanand) Saklani took education in Pauri, Bareli and took government job. Shashi Shekhara Nand Saklani (Shashishekharanand) was deputy Commissioner of Kumaon Commissionery and retired in 1917.  It seems he started creating Garhwali Poetry after his retirement.

           Shashi Shekhara Nand Saklani (Shashishekharanand) lost his vision a couple of years after his retirement. His eldest daughter in law Mrs.. Vinduvasani Saklani used to write his dictation of Garhwali poetries. Mrs. Vinduvasani published his poetry collections Pushpanjali in 1949 on his Barkhi Shradh (Ritual one after his death).

          He was very social person and always used to think for social causes. Therefore, the social benefits are main subjects of his poetries. He used conventional Sanskrit poetry style in His Garhwali Poetries.

     

            धन खूब कमा यदि चैंद सुख 

  शशिशेखरानन्द सकलानी (1855 -1948 ) की एक कविता
                

           

अकुलीन कुलीन बणे धन ते 

धन हीन गिरे सबका मन ते 

कुइ भि वइ  कौं नि लगौंदो मुख 

धन खूब कमा यदि चैंद सुख 

जैमु छ पैसा कुलवान वी छ 

शास्त्रर्थी पंडित गुणवान वी छ 

छ्विंयाळ सुंदर बलवान वी छ 

लक्ष्मी दींदारि सब मान को छ 

निर्धन मा अर मृतक मा , क्या कुछ फर्क छ और ?

उठपड़ करि दम पुर्द यो , वो निश्चन्त इक ठौर। 

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