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Daag Utarno Mantra: A Folk Ritual Song for Removing Influence of Evil Eye of Garhwal and Kumaun


Notes on Asian Folk Culture, Indian Folk Culture, North Indian  Folk Culture, Himalayan Folk Culture, Uttarakhandi Folk Culture, Kumauni Folk Culture, Garhwali Folk Culture

                                By: Bhishma Kukreti
                  The concept of evil eye is universal concept. The evil eye means the look which causes injury or harm. In Garhwal and Kumaun, Evil Eye concept persists in today time too. 
                                         Evil Eye concept in United States
                   Henry Gamache (1946) published a book ‘Terrors of Evil Eye Exposed’ and he delivers the direction for protecting Evil Eyes.
                                         Evil Eye concept in Mexico
  In Mexico the concept of evil eye is called ‘mal ojo’ as a Spanish word.  As in Kumauni and Garhwali community ‘mal ojo’ is also used for an envious evil eye.
                                         Evil Eye concept in Albania
  In Albania the concept of Evil eye is referred as ‘Syni Keg/gheg’ or ‘syri I keg’
                                       Evil Eye concept in Arabic language             
  In Arabic language or Arabic world, the concept of Evil eye and its danger is called ‘ayn al hasud’
                                       Ethiopian  Evil Eye concept
 There is concept of evil eye in Ethiopia and Buda is power of bad eye.
                                            Japanese concept of Evil eye
In Japanese, the word for evil eye is ‘jagan’
                                      Evil Eye concept in Germany
  In German language the Evil Eye concept is called ‘boser blick’
                                          Evil Eye concept in Greece                                   
                                             
  Greek use ‘matiasma’ word for Evil Eye concept and is 600 B.C. old concept.
                                  Evil Eye concept in Turky
The word for Evil eye in Turkish is ‘kem goz’
                                      Words for Evil Eye concept in Brazil and Portugal
   Word for Evil Eye in Brazil and Portugal is ‘mau olhado’

                                           Evil Eye concept in Spain
The word for evil ye in Spanish is ‘mal de ojo’

                                            Evil Eye concept in Israel Hebrew
  The word for Evil Eye in Hebrew is ‘ayin hara’
                                                     Evil Eye concept in Hungary
  Hungarian call ‘szemmelveres’ to evil Eye
                                         Evil Eye concept in Sanskrit
Drishti dosh ‘is word for Evil eye in Sanskrit
                        In all area, the people perform rituals for removing evil eye through the healer or Mantrik

Daag Utarno Mantra: A Folk Ritual Song for removing Influence of Evil Eye of Garhwal and Kumaun
  The following Mantra is common for removing Influence of Evil Eye in Garhwal and Kumaun. Mantrik performs the ritual as is done in Maharashtra. The Mantrik reads ritual and does mix ash making the ash as holy ash.
  There is Islamic influence on this mantra. Therefore, the mantra is new or three hundred old or so.
कुमाऊं व गढ़वाल में प्रचलित दाग उतारने का मंत्र /नजर उतारने का मंत्र
Daag Utarno Mantra: A Folk Ritual Song for removing Influence of Evil Eye of Garhwal and Kumaun


ओउम नमो गुरु जी को आदेस .
हो वीर चक्र धारिणी असमानीय पठान आयो मैद्दा लोदा पठान को नाली
खाप्राचारी को बेटा लद्दाक दलैला पठान अमर पचि म्स्लानी फकरी खुले में पड़ता है
संगी नाम भजता है , पूजा अपनी लेता है ,
सरे जादू मंगता है , चौकी अपनी रखता है,
सुमरन सेज वे कु लगाना पड़ता है, निगुरु पन्थ्य को मार,
लेटा दि मसाणि को मार,
गुजरनि तुरखाणि को मार,
मुसलमानी उढत कौ मार,
सेरजादू को मार,
मुसलमानी की चौट को मार,
मारी बदकरनी लाई तो , स्वा शेर को तु सो नी पायी
मुर्गा की बली नी पायी ,
दम को दरिया को वाच बासो नी पायी , फॉर मंत्र जाग मंत्र जंत्र इश्वरी वाच .

A Folk Ritual Song for removing Influence of Evil Eye popular in Maharashtra, West India 
महाराष्ट्र में प्रचलित दाग उतारने का मंत्र


ओउम नमो गुरु जी को आदेस
तुझ्या नवे भूत पळे , प्रेत पळे, खबीस पळे, सब पळे अरिष्ट पळे
न पळे गुरु की गोरख नाथ की बीद माहीचले गुरु की संगत मेरी भगत चले मंत्र इश्वरा वाचा
  Both the above Mantras of Garhwal-Kumaun and Maharashtra are based on Nathpanth sect. Maharishtrian Mantriks transformed various words of Braj/Rajashthani into Marathi. However, Garhwali and Kumauni Mantrik use same vocabulary of Braj/Rajashthani language Mantras   

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Notes on Asian Folk Culture, Indian Folk Culture, North Indian  Folk Culture, Himalayan Folk Culture, Uttarakhandi Folk Culture, Kumauni Folk Culture, Garhwali Folk Culture to be continued…

Nagmayur: A Modern Historical Garhwali Drama
(Review of a Modern Historical Garhwali Drama ‘Nagmayur’ written by Playwright Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna)

Notes on Modern Historical Asian regional  Drama Modern Historical Indian Drama, Modern Historical North Indian Languages Drama, Modern Historical Himalayan Drama, Modern Historical Uttarakhandi Drama Modern Historical Garhwali Drama

                              By:  Bhishma Kukreti
                      There is acute shortage of historical plays in modern Garhwali dramas. If at lla there are historical plays in Garhwali language they are in lyrical or semi lyrical form as modern dramas based on life of Kaffu Chuahan or Madho Singh Bhandari.
          Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna tried to fill the gap by writing ‘Nagmayur’ a modern historical drama in Garhwali.
                   No doubt, there is no specific character of Garhwali history in ‘Nagmayur’ a modern historical drama. However, the subject deals with the aspirations and frustration of the defeated ruling party Nagvanshis who were a ruling party once in Garhwal and the cruel administration by winning king Rudr mayor. The drama is capable showing that Nagvanshi were ruler of Garhwal and Aryas took over (Panvar vanshi) the region by defeating Nagvanshi.  The drama is very simple and shows the difference between the winner and loser. The drama also shows some historical contest.
               The story has curiosity and dialogues are simple but with intellectual wisdom. Dr Anil Dabral appreciated the initiation of Bahuguna for writing Modern Historical Garhwali Drama ‘Nagmayur’.
References:
1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara
2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga 
3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (
4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (
5- Dr Hari Datt Bhatt Shailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan
6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: Barrister Mukandi Lal Srmriti Granth
8- Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna,1986,  ‘Chakrchal’ , 16 Contemporary  Garhwali Drama collection , B2 -B48, Janakpuri, New Delhi -110058

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     Chakrachal: a Modern Garhwali Drama about Generational Conflict 


(Review of ‘Chakrachal ‘a Modern Garhwali Drama about Generational Conflict written by Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna)

Notes on Modern Asian  Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Indian  Drama about Generational Conflict,  Modern North Indian  Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Himalayan Drama about Generational Conflict ,Modern Uttarakhandi Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Garhwali Drama about Generational Conflict

                                          By- Bhishma Kukreti

                  Human beings feel generational conflicts in every society and in every era. The old generation set certain norms for the society members. However, when new generation sets new norms there is cultural conflicts between two generations.
           There are dramas in all languages about Generational Conflict. Awake and Sing by Clifford Odets; Fences by August Wilson; Tiki Taka an Iranian drama by Attila Pesiyani; Dr Stephannie Gearhart provides many accounts of politics of Generational Conflict in Shakespeare‘s dramas; Lonnie offers examples of many ancient dramas about Generational Conflict; Susan Hayward and G.Vincendeau provides examples of French films about Generational Conflict; Cecil William Davis presents examples of German dramas dealing with Generational Conflict ; Stanley Hochman offers good examples of world dramas dealing with Generational Conflict  his great volumes Encyclopedia of world Dramas; Xiaomei Chen presents many examples of Chinese dramas about Generational Conflict ; Robert Rolf details many Japanese dramas about the subject of Generational Conflict etc provide us sufficient proof that the subject of  Generational Conflict is there in every language dramas.
                              ‘Chakrachal’ a Garhwali drama is radio drama written by Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna. The drama deals with conflict between parents (Lakheda and his wife Chandrama) and their foreign return son who marries a foreign girl in Mauritius. There are standing and logical views from both the generations in the drama. At the end Mrs. Chandrama Lakheda or old generation concludes
लखेड़ा - गिरीसै मा , बथौं आणू च तै द्वार ढौक द्या.
Lakheda- Shut the door to stop storm 
चंद्रमा (द्वार बन्द करद) - अब क्य रोकण बथौं जब सरा चक्रचाळ ह्वेगे
Chandrma (closing door)  – What to stop when cyclone has already come

References:
1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)
2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)
3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramas  from beginning till 1985)
4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi, Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)
5- Dr Hari Datt Bhatt Shailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams and theatres from beginning till 1985)
6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: Barrister Mukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatres playwrights till 1985
7-Dr Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution of Bhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama)

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Notes on Modern Asian  Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Indian  Drama about Generational Conflict,  Modern North Indian  Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Himalayan Drama about Generational Conflict ,Modern Uttarakhandi Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Garhwali Drama about Generational Conflict  to be continued…..