Meetu Rawat: A Historical and Folk Story base Garhwali Drama
(Review of Garhwali Drama ‘Meetu Rawat’ (1982) written by Sacchida Nand Kandpal)
By Bhishma Kukreti
Sacchida Nand Kandpal (Kandai, Rudra Prayag1930-2002) was a Garhwali, Sanskrit, and Hindi language scholar who wrote a Garhwali drama ‘Meetu Raut’ in 1970 but published in 1982 in Gadhsudha, Chandigarh. Sacchida Nand Kandpal wrote the historical drama Meetu Raut’ on the life of Meetu Raut and his son Nandu Raut
Meetu Raut was a king of the Nagpur region of upper Garhwal at the time of the Kanturi regime. He was a philosophical and spiritual king. Yogini, Dakini, and Anccheri (super souls) were at his command. When Kantyuri king attacked the Nagpur area, along with the army of Raut; Yogini, Dakini, and Anccheri also fought on behalf of Meetu Raut against Kaintyura king. Nandu Raut died on the staircase of Tungnath temple.
The drama Meetu Raut’ has a mixture of real historical events and the imagination of playwright Kandpal. Kandpal tries to take readers to the time of Meetu Raut. Kandpal depicts the physical and spiritual power of Metu Raut effectively. Sacchida Nand used dialects of (Old) Chamoli Garhwal in the drama. The characters, events, and places of the drama are vivid.
References and Source:
1-Dastak, 2011 a magazine, Rudraprayag
2-Dr D.R Purohit, HNB Uni. Shrinagar
3- D.D. Sundariyal, Chandigarh
4-O.P Semwal, Rudraprayag
5--Urmila Kandpal, Semwal (Daughter of Sacchida Nand Kandpal)
6- Dr Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, 2012, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhuityan, Kotdwara, Garhwal.
Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 29/6/2012
Notes on historical dramas; Garhwali historical dramas; Uttarakhandi historical dramas; Mid Himalayan historical dramas; Himalayan historical dramas; North Indian historical dramas; Indian historical dramas; Indian sub continent historical dramas; SARRC Countries historical dramas; South Asian historical dramas; Asian historical dramas to be continued…..
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