Rashtriya Kavi Hundraj Dukhayal was the freedom fighter who with - TopicsExpress



          

Rashtriya Kavi Hundraj Dukhayal was the freedom fighter who with his poems & songs motivated for freedom movement in Sindh. He was such a poet that during freedom movement his songs were on lips of freedom fighters. In year 1930-31 his two books “Phansi geet” and “Aalap” were banned and seized by British government. These books give the indication of protest against British government. His two songs were famous “Varn and Kulhari” (tree and axe) & “Aita ji aawaz” (voice of spinning wheel). He was born on 16th January 1910 in Larkana Sindh; his mother was Tilubai and Father Leelaram. His guru was Mahakavi Kishanchand “ Bevas”. He boycotted and left school in year 1921 during non-cooperative movement. In 1925 he started the business of shroff (Business of giving money on interest); he started the movement for benefit and upliftment of harijans in year 1934. He was sentenced to jail due to participation in freedom movement in year 1930, 1931, 1942 & 1945. And last in year 1948 for false case of conspiracy to break Pakistan. He travelled fifty thousand kilometers for “Bhoodan” and “Sarvodya” Andolan along with Saint Vinoba Bhave and Jayprakash Narayan. After partition he settled in Kachchh and worked for the rehabilitation of Sindhis in Gandhidham township. He left this world in year 2003.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 09:10:16 +0000

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