Vatsun

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Vatsun is derived from Sanskrit ‘Vachan’ meaning word/speech. This is because it has no particular pattern of versification or rhyme scheme.[1] The metres and rhyme schemes of vatsun are varied, but generally each unit is a stanza of three lines followed by a refrain (vooj). Vatsun bears a resemblance to Urdu lyric. Vatsun is also similar to the ghazals of the Middle East and iambic pentameter of the Western world.

In poetry it is a popular age-old folk-form dating back to the fourteenth century, when Lal Ded (1320-1387) and Hazart Sheikh-ul-Alam (alias Nund Rishi) (1377-1438) wrote in Kashmiri language the devotional poetry depicting their mystic experiences, love for God, love for others, and folk dancing.[2][3]

[edit] Notable Vatsun poets

  • Lal Ded (1320-1387)
  • Nund Rishi (1377-1438)
  • Naima Saab (1800-80)
  • Dina Nath Nadim (1916-1988)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ayyappapanicker, K. and Sahitya Akademi Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology. 1997.
  2. ^ "Vatsun." Encyclopaedia of Indian literature vol. 5. 1992.
  3. ^ Koul, Omkar N. Kashmiri Language, Lingusitics, and Culture. Central Institute of Indian Langugaes: Manasagangotri. 200.
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