George Kechaari

George Avetisovich Kechaari (Azerbaijani: Georgi Avetisoviç Кеçari; 1930-2006) was an Udi writer, educator, public figure and scientist. He was born in the settlement of Nij, in the Kabala area of the Azerbaijan republic. In 1952 he came to Baku to pursue Oriental studies at the Baku State University. After finishing his studies, he returned to his native village and worked as a school teacher. Throughout his life, along with teaching, he regularly was engaged in creative outlets. G.Kechaari developed the "abc-book" and a program to teach udi language to school children. He published a number of original and translated works into Udi language. He authored many other articles and books devoted to the udi people. Among them it is possible to list: "Nana Ochal" ( Native earth)In Udi - a collection of writings of various authors on the udi language; "Orain"[1][2] (Spring)In Udi -The collection Udi folklore (a fairy tale, a legend, a proverb, and jokes) as well as the author's own writings; "Buruxmux "[3] (Mountains) - the author's writings and translation of more than 150 representatives of Azerbaijani literary works; "Ocaq başında rəqs" (Dance at a fire) - the collection of udi folklore in the azeri language; "Udinlərdə ənənəvi toy mərasimləri" (Traditional Udi Wedding Ceremonies ) - in the Azeri language; "Lace" - the collection short funny stories (national creativity) in Russian. G.Kechaari headed udin cultural-educational society, named "Orain", for many years. In 2006 G.Kechaari died. He is buried in the settlement of Nij.

References

  1. ↑ Kechaari George «Orayin» (Spring), Baku,Azerbaijan, 2001.
  2. ↑ "The only true dictionary of the language", Schulze, Wolfgang. "The Udi language". Bavarian Academy of Sciences.
  3. ↑ Kechaari George «Buruxmux» (Mountains), Ganja,Azerbaijan, 2003.

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