A Critique of Jhaverchand Meghani’s Anthology of Poetry ‘Sindhudo’ in light of India’s Freedom Movement
Keywords:
Jhaverchand Meghani, Sindhudo, Patriotism, Freedom MovementAbstract
Jhaverchand Meghani who was not just an author and folklorist but a dynamic freedom
fighter who actively participated in Independence Movement of India penned nine anthologies
of poetry, out of which, Sindhudo was and has remained the most popular one. Present paper
aims at reviewing the poems within the anthology which had a quick but long-lasting impact
on the Gujarati audience which has not ceased even till date. This paper studies the thematic,
linguistic and metrical aspects of the poems anthologized in Sindhudo. Basically, Sindhudo is
a kind of musical raga which has invigorating effect on the mind. Jhaverchand Meghani has
aptly named it since the poems of this collection vitalized the psyche of people and increased
their gusto in political gatherings held during freedom movement of India.
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