Vaar

For the Sidhu Moose Wala song, see Vaar (song).

The Vār or Vaar (Gurmukhi: ਵਾਰ, Shahmukhi: وار‎‎), in Punjabi poetry, is a heroic ode or ballad which generally narrates stories of Punjabi folk heroes such as Dulla Bhatti, or major historical events.[1][2] The Var has also been used to evoke the mood of devotion or sacrifice, as in Guru Gobind Singh's Chandi di Var, or to narrate the mystical experience of a Pir, Bhagat, or Guru.[1]

Some historical Vaars include Amir Khusrau's Vaar for Ghazi Malik, the Vaar of Jasrath Khokhar,[3] the Nadar Shah di Var describing the Gondal clan's resistance against Nadir Shah,[1][4] and the Chatthian di Vaar describing the Chattha clan's fierce rivalry with the Sukerchakia Misl.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume One - A to Devo). Amaresh Datta, ed. Sahitya Akademi: 2006, 352.
  2. ^ Singh, Bhupender (23 December 2022). Baba Nanak Shah Fakir (1st ed.). Blue Rose Publishers. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9789357046602.
  3. ^ Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature Devraj to Jyoti · Volume 2. p. 1570.
  4. ^ Explorations. Department of English Language and Literature, Government College. 1984. p. 19.
  5. ^ Mirzā, Shafqat Tanvir (1992). Resistance Themes in Punjabi Literature. pp. 56–62. ISBN 978-969-35-0101-8.
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