''Dalkhithi Saav Chhutan'' (

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: ડાળખીથી સાવ છૂટાં) (English: Severed From Its Branch) is a collection of committed poetry in Gujarati written by Ashok Chavda 'Bedil'. The book won the Yuva Puraskar (2013) instituted by

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. The book consists of deep and intense emotions of the poet expressed in different forms of poetry such as

ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...

Geet Geet may refer to: Media * geet (song), a traditional Hindi or Urdu song * ''Geet'' (1944 film) * ''Geet'' (1970 film), a Bollywood film directed by Ramanand Sagar * ''Geet'' (1992 film), a Bollywood film directed by Parto Ghosh * ''Geet'' (TV ...

, and

free verse Free verse is an open form of poetry, which in its modern form arose through the French ''vers libre'' form. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech. Definit ...

. The poems in this book deal with social issues in

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, such as castism and

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Content

The book consists of 24 ghazals, 3 muktaks, 15 geets, and 10 free verses. Most of the ghazals of this book have been composed in Arabic meters 'Khafif', 'Ramal' and ' Hazaj'. All the poems in this book are centered around the deep-rooted caste system of the country and the shattered dreams of

Dalit Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the Caste system in India, castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold Varna (Hinduism), varna syste ...

- the historical and social tragedy that has been passed on from generation to generation.

Reception

The book garnered critical acclaim from several Gujarati language authors and critics, including

Raghuvir Chaudhari Raghuveer ChaudhariSpelling of name is based on his signaturArchived herOther alternative spellings are Raghuvir Chaudhary and Raghuvir Chaudhari. is a novelist, poet and critic from Gujarat, India. He has also worked as a columnist for numerou ...

Chandrakant Topiwala Chandrakant Amritlal Topiwala is a Gujarati language poet and critic from Gujarat, India. Early life Topiwala was born on 7 August 1936 at Vadodara, to Amritlal and Lilavati. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati from the University of ...

, Rajesh Pandya and Neerav Patel. A ghazal from this book that reflects the true emotions of the Dalit community, entitled ''Bahaar Rakhyo Chhe'', is considered by some critics to be the best in its class, and has also appeared in ''Kavitachayan'' (2009), selected poems of the year, published by

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noted in ''Samipe'' (May 2014 Issue), the satire in a shear-like ''Hari nu ghar aam hoy chhe kevu?, Kem puchhi shakaay harijan thi?'' which reaches a height of poetry of Chakhoba.

Awards

The book won the Yuva Puraskar Award in 2013 instituted by

and the Dasi Jivan Award in 2014 by

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References

{{Reflist Gujarati-language poetry collections 2012 poems Indian poetry collections 21st-century Indian books