Gunanand Dangwal (1914 or 1915 – 2000), better known by his

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Pathik was an Indian freedom fighter who played a leading role in the

Tehri New Tehri is a city and a municipal board in Tehri Garhwal District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of Tehri Garhwal District. This urban municipality area has 11 wards, from Vidhi Vihar to Vishwakarma P ...

uprising. He is known for his translation of

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to ''Garhwali Ramayana'' (called ''Garh Bhasha Lila Ramayan''), making it easier to be used in plays (''

Ramlila Ramlila (Rāmlīlā) (literally 'Rama's lila or play') is any dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Rama according to the ancient Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' or secondary literature based on it such as the ''Ramcharitmanas''. It particularly ...

'') in Garhwal region and compositions of folk and patriotic folk songs. Poet Manglesh Dabral has written in his poems about Pathik being a Marxist, who was present at Communist rallies and made some of his revolutionary songs on folk tunes. Pathik died in 2000, at the age of 85 and is survived by his wife, Manorama, two sons and two daughters

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