SONGS OF SOIL : SELECTED POEMS OF AN UNSCHOOLED BARD: HALADHAR NAG

Padma Shri Haladhar Nag is a Poet-Singer-Kavi-Bard-Balladeer-Troubadour- Minstrel: all rolled into one. A living icon of the rich folk literary traditions of Sambalpuri-Koshali language and region he has written more than a thousand poems including epic poems.  This book introduces the readers to the amazing poetry of the unschooled Bard by presenting a translation of ten of his signature poems: Ancient Banyan Tree (Dhado Bargach) Our Village Graveyard (Amar Gaanr Masan Pada) Kamdhenu (Kamdhenu) A Spring Morning (Chaitar Sakal) A Letter to Kavi Haladhar (Kabi Haladhar ke chithi) Feast (Bhuji) Remember (Bhabinia) A Squirrel (Guncha) Magshir (Magshiren) and Dasra Arrives (Aela Dasra). Sambalpuri-Koshali region of Odisha has a population of more than 15 million and has a robust and dynamic folk culture.