'Sairandhari' Poem by Vinod Joshi

Sunday Reading: 'Sairandhri Poem by Vinod Joshi:

Sunday reading task given by Dr.Dilipsir Barad:

Welcome reader,

==>  ∆∆ About Vinod Joshi: ∆∆

Vinod Joshi was born on 13 August 1955 in Bhoringda, a village of Amreli district, Gujarat.
Joshi completed his preschool education at Mohanlal Motichand Balmandir, Gadhada. He completed his primary education at the Government School of Turkha, a village in Botad district, from 1960 to 1966. His secondary schooling was at the N.T.M Government High School, Surendranagar, from 1967 to 1968, Sarvoday Vidyalaya, Lathidad, in 1969, and the Government High School, Botad, in 1970.

Joshi earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Gujarati literature at the Kavishri Botadkar Arts and Commerce College, Botad, in 1975. He completed his Master of Arts at the Gujarati Anusnatak Kendra at Saurashtra University, Bhavnagar (1976), and the Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya Bhavan (Gujarati Language and Literature Department) at Saurashtra University (1977). He earned a Ph.D. in 1980 from the Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya Bhavan, Saurashtra University, for his research thesis Radio Nataknu Kalaswaroop Ane Gujaratima Teno Vikas (The Art of Radio Drama and its Development in the Gujarati Language) under the supervision of Ishwarlal R. Dave.
He is married to Vimal Joshi, and they have a son, name of Aditya.

==> ∆∆ Sairandhri Poem: ∆∆

Here I would like to put some line's of Sairandhri poem. The main theme of the poem is lost of Identity. Vinod joshi put his idea and thoughts about Draupadi of Mahabharata in different ways. Here I would like to put one few lines of the poem of Vinod Joshi,

                   

                    "ટચલી આંગળીનો નખ

                     લટમાં પરોવી  હું તો બેઠી સજન,

                     મુને એકવાર કાગળ તો લખ.

                     ચૂમી ચૂમી ને  કરી એંઠી સજન,

                     હવે લૂંછી દે  પાંપણના દખ."

This poem based on Mahabharata . In Mahabharata one part of 'VIRAT PARVA'.It's call 'Agnat Vas' which living into hidden from and without self-sameness wherever.Here question is that what's purpose of remaining in the hidden way? Draupadi was daughter of the king Drupad who is the king of paanchal. She known with various name into the Mahabharata like as Krishna ,Yagnaseni , Panchali..etc There are many story and problem responsible behind her name . But here vinod Joshi's sairandhari is differ from Mahabharata .Here vinod joshi presented draupadi as a lover of Karna.

As a queen of Hastinapur Draupadi How she became Dashi during in Agnat Vas? and How she faced various problem in her life ?.  It's very interesting way interpreted by him.

Acclaimed for the elegant female sensibility in the sounds, rhymes and rhythm of his songs , Vinod Joshi talks to SBS Gujarati about 'SAIRANDHRI' his poem based on the character of DRAUPADI she is one of the character of Mahabharata .Vinod Joshi's recent publications "SAIRANDHRI"(2018) poem composed in prabhandh from with seven Cantos, 49 chapter and 1800 lines.And it is based on Draopadi character of Hindu epic Mahabharata. Here poet tried to explain Draopadi's feeling and thought . As a part of languages poet used figurative language ,personification , meter,chopai and Dohra in Sairandhri .Poet also used Sringara rasa in the poem Sairandhri.

==> ∆∆ 'Sairandhri is a poem of lost identity: ∆∆

Here in the poem we can see,

The poet present in the poem has interpreted the love story of Sairandhari and Karna differently in the Mahabharata story.  In this poem, the poet presents that he chose Karna for marriage, not Arjuna.  Arjun is another choice.  When Sairandhri first saw Karna in his own self, a large image of Karna emerged in Sairandhi's mind,

                  "વક્ષ વિશાળ ભુજા બળશાળી

                    નેત્ર વિધુત ચમક નિહાળી

                   તક્ષ ક્ષણ મોહિત થઈ પાંચાલી

                    વરણ કરી નિજ મનમાં માલી

                    સર્વ નૃપાલ સ્વયંવર માણે

                    હતો કર્ણ નીરહે દુઃખ જાણે

                    સ્થાન હતું એને મન ઉત્તમ

                    કરવા કોઈ અનન્ય પરાક્રમ

                    દ્રષ્ટિ સહેજ સ્પર્શી ને સરકી

                    પાંચાલી નખશીખ ગઈ ધરકી

                    રહી બાહુબલી નર ને જોતી

                     તરત પરોયા મનમાં મોતી...."

Vinod Joshi said that his Draupadi is different from Draupadi of Mahabharata.  He made the fictional character of Draupadi or Sairandagari in his poem. Vinod Joshi said of Sairandhari that she had a real identity .Sairandhri did not have a proper identity. He played an important role in Mahabharata without a specific identity .He lost his identity with sacrificing body for Pandavo.In the Mahabharata, she does not question her identity, which she does not have the freedom to express.  Mahabharata's Sairandhri was not alone with Pandavas and Krishna when the poet's imagination in his poem here is no one with Sairandhri and he is free to everything .He is one of the powerful women described by Vinod Joshi in this poem .This poem explains about one.  A woman's condition, emotions and feelings.

==>∆∆  Love for Karna: ∆∆

Here in the poem Vinod joshi interpret Sarandhri's for karna in this poem interpretation different type of the Mahabharata's story.This poem represented that her first choice for love is Karna and second choice is Arjuna. So here Karna & Droupadi both are love each other but they don't share publicly. Same condition we find in our society. Many time young boy and girl has not proper platform to said who is their true lover ? Then they chose bad way for satisfaction. As a woman it is difficult task to say in Indian family . So here both are remain with hidden themselves. They don't tell to other about relationship. Karna was brave man although he had hidden his ownership.in the whole poem poet talking about Sarandhri so we can see whole poetry different type of the Mahabharata story here poet put there own view about sarandhri.

Thus this poetry created in Australia by Vinod Joshi very interesting and well known poem.