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The Grammar and History of Maithili Ghazal

The Grammar and History of Maithili Ghazal

Thakur, Gajendra
Anchinhar, Ashish

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ISBN13: 9798182050678
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 326
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Contents
  • Notice
  • Anchinhar's Words
  • Section 1: Symbols used in ghazal, the definition of ghazal, and the early origin and development of ghazal
  • Section 2: Technical terminology used in ghazal and its explanation; the definition of the sher/couplet Section 3: Explanation of the matla
  • Section 4: Explanation of the radif
  • Sections 5-12: Explanation of qafia, including ordinary qafia, stress-based qafia, visarga-based qafia, differences between the Maithili and Urdu alphabets, and why qafia is essential for ghazal.
  • Section 5
  • Section 6
  • Section 7
  • Section 8
  • Section 9
  • Section 10
  • Section 11
  • Section 12
  • Section 13: Explanation of the maqta
  • Sections 14-20: Explanation of bahr and its examples. Topics include how to count short and long syllables; refutation of older grammarians' views about conjunct consonants; the treatment of e, ai, o, au and related sounds in Maithili; permissible relaxations in ghazal rules; Maithili examples of different Arabic bahrs, including ghazals; other kinds of Maithili ghazals, such as children's ghazal and devotional ghazal; rules of muzaif bahr; rendering Arabic bahr according to Maithili usage; and the relation between Sanskrit varnika metre and Arabic bahr.
  • Section 14
  • Section 15
  • Section 16
  • Section 17
  • Section 18
  • Section 19
  • Section 20
  • Section 21: Which bahr would be best for Maithili, with scansion demonstrations of some Hindi-Urdu ghazals
  • Section 22: An appeal to the editors of Maithili journals about what to keep in mind while publishing ghazals; the language of ghazal, its feeling and subject matter, its music, and its subdivisions
  • Section 23: The qualities and faults of ghazal; the difference between rhymed and metrical poetry; the poetics of ghazal review; and the personality and yogic aspect of the ghazal writer
  • Section 24: Forms of shayari other than ghazal
  • Section 25: The tradition and history of Maithili ghazal
  • Apart from these twenty-five sections, there is an appendix containing images and details of various certificates of honour issued by Anchinhar Akhar. It also includes an account of English-language ghazals written by Maithili ghazal writers.
  • Appendix.
  • It is, however, a matter of sadness that even after so much churning, we have still not been able to begin Ghazal Day.
  • Appendix 1: Certificate for the Ghazal Kamla-Koshi-Bagmati-Mahananda honour
  • Appendix 2: On the death anniversary of Pandit Jeevan Jha, which falls in May, an annual honour will be given under the name Pandit Jeevan Jha Lifetime Achievement Ghazal Honour
  • Appendix 3: English-language ghazals written by Maithili ghazal writers
  • Introduction: Ashish Anchinhar

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