Badmash Darpan Explained

Badmash Darpan
Title Orig:बदमाश दर्पण
Orig Lang Code:bho
Author:Teg Ali Teg
Country:India
Language:Bhojpuri
Publisher:Bharat Jiwan Press, Kashi
Pub Date:1885
Media Type:Print

Badmash Darpan (Bhojpuri:) is a Bhojpuri book written by Teg Ali Teg,[1] which is a collection of Bhojpuri Ghazals.[2] The works are centered about the customs and traditions of Benaras.

It is one of the oldest book published and Bhojpuri and first collection of Ghazals in Bhojpuri.[3] The book was published in 1885 from Bharat Jiwan Press as was a collection of 23 Ghazals.[4]

Content and themes

There are 23 ghazals in the book, out of which 22 have Radif, 21 have makta and every ghazals have matla. All the ghazals have three following Behers:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Singh, Dr. V.V.. Awadhi Lokgeet Virasat. 19 January 2021 . Prabhat Prakashan. 978-9384344399.
  2. Book: Grierson, G.A.. Linguistic Survey of India: Indo-Aryan Family : North-western Group. 8185395365.
  3. Book: Sethi, Nitin. shabdon se samwad: Reviewing articals. Uttkarsh Prakashan. 2017. 978-9387289161.
  4. Book: Tegaalī aura Kāśikā. Jñānamanḍala. 1964.
  5. Book: Jagannath . Bhojpuri Ghazal Ke Vikasha Yatra . Pushkar Prakashan . 1997 . 20 . Bho.