• Anand Kumar Ashodhiya

The present research article critically examines selected contemporary Haryanvi Ragnis from the Avikavani corpus authored by Anand Kumar Ashodhiya, with particular reference to Ragni titled as धोखा चीन का - गलवान घाटी, आज्या राखी बंधाज्या भाई, शादी में भात रस्म, मेरे तन की ढेरी हो ली - विरह, कदे आज्या याद तेरी, असली दर्द, खेतड़ - दोचश्मी, निशाना, तोताचश्मी, करवा चौथ पै प्यार की पतँग, and फौजी फ़ौजण दोचश्मी. The study investigates how these compositions collectively construct a multidimensional folk discourse around nationalism, military sacrifice, agrarian ethics, ritual collectivism, conjugal devotion, feminine emotionality, psychological longing, betrayal consciousness, and regional cultural identity within the oral-performative framework of the Haryanvi Saang-Ragni tradition. Employing an interdisciplinary methodological framework grounded in oral tradition studies, Pingal prosody, folk-performance theory, feminist folklore criticism, cultural semiotics, and socio-psychological literary analysis, the article argues that these Ragnis represent a sophisticated contemporary evolution of Haryanvi folk poetics rather than merely localized entertainment-oriented verse. The selected corpus demonstrates how regional oral literature transforms lived social experiences into culturally resonant poetic structures through disciplined mātrā architecture, refrain systems, dialogic cadence, symbolic compression, oral-musical continuity, and emotionally charged vernacular expression. The article further establishes that Pingal Shastra functions not merely as a technical metrical framework but as an active performative mechanism sustaining emotional intensity, mnemonic continuity, dramatic progression, and collective participation within oral recitation traditions. Special emphasis has been placed upon the integration of Veer Rasa, Karuna, Shringar-Viraha, conjugal separation, feminine resilience, and military domesticity within orally adaptive Samamatrik structures. The study identifies a major scholarly lacuna in contemporary Haryanvi literary criticism, particularly the absence of integrated analytical approaches combining Pingal analysis, oral-performance theory, feminist interpretation, cultural semiotics, and psychological folk aesthetics. By situating these compositions within broader frameworks of Indian folk dramaturgy, oral epistemology, regional poetics, and performative consciousness, the article positions the Avikavani corpus as a significant contribution to contemporary North Indian folk literature and indigenous knowledge systems.

Haryanvi Ragni, Pingal Shastra, Saang Tradition, Oral Literature, Folk Performance, Viraha, Veer Rasa, Feminist Folklore, Military Folk Culture, Cultural Semiotics, North Indian Folk Poetics, Regional Knowledge Systems, Oral Epistemology

"War, Viraha, Folk Feminine Consciousness and Pingal Poetics in Contemporary Haryanvi Ragni Tradition", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 5, page no.f669-f676, May-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2605579.pdf

"War, Viraha, Folk Feminine Consciousness and Pingal Poetics in Contemporary Haryanvi Ragni Tradition", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 5, page no. ppf669-f676, May-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2605579.pdf