Heera Dom
Bhojpuri Poet
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Heera Dom was a Bhojpuri poet who contributed to Dalit Literature.[1] He is credited with creating the first poem about the Dalits.[2] The poem was Acchut Kee Shiqayat, which was printed in the "Saraswati" published in Allahabad in 1914.[3]
Heera Dom | |
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| Born | 1885 Danapur, Bihar |
| Died | Unknown |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable works | Acchut kee Shikayat (1914) |
Life
"Acchut Kee Shiqayat"
"Acchut ki Shiqayat" (Bhojpuri: 𑂃𑂓𑂳𑂞 𑂍𑂵 𑂮𑂱𑂍𑂰𑂉𑂞; IAST: achūt kī śikayat; transl. The complaint of an Untouchable) is written in Bhojpuri.[5] It was published in the Hindi magazine Saraswati in 1914 from Allahabad.[3] In this poem, Dom has expressed the trauma of his Dom community in literary form.[6]
The first and second stanza of the poem are as follows:
| Kaithi Alphabet | Devnagari script | IAST transliteration |
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𑂯𑂧𑂢𑂲 𑂍𑂵 𑂩𑂰𑂞𑂱 𑂠𑂱𑂢 𑂠𑂳𑂎𑂫𑂰 𑂦𑂷𑂏𑂞 𑂥𑂰𑂢𑂲, |
हमनी के राति दिन दुखवा भोगत बानी,
हमनी के सहेब से मिनती सुनाइबि हमनी के दुख भगवानओं न देखता ते, हमनी के कबले कलेसवा उठाइबि पदरी सहेब के कचहरी में जाइबिजां, बेधरम होके रंगरेज बानि जाइबिजां हाय राम! धसरम न छोड़त बनत बा जे, बे-धरम होके कैसे मुंहवा दिखइबि
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hamanī ke rāti din dukhawā bhogata bānī |
