Raipur, 07 September 2022
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has paid homage to the famous litterateur, linguist and author of Chhattisgarh state song Late Dr. Narendra Dev Varma on his death anniversary. Recalling Dr. Verma’s invaluable contribution in the field of literature, the Chief Minister said that Dr. Verma played an important role in maintaining Chhattisgarhi language-identity and giving a unique identity to its culture. Whatever he wrote, it got into the conscience of the people. He has given immortal composition in the form of ‘Arpa-Piri Ke Dhar, Mahanadi O immense……’, in which the splendor of Chhattisgarh Mahtari has come true. This song, which came out of his pen, has become a symbol of self-respect of Chhattisgarh today.
Mr. Baghel said that in the works of Dr. Narendra Dev Varma, a live depiction of the life and culture of Chhattisgarh is found. When his Hindi novel ‘Subah ki Talaash’, after being translated into Chhattisgarhi as ‘Sonha Bihaan’, reached among the people through theater, it instilled hope among the common people of the realization of a golden dawn. In the true sense, he was the dreamer of Sonha Bihan of Chhattisgarh. The contribution of soil son Dr. Narendra Dev Verma, who gave a new dimension to the splendor and culture of Chhattisgarh Mahtari with his writings, will always be remembered.
