Anand Kumar Ashodhiya

Official website of Anand Kumar Ashodhiya, author, researcher and independent scholar of Haryanvi Ragni, Pingal Shastra, Indian folk poetics, oral traditions and North Indian performance literature.

View project on GitHub
Anand Kumar Ashodhiya – Author, Poet, Researcher

Anand Kumar Ashodhiya

Author | Poet | Researcher



Summary: This study critically examines the opening raginis (1–8) of the Adharajan narrative through Pingal prosody and Haryanvi folk-poetic traditions. It explores metrical structure, narrative aesthetics, and socio-cultural symbolism within Saang performance frameworks.

This peer-reviewed article contributes to an ongoing scholarly corpus on Haryanvi Ragni literature and Pingal Shastra by Anand Kumar Ashodhiya.

Adharajan (Ragini 1–8)

This study is based on the book Adhirājan — Haryanvi Folk Epic.


📄 Article Details

Author: Anand Kumar Ashodhiya
Journal: International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT)
Volume: 14 | Issue: 4 | Year: 2026
Pages: 683–691


🔑 Keywords

Haryanvi Folk Poetry, Ragni Tradition, Pingal Prosody, Oral Performance Culture, Indigenous Aesthetics, Narrative Poetics, Socio-Cultural Discourse, Gendered Voice and Agency, Courtly Love Tradition, Ethnomusicology of North India


📖 Abstract

This research paper presents a comprehensive and critically grounded analysis of the Haryanvi Saang-style raginis (Ragini 1–8) from the narrative series Adharajan, examined through literary, prosodic, and socio-cultural perspectives.


Scholarly Context

This article forms part of a broader research series on Haryanvi Ragni literature examined through the framework of Pingal Shastra and folk-cultural analysis. Complementary studies by the author investigate parallel narrative traditions such as Heer–Ranjha and Bhagat Puranmal across different ragni sequences, offering comparative insights into prosody, narrative progression, and gendered voice within North Indian folk traditions.


📚 Citation (APA Style)

Ashodhiya, A. K. (2026).
Adharajan ki Haryanvi Saang-Shaili Raginian: Pingal Shastra evam Lok-Sanskritik Pariprekshya mein ek Vishleshanatmak Adhyayan (Ragini 1–8 ke Sandarbh mein).
International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT), 14(4), 683–691.


🔗 Related Research in this Series


📄 Full Paper (PDF Preview)

⬇ Download PDF


📚 Related Books

📊 Cited Research

👉 View Citation Index & DOI-linked Research →


⬅ Back to Articles

📖 Technical Research Documentation

For detailed prosodic methodologies and extended bibliographic records, please visit the official project Wiki:

🌐 Official Academic & Research Profiles

Citation counts, indexing records, and metadata visibility are periodically updated by their respective platforms. For formal scholarly reference, please use permanent identifiers and DOI-linked resources wherever available.

© 2026 Anand Kumar Ashodhiya | Independent Researcher & Former Warrant Officer, Indian Air Force