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Cultural Transition, Ecological Anxiety, and Digital Alienation in Contemporary Haryanvi Ragni Tradition

Author: Anand Kumar Ashodhiya (कवि आनन्द शाहपुर)
Affiliation: Independent Researcher, Former Warrant Officer, Indian Air Force

Summary: This peer-reviewed research article critically examines contemporary Haryanvi Saang-Shaili Ragnis through interdisciplinary frameworks of Pingal prosody, ecological humanities, digital sociology, oral tradition studies, and folk-performance criticism. The study highlights cultural transition, ecological consciousness, technological anxiety, and performative resistance within modern North Indian folk literature.

The study is based on the book अविकावनी हरयाणवी रागणी संग्रह (Avikavani Haryanvi Ragni Sangrah).

Article Details

Field Details
Author Anand Kumar Ashodhiya
Journal International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR)
Volume / Issue / Year Volume 13, Issue 2 (May 2026)
Pages 499–506
E-ISSN / P-ISSN 2348-1269 / 2349-5138
Paper ID / Unique ID 335098 / IJRAR26B2779
DOI (Zenodo archive) https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20355802
Language of Full Paper English / Hindi
Full Text Format PDF (Open Access)

Keywords

Haryanvi Ragni, Saang Tradition, Pingal Shastra, Folk Performance, Oral Tradition, Ecological Humanities, Digital Sociology, Cultural Memory, Folk Prosody, Cultural Transition, Regional Epistemology

Abstract

The present study critically examines selected socially interventionist Haryanvi Saang-Shaili Ragnis composed by Anand Kumar Ashodhiya, namely “हरियाणे में व्याप्त कुरीति,” “हरियाणे की सभ्यता और संस्कृति,” “पर्यावरण,” “किसा रँग बदल्या संसार नै,” and “इंटरनेट मोबाइल खतरा.” These compositions collectively represent a major contemporary development within North Indian folk poetics wherein the Haryanvi Ragni tradition evolves beyond entertainment-oriented oral performance and emerges as a sophisticated medium of ethical reflection, ecological consciousness, cultural resistance, and technological critique.

The article situates these Ragnis within broader theoretical frameworks of oral tradition studies, folk-performance theory, cultural semiotics, regional epistemology, ecological humanities, and Pingal-centered prosodic analysis. Employing an interdisciplinary methodology combining textual interpretation, oral-performance analysis, ecological hermeneutics, digital sociology, socio-cultural criticism, and Pingal examination, the study demonstrates that contemporary Haryanvi Ragni functions simultaneously as literary discourse, performative pedagogy, communal memory, and regional knowledge production.

Particular attention has been devoted to Dirgha Samamatrik and Lavani-Mishrit Chaubola structures, Yati distribution, Guru-Laghu sequencing, refrain systems, tonal descent, and oral-musical cadence. The article argues that these prosodic structures intensify emotional participation and transform social critique into collectively embodied oral experience. The selected Ragnis reveal deep anxiety regarding ritual exploitation, ecological destruction, vulgar commercialization, consumerist modernity, algorithm-driven digital culture, weakening intergenerational communication, and the erosion of embodied rural life. Simultaneously, they preserve regional linguistic texture, folk-symbolic consciousness, and performative continuity within rapidly changing socio-cultural conditions.

Scholarly Context

This study forms an integral part of the larger AVIKAVANI Contemporary Haryanvi Ragni Research Corpus focusing upon folk-performance traditions, Pingal Shastra, ecological humanities, and socio-cultural transformation in North Indian oral literature. Parallel studies on War, Viraha, Folk Feminine Consciousness, Pedagogical Memorials, and Cultural Anxiety explore complementary paradigms of vernacular ethics and contemporary social critique.

Suggested Citation

Ashodhiya, A. K. (2026). Cultural Transition, Ecological Anxiety, and Digital Alienation in Contemporary Haryanvi Ragni Tradition. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 13(2), 499–506. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20355802

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  journal   = { International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews },
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  year      = { 2026 },
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