ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>JANGN&#256M&#256 GUR&#362 GOBIND SI&#7748GH</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279<i>JANGN&#256M&#256 GUR&#362 GOBIND SI&#7748GH</i> is a Punjabi ballad by B&#299r Si&#7749gh Bal of the village of Sa&#7789hi&#257l&#257 in Amritsar district of the Punjab. B&#299r Si&#7749gh was the author of a number of works in Braj Bh&#257&#7779&#257 and Punjabi which he wrote in the third and fourth decades of the nineteenth century. His theme is primarily Sikh history, though he has also composed <i>Qiss&#257 H&#299r R&#257ñjh&#257</i> incorporating the romance of Punjab's famous lovers, H&#299r and R&#257ñjh&#257.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The <i>Ja&#7749gn&#257m&#257</i>, in Punjabi verse, is in the form of a B&#257rah M&#257h&#257 for which reason it is also known as <i>B&#257r&#257&#7749 M&#257&#7749h Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh</i>. It consists of one <i>dohar&#257</i> of four lines and twelve stanzas of four verses each. These stanzas are in Adibhut Chhand in which each verse consists of six lines rhyming together, with an additional half line. Each stanza has a further short verse the burden of which is the poet's desire to visit Amritsar. Following the style of a B&#257rah M&#257h&#257, the twelve stanzas are each assigned to a month of the Indian calendar.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The <i>Ja&#7749gn&#257m&#257</i> dealing mainly with the battles of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, refers also to the victories won by his Sikhs against the Durr&#257n&#299s and later in the Sikh times. The object of the poet is not to present linear history, but to sing praises of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh and eulogize the gallantry of his brave Sikhs. Thus the <i>Ja&#7749gn&#257m&#257</i> is not a description of any particular battle; it takes into account a few of the significant engagements of different battles. No factual information about any battle is provided; even the dates and places of different actions are missing. Only the names of some enemy commanders are mentioned which may provide a clue to the battle being described in a particular stanza. B&#299r Si&#7749gh is essentially a bard whose aim is to recite the praise of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh and of the Sikh heroes who fought for the liberation of mankind from oppression and injustice.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; His <i>Ja&#7749gn&#257m&#257</i>, of little historical value, is a fine piece of combat poetry. It captures in a vigorous metre the grim fury of battle scenes.</p> </ol><p class="CONT">Pi&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Padam<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>