Depiction of Pashtun Nationalism in Pashto Charbaita

Javed Iqbal; Hanif Khalil

Javed Iqbal Department of Pashto, University of Balochistan Quetta
Hanif Khalil Director, NIPS, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.

Keywords: Pashtun Nationalism, Charbaita, martial status, social structure

Abstract

Nationalist approach remained a vital factor of Pashto Poetry since very long. Some of the very prominent ingredients of Pashtun Nationalism had been seen in different genres of Pashto poetry which lead to the folk genre of Charbaita in particular. Most of the Pashto Charbaitas have been composed during Sikh regime on Sub-Continent. The Pashto folk poets specifically the poets of Charbaita of that time have shown their rebellious and revolutionary tendency against the Sikhs and after that too, in their unforgettable charbaitas. This article reflects the historical and martial status of the then Pashtuns in the context of Pashto charbaita with a true spirit of Pashtun Nationalism. A number of specimens from different charbaitas have also been quoted to clarify the Pashtun social structure and Nationalistic inclination.

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