Tribute paid to Chandra Kunwar Bartwal in Mussoorie

MUSSOORIE, 14 Sept: Tribute was paid to Chandra Kunwar Bartwal on his death anniversary, today, by offering floral tribute and by garlanding the statue of the legendary philanthropist and renowned poet from Garhwal at the Mussoorie Girls’ School premises.
Dr Yogembar Singh Bartwal, President of the Chandra Kunwar Bartwal Research Institute, Dehradun, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. He said that at the young age of 28, Chandra Kunwar Bartwal composed many poems of grand stature. Through his work, he fought for the right of the downtrodden and dalits. He was a nature lover and that showed from his composition “Itne Phul Khile”.
Jaiprakash Uttarakhandi, senior journalist and a noted historian, said that Bartwal was a man who loved nature and humanism. He also added the fact that a person who loved nature was automatically a lover of the human race.
Shoorvir Singh Bhandari, President Chandra Kunwar Bartwal Research Institute, Mussoorie, said that the literary work of the poet ought to be incorporated in the school syllabus so that students could learn from his writings. He also said that no other poet had caught the spirit of the panorama, cloudscape and the grandeur of the river and the mountains like he did.
Sunil Silwal, another journalist, said that the poet had not yet received rightful recognition from the government, which he thoroughly deserved. The government should sincerely take an initiative in this regard.
His most famous work was on the River Rispana, where the present State Assembly is located. It goes: “Hey saal meikhle kis giri se tum itna roop liye nikhrey,
Nayano mein addha sudhabharee…..Rishi Parna (now Rispana) ki dupheri…” 
Chandra Kunwar Bartwal was born on 20 August, 1919 in village, Malkoti, Talla
Nagpur, District, Chamoli. His other noteworthy works are Anandi, Kunwari, Nandini, Geet Madhvi and many more.
He suffered from tuberculosis and died at the young age of 28 on 14 September 1947.