ANAND KUMAR ASHODHIYA
Poet • Literary Analyst • Translator • Lexicographer • Folk-Culture Scholar • Linguistic Researcher
Anand Kumar Ashodhiya is a Hindi and Haryanvi writer, poet, literary analyst, translator, lexicographer and independent researcher whose work focuses on language, literature, folk traditions and the cultural heritage of Haryana. After 32 years of distinguished service in the Indian Air Force as a Warrant Officer, he devoted himself to literary writing, linguistic research, folk-culture documentation, translation and lexicography.
His principal areas of work include Haryanvi and Hindi literature, linguistics, sociolinguistics, lexicography, folk literature, oral traditions, Pingal Shastra, translation studies, language documentation and language standardization. His sustained research particularly examines Haryanvi grammar, vocabulary, idiomatic expression, Ragni tradition and vernacular poetics.
Among his major works are Adharājan, Thara Mudda Thari Baat, Kissa Bhagat Puranmal, Heer Ranjha, Draupadi: Ek Lok Chetna, Avikavani Haryanvi Ragni Sangrah, Prem Ke Sau Rang, SĀKET, Antaryātrā, and several linguistic and lexicographic works, including Haryanvi Vyakaran: Manak Evam Pramanik Niyamavali, Haryanvi Muhavare Aur Lokoktiyan and Haryanvi Shabdakosh (Haryanvi–Hindi–English).
He has also published 16 DOI-indexed research papers concerning Haryanvi Ragni, Pingal Shastra, Saang tradition, vernacular poetics, folk performance and contemporary Haryanvi literary culture.
The present volume, Haryanvi Ragni Scholarly Digital Corpus (HRSDC), extends this work by documenting 73 selected Ragnis (HRSDC–0001 to HRSDC–0073) through original Haryanvi texts, literary English translations and scholarly commentary. The corpus brings together literary study, linguistic documentation, oral tradition, translation and cultural research, making Haryanvi Ragni accessible to a wider English-reading audience.
Ashodhiya's broader scholarly objective is the documentation, preservation, analysis and wider recognition of Haryanvi language and its literary-cultural heritage, connecting living oral traditions with contemporary scholarship and durable documentation.
Residence: Shahpur Turk, Sonipat, Haryana, India
Fields: Literature • Folk Literature • Linguistics • Sociolinguistics • Lexicography • Pingal Shastra • Haryanvi Ragni Studies • Translation • Cultural Studies • Language Documentation