Transcending Borders Narendra Singh Negi and the Ethos of Romanticism Narendra Singh Negi, a poetic voice resonating through the gorgeous valleys of the Uttarakhand Himalayas, exemplifies the Romantic sensibility in a manner that transcends mere physical landscapes. His songs and poems, much like the European Romantics and American Transcendentalists, echo a longing for transcendence; an existential wish to connect profoundly with nature, humanity, and the cosmos. What sets Negi apart is his use of the vernacular tongue, drawing from the everyday life of shepherds, grass reapers, and villagers, blending the simplicity of the life of hill folk with the profound depth of Romantic thought. Negi’s songs and poems, akin to the poetic expressions of Romantic poets like Wordsworth, Keats, and Robert Frost, reflect an unfathomable reverence for nature. His lyrics whole-heartedly celebrate the feelings of love with a deep exploration of the human condition. Yet, his outloo
A Dance with Time Leeladhar Jaguri’s “A Morning Are You” and the Romantic Tradition Leeladhar Jaguri’s one of the beautiful poems "A Morning Are You" is rich with its profound depth and mystical essence. It evokes the spirit of Romanticism; a literary movement that aimed to go beyond the boundaries of human experience by uniting the individual self with nature and time. The poem's investigation of temporality, reminiscence, and the symbolic significance of a morning infuses it with the thematic affluence reminiscent of poets like William Wordsworth, and John Keats, and the later Romantic sensibility found in poets such as Robert Frost. This chapter aims to draw parallels between Jaguri's work and the global tradition of Romanticism, emphasizing the shared ethos of nature, time, memory, and transcendence. Morning as a Symbol of Eternity: The Romantic Tradition Jaguri's poem centers on the image of a morning that transcends time—"Beyond o