Birote literary history is very old but who have been recognized are a few persons. Some of them are as named in near past and presnt are as under:-
Introduction
Kohsar of Circle Bakote basicaly a land of intelectuals who came fram Kashmir since ancient times. This area is a terrotory of Texila Kingdom and then to Kashmir. Ancient Vadic scriptures influence is showing this time in modern society life that it means Vadic rituals and faith related social customs not abolished in society. Modern Education introduced by Britishers in seventh decade of 19th century when new Zimindari and Vernacular schools established in Osea, Murree, Bakote and Abbottabad. This period was a intellectual anarchy based. There are many challenges that faced by local Muslims and Hindus. Qadianism was knocked at Kohsar doors as a new fake testimony that claimed first Christianity and than Islam but local scholars of Islam as Molana Mian Mohammed Dafter Alvi, Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti and many more addressed powerfully this challenge. It is a miracle that no one Muslim or local Hindu minority embraced a new discovered fake faith because people of Circle Bakote are fundamentalist in this regard. Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti started a new mission for Juma Prayers in every place of Circle Bakote and Murree Hills to strength their faith in a respectable way. He issued a verdict about this matter and people said "YES" on his voice. He re constructed Potha Shareef, Murree Masque and started Juma Prayers. He lead Juma Prayer in Bakote Masque first time in 1870, then Osia, Murree in 1890 and Birote in 1918. He is a pionier of a first published book "NIDA E JUMA" or THE VOICE OF FRIDAY PRAYERS, as we may decided that this book is first published itom in litrary history of Circle Bakote.
NIDA E JUMA and its literary importance
Hazrat Molana Mian Pir Faqirullah Bakoti unique and literary work was this book NIDA E JUMA related to a religious necessity of that time. Pir Bakoti thought that Muslim community of Kohsar might be unified only by faith cement and no one could exercise to propagate any false doctriene omong them. A few Islamic Scholars as Molana Mian Mohammed Defter Alvi and others reacted and apposed his mission of Juma Prayers on religious bases. Pir Bakoti satisfied them with a dozen of arguments and successfuly completed his mission. (to be continued)
What is nature of Dhundi Kereali Language?
Molana Mufti Saeed U Rehamn Jadoon Qadri of Basian is also a poet of Union Council Birote. He expressed his views on religion, theosophy and current affair. His book may be printed in 2013.
What is nature of Dhundi Kereali Language?
Linguistics refer Dhondi/Kareali language with other name also as Pahari (Dhundi-Kairali), Pothwari (Potwari), Chibhali, Punchhi (Poonchi), Mirpuri also. This language belonged to Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Northern zone and Western Pahari language family with different dialects. It has a long history through centuries. It started trevelague from 5,000 BCE when Indo-Aryan priests wrote Vadas on the high brinks of Mokushpori and Murree hills. Dhondi Language changed it's shape as prakret in 3,500 BCE and in zero AD emerged as Sharda Language. A few century later when Muslims invaded Kashmir after 1,000 AD, many Muslim tribes as Awan, Seyed, Dhond Abbasies, Kareal, Gakhers and many more came in Kashmir with Mehmood Ghaznavi, inhabited there, changed social and political culture as well as Sharda language of Kashmir. This new changed revolutionized language theme, literature, thoughts and 70% diction and created another version of Sharda language. In the mid of second millennium some social changes occurred, Gakhers deported Kareal tribe in west and granted Circle Bakoted and Murree to grand grandson of Shah Wali Khan (Dhond Khan) Abd-u-Rehman (Rattan Khan) in 1470 as sub-feudal under Gakhers rule. This land was geographically a hilly and mountainous area, that developed by Katwals, Satties, Gujars and lastly Kareals. Now majority of Dhond Abbasi is populated here so this language called as Dhondi/Kareali in modern age. This language was first studied by a linguist Bailey, T.Grahame in his book Languages of the Northern Himalayas Studied in the Grammar of twenty-six Himalayan Dialects published by Royal Asiatic Society London in 1908. With reference of Grahame Bailey, Grearson narrated the nature and translation of Dhondi/Kareali language in Linguistic Survey of India (Linguistic Survey of Pakistan Vol IV) published from Lahore in 1980.
Dohndi kareali Literature
Dhondi/Kareali is basically an agriculture language. it has many form of literature but not in written form. New researchers as Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi says that Dhondi/Kareali language possessed a very high thoughts and pure self dictionary more than 3,500 words (Ukrey), idioms (Aakhans) etc.
Poets and Writers
There are only three persons of modern times who wrote books in Dhondi/Kareali language. One is Poet Salim Showalvi of Murree City, second Sardar Akash Abbasi of Kundan Murree and third is Muhabbad Hussain Awan of Birote, Circle Bakote.
- Salim Showalvi is migrated Kashmiri poet of Dhondi/Kareali language from Srinagar, living in Murree since 1959. He is high qualified journalist and an authority on culture of Murree. He wrote many poems and songs in Dhondi/Kareali language.
- Molana Abdul Majid (Molvi Chateara hore) was a HUMER OF KOHSAR and his poetry was remember by every one. He perodised and objected every matter that not fit for local culture. He wrote a poem about a thief of his village named Razzaq.
- Cannay Aalay bzurg (Abd-ul-Quddus s/o Abdul Haq ) belonged to Phagwari Murree was also a poet and religious scholar but his poetry is not available. He destroyed a British soldier constructed brothel in Kashmiri Bazar Murree with the help of his colleagues and escaped on spot in 1924.
- Masood Akash (Masood Abbasi) is a local lawer practiced in session courts in Murree and a member of Murree Bar Council wrote first poetry book named DEWAN-E-AKASH or PHULLAN PARI CHANGAIR (Banquet of flowers). This book is mile stone in Dhondi/Kareali language history with three dozens poems and translations of renowned Urdu poets' Gazals. He translated old language words as footnotes on bottom of every page of book. He wrote a poems, stenzas and Gazals. He wrote many romance poetry as and many poems shows that he deeply enjoyed nature and he also translated Urdu poets as Wali Dakni, Mir Taqi Mir, Rafih Soda, Galib, Zaffer, Hasrat Mohani, Iqbal, and many more.
- Muhabbat Hussain Awan is first prose writer of Dhondi/Kareali language. He belonged to Alvi Awan Noor Mohammadal tribe of Union Council Birote with high Islamic Sharea Law education. He is a government servant settled in Karachi and also wrote eight books on Alvi Awan tribe both in Pakistan and Islamic Word. He wrote ASAN NE NABI PAK ORE (Our Holy Prophet Mohammed) first time in Dhondi/Kareali language and published in Ramdhan 1427 AH by Idara-e-Tehqeeq-ul-Awan Karachi. Book is a unique master piece of Dhondi/Kareali language (mother language of author). The preface (History of Dhondi/Kareali language) of book is written by famous journalist and anthropologist Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi, in which he analysed language evolution from 5,000 BCE to today. Mohabbat H Awan not a poet, he is prose writer but he translated the poem of Hadhrat Amina with reference to book Al-Raheeq Al Makhtoom. In this poem Hadrat Amina (Mother of Prophit Mohammed PBUH) remember his husband Hadhrat Abdullah as a brave, a young delight person.
Azam Abbasi Natheagali - Azam Abbasi is a growing poet living in Natheagali. He is tailor by profession but having a powerful thoughts about nature. He wrote very impressive way. His poetry is publishing in weekly HILL NEWS regularly.
- Fakhr-un-Nessa is a solo poetess of Circle Bakote, as she writing verses both in Dhondi and Punjabi Language. She belonged to Jadoon Salarzai tribe of Basian, Union Council Birote. Her poetry is mix with Punjabi accent but she wrote Dhondi/Kareali successfully.
- Abd-u-Shakoor zakhmi was a herbal doctor and living in Central Birote and belonged to Noor Mohammedal alvi Awan family was also a poet. he wrote a booklet on sade demise of his son and composed a long poem.
Urdu Literature
In previous century when new education spread in all hilly region, Urdu was the medium of learning. Culture and civilization of agriculture revolutionized and new thoughts and ideas came into being. Many Urdu newspapers and magazines as Daily Zimidar Lahore, Daily Inqilab Lahore, Wakil Amretser, Muslim Rajpoot Ludhheana, Madina Bajnore arose the poetry fantasy among hillian people. As result many persons take pen and paper and wrote the revelations of thoughts from heaven but they they have no forum for their expression. Many persons poetry is available now as unprinted form. Many of them had lost their treasures of writings but some scriptures are available. These Urdu/Presion poets of Circle Bakote are as under:-
Molana Yaqoob Alvi Birotvi
- Molana Yaqoob Alvi Birotvi is first poet of Arabic, Persian and Urdu in Circle Bakote. He was a modern teacher by profession. He take part in Kashmir JEHAD in 1948 along freedom fighter of Circle Bakote in Kashmir. He wrote his book Neghm-e-Jehad (Melody of Jehad) during jehad. He is also a wrestler and broke legs of many local in his prime age. He paralyzed in his last days and died on 18 June 1985. He won prestige and reputation as a poet of grave, today every tomb of Birote is occupied by his verses. He is a true follower of Hadhrat Pir Haqiqullah Bakoti he admitted that all his abilities is gift of his saint Pir Bakoti. He was a legend (Thansathra) of Kohsar, paralyzed in his last four year after the death of his elder son Capton Khurshid AA\alum Alvi in 1981, his beloved wife Meryam Bibi in 1983 and his younger brother Hakeem Molana Abdullah Alvi in an accident at Basian on 17 August 1984. He lost his breaths in the way of Civel Hospital Murree near Jhikagali on 18 June, 1985. (See Also Alvi Awan of Birote) (Read More) <Read More>
Gohar Moeen, Seyed Muzaffer Hussain Shah was a Sufi Urdu poet - Gohar Moeen real name was Seyed Muzaffer Hussain Shah was a Sufi Urdu poet with high caliber religious as well as modern education. He was Controller of Schools in Northern Areas and resided at Gilgit during his service. He was son-in-law of Molana Mohammed Saeed of Rawat (Murree) and son of first vice head teacher of Vernicular Primary School Birote, metric from Osia in 1942 ant then he came in Rawalpindi for employment and further studies. He was MA in Islamic studies and his favourite subject was sufism. He wrote hundred of poems about nature of humanbeing, soul, life after death e.tc. He migrated from Birote forever and settled at Jhang Seyedan Lehtrarh road Islamabad after his retirement. He died in July 2003 and buried in Kirpa nearby village. His Urse is held on every first Friday of July every year.
- Mukhlis Birotvi (Syed Iqbal Hussain Shah) is another first poet of first printing book named FIKR-E-FARDA OF Birote now settled in Mansehra. He is teacher by profession and retired as vice principal of Government Higher Secondary School Birote in 2000. His book first printed in Monthly Fanoos Karachi in 1997 by his nephew Mohammed Obaidullah Alvi and second time by his son Khalid Raza Shah in 1998.
He was engaged with a girl in Lehtrarh (Kotly Sattean) during his first employment in 1966 and this incident changed him most sensitive person. This period poem shows anthoism and life passions, but he became an effigy of sadness when he returned from there and all loneliness compressed his poetry. He is John Keets of Circle Bakote. He wrote many gazals also but all are full of grieves and tearfulness. Indeed these poems reflect his failure in love. <Read more>
Khilash Birotvi (Aasif Alvi) - Khilash Birotvi (Aasif Alvi) was the younger son of first head teacher of Vernicular Primary School Birote Molana Ismail Alvi and he had lost his eyesight in his prime age. He wrote poem and songs on national issues. His poem were printed in monthly Akhbar-e-Watan Karachi. He was correspondent of weekly Tarjuman Karachi (Cilcle Bakote first newspaper in 1973 by late Ghulam Kibrea Abbasi of Kahoo Sharqi, Union Council Birote). He died in 1988 in Birote.
- Fazal Hussain Abbasi (Sahri) is a poet of Urdu from adjoining Union Council Deval (Murree) and a social leader of his tribe as well as UC. He is life chairman of a Karachi based his native people named Deval Flahi Committee since 1985. He compiled a poetry book but in vail, says that it will appear after his travels to meet his Almighty Allah. He is ex-service man by profession and naturally admirer of Sufi-ism. He is satisfied financially, traveling between Deval, Islamabad and Karachi regularly but he is feeling badly damage of his conscious because of his younger son who is evicted, left his house and living with notorious people. This incident of life changed him as a silent person. He expressed his enthusiasm and poetic revelations in his verses.
- Pakistan, Shahid Islam alvi was in grip of illness, sickness and surviving by paralization and died in April, 2009. He was a very high thought poet of Circle Bakote. He is SHAH-E-GAZAL (King of Ghazal) and wrote a blassom thonking in his poetry. He is younger son of Alvi Birotvi.
English literature
No sign of English literature before occupation by British forces in Murree and abbottabad. Many English poets came here and only enjoyed summer season. Wikipedia only referred those who born in Murree and wrote poetry and fiction in the world. The important are only two, one is Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward and second is Charles, Bruce Bairnsfather.
- Sir Francis Edward Younghusband was an army officer and explorer. He establish Bible Society in Christian High School in Geryal Murree, where Society take a deep research about Dhondi\Kareali local language. This Society translated a chapter of new testament book Loqas in Dhondi that extracted by compilers of LINGUISTIC SURVEY OF INDIA now as LINGUISTIC SURVEY OF PAKISTAN vol V published by sang-e-Mil publishers Lahore. (see also Younghusband)
- Bruce Bairnsfather was a renowned colonist in British India and born in Murree in 1888. His caricature postmortum many political events in USA and Britain.
Other Local poets........ An overview
- Hedayat Khan, father of Dilkhurram Abbasi also wrote a poetry book in Punjabi language about his experience of World War Two as a British Indian Army personal. The book is in possession of Dilkhurram Abbasi but yet not published. He died in 2007.
- Shahid Reaz Abbasi is a poet of modern time belonged to Longhal, UC Malkote. He born in Toteal Dhund Abbasi family in 1977, got education from Karachi University and holder of MA Islamic Studies degree. He wrote a poetry book KANTY DAHSHAT GERD NAHIN with reference of current international political situation and World of Islam. His thoughts are reflecting local attitudes of feudal lords.
- GAON PONCHA TO WADAIRY KY BRABER NA HOA
- US KO AAZAD KERY GI NA KABI FIKR E MASH
- IBN E ZER HO GEA JO SHAKHS, BU ZER NAHOA,.
- Matee u Rehman Abbasi was a senior teacher in GHSS Birote, died by cancer in September 2013. He was a novelist and a Urdu and Parhi language poet. He wrote thousands of poems, stanzas and Gazels as well as short stories. He is also biographer of Mukhlis Birotvi and wrote a preface of his only book Fikr e Ferda. He reflects the local theme of rural sincerity, natural beauty following English poet John Keats. His last poem was MUJHAY BIROTE KEHTAY HAIN which published in Weekly HILL STAR before a week of his death.He wrote
