Vaar

 ( Punjabi Literature ) 

The Vār or Vaar (, ), in Punjabi poetry, is a heroic ode or ballad which generally narrates legend such as stories of Punjabi folk heroes or a historical event. The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume One - A to Devo). Amaresh Datta, ed. Sahitya Akademi: 2006, 352.

Examples include the feats of Dulla Bhatti and Raja Rasalu, Amir Khusrau Vaar for Ghazi Malik who took the throne of Delhi in 1320, the Vaar of Jasrat, Najabat's Nadar Shah di Var which describes the invasion of India by Nadir Shah in 1739, and the Chatthian di Vaar which commemorates Pir Muhammad Chattha's famous rivalry with the Sukerchakia Misl.

Shafqat Tanvir Mirzā (1992). 9789693501018 . ISBN 9789693501018

The Var has also been used to evoke the mood of devotion or sacrifice, as in Guru Gobind Singh's Chandi di Var, or to narrate the Mysticism of a Pir, Bhagat or Guru.

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See also

• Punjabi Qisse
• Punjabi folklore
• Dhadi (music)
• Raga
• Asa di Var
• Varan Bhai Gurdas

Categories: Punjabi Literature

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