BANSI NIRDOSH ..PROLIFIC WRITER BUT UNSUNG

                           

BANSI NIRDOSH    ( 1930-2001)

He was a gentleman to the core. Born to Shyam Lal Walli of Badyar Bala ,Srinagar , Bansi Lal  Walli , who later came to be known as Bansi Nirdosh , started his  career as  an Urdu  journalist ( Deputy Editor )with Amritsar based newspaper,’ NAYA  ZAMAANA’.   It may be relevant to mention that this father , Pandit Shyam Lal walli was himself  a journalist cum writer who wrote under pseudonym , ‘Tirath Kashmiri ‘. Tirath Kashmiri was a regular subscriber to the Martand and Khidmat newspapers published from Srinagar.From Badyar Bala, the family later moved to live near Sathu, Barbarshah in the vicinity of Ramchander Ji Temple.

  Bansi Nirdosh   lived at Amritsar for some time and later on moved to Srinagar to work with a leading Urdu newspaper KHIDMAT.  At the Khidmat newspaper, he along with Sufi Ghulam Mohammad and Makhan Lal Mahav were Assistant editors   while Nand Lal Wattal remained the Editor and Mohd Amin Pandit worked as Joint Editor. During this period, he also worked on part time basis with the AFTAB, another popular Urdu newspaper. Thereafter, he joined   AIR Srinagar. At Radio Kashmir Srinagar, he proved his flair and skill when he wrote scripts for some popular programmes (Current Affairs or Haalat e Haazira) apart from writing some very popular radio plays.  For quite sometime, He worked as Editor Scripts at Radio Kashmir, Srinagar. My friend , Bansi Raina informs this:-

 “Along with Umesh Kaul, he used to write script for some popular programmes like ‘Vadi Ki Awaaz’ that had characters like Munshi ji, Nikki Appa and Aziz Bhai.”

Dr S S Toshakhani informs this:-

"Bansi Nirdosh started writing before 1960 but he emerged as a major contributor during 1960-1970 decade.He appears to have been influenced by "Maupassant “ and “O Henry” .His stories  demonstrate authentic reflection of our middle class society.These stories are capable of influencimg every reader"

 A Prolific writer, he was a contemporary Dr Shanker Raina, Sufi Ghulam Mohammad and Deepak Kaul. Nirdosh was a prolific writer. He wrote in Hindi, Urdu and Kashmiri. He wrote radio plays, short stories, Kashmiri novels and also did some translation work.  He wrote more than 100 plays .His three collection of short stories, BAAL MARAYO, AADAM CHHU YITHAAI BADNAAM and GIRDAAB were published   in quick succession. His stories like ,  Love Marriage ,Tulur  , Myon Maruun, Khotchun , Baraat,  Kaansi Ma Sa Raavien Shoorey  Paan and Yi ti Chhu Akh Ehsaas were  quite popular and translated into many languages .

 His radio plays like   DAAN-THAER (A Branch of Pomegranate Tree) and VAAV, NAAV TA DARIYAAV (Wind, Boat and the River)   remain unforgettable to this day even. Like his short stories , Hhs Novel  “Akh Daur “  has also been translated into Hindi and Published as “ Ek Daur “ by a  leading publishing house from Meerut. His novel MOKJAAR (Talaaq) has also been translated into Hindi.  He wrote two novels in Kashmiri .He wrote many biographiess and the best among this lot was the moving story of the 10th Sikh Guru,   Gobind Singh Ji. 

His stories like Daanthaer, Maut, Tafteesh, and Girdaab and many more were converted into tele-serials by Doordarshan. Bansi Nirdosh   also translated Kalidasa’s well-known Sanskrit play, “Malvikagnimitra “into Kashmiri.

 The uprootment from his native land was very painful for Lala Ji (A name by which   he was fondly known among   his family and friends,).  He would usually recall his good old days in Kashmir as and when someone would visit him at his rented accommodation at sarwal in Jammu  city.The  family finally  settled  at Ban Talab Jammu  where his  eldest son ,   Rajinder Walli  (  who retired from   Doordarshan ) constructed a  House . His second son Ajay Walli (who sought VRS from the Union Bank of India) lives at Noida presently.  Bansi Nirdosh has two daughters Pushpa and Renu and both are married and well settled. He was married to Nirmala Ji   (from Adalati family of Ali Kadal in Srinagar) in 1950. This simple housewife remained his lifelong strength and support. He breathed his last in August 2001 at Jammu.  He remains unsung and not properly presented for his enormous contribution.

 Sadgati and Moksha.

 ( Avtar Mota )

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