Story of heer & ranjha

Start writing...ihHeer Ranjha was written by many poets. Damodar Gulati, who also known as Damodar Das Arora, claims to be the eyewitness of this tale. His Qissa/story is deemed the oldest and the first Heer in Punjabi literature . He states in the poem that he is from Jhang—the home of Heer, one of the poem's two main characters. 16th century poet Shah Hussain also used story in his "Kafi" (poetry). Some historian[which?] said this story has came from Persia and other claimed word Heer was inspired by Greek goddess Hera. Some historians[which?] say that the story was the original work of Waris Shah, others say that Heer and Ranjha were real personalities who lived under the Lodi dynasty of the 15th and 16th century and that Waris Shah later utilized these personalities for his novel that he wrote in 1766. Waris Shah states that the story has a deeper meaning, referring to the unrelenting quest that man has towards GodThe story of Heer and Ranjha is a popular tragic love story from the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It is a tale of two lovers who belonged to different castes and faced opposition from their families. Despite all the obstacles in their way, they were deeply in love and wanted to be together.

Heer, a beautiful and intelligent young woman, belonged to a wealthy family of the Jat caste. Ranjha, a handsome and brave young man, belonged to a poor family of the Jogi caste. When Ranjha saw Heer for the first time, he was smitten by her beauty and fell in love with her. Heer, too, was attracted to Ranjha's charm and bravery.

However, their love was not accepted by their families due to their caste differences. Heer's family wanted her to marry someone from their own caste, while Ranjha's family saw Heer as being out of their son's reach. Despite the opposition, Heer and Ranjha continued to meet secretly and profess their love for each other.

In order to be together, Ranjha left his family and became a wandering ascetic. He travelled far and wide, seeking knowledge and enlightenment, and eventually reached Heer's village. Heer's family, who had not given up on finding her a suitable match, arranged her marriage to a wealthy man from their caste. But Heer was determined to be with Ranjha and eloped with him.

They lived happily for a while, but their happiness was short-lived. Heer's family, who were embarrassed by their daughter's actions, persuaded her husband to take revenge on Ranjha. Heer's husband attacked Ranjha while he was asleep, and Ranjha died from his injuries.

Heer, who was devastated by Ranjha's death, died soon after from a broken heart. The tragic story of Heer and Ranjha became a popular legend and has been passed down through generations in the Punjab region. It has been the subject of many songs, poems, and films.
Heer (Izzat bibi) was an extremely beautiful woman, born into a wealthy Muslim family of Sial Jatts and Dheedo Ranjha of the Ranjha tribe of Jatts, is the youngest of four brothers and lives in the village of Takht Hazara by the river Chenab in Punjab.[7][8] Being his father's favourite son, unlike his brothers who had to toil in the lands, he led a life of ease, playing the flute ('Wanjhli'/'Bansuri'). After the death of Ranjha's father, Mauju Chaudhry, Ranjha has a quarrel with his brothers over land, and leaves home. In Waris Shah's version of the epic, Ranjha leaves home because his brothers' wives refused to give and serve him food. Eventually he arrives in Heer's village and falls in love with her. Heer's father offers Ranjha a job herding his cattle. Heer becomes mesmerized by the way Ranjha plays his flute and eventually falls in love with him. They meet each other secretly for many years until they are caught by Heer's jealous uncle, Kaido, and her parents Chuchak and Malki. Heer is forced by her family and the local priest or 'Maulvi' to marry another man named Saida Khera.