'Kah mukari' is a four lined rhymed form of poetry in Hindi language. Due to it's very easy and joyful presentation this form is very interesting and liked much by the readers. 'Kah Mukari' is like riddles but different in many ways. Dr. S. D. Tiwari has tried to revive this endangered genre through this book. The verses of 'Kah Mukri' have two meanings. Out of which a certain meaning is usually related to the beloved and the other meaning is kept hidden behind the words. The author reveals that hidden feeling in the last word of the stanza, which is the correct answer to the puzzle. One example of 'Kah-Mukari' is here:
No matter how expensive are the clothes.
Immediately he found, cut into parts -
The way as he ponder.
What, friend, lover? No, friend, tailor.
This thrilling book "Sakhi Kahmukri" having about 450 Kah-mukris, is full of interest and will fill the reader's heart with muse and joy.
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Poetry