C- Varied dimensions of Garhwali culture (Garhwal ki Sanskriti aur vivid ayam):In this chapter, Shiva Nand Nautiyal provides the quotations of many learned experts for defining culture (Sanskriti) and proves that the culture of Garhwal is the culture of India. From king Shamber of Rig-Veda era, Shiva Nand Nautiyal takes us the chronological history of Garhwal via Ram era (Marichi of Ramayan fame), the initiation of generation and storing techniques of fire by Angira in Agelthaili of Garhwal, eras of Kailash, Alkapuri, Devpuri, the prayer by Ravan, arrival of Adi Shankaracharya in 820Ad, arrival of Vaishnavi preacher Madhvacharya in 1153, fifty two Garhs and crowning of Kanakpal the fist king of Panwar dynasty, Gorkha regime (1804-1815), British rule (1815-1947) and independent India. That is the reason the creator describes hundred Garhis (forties of hills) of ashur(primitive) king Shamber in Rig-Veda ( 4-30-20). He provides the details in terms of area, population of Dehradun, Uttarakshi, Chamoli Garhwal, Tihri Garhwal and Pauri Garhwal and explains the diverse geographical areas too.B- History of Garhwal From Rig-Veda till date: The area Garhwal had been an important place in Jambodweep (today’s Indian sub continent) at he time of Rig-Veda too. Introduction of Garhwali Folk Dances-SongsShiva Nand Nautiyal provided many unheard knowledge about Garhwal and its rich heritage and culture in 71 pages introduction.A- Geographical introduction (bhaugolik bhumika): Shiva Nand Nautiyal provides the readers the quotations about geography of Garhwal from Mhabharat, Skandh Puran, Dr T.G.Longstaff, H.W Tilman. There are seven chapters in the book and each part is itself a book in its own. From that time, Dr Shiva Nand started extensive research on the subject and could publish this book. In his Amukhor self expression, Dr Nautiyal says that he got inspiration to write on Folk-Dances-Songs of Garhwal by Dr Vasudev Sharan Agarwal in 1981. Definitely, Dr Shiva Nand Nautiyal choose a different subject that is Folk Dances-songs of Garhwal.
But Dr Shiva nand ‘s work in this book is totally different in context and review too. It is not easy to write review on great works because each word in such work is very important and it is very difficult to review a work when it is different than conventional ones as the publisher Dr Prem Narayan Shukla of this book writes ,” Dr Shiv Prasad Dabral, Shri Govind Prasad Nautiyal, Shri Hari Krishna Raturi, ,Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Hari Dutt Bhatt Shailesh, Dr Govind Chatak, Shri Mohan Babulkar, Shri Mhaveer Prasad Poddar, Vasant Karnekar, Shri Sant Ram Vatsya, Shri Kalpnath Singh, Shri Jamnudas Akhtar and Tarantaran Dhasahmana and many more wrote brilliantly on social, religious, historical, spiritual, literature, cultural issues and subjects of Himalaya, Garhwal, Uttaranchal and Uttarakhand. However, the book is so comprehensive that even after many trials he could not do so. When this author bought his timeless, 486 pages book ‘Garhwal ke Loknritya-Geet (Folk Dance -Songs of Garhwal) in 1982 in Hindi language, he was ambitious for reviewing this collector book. He is famous for collecting, reviewing, publishing and popularizing the folk songs and dances of Garhwal from his youth till his death. Late Dr Shivananad Nautiyal is not unknown name in Garhwali folk literature nor unfamiliar in social and political fields of Garhwal. (Commentary on Garhwal ke Lok Nritya Geet, a Timeless Book on Folk Song-Dance of Garhwal) Classification of Folk Dance-Songs of Garhwal by Dr Shivanand Nautiyal
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