Laladyad

Laladyad
Rajannya Lahiri
Laladyad, the local favourite in Kashmiri language, was a saint of a
poetess born on 1320 AD in Simpura village of Paampora, Kashmir.
Proofs about her life and living are not available today. She is also
known by the names of Lalleshvaree, Lalaa, Lalayogeshvaree, and
Laalaarifaa, et cetera. She is supposed to have died around 1391 AD.

The form of poetry that she worked in is called Vaakha. Her Vaakhas
count among Kabeera's Dohaas, Meeraa's Padas, Tulsi's Chaopaaees, and
Rasakhaana's Savaeyes. In her creations, Laladyada rises from the
societal hypocrisies of creed and religion to stressing to adopt that
path of faith which is umbilical to life. She protested against the
double standards of religion, and held up love to be the foremost
value or ideal.

Influenced by the elements of pop-ordinary living, her writings boast
of purely local, simple language. Which is why her creations still
remain in the memories and tongues of Kashmir today. She is widely
accepted to be the supportive pillar of the contemporary language of
Kashmir.