Bulbul's value in Punjabi classical poetry

Abstract

It is a fact that people constitute a society, however only human beings are not enough for the establishment of a society. There are many other things which are essential for making a healthy society, such as plants, trees, animals and birds. They are also living things. The relation of humans and birds is hundreds year primitive. This relationship is entangled with every aspect of human life. Amongst these aspects one of the most important is literature. Punjabi classical poetry is one of the best poetries in this world. This poetry deals with every sphere of life. Classical poets tried to mention different birds as metaphor in their poetry to make the poetry diverse and beautiful. There are many birds which are mentioned in classical poetry but the bird bulbul is the most frequently emphasized by all the poets in their poetry. Every poet talked about this bird due to its melodious voice. In this article it has been tried to elucidate the significance and rank of bulbul in classical poetry.