Georgy Kechaari

Georgy Avetisovich Kechaari was an Udi writer and educator.

Life

He was born in the settlement of Nic, in the Qəbələ Rayon of the Azerbaijan in 1930. In 1946, he went to Baku to pursue Oriental studies at the Baku State University. After finishing his studies in 1952, he returned to his native village and worked as a school teacher. Throughout his life, along with teaching, he regularly was engaged in creative outlets. Kechaari developed a primer and a program to teach the Udi language to school children. He published a number of original works and translated works into Udi. Moreover, he authored many other articles and books devoted to the Udi people. Kechaari headed Orayin, an Udi cultural-educational society, for many years. He died in 2006 and was buried in Nic.

Works

Nana Oččal — a collection of writings in Udi by various authors on the Udi languageOrayin — a collection of Udi folklore as well as the author's own writings in UdiBuruxmux — the author's writings and translation of more than 150 representatives of Azerbaijani literary worksOcaq başında rəqs — a collection of Udi folklore in the Azerbaijani languageUdinlərdə ənənəvi toy mərasimləri — also in AzerbaijaniShnurok — a collection of short Udi anecdotes and stories in Russian