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Posted on December 5, 2012 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

हिंदी फिल्मों की नई महिला पार्श्व गायक

विदुर [कमल नयन चतुर्वेदी] द्वारा 10 नवंबर, 2012 को पोस्ट

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मुंबई – महाराष्ट्र – भारत 10 नवंबर, 2012 ००.३५ AM

जब “आलम आरा”, 1 भारतीय टॉकी, 1931 में स्क्रीन मारा, एक युग की शुरुआत है, जो आसानी से गायन सितारों का युग कहा जा सकता है. सभी अभिनेताओं स्क्रीन पर अपने गाने गाए. उस युग के प्रसिद्ध महिला सितारों कोई अपवाद नहीं थे. देविका रानी से लीला चिटनिस और कानन देवी से कम ज्ञात तारिकाओं, नाम के लायक हर नायिका अपने गाने गाए.

आलम आरा पोस्टर, 1931. (फोटो क्रेडिट: विकिपीडिया)

अशोक कुमार और देविका रानी 1936 फिल्म अछूत कन्या से एक दृश्य में (फोटो क्रेडिट: विकिपीडिया)

कानन देवी (फोटो क्रेडिट: tonymitra)

तो नूर जहान और सुरैया का युग आया. दोनों बेहद लोकप्रिय सितारों और अपनी पीढ़ी के विशाल गायकों थे. उनके गाने और उनकी फिल्मों को अभी भी लोकप्रिय हैं. फिल्मों से उनकी सेवानिवृत्ति अंततः गायन सितारों के गौरवशाली युग के लिए एक अंत लाया. सलमा आगा, एक और गायन सितारा, “Nikah” [1982] आया था लेकिन यह एक अपवाद था. गायन सितारों युग बहुत पहले समाप्त हो गया था.

गायन सितारों युग की समाप्ति के बाद फिल्मों में पार्श्व गायन लोकप्रिय बन गया. राजकुमारी दुबे पहली महिला पार्श्व गायिका कहा जा सकता है. वह 1940 में अपने गायन कैरियर शुरू कर दिया. “बावरे नैन ‘मुकेश के साथ उसके गाने [1950] अभी भी मशहूर हैं और वे यादगार हैं. आधुनिक दिन फिल्म दर्शक से “Pakeeza” [1972] में उसे गीत के साथ परिचित हैं. यह है ….. najaria की मारी मारी अधिक सैयां …….

उस युग से एक और पार्श्व गायिका शमशाद किया गया था बेगम वह साथ “खजांची” [1941] प्रमुखता से गुलाब और “ख़ानदान” [1942] उसके कैरियर और के बाद सर्वोच्चता आगमन के साथ प्रमुख सेट वापस सामना करना पड़ा. लता मंगेशकर और आशा भोंसले . Amirbai Karnataki उस युग से एक और प्रसिद्ध पार्श्व गायक था.

फिर जो लता मंगेशकर युग के रूप में जाना जाता है एक युग शुरू किया. वह, उसके छोटे भाई आशा भोंसले के साथ साथ, लगभग 5 दशकों के लिए एक बादशाह की तरह हिंदी फिल्मों के पार्श्व दृश्य का प्रभुत्व है.

लता मंगेशकर (फोटो क्रेडिट: विकिपीडिया)

आशा भोंसले (फोटो क्रेडिट: विकिपीडिया)

कई गायकों को उनके युग के दौरान आया था और गुमनामी में चला गया गीता दत्त, सुमन कल्याणपुर, कमल बारोट, सुधा मल्होत्रा , मुबारक बेगम और शारदा आया और एक निशान छोड़ बिना जल्दी ग्रहण.

70 में, जबकि लता मंगेशकर अभी भी सर्वोच्च राज कर रहा था, फिर महिला पार्श्व गायकों की एक नई फसल में उभरा. अलका याग्निक, साधना सरगम, कविता कृष्णमूर्ति और अनुराधा Paudwal आया था, कुछ यादगार हिट फिल्में दी और फ़रामोश फीका. लता मंगेशकर अभी भी शासन और यादगार दे दिया जैसी हिट, यश चोपड़ा निर्देशित “वीर – जारा” [2004].

अब पार्श्व गायकों की एक नई फसल क्षितिज पर मँडरा रहे हैं श्रेया घोषाल. लता मंगेशकर और सुनिधि चौहान की तरह नंबर वन बन लगभग आशा भोसले की जगह ले लिया है. लेकिन वहाँ अन्य महिला पार्श्व गायक भी हैं. वे दृश्य पर तेजी से उभर रहे हैं.

अदिति सिंह शर्मा: -; “Aali …. पुन चार्ट के साथ दर्द की तरह “और” …… दिल्ली, दिल्ली “में” नो वन जेसिका मारा “और” Chhoomantar ….. “में” मेरे ब्रदर की दुल्हन “, वह भविष्य में देखने के लिए एक गायक बन गए.

एलिसा मेंडोंसा : शंकर के लॉय मेंडोंसा की बेटी – अहसान – लॉय प्रसिद्धि, वह “Uff तेरी ऐडा गाया ……. Khwabon के Parindey “” कार्तिक कॉलिंग कार्तिक “और बेहद लोकप्रिय ….. “में” जिंदगी ना मिलेगी दोबारा “.

अनुष्का मनचंदा: वह एक दुर्लभ विश्वास के साथ “दम मारो दम ……” के संस्करण फिर मिश्रण गाया और हर किसी के लिए उसकी प्रतिभा का नोटिस लेने के लिए मजबूर किया.

“साथ Katiya Karoon ….. HARSHDEEP कौर रॉकस्टार “और” Jugni “” ………….. “कॉकटेल” “, वह बड़ी हिट है और निश्चित रूप से शीर्ष पर अपने रास्ते पर है.

महालक्ष्मी अय्यर: वह “ऐ अजनबी के साथ बुल की आंख मारा ……….. “”, “से दिल Sadka किया …………” में “मैं नफरत storys Luv” की तरह है और बेहद लोकप्रिय पंजाबी संख्या, “Laung दा Lashkara ……. “और” Rola पे गया …….. “” पटियाला हाउस “में.

नेहा भसीन: “कुछ खास हैं …….. फैशन “और” Dhunki Dhunki “में” ……. “” मेरे ब्रदर की दुल्हन “उसे शीर्ष पर लाया.

तरह एक हिट संख्या में: “बचना ऐ Haseenon” खुदा …………… जेन “, वह उसे लंगर SHIPLA राव पाया.

: श्रुति पाठक के साथ. “…………… Marjaawan” में “फैशन” और “Payaliya …………” में “देव डी”, वह आ गया और उसकी उपस्थिति महसूस

श्वेता पंडित [2000] वह यशराज फिल्म्स “मोहब्बतें” में अपनी शुरुआत की. “मोहब्बतें” से “मेरे ब्रदर की दुल्हन” [2011] के लिए, वह हिन्दी में कई हिट गाया था. वह नियमित रूप से एआर रहमान मंच प्रदर्शन भी पता चलता है. वह तेलुगू फिल्मों में भी बेहद लोकप्रिय गायक है.

श्वेता पंडित के साथ अपने कार्यालय में

एक तरह से वह मेरे छात्र है. हालांकि वह कभी नहीं लिया और मेरे अभिनय संस्थान में प्रवेश मेरे नियमित बैच के लिए नहीं आया था. लेकिन फिर भी वह अपने संस्थान के लिए आते हैं, जब भी वह स्वतंत्र है और मेरे संस्थान विदुर Kreating Charakters के आशुरचना कक्षाओं में भाग लेता है.

मैं उसके लिए बहुत खुश हूँ और उसे अधिक से अधिक सफलता की कामना करता हूं. मुझे यकीन है कि आने वाले वर्षों में वह भारत के शीर्ष पार्श्व गायक होगा.

मुझे खुशी है कि मैं पार्श्व गायन के क्षेत्र में कम से कम एक छात्र भी है.

विदुर

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George Orwell & Bihar Connection

Posted on December 3, 2012 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA DECEMBER 03 , 2012 11.59 P.M.

In today’s newspaper I read an innocuous article about my favourite writer George Orwell . It was about his birthplace in Motihari , Bihar . I always knew that he was born in Bihar but I was shocked to see the dilapidated building where George Orwell was born and spent some of his earlier years . Rooftop tiles are caving in and its neglected existence is precariously waiting for a calamity .

Compare the above structure with Orwell’s well maintained house in London . You can see the difference .

George Orwell’s House, Portobello Road – London. (Photo credit: Jim Linwood)

Even his house in Burma , where he stayed for few years , is well maintained compared to the Motihari , Bihar house where he was born .

The house George Orwell stayed in while in Katha, Burma (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Nitish Kumar – Chief Minister , Bihar (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Bihar government headed by Nitish Kumar is doing nothing to preserve the historic structure . Nitish Kumar has time to visit Pakistan and sing paeans in praise of present – day rulers of Pakistan . He has enough time to criticize Narendra Modi and still maintaining relationship with Bharatiya Janata Party but he or his government has no time for preservation of George Orwell’s birthplace . I doubt majority of present – day dispensation in Bihar is oblivious of Orwell’s importance . For them demonizing Narendra Modi is more important .

[ To make Nitish Kumar and his ministers - in - crime aware of George Orwell's importance , I am reproducing some fact about his literary genius from Wikipedia . ]

George Orwell in Hampstead On the corner of Pond Street and South End Road, opposite the Royal Free Hospital. The bookshop has long gone. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Eric Arthur Blair

(25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950)

Eric Arthur Blair , known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist.

Orwell wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction and polemical journalism. He is best known for the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) and the allegorical novella Animal Farm (1945), which together have sold more copies than any two books by any other 20th-century author.

His book Homage to Catalonia (1938), an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, is widely acclaimed, as are his numerous essays on politics, literature, language and culture. In 2008, The Times ranked him second on a list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945″.

Cover of Animal Farm: Centennial Edition

Category:George Orwell Category:Nineteen Eight...

George Orwell, 1984. This self-made image is based on a picture that appears in an old acreditation for the BNUJ.) Picture of George Orwell taken from File:GeoreOrwell.jpg. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Orwell’s work continues to influence popular and political culture, and the term Orwellian—descriptive of totalitarian or authoritarian social practices—has entered the vernacular with several of his neologisms, such as doublethink, thoughtcrime, Big Brother and thought police.

It is sad that his birthplace is so neglected and is on the verge of extinction . I am a huge fan of George Orwell and during my Allahabad days , have read his above mentioned books , ” Animal Form ” and ” 1984 ” . I remember many dull and dusty summer afternoons and long , cold and wintry winter nights of Allahabad , when sitting in my room of Sir Ganga Nath Jha Hostel , I used to discuss these books with my friends and seniors . Orwell had huge fan following among my generation .

My generation used to hero – worship George Orwell . I am extremely sad and I know that every one of my generation will be feeling the same .

I , on behalf of myself and all the students and staff of my acting institute Vidur’s Kreating Charakters , denounce Bihar government in strongest term and urge them to shed their apathy . George Orwell is too important a literary giant to get this treatment .

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100th Year of Formation of Bihar

Posted on August 8, 2012 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA AUGUST 08, 2012 01. 15 A.M.

This year in 2012 Bihar is celebrating 100 years of its existence as a province of India . Before 1912 Bihar was included in the erstwhile Bengal Presidency of British Indian Empire .

But Bihar’s history is much older that the British Indian Empire and even the rule of Afghans and Mughals .

Ancient Bihar (which consisted of Anga, Videha/Mithila, Magadha and Vajji/Vrijji) was a centre of power , learning and culture in ancient and classical India . From Magadha arose India’s first and greatest empire , the Maurya empire as well as one of the world’s most widely adhered-to religions , Buddhism . Magadha empires , notably under the Maurya and Gupta dynasties , unified large parts of South Asia under a central rule . Its capital Patna , earlier known as Pataliputra, was an important centre of Indian civilization . Nalanda and Vikramshila were centres of learning established in the 5th and 8th century respectively in Bihar , and are counted amongst the oldest and truly international universities , where people from all over the world came to study. Bihar has distinction of giving the world its first democracy through Lichchivi Ganarajya [ modern-day Vaishali district ] during ancient era . Though today , for some , Vaishali is more associated with Aamrapali , than with democracy . But for lovers of history , Vaishali will always be known as the epicentre of the FIRST PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD .

I am posting few maps , which amply make clear the importance of Bihar and its significant contribution to the cultural ethos of India . From the mythological Magadh of Jarasandh and Anga of Karna of Mahabharata era , to the Maurya period and Chankya era and to the Golden Age of Guptas , Bihar has seen it all .

The approximate extent of the Magadha Empire in the 5th century BC. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The ‘16 Great Nations’; Anga is the easternmost, south of Vrijji and east of Magadha (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Nanda Empire at its greatest extent under Dhana Nanda circa 323 BC. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Chandragupta’s empire when he founded it c. 320 BCE, by the time he was about 20 years old. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Chandragupta Maurya’s empire in 305 BC after his conflict with Seleucus Nicator. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Maurya Empire after Bindusara’s death 269. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ashoka the Great subdued Kalinga, during the Kalinga War circa 265 BC, and the southern kingdoms. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: A map of the Maurya Dynasty, showing major cities, early Buddhist sites, Ashokan Edicts, etc. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pataliputra as a capital of Gupta Empire. Approximate greatest extent of the Gupta Empire. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Patliputra as a capital of Sunga Empire. Approximate greatest extent of the Sunga Empire (circa 185 BCE). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

After the end of this glorious and ancient chapter and after the end of not so significant Afghan and Mughal era , East India Company conquered large parts of northern India and became the de – facto rulers . After the Battle of Buxar (1764), the British East India Company obtained the diwani rights (rights to administer, and collect revenue or tax) for Bihar, Bengal and Orissa , [ now Odisha ] . The rich resources of fertile land , water and skilled labour had attracted the foreign imperialists , particularly the Dutch and British , in the 18th century . Bihar remained a part the Bengal Presidency of British India until 1912 , when the province of Bihar and Orissa [ now Odisha ] was carved out as a separate province . Since 2010, Bihar has celebrated its birthday as Bihar Diwas on 22 March . In 1935 , certain portions of Bihar were reorganised into the separate province of Orissa [ now Odisha ] .

Map of United Bihar

In 2000 , Bihar was divided into two and North part of undivided Bihar became Bihar and the Southern part was carved as a separate province and is now known as Jharkhand .

Bihar of Present Day

After partition , present day Bihar is the 12th largest state of India in terms of geographical size and 3rd largest in population . Apart from Hindi , Bihar is the home of some of the dialects of Hindi , like ; Bhojpuri , Magadhi , Maithili , Angika and Vajjika . For administrative purposes Bihar is divided into 9 divisions and 38 districts .

Location of Bihar in India

After independence and under the rule of Chief Ministers like ; Krishna Sinha and Anugrah Narayan Sinha , Bihar for some time , basked in the old glory of Patliputra . But it suffered a lot during the rule of Congress in later years . During the 15 year rule of Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabdi Devi , Bihar reached at its nadir . Lawlessness and anarchy ruled supreme . Day time murders became order of the day . Ransom became a respectable business . Reputation of Chankya’s Bihar and Chandragupta Maurya’s Patliputra was massacred and mutilated by RJD’s Lalu Prasad Yadav . It was further defaced and defiled by his inefficient wife Rabdi Devi .

After all the turmoil and tribulations , Bihar finally rejected RJD of Lalu and elected BJP , JD [ U ] combine in 2005 . Bihar is now marching ahead under the NDA rule . After Gujarat , now it is the second fastest growing state of India .

I am happy that in the centenary year of its existence , Bihar is shedding its infamous and nefarious image and gaining international respectability and appreciation . Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal [ United ] combine deserve kudos for that . Though it is still miles behind of other states but definitely it is moving ahead and moving fast . May this centenary year be the golden year of Bihar .

I am happy because I have my roots in Bihar . My forefathers originally hailed from the state and only later on they migrated to Uttar Pradesh .

[ Some facts and figures of Bihar have been taken from Wikipedia . I express my gratitude . ]

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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Saffron Blitzkrieg in U. P. , M. P. & The Electronic Media

Posted on July 13, 2012 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JULY 13 , 2012 01.40 A.M.

Election Symbol of Bharatiya Janata Party (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS – UTTAR PRADESH

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The Bharatiya Janata Party [ BJP ] recently swept urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh . It won 10 of 12 mayoral posts in municipal corporations . Ruling Samajwadi Party [ SP ] supported candidate won 1 municipal corporation and Bahujan Samaj Party [ BSP ] supported candidate won 1 . Indian National Congress failed to open its account .

Bharatiya Janata Party [ BJP ] candidates won mayoral elections in Agra , Aligarh , Ghaziabad , Gorakhpur , Jhansi , Kanpur , Lucknow , Meerut , Moradabad and Varanasi .

Bareilly seat went to ruling Samajwadi Party [ SP ] backed nominee I. S . Tomar and a Bahujan Samaj Party [ BSP ] supported candidate won in Allahabad .

In Agra BJP candidate Indrajeet Arya defeated BSP backed Kartar Singh Bhartiya by a margin of 12,467 .

in Aligarh BJP candidate Shakuntala Bharati defeated independent Razia Khan by a margin of 41,834 votes .

In Ghaziabad , which witnessed late night protest by BJP supporters alleging gross irregularities in the counting of votes , party candidate Teluram defeated his nearest rival Sughan by a margin of 9583 votes .

In Gorakhpur BJP’s Satya Pandey defeated Surhita Kareem of Congress by a margin of 33,156 votes .

In Jhansi Kiran Raju Bookseller of BJP defeated Nirmala Bilharia of Congress by a margin of 25,659 votes .

In Kanpur Jagatveer Singh Dron of BJP defeated his nearest rival Pawan Gupta of Congress by a margin of 53,323 votes and retained the seat .

In Lucknow BJP party candidate Dinesh Sharma won the seat for the second consecutive term defeating Neeraj Bora of Congress by a margin of more than 1,71,824 votes.

In Meerut, Harikant Ahluwalia of BJP defeated SP-backed Rajeeq Ansari by a margin of 70,806 votes .

In Moradabad, BJP candidate Veena Agarwal defeated her nearest rival Humanu Kabir of Peace Party by a margin of 70,111 votes .

Ruling SP backed candidate I S Tomar defeated BJP’s Gulshan Anand by a margin of 47,128 votes in Bareilly.

Abhilasha Gupta of BSP defeated Kamla Singh of BJP by a margin of 59,555 votes in Allahabad.

By winning 10 seats, BJP upped its tally as compared to 2007 elections when the party won only 8 seats.

The Congress , which won 3 mayoral seats, including Jhansi, Allahabad and Bareilly in the last municipal poll , failed to open its account this time.

In U. P. , elections were held for 12 municipal corporations, 186 Nagar Palika Parishads and 388 Nagar Panchayats.

Congress and BJP contested elections on party symbol, while BSP and SP, though allowed their workers to contest polls, did not allot party symbols.

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS – MADHYA PRADESH

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Apart from Uttar Pradesh , blitzkrieg of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party [ BJP ] continued in Madhya Pradesh also . Out of 27 municipalities , BJP won 20 . Independents got 4 municipal boards and Indian National Congress got just 3 municipalities .

Before these elections in UP and MP , BJP captured all the 3 Municipal Corporations in New Delhi and even before that BJP along with Shiv Sena romped home in BMC , Mumbai .

ROLE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA

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It is a major political news of immense importance . In Uttar Pradesh BJP improved its tally by 2 and its minimum victory margin was 9,500 in Ghaziabad and the maximum was 1,71,000 in Lucknow , where it fared poorly in last Assembly elections . In remaining 2 corporations it was the nearest rivals to the winning candidates .

Congress drew blank in Uttar Pradesh and won just 3 out of 27 municipalities in Madhya Pradesh . Electronic media welcomed the news with deafening silence . Few reported it with a caveat . Read the following lines :

” However, the results are subject to the outcome of a writ petition filed in the Supreme Court challenging reservation in the local bodies. “

Had it been a Congress victory in UP and MP local body elections , electronic media would have written obituary of BJP . On the day of BJP victory , they were busy discussing Karnataka crisis and were taking sadistic pleasure . V. S. Yeddyurappa and Sadananda Gowda both belong to BJP and even if they can’t see eye to eye and have some genuine differences , it is possible in democracy and it should be welcomed . They never went to the extreme of tearing the party into two like Mrs. Indira Gandhi .

Jagadish Shettar , the new BJP Chief Minister of Karnataka is a RSS swayamsevak and rose to prominence during 1992 Hubballi Idgah movement . He was lathi charged for trying to hoist Tiranga at Hubballi Idgah Maidan . New Dy. Chief Minister R. Ashoka is also political savvy and this new BJP team of Karnataka is going to be the nemesis of the electronic pundits and nay – sayers .

Map of India Showing Provinces Ruled by Parties (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As shown it the above map BJP is ruling in Himachal Pradesh , Gujarat , Goa , Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh and Karnataka on its own and is a dominant partner in ruling coalition in Punjab , Bihar , Jharkhand and Nagaland . It is ruling major civic bodies in Mumbai and New Delhi but still as per the electronic media pundits , it is on decline .

I think coming elections in Himachal Pradesh , Gujarat and Karnataka will open their eyes . Or may be they will never open their eyes and would never like to see the truth . Is it because they are p..d ?

VIDUR

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Posted on June 6, 2012 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

भोजपुरी भाषा – 1 [उत्पत्ति एवं इतिहास]

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Vidur [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ] विदुर [कमल नयन चतुर्वेदी] द्वारा 30 दिसंबर, 2010 पर पोस्ट

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Bhojpuri is a language spoken in parts of north-central and eastern India . भोजपुरी उत्तर मध्य और पूर्वी भागों में बोली जाने वाली भाषा है भारत . It is spoken in the western part of state of Bihar , the northwestern part of Jharkhand , and the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh (UP), as well as adjoining parts of the Nepal Terai . के राज्य के पश्चिमी भाग में बोली जाती है के पश्चिमोत्तर भाग झारखंड , बिहार , और पूर्वांचल की उत्तर प्रदेश (उत्तर प्रदेश), के रूप में अच्छी तरह के आसपास के भागों नेपाल के तराई क्षेत्र . Bhojpuri is also spoken in Guyana , Suriname , Fiji , Trinidad and Tobago and Mauritius . भोजपुरी भी गुयाना , सूरीनाम , फिजी , त्रिनिडाड और टोबैगो और मॉरीशस में बोली जाती है . The variant of Bhojpuri of the Surinamese Hindustanis is also referred to as Sarnami Hindi or just Sarnami and has experienced considerable Creole and Dutch lexical influence. सूरीनाम Hindustanis की भोजपुरी के संस्करण के रूप में भी संदर्भित किया जाता है Sarnami हिन्दी या बस Sarnami के और काफी अनुभवी क्रियोल और डच कोष प्रभाव. More Indians in Suriname know Bhojpuri compared to Guyana and Trinidad where the language is largely forgotten. सूरीनाम में भारतीयों गुयाना और त्रिनिदाद जहां भाषा काफी हद तक भूल गया है की तुलना में भोजपुरी जानते हैं.

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Bhojpuri is part of the Eastern-Hindi or Bengali continuum of languages which once extended from Assam and Bengal to Benaras. भोजपुरी का हिस्सा है हिंदी – पूर्वी या बंगाली भाषा है जो एक बार से बढ़ा सातत्य असम और बंगाल बनारस है. While the rest of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh slowly adopted the new Hindi standard (Khadi Boli), the language remained strong in the areas between Patna and Benaras . हालांकि बिहार और उत्तर प्रदेश की बाकी धीरे – धीरे नई हिन्दी मानक (खादी बोली) को अपनाया, भाषा के बीच क्षेत्रों में मजबूत बनी पटना और बनारस .

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Bhojpuri and several closely related languages, including Maithili and Magadhi , are together known as the Bihari languages . भोजपुरी और एक साथ सहित कई निकट से संबंधित भाषा, मैथिली और Magadhi , बिहारी भाषाओं के रूप में जाना जाता है . They are part of the Eastern Zone group of Indo-Aryan languages which includes Bengali and Oriya . वे के पूर्वी क्षेत्र समूह का हिस्सा हैं जो भारत – आर्य भाषाओं शामिल हैं बंगाली और उड़िया .

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The scholar, polymath and polyglot Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan wrote some works in Bhojpuri . विद्वान, बहुज्ञ (व्यक्ति) और बहुभाषिक ग्रंथ Mahapandit राहुल संकृत्यायन में कुछ काम करता है लिखा है भोजपुरी . Other eminent writers include Viveki Rai . अन्य प्रख्यात लेखकों में शामिल हैं Viveki राय . The number of Bhojpuri writers is small compared to the number of speakers. भोजपुरी लेखकों की संख्या बोलने वालों की संख्या की तुलना में छोटा है. Some other notable Bhojpuri personalities are legendary freedom fighter Swami Sahajanand Saraswati , first president of India Rajendra Prasad , Manoj Bajpai , and former Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri , Chandra Shekhar . Bihar Kokila Padma Shri Sharda Sinha is a famous Bhojpuri folk singer. कुछ अन्य उल्लेखनीय भोजपुरी व्यक्तित्व महान स्वतंत्रता सेनानी स्वामी सहजानंद सरस्वती , भारत के पहले राष्ट्रपति राजेंद्र प्रसाद , मनोज बाजपेयी , और पूर्व भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री , चंद्रशेखर बिहार. कोकिला पद्मश्री शारदा सिन्हा एक प्रसिद्ध भोजपुरी लोक गायक है.

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Number of speakers बोलने वालों की संख्या

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According to an article published in Times of India , a total of 150 million people in India speak Bhojpuri. टाइम्स ऑफ इंडिया में प्रकाशित एक लेख के अनुसार , भारत में 150 मिलियन लोगों की कुल भोजपुरी बोलते हैं. An estimated 70 million people in Uttar Pradesh and 80 million people in Bihar speak Bhojpuri as their first or second language. अपनी पहली या दूसरी भाषा के रूप में एक अनुमान के अनुसार 70 लाख लोग उत्तर प्रदेश में 80 लाख लोगों को बिहार में भोजपुरी बोलते हैं. There are 6 million Bhojpuri speakers living outside of Bihar and Purvanchal. 6 मिलियन भोजपुरी वक्ताओं बिहार और पूर्वांचल के बाहर रहने वाले हैं. These areas include Nepal, especially Birgunj , Mauritius , Fiji , Suriname , Guyana , Uganda , Singapore , Trinidad & Tobago , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Great Britain , Canada and the United States . इन क्षेत्रों में नेपाल, विशेष रूप से शामिल Birgunj , मॉरीशस , फिजी , सूरीनाम , गुयाना , युगांडा , सिंगापुर , त्रिनिदाद एवं टोबैगो , सेंट विन्सेंट और ग्रेनेजियन्स , ग्रेट ब्रिटेन , कनाडा और संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका . This makes the total Bhojpuri speaking population in the world close to 90 million. यह दुनिया में 90 लाख के करीब कुल भोजपुरी बोल जनसंख्या बनाता है. However, the official figures of the 2001 Indian Census are much lower, showing 33 million speakers of the Bhojpuri dialect under the Hindi language sub-family. हालांकि, 2001 की भारतीय जनगणना के सरकारी आंकड़े बहुत कम हैं, उप परिवार के अंतर्गत हिंदी भाषा भोजपुरी बोली के 33 मिलियन वक्ताओं दिखा.

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Bhojpuri dialects, varieties, and creoles are also spoken in various parts of the world, including Brazil , Fiji , Guyana , Mauritius , South Africa , Suriname , and Trinidad and Tobago . भोजपुरी बोलियों, किस्मों, और क्रेओलेस भी दुनिया के विभिन्न भागों में बात कर रहे हैं सहित, ब्राजील , फिजी , गुयाना , मॉरिशस , दक्षिण अफ्रीका , सूरीनाम , और त्रिनिदाद और टोबैगो . During the late 19th century and early 20th century, many colonizers faced labor shortages and were unable to obtain slaves from Africa due to the abolition of slavery; thus, they imported many Indians as indentured servants to labor on plantations. देर से 19 वीं सदी और जल्दी 20 वीं सदी के दौरान, कई उपनिवेशवादियों श्रम की कमी का सामना करना पड़ा और अफ्रीका से गुलामी की समाप्ति के कारण दास को प्राप्त करने में असमर्थ थे, इस प्रकार, वे कई भारतीयों आयात के रूप में वृक्षारोपण पर श्रम सेवकों अनुबंधित. Today, many Indians in the West Indies , Oceania , and South America still speak Bhojpuri as a native or second language. आज, कई भारतीय वेस्टइंडीज , ओशिनिया , और दक्षिण अमेरिका अभी भी एक देशी या दूसरी भाषा के रूप में भोजपुरी बोलते हैं.

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The Bhojpuri language has been heavily influenced by other languages in many parts of the world. भोजपुरी भाषा भारी दुनिया के कई भागों में अन्य भाषाओं से प्रभावित किया गया है. Mauritian Bhojpuri includes many Creole and English words, while the language spoken in Trinidad and Tobago includes Caribbean and English words. मॉरीशस भोजपुरी कई Creole और अंग्रेजी शब्द शामिल हैं, जबकि त्रिनिदाद और टोबैगो में बोली जाने वाली भाषा कैरिबियन और अंग्रेजी शब्द शामिल है.

The Sunday Indian, Bhojpuri Association of India and Global Bhojpuri Movement has launched a worldwide movement for the Recognition, Promotion and Preservation of Bhojpuri Language, Art, Culture, Literature and society. रविवार भारतीय, भारत की भोजपुरी एसोसिएशन और विश्व भोजपुरी आंदोलन संवर्धन, मान्यता और भोजपुरी भाषा, कला, संस्कृति, साहित्य और समाज के संरक्षण के लिए दुनिया भर में एक आंदोलन शुरू किया है.

[ This not my original writing. [यह मूल लेखन नहीं मेरी. Major portions of this blog are taken from various sources on the internet. इस ब्लॉग के प्रमुख अंश इंटरनेट पर विभिन्न स्रोतों से लिया जाता है. I am indebted and express my gratitude. मैं आभारी हूँ और मेरे आभार व्यक्त. This cut - paste was done for the readers , who are not net-savvy but they want to know about Bhojpuri and also for the future reference of myself. यह कट - पेस्ट पाठकों, जो शुद्ध सामान्य बुद्धि नहीं कर रहे हैं, लेकिन वे भी भोजपुरी के बारे में और खुद के भविष्य के संदर्भ के लिए जानना चाहता हूँ के लिए किया गया था. ] ]

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Assembly Election 2012 : Decline & Fall of Nehru – Gandhi Dynasty

Posted on March 12, 2012 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA MARCH 12, 2012 01.10 A.M.

Last month Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and other Civic Elections were held in Maharashtra and they threw surprising results . BJP and Shiv Sena , along with their new ally RPI [ Republican Party of India ] have won Mumbai , Thane , Ulhasnagar , Nagpur and Akola municipal corporations . They , in fact , won 5 Municipal bodies out of 10 . In Mumbai BJP [ Bharatiya Janata Party ] and Shiv Sena combine is in power since 15 years . It is their 4th consecutive term . Before election results were declared , BJP was written off by Left – Liberal – Pseudo Secular intelligentsia , TV anchors and journalists . BJP , to their utter dismay , won 3 more seats in Mumbai that 2007.

Same pattern was repeated in just concluded 5 assembly elections by same Left – Liberal – Pseudo Secular intelligentsia , TV anchors and journalists . They wrote BJP off . But again they have bitten dust . They were baffled by the saffron surge .Latest assembly election in 5 states of India is going to be a game – changer in many sense of the term .

It heralds all – encompassing saffron surge .

It signifies decimation of Indian National Congress .

It signals decline and subsequent fall of Nehru – Gandhi dynasty .

It bares open Anti – Nationalist agenda of Left – Liberal – Pseudo Secular intelligentsia , TV anchors and journalists .

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Before election results were declared , almost all the News anchors and psephologists were in unison that the Congress will come with flying colours in all the states . It will oust BJP from Uttarakhand and Punjab and will gain substantially in Uttar Pradesh and BJP in Uttar Pradesh will be put to the 4th position . That Congress will win in Manipur was a foregone conclusion . They gave BJP just a slender majority in Goa .

Psephologists repeated these lies 24×7 . Mr. Rahul Gandhi and his campaign trail was followed by Left – Liberal – Pseudo Secular intelligentsia , TV anchors and journalists . Even minutest details were dutifully reported and a false image was created about victory of Congress and defeat of BJP . Mr. Rahul Gandhi , Ms. Priyanka Gandhi and her kids descended on Uttar Pradesh and media portrayed them as the saviours of the people of Uttar Pradesh . All the BJP leaders were ignored as if they don’t exist . Mr. Mulayam Sigh Yadav was given larger number of seats compared to Congress but not the majority . According to Left – Liberal – Pseudo Secular intelligentsia , TV anchors and journalists , Congress was supposed to be the king – maker in Uttar Pradesh , king in Punjab , Uttarakhnd and Manipur and a minor looser in Goa .

Mr. Rahul Gandhi

Ms. Priyanka Gandhi

According to Left – Liberal – Pseudo Secular intelligentsia , TV anchors and journalists , BJP was going to be 4th in Uttar Pradesh , going to be ousted in Punjab and Uttarakhand and is going to be nowhere in Manipur . Goa was given to BJP but hesitatingly .

Shri Lal Krishna Advani , Shri Nitin Gadkari and all the big leaders campaigned tirelessly but were ignored . Uma Bharti Ji was not even mentioned in some channels .

Lal_Krishna_Advani_Website (Photo credit: Gauravonomics)

BJP believes in the theory of ” India First – Party Next – Self Last ” . BJP has no dynasty to safeguard . So they worked silently and tirelessly . From top leaders to ordinary workers all pitched in as per their capacity . Their sole aim was :

तेरा वैभव अमर रहे माँ , हम दिन चार रहें न रहें ……

Results came and all the Left – Liberal – Pseudo Secular intelligentsia , TV anchors and journalists got shock of their lives . I was watching various news channels and was amused to watch the faces of anchors .

Punjab :

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The state had history of not giving fresh mandate to the incumbent party . From 1966, when uni – lingual Punjab was created after its tri-furcation , no incumbent government came to power again . So it was pretty easy to predict that Congress would be forming the next government . So without any second thought Punjab was given to the Congress . All Pre – Poll and Post – Poll surveys were unanimous .

But the results were shocking for all . Out of 117 seats SAD [ Shiromani Akali Dal ] and BJP [ Bharatiya janata Party ] got 56 and 12 respectively . It is 9 more than the simple majority . Congress got only 46 seats , 2 up than the last time .

Parkash Singh Badal : 5 Time Chief Minister of Punjab

Uttarakhand :

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BJP was written off in Uttarakhand . But in the final tally it got 31 seats and Congress got 32 . Just 1 more and still media ranted about BJP’s rout . It is unfortunate that BJP got just 5 short of majority . Shri Bhuwan Chand khanduri came just few months back and managed a miracle . Uttarakhand is missed by the BJP narrowly .

Goa :

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Media showed some leniency as for as Goa was concerned . But they were willing to give BJP just 18 seats . 3 short of a simple majority . In the final reckoning BJP got 21 , absolute majority in the house of 40 . Its ally MGP [ Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party ] got 3 seats . So the combine’s seat tally is 24 in the house of 40 .

Manohar Parrikar - @ Time Chief Minister of Goa

Manohar Parrikar - 2 Time Chief Minister of Goa

Uttar Pradesh :

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World’s 6th biggest administrative unit Uttar Pradesh went through 7 phase elections . Mulayam Singh Yadav’s SP [ Samajwadi Party ] got absolute majority , though no one predicted it . According to Left – Liberal – Pseudo Secular intelligentsia , TV anchors and journalists , BJP was going to be 4th and Congress will be king – maker and SP will have to seek its support . Result is for all to see . With 224 seats SP got absolute majority in the assembly for the first time. So – called king – maker Congress got 28 seats , 4 more than 2007 elections .

Akhilesh Yadav

It is unfortunate that Uma Bharati ji’s efforts failed to give desired results . But consider some facts . BJP got 47 seats . 4 less than 51 , its 2007 tally . But BJP came second in 55 seats . One seat it lost by just 18 votes . Of these 55 seats many seats it lost by less than 200 votes . Had media not been so avers and instead portrayed true pictures , I feel results would have been different .

Uma Bharati Ji

Manipur :

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I am happy for Manipur . Mr. Okram Ibobi Singh won 3rd consecutive term . His victory augurs well for this tiny North – Eastern state . He got 42 seats in the house of 60 . Mr. Okram Ibobi Singh has managed 12 more seats this time than the tally of 30 in 2007 .

Okram Ibobi Singh

But architect of Manipur’s Congress victory is the Chief Minister and not the Nehru – Gandhi dynasty . It should be clear to Left – Liberal – Pseudo Secular intelligentsia , TV anchors and journalists that despite all the hype , all the PR exercise and all the orchestrated clamour that only Nehru – Gandhi family can save the nation , is appearing wrong . Mr. Rahul Gandhi worked very hard in Bihar in the last election and got only 4 seats .

Members of Nehru - Gandhi Family

India belongs to nationalists . Whose credo is :

सज रहा है मात्रिमंदिर , मैं नहीं शोभा बनूँगा ,
और चित्रित भित्तिका है , मैं नहीं वह स्थान लूँगा ,
नीव का बस एक पत्थर , धूलि का बस एक कण हूँ ,
पूज्य माँ की अर्चना का , एक छोटा उपकरण हूँ ||

Map of Indian States As Per Ruling Party's Colour

The saffron in the map will keep on increasing . There are 7 BJP Chief Ministers in India . They are in ; Karnataka , Goa , Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh . BJP is junior partner in 3 more states . They are ; Punjab , Bihar and Nagaland . BJP is main opposition party in 3 states , having its leaders as Leader of Opposition . They are ; Rajsthan , Delhi and Uttarakhand . It has got 114 seats in Lok Sabha and 51 in Rajya sabha .

Today Congress controls only 30.07% of total value of vote share for the President poll , which is coming in July . In spite of Dynasty being at the helm , they are in minority as for as presidential poll is concerned and media wont be helpful here. It is sheer arithmetic . 58 Rajya Sabha seats are falling vacant next month . Then Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections are due towards the end of the year .

Not winning in Bihar and now not so impressive show in Uttar Pradesh in particular and all the other states in general does not augur well for the dynasty . Sheen is gone . Shine will soon go away .

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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India : Politics In The Name of Names

Posted on August 24, 2011 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA AUGUST 24 , 2011 11 . 15 A. M.

Last week there was news that all the parties of West Bengal unanimously decided to change the name of the state to Paschim Banga .Very soon West Bengal will be known as Paschim Banga. Mamta Banerjee promised to go for a new nomenclature , when she came to power . It goes to her credit that she fulfilled her promise very soon and all the parties of the state agreed and supported the new name . Very soon Paschim Banga will be a reality. But it is not the first time that a state is being renamed. 5 provinces , 2 Union territories and 70 cities have already been renamed and a proposal to change Orissa’s name is pending before the Parliament.

Political Map of India

Let us go through the list of Provinces :

1 – Travancore – Cochin is now known as Kerala . [ Name Changed in 1956 ]

2 – Madhya Bharat is now known as Madhya Pradesh . [ Name Changed in 1959]

3 – Madras is now known as Tamil Nadu . [ Name Changed in 1969 ]

4 – Mysore is now known as Karnataka . [ Name Changed in 1973 ]

5 – Uttaranchal is now known as Uttarakhand . [ Name Changed in 2007 ]

There are proposals for the name change of the 4 Provinces :

1 – Orissa - New Name Odisha . [ Proposed in 2011 ]

2 – West Bengal - New Name Paschim Banga . [ Proposed in 2011 ]

3 – Kerala , which got its name changed from Travancore – Cochin , wants now to be known as Keralam . [ Still a Wish ]

4 – Assam – New Name Asom . [ Still a Wish ]

List of Union Territories, which were renamed :

1 – Laccadivi, Minikoy & Amindivi Islands - New Name Lakshadweep . [ Name Changed in 1973 ]

2 – Pondicherry – New Name Puducherry . [ Name Changed in 2006 ]

Map of India showing location of West Bengal

So 5 states and 2 Union Territories of India have been renamed . Two states have concrete proposals for the name change and proposals for Kerala and Assam, are still in nascent stages.

Apart from above mentioned 9 provinces , and 2 Union Territories there are 70 Indian cities , which have gone through the name change.

Major cities that have been renamed after independence include:

Andhra Pradesh

Elgandal to Karimnagar
Indur to Nizamabad
Metuku to Medak
Paalamuru to Mahaboonagar
Ellore to Eluru (change effective 1949)
Waltair to Vizagapatam
Vizagapatam to Vishakapatnam
Bezawada to Vijayawada
Cuddapah to kadapa
Ongole Dist. to Prakasham
Nellore Dist. to Pottisriramulu Nellore

Assam

Nowgong to Nagaon
Gauhati to Guwahati (change effective 1983)
Sibsagar to Sivasagar

Gujarat

Baroda to Vadodara (change effective 1974)
Cambay to Khambhat
Bulsar to Valsad

Himachal Pradesh

Simla to Shimla

Kerala

Trivandrum to Thiruvananthapuram (change effective from 1991)
Cochin to Kochi (change effective from 1996)
Calicut to Kozhikode
Quilon to Kollam
Trichur to Thrissur
Cannanore to Kannur
Palghat to Palakkad
Alleppey to Alappuzha (change effective from 1990)
Alwaye to Aluva
Parur to North Paravur
Cranganore to Kodungallur
Tellicherry to Thalassery
Badagara to Vatakara
Palai to Pala
Verapoly to Varapuzha
Cherpalchery to Cherpulasseri

Madhya Pradesh

Ahilyanagari/Indur to Indore
Avantika to Ujjain
Bhelsa to Vidisha
Rassen to Raisen
Saugor to Sagar
Jubbulpore to Jabalpur
Bhopal Bairagarh to Sant Hirda Ram Nagar, Bhopal
Bellasgate to Bheraghat
Ojjain to Ujjaini
Mandu to Mandavgarh

Maharashtra

Poona to Pune
Kirkee to Khadki
Thana to Thane
Bombay to Mumbai (change effective 1995)
New Bombay to Navi Mumbai (change effective 1995)
Bassein to Vasai

Puducherry

Pondicherry to Puducherry (change effective from 1 October 2006)
Yanaon to Yanam (change effective from merger with Indian Union)

Punjab

Jullunder to Jalandhar

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore to Koyamutthoor (change effective 1972)
Tinnevelly to Tirunelveli
Tranquebar to Tharangambadi
Trichinopoly to Tiruchirapalli (change effective 1971)
Madras to Chennai (change effective August 1996)
Tanjore to Thanjavur
Tuticorin to Thoothukudi
Cape Comorin to Kanyakumari
Ootacamund to Udagamandalam
Conjeevaram to Kanchipuram
Virudupatti to Virudhunagar
Potonovo to Parangipettai
Mayavaram to Mayiladuthurai

Uttar Pradesh

Cawnpore to Kanpur (change effective 1948)
Benares to Varanasi (change effective 1956)

West Bengal

Calcutta to Kolkata (change effective from 1 January 2001)
Burdwan to Bardhaman

Name change proposal for 9 other Indian cities are there but they allude consensus . They are :

1 – Ahmedabad - Proposed Name – Karnavati

2 – Allahabad – Prposed Name – Prayag or Teerth Raj Prayag

3 – Aurangabad - Proposed Name – Sambhajinagar

4 – Patna - Proposed Name - Pataliputra

5 – Mysore - Proposed Name - Mysooru

6 – Mangalore – Proposed Name - Mangaluru

7 – Bangalore – Proposed Name – Bengaluru

8 – Bhopal - Proposed Name - Bhojpal

9 – Hyderabad - Proposed Name - Bhagya Nagaram

Above mentioned 9 cities have long pending demands for name change , but since it requires Union Cabinet and Parliament’s approval , and at present they are controlled by the Congress , so chances are bleak for the renaming because there is no consensus for the new names of the above mentioned cities.

I fail to understand the logic. If names of 5 states , 2 Union Territories and 70 cities could be changed and 2 more states are on the verge of being renamed , then why to deny above mentioned 9 cities the same right ? Is it because proposal for the name change for these 9 cities came from BJP or Shiv Sena or other opposition parties ? Or because proposed names of these 9 cities bear the ethos of our age – old tradition and ageless culture ? Or because they are being opposed by some so – called secular parties and intellectuals of left leaning ? Or fear of vote bank politics is stalling the renaming ?

If it is so , it is sad , very , very sad !!

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

[ I have taken some materials , data and dates for this blog from Wikipedia . I express my gratitude . ]

Paschim Banga ? Isn’t it same as West Bengal? (invitationsbyfrescoes.wordpress.com)
Wisecracks greet renamed Indian state of Bongo (theglobeandmail.com)
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Paschimbanga – the new name of West Bengal (kish.in)
Bengali links – Pashchimbanga, Shamsur Rahman, Ramapada Chowdhary and Tareq Masud (tangleofwires.wordpress.com)

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In Search Of My Roots In Bihar

Posted on June 17, 2011 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JUNE 17 , 2011 11.55 P. M.

This blog is personal in nature , definitely very personal . People who generally visit my blog space , are not going to find it very interesting. But I am writing it for the posterity , for the future generations of my family. Youngsters of my family should know about our roots and traditions and should get familiar with the family history and the place of our ancestors, even if it is through the photos.

Map of Sultanpur District of U.P.showing Amethi

We originally hail from Amethi, Sultanpur , a district in Uttar Pradesh. then known as United Provinces of Agra & Awadh. We were Raj Guru of a particular clan of Thakur chieftains of Amethi, known as Amethiya Rajputs. Few centuries ago during British era , a branch of Amethiya Rajputs , in search of greener pastures , left their native place Amethi and came and settled in Sohagara village in the erstwhile Saran district of Bihar. This district is now known as Siwan and is situated on the banks of Ghaghara river a.k.a. Chhoti Gandak.

Map of Siwan District of Bihar showing Sohagara Village

Map of Siwan District of Bihar showing Guthani Block of Sohagara Village

[ On the South-Western corner of the map is Guthani Block. Sohagara and Bishunpura villages come under the jurisdiction of Guthani Block and are situated on the banks of Ghaghara ( Chhoti Gandak ) , where borders of Bihar end and borders of Uttar Pradesh begin. ]

Amethiya Rajputs bought land in Sohagara and settled there. Later on , a branch of their Raj Gurus also followed them and came and settled in Sohagara. They also bought large swath of land and properties and made Sohagara their home , completely forgetting Amethi of Sultanpur district.

Main Road of Sohagara Village , still pristine

Another Road of Sohagara Village

[ I clicked these two photographs when I visited Sohagara recently . These two village roads are still pristine and primitive .]

Chhoti Gandak River- Sohagara is on the right of the river

[ My wife is partly seen in this photo in yellow sari , taking water from the river before worshipping our family deity ]

I don’t know how many centuries had gone since my forefathers came and settled in Sohagara. How many wet monsoons came and drenched them , how many thunder and lightning frightened them in dark nights, how many grey , dreary and dull winters came , tormented them and then went away , how many scorching summer greeted my forefathers with all the furies …. I don’t know but I know for sure that they survived in their new adopted land. Far away from Amethi , my ancestors made Sohagara their home and gradually prospered.

This Brich House is being made , Where my Ancestral House used to be before1875

This Brick House is being made , Where my Ancestral House used to be before1873

This Brick House is being made , Where my Ancestral House used to be before 1873

[ Two photographs , which are given here , show a house under construction . This house is being constructed on the plot of land , where my ancestral house stood once. My forefathers lived in that house , which was made of mud and tiles. ]

We trace our known family history from Ram Charitra Chaturvedi. He was my great-great-grandfather. He was the person who left Sohagara with his two grown up sons, Shrikrishna Chaturvedi and Raghunandan Chaturvedi , came to Sonbarasa in the erstwhile Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh and settled there. This part of Gorakhpur district is now known as Deoria. Of his two sons , the elder one , Shrikrishna Chaturvedi was my great-grandfather.

This incident of leaving Sohagara happened in 1873. So once again my family came to Uttar Pradesh. From Amethi of Uttar Pradesh to Sohagara of Bihar and then again to Deoria of Uttar Pradesh, it was like completing a full circle. But leaving one’s place is not an easy thing for anyone. So what was the cause of this migration ?

Our family tradition says that Sohagara was frequently attacked and plundered by some nomadic tribes. Those aggressive and barbarous nomads used to burn crops and loot the valuables. My forefathers , to eliminate the tyranny once and forever, fought them once and in the ensuing battle which was fought with lathis , spears and trident , a pregnant tribal woman got killed. Before her death, she cursed our forefathers that the clan of Chaturvedis would never prosper in Sohagara. After that fight and their subsequent defeat , nomadic tribes left Sohagara . They never returned. But King of Majhauli , who was the tax-collector and owner of the village , wanted to punish my forefathers for the killing of the tribal woman. So my great-great-grandfather , after consulting his well-wishers and after giving due consideration to all the pros and cons, left Sohagara in 1875 for good and made Sonbarasa his new home in Deoria district.

Map of Deoria District of U.P. showing Salempur where our Village Sonbarsa is located

Thought they left the Sohagara village and started living in Sonbarsa, they still kept their agricultural land in Sohagara and even bought agricultural land in another nearby village Bishunpura. Our family members used to go there and used to manage the agricultural property. This happened till my time , precisely till 1989 , before I left Deoria and came and settled in Mumbai. There after my visits dwindled.

My land in Bishunpura Village of Bihar , village is being seen in the foreground

My land in Bishunpura village in Bihar, village is seen in the foreground

I visited Sohagara this year , in June 2011 after a gap of almost 15 years. Vast swath of agricultural land , which was maintained and held by us till 2000 , have been sold. Sohagara and Bishunpura , both the villages , were managed by my family even after Ran Charitra Chaturvedi’s migration from the village in 1873 , But alas ! everything was disposed off during my tenure . I am not blaming anyone . I was also part of the sin and crime. We started selling the property at the time of my younger sister Neelima’s marriage in 1993 and within 7 years everything was sold off.

Ancestral property is like heritage and we are supposed to be only the trustees and not the owners of that property. As our forefathers bequeathed the property to us , it is one’s pious duty to maintain that property and bequeath it to their progeny. From 1873 to 2000 , these villages were maintained for almost 127 years and now they are gone and gone forever. My great-grandfather Shrikrishna Chaturvedi , my grandfather Kunj Bihari Chaturvedi and my father Lakshmi Kant Chatuevedi took every care to maintain these villages. But today , after 138 years of the migration of my great-great-grandfather, as I write this blog after visiting Sohagara , I am sorry to say that I was unable to maintain and take care of this heritage. I betrayed my ancestor’s trust and faith . I don’t know what would I say to them when I will face them after my death ? How would I face them , when I will meet them after my death ?

The house in the photo , is the residence of Ram Nageena Singh , a burly scion of Amethiya Rajputs who came and settled here. For four generations of my ancestors this house served as the residence cum administrative headquarters. After almost a century , it still stands there calmly and bears silent testimony of my forefather’s toil , strife and difficulties , which they faced while maintaining these lands. I have spent many days and nights in this house , when I used to visit these villages during Summer. Some times my stay was for a week or even for a fortnight at a stretch.

House of Ram Nageena Singh at Sohagara , Purab Patti

Sohagara is a beautiful village. It is still quite primitive and pristine . It has grand Shiva temple , believed to have been built by demon king Banasur.

Shiva Temple of Sohagara built by Demon King Banasur

The Lingam in Sanctum Sanctorum , My Wife & Sister paying Obeisance

Apart from this Shiva temple , Sohagara also has a ramshackle temple of my family deity. Family tradition says that a lady of my family committed Sati after the death of her husband. Later on in her memory a temple was built on the same spot where funeral pyre was lit . I don’t know who will visit these temples after my death. May be my family deity will wait endlessly and that too in vain for my future generations to come and pay obeisance. Who knows what will happen ? May be her temple will be forgotten in future . May be none from my family will visit her . May be this dilapidated place will succumb to the vagaries of nature’s fury and in some distant future will completely vanish from the earth. Or may be rampaging waters of Ghaghara will change its course and engulf the place during some monsoons and there will be no trace of even the very place. No one knows .

Loss of Sohagara is painful . It is not only loss of property but it is loss of a whole tradition , loss of our clan’s history and family folklore .

Ramshackle Temple of my Family Deity , My Wife & Sister at the left

Ramshackle Temple of my Family Deity Kul Devi , my wife is inside

Me & My Wife in front of Ramshackle Temple of my Family Deity , Kul Devi

I started writing this blog after my Sohagara visit , when I was still in Deoria. I could not complete it because of my hectic schedules. Then I returned to Mumbai. As I was returning to Mumbai after 15 days , my schedules went haywire and I couldn’t complete the blog . I am finally completing it today and posting it on my blog space.

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA

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My Column ” Kal Aur Aaj ” in Bhojpuri City – [ 5 ]

Posted on May 5, 2011 by VIDUR [ Kamal Nayan Chaturvedi ]

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA MAY 05 , 2011 11.45 P.M.

That I write a fortnightly Hindi column is now known to all my readers. It is being published in a magazine called ” Bhojpuri City “. It is a Bhojpuri film trade magazine being published from Mumbai. This is my 5th column and it is focussed on the tradition of Item Girls in Hindi and Bhojpuri films.

I am reproducing here the cover page of the current edition of the said magazine and the 2 page article, which is 5th in the series.

Cover of Bhojpuri City - May 1st , 2011

VIDUR

MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA