Assamese singer Kalpana Patowary resurrects Bhojpuri Shakespeare.

Indian folk music goes global, thanks to Bhojpuri singing sensation of Assamese origin, Kalapana Patowary with the launch of her new album The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur. Produced by EMI/Virgin records, the album is a tribute noted Bhojpuri litterateur Bhikhari Thakur. It was launched in Mauritius on the 4th of June 2012, by the country's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Public Infrastructure Mr. Anil Kumar Bachoo and Mr. Mookhesswur Choonee, Minister of Arts and Culture.

The richness of Bhojpuri mores have perhaps been shadowed by the massive popularity of double meaning hip shakers, thanks to the competitive rating points driven entertainment industry. It therefore comes as a surprise when one of the most popular Bhojpuri vocalists decides to stream aside from the rat race and explore the lost works of Bhikhari Thakur, fondly known as Shakespeare of Bhojpuri literature for his contribution to poetry and drama.

Assam born singer Kaplana Patowary has carved a mighty niche for herself in the entertainment industry having lent her vocals to a numerous Bhojpuri songs as well as Bollywood numbers including films like Billo Barber and De Dhana Dhan. Although she has a myriad of folk and popular songs to her credit, Bhojpuri music has been her most dedicated foray. Born in 1887, Bhikhari Thakur’s creative sojourn began late in his life for he was an illiterate until quite a few decades of his life. He learnt the three Rs from a shopkeeper when he went to Calcutta following a family tradition of working in the city. The stark social and cultural variations of his village and Calcutta, as well as works of Raja Ram Mohan Roy inspired him to express his experiences through literature. On returning to his village Bhikhari Thakur formed Bhikhari Thakur Natak Mandali thus creating a theatre form called Bidesia. Unlike conventional poets and dramatists, Thakur’s work took a dig at the redundant ways and customs of the society of his. One of his most noted works includes the tale of a woman in a village whose husband leaves the village to work in a but she still has physical desires, so she gets involved with another man and has a child.Inspired by the contemporary nature of Thakur’s writings, Kalpana felt a need to share his work with a present day global audience. It turned out to be a mammoth task as the material available on Bhikhari Thakur is negligible. Luckily her rendezvous with a 98 year old dancer from the Bhikhari Thakur Natak Mandali gave her a first person account of the experiences of Tahkur’s legend as well as well walked her through his works.

Titled The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur, Kalpana’s tribute to the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri literature has nine melodious tracks, the lyrics of which were penned down by Thakur himself. His memorable poems on immigration and unemployment rendered by Kapalana's powerhouse vocals have been welcomed with warmth in many parts of the globe. It has been launched in France and Mauritius and a launch in is scheduled in the foreseeable future. It's comes as no surprise that EMI/Virgin Records has undertaken the risk of pricing this Bhojpuri album at Rs. 195.The Legacy of Bhikari Thakur takes Bhojpuri music from the masses to the classes.

Parmita Borah

EF News International

http://www.efi-news.com/2012/06/assamese-singer-kalpana-patowary.html

Phir Jibit Hua Bhikhari Thakur, Sadhu - Sadhu Kalpana Patowary.

ifr jaIvant hue iBaKarI zakur¸ saaQaU–saaQaU klpnaa pTvaarI²

Ainala AaoJaa¸

saMpadk¸ BaaojapurI maaTI¸ kaolakata

sabasao phlao tao hmaoM saaQauvaad donaa pD,ogaa klpnaa jaI kao¸ [sa baat ko ilae ik Aaja ko [@kIsavaIM SatabdI ko [sa DI•jao• iDskao AaOr jaanao kOsao–kOsao ba`ok myauijak ko yauga maoM¸ ]nhaoMnao baIsavaIM SatabdI AaOr vah BaI ]sako pUvaa-Qa- maoM p`cailat AaOr vah BaI samaaja maoM tao sava-qaa Ap`cailat¸ ek gava[-¸ gaMvaa$ khI jaanao vaalaI baaolaI¸ ijasanao Aaja ek pUNa- BaaYaa ka $p lao ilayaa hO¸ [samaoM kao[- dao raya nahIM AaOr ijasao gaaMva kI Aama baaolaI sao maMca kI BaaYaa¸ sava-p`qama banaayaa hao¸ BaaojapurI ko ijasa yauga pu$Ya¸ laaok–klaakar¸ naaTkkar¸ gaItkar iBaKarI zakur nao¸ ]nako ]na gaMva[- gaItaoM kao Aaja ko A%yaaQauinak ivaSvapTla pr rKnao ka saahsa ikyaa hO “id ilagaosaI Aa^f iBaKarI zakur” ko maaQyama sao.

[samaoM kao[- dao raya nahIM ik iBaKarI zakur ko gaItaoM ka saama`ajya bahut ivaSaala hO AaOr baat jaba iksaI ek CaoTo sao elabama yaa kOsaoT¸ saI•DI• Aaid maoM caunakr kuC gaItaoM kao rKnao kI hao tao caunaava jara kizna ja,$r hao jaayaogaa AaOr ifr ]samaoM ApnaI $ica hI p`Qaana haogaI. hlaaMik iBaKarI zakur ko gaIt Apnao naaTkaoM kI ja,$rtaoM ko ihsaaba sao rcao gayao hOM¸ ijasao hma Aaja kI BaaYaa maoM isacyaUeSanala saaMgsa khto hOM¸ pr ]nako gaIt [tnao $icakar hO ik caunaava krto va@,t mana hmaoSaa [sa duivaQaa maoM pD, sakta hO ik iksao caunaUM¸ iksoa CaoD,UM. AaOr ifr sauivaQaa kovala nava gaItaoM kao caunanao ka hao¸ tba tao yah caunaava A%yant kizna hao jaayaogaa.

pr hmaoM KuSaI haotI hO¸ jaba hma doKto hOM ik [sa laIgaosaI ko elabama maoM¸ klpnaa jaI nao ApnaI hI $ica ko ihsaaba sao sahI¸ pr ijana gaItaoM ka BaI caunaava ikyaa hO¸ ]namaoM samBavat: iBaKarI kI hr ivaVa ka p`mauKt: p`itinaiQa%va hao jaata hO. 
Kasakr [saka AarmBa ]nako jaIvana pircayaa%mak gaIt sao krko toa [nhaoMnao iBaKarI zakur ko Aist%va kao hI saakar kr idyaa hO. iksaI BaI maQaUr elabama ko AarmBa maoM [sa trh ka irsk laonao ka saahsa ivarlao gaayak hI lao sakto hOM AaOr [samaoM kao[- dao raya nahIM ik klpnaa jaI Aaja ko yauga kI ek ivarla BaaojapurI gaaiyaka hO.

dUsara gaIt¸ jaao [sa elabama maoM klpnaa jaI nao ilayaa hO¸ vah iBaKarI ko jaIvana ko saflatma naaTk¸ ivadoisayaa sao hO¸ jaao Ant tk iBaKarI ko naama ka pyaa-ya bana gayaa qaa¸ AaOr Aaja tk hO. yah vahI naaTk hO ijasa naama sao jaba iflmavaalaaoM kao BaaojapurI iflma banaanao kI [cCa jagaI¸ tao iBaKarI ko primaSana kI ja,$rt pD,I¸ pr baD,o duK ko saaqa khnaa pD,ta hO ik iflmaI duinayaa vaalaaoM nao baD,o Cla sao¸ [samaoM isaf- iBaKarI ka p`yaaoga ikyaa AaOr ]nakao ibanaa iksaI pairEaimak ko bamba[- sao¸ dUQa kI ma@KI kI trh inakala foMka. jabaik BaaojapurI maoM iflma banaanao kI pirklpnaa hI iBaKarI ko naaTkaoM kao Apar saflata ko karNa BaaojapurI iflmakaraoM ko mana maoM jagaI qaI. K,Or¸ yah gaIt ek gaMva[- laaok Qauna jaMtsaar pr AaQaairt hOM. jaMtsaar¸ EamagaItaoM kI EaoNaI maoM Aata hO¸ ijasao gaMva[- maihlaayaoM¸ jaata calaato samaya Apnaa Eama imaTanao Aqavaa BaUlaanao ko ilayao gaayaa krtI qaI AaOr ijasaka maUla raga dd- haota qaa¸ ivarh haota qaa Aqavaa Apnaon ip`yatma ko Cla ka pScaatap haota qaa. [samaoM kao[- dao raya nahIM ik ijatnaa dd- [samaoM iBaKarI nao Dalaa hO¸ klpnaa jaI nao¸ ApnaI gaayakI maoM BaI Dalanao kI caoYTa kI hO¸ halaaMik Agar [saka irdma Agar qaaoD,a AaOr QaImaa haota tao¸ [saka dd- AaOr AiQak ]Bar kr Aayaa haota. gaIt hO “Dhiryaa jaaoht naa¸ baItt baaTo Aa phiryaa hao¸Dhiryaa jaaoht naa..

tIsara gaIt ]nako p`isaw naaTk “baoTI–ivayaaoga” sao ilayaa gayaa hO. [sakI QaUna BaaojapurI gaItaoM kI p`isaw Qauna pUvaI- pr AaQaairt hO¸ ijasako janak pMiDt mahond` imaEa maanao jaato hOM¸ pr caukI iBaKarI pMiDt jaI ko samakailana rcanaakar qao AaOr ima~ BaI. At: ]nhaoMnao ]nasao ³mahond` imaEa sao´ [sa Qauna kao saIKa ilayaa AaOr Apnao naaTkaoM maoM saflata pUva-k ]tara BaI. p`stut gaIt maoM BaaojapurI gaMva[-¸ ]sa isacyaUvaoSana kao ]kora gayaa hO. jaba laaoga ApnaI garIbaI ko karNa ApnaI yauvaa pui~yaaoM ka ivavaah¸ dhoja danava sao bacana ko ilae AaOr pOsao ko laalaca maoM ]lTa laD,ko vaalaaoM sao dhoja laokr baUZ,o KUMsaT AaOr Apnao sao BaI baD,I ]ma` ko var sao kr idyaa krto qao¸ zIk [saI isacyaUeSana sao ga`isat ek gaMva[- baalaa Apnaa dd- [sa gaIt maoM p`stut kr rhI hO AaOr caUMik klpnaa jaI kI Aavaaja hO hI A%yant    ddI-laI¸ At: vah [sa gaIt kao p`stut krnao maoM A%yant safla hu[- hO¸ halaaMik ]nhaoMnao [sa gaIt kao isalaisalaovaar na ]tar kr ApnaI $caI ko ihsaaba sao }pr naIcao¸ Aagao–pICo ko Ëma maoM sajaayaa hO. pr [sasao [sakI gaayakI maoM kao[- vyavaQaana ]pisqat nahIM haonao idyaa hO. gaIt hO… Zr Zrkt baa laaor maaor hao baabaUjaI”

caaOqaa gaIt ramalaIlaa gaana sao ilayaa gayaa hO¸ ijasamaoM QanauYa ya& ko baad janak jaI Wara rama ko ipta rajaa dSarqa kao baarat laokr¸ AyaaoQyaa sao janakpur phUMcato hOM¸ [saka kaOtukpUNa- vaNa-na hO jaao ek saamaanya rama Bajana kI EaoNaI maoM Aata hO¸ laoikna [sakI p`stuit BaI klpnaa jaI nao ApnaI Aavaaja sao jaIvant kr dI hO. gaIt hO “rama–rama hro hro.. paMcavaa gaIt kilayauga p`oma naaTk sao ilayaa gayaa hO ijasamaoM ek duKhairna p%naI Apnao naSaaKaor pit ko Aacaar–vyavahar ka iSakar haokr Apnao duKaoM ka vaNa-na krtI hO¸ jaao ik ina:sandoh ek ivarh gaIt hO AaOr caUMik klpnaa jaI kI Aavaaja maoM svaaBaaivak $p sao ivarh vaodnaa ivarajamaana hO¸ At: [sa gaIt kI p`stuit ka javaaba nahIM.

gaIt hO “prla baanaI naIsa[la ka plabaa hao rama"..

Czvaa gaIt BaI rama gauNagaana ko maaQyama sao ek trh ka jaIvana dSa-na p`stut krnao vaalaa hO¸ jaao Bajana ikt-na rama¸ SaIYa-k Kola sao ilayaa gayaa hO AaOr rama carNa maoM naoh lagana lagaanao kI kamanaa kI gayaI hO¸[sa Bajana kI p`stuit BaI maaima-k bana pD,I hO. gaIt hO “kuiTyaa laigahina saItarama maoM lagainayaa..

saatvaaM gaIt puna: ivadoisayaa sao ilayaa gayaa hO¸ ijasamaoM ApnaI baoraojagaarI¸ baokarI garIbaI sao tMga Aakr pit ivadoSa jaanao AaOr vahaM sao Qana kmaa kr laaOTnao kI baat ApnaI p%naI sao krta hO AaOr [sa baat sao saSaMikt p%naI ik pit Agar prdoSa calaa gayaa¸ tao Saayad puna: laaOT ka nahIM Aayao AaOr vahI khIM iksaI sauMdrI ko jaala maoM fMsa kr rh jaayao¸ jaao kI baad maoM isaw BaI haota hO¸ p%naI Apnao pit kao ivadoSa jaanao sao manaa krtI hO. [sako karNa hI [sa naaTk ka naama ivadoisayaa pD,a BaI hO. [samaoM dao gaItaoM kao Saaimala ikyaa gayaa hO jaao ek trh sao naaTk ko isacyaUeSana ko ihsaaba sao pit–p%naI saMbaad BaI hO AaOr daonaaoM gaItaoM ko saaqa klpnaa jaI nao ApnaI Aavaaja ko jaadU sao pUNa- nyaaya ikyaa hO.

gaIt hO : PyaarI dosa tnaI doK d hmako.
AazvaaM gaIt raQaoSyaama baahr naaTk sao ilayaa gayaa hO ijasamaoM raQaa–kRYNa yaa ifr saiKyaaoM ko maaQyama sao kRYNa kI rasalaIlaa ko p`saMga kao ]wt ikyaa gayaa hO. kRYNa AaOr saiKyaaoM ka yah saMvaad ijatnaa naaTk maoM saaqa-k bana pD,a hO¸ zIk vahI dRSya ApnaI gaayakI sao ]pisqar kr klpnaa ekdma saamaaijayaaoM kI trh pUro dRSya kao saakar kr idyaa hO AaOr caaOpa[- kao baaola kr sabasao saundr bana pD,a hO. AaiKr @yaaoM na bana pD,o¸ yah jaIvaa%maa AaOr prmaa%maa ka vaata-laap jaao hO. [saI sao lagata hO ik iBaKarI AnapZ, haoto hue BaI iktnao phuMcao fkIr qao. AnagaZ, hIrao qao. gaIt hO : drvaava mait jaar e igarvar QaarIt.AaOr AMt Balaa tao saba Balaa kI tMja pr AMitma gaIt yaanaI naMvaa gaIt iBaKarI ko ek AaOr jabardst AaOr sava-p`cailat naaTk “gabariQacaaor” sao ilayaa gayaa hO. gabariQacaaor ek eosaa pu~ hO jaao Apnao AsalaI ipta ko prdosa jaanao ko baad ApnaI maaM ko ek p`omaI kI saMtana hO. AaOr vah ek idna ApnaI iksmat kao kaosata huAa rao–rao kr ApnaI ]sa Avasqaa ka bayaana kr rha hO¸ jaba ]sako janma kI baat sauna¸ ]saka Apnaa ipta prdoSa sao laaOTta hO AaOr Apnao pu~ pr AiQakar caahta hO¸ pr kao[- fOsalaa na haoto doK gaaMva ko pMca ]sako tIna barabar TukDo, kr ]sako daonaaoM ipta AaOr ek maata kao do donao kI Aa&a doto hOM. iBaKarI ka yah isacyaUeSanala saaMga BaI ijatnaa maaima-k bana pD,a hO¸ ]tnaa hI maaima-k klpnaa jaI nao [sao ApnaI gaayakI sao banaa idyaa hO. Kasa kr caaOpa[- jaOsaI ivaVa kao BaI ]saI gaIt ko tja- pr gaakr tao ]nhaoMnao BaaojapurI myauijak kao ek Kasa }Mcaa[- p`dana krnao kI caoYTa kI hO AaOr safla rhI hO.,

gaIt hO : A[sana ilaKlana krma maoM ibaQaata.

Aba yah elabama pUra huAa… iBaKarI ko yao nava gaIt¸ nava rsa p`stut kr rho hOM¸ ijasao klpnaa jaI nao ApnaI saurIlaI AaOr ddI-laI Aavaaja sao sarabaaor kr ek baar ifr sao jaIvant kr idyaa hO. saMgaIt BaI A%yant saaqa-k hO. Kasa kr [sa baat ka Qyaana rKa gayaa hO ik [samaoM saaja BaI vahI bajaoM¸ ijanhoM iBaKarI Apnao samaya maoM Apnao dla ko saaqa p`yaaoga krto qao AaOr yah baat [sa elabama kao ek Kasa phcaana dotI hO. hr gaIt ko AarmBa maoM saarMgaI kI QaUna ]sa pUro maahaOla kao saakar kr dotI hO. jaao iBaKarI ko maMcaaoM pr huAa krtI qaI. basa ek baat kI kmaI mauJao KTk rhI hO ik iBaKarI jahaM Apnao maMca pr hr gaIt maoM Apnao samaaijayaaoM ko Aavaaja ka p`yaaogaa krto qao¸ vahIM klpnaa jaI nao [sao isaf- ApnaI Aavaaja maoM hI jaIvant krnao kI caoYTa kI hO¸ Agar [samaoM khIM–khIM baIca–baIca maoM Apnao saaqa kuC pu$Ya AavaajaaoM ka kaorsa BaI Saaimala kr ilayaa haota tao ifr iBaKarI ko yao gaIt pUNa- jaIvant hao ]zto¸ zIk Apnao jamaanao ko maahaOla ko Anausaar¸ ifr BaI [sako Alaavaa [sa elabama maoM kuC Kasa kmaI inakalanaa kizna hI nahIM¸ Ait kizna hO.

AaOr ekdma AMt maoM basa [tnaa hI ik vaOsao tao BaaojapurI ka kao[- eosaa gaayak yaa gaaiyaka nahIM hO ijasako }pr Apnao p`arimBak daOr maoM kuC ASlaIla gaayakI ka daoYa naa lagaa hao¸ Apvaad ko $p maoM Bart Samaa- AaOr Saarda isanha kao CaoD, kr¸ ifr BaI mauJao yah khnao maoM jara BaI saMkaoca nahIM hao rha hO ik klpnaa jaI ka yah p`yaasa ]nako ilae ek AaOr BaaojapurI maihlaa gaaiyaka kI JaaolaI maoM ek AaOr pd\ma purskar ]pisqat na kr do. 

vaOsao BaI ABaI tk jaao dao pd\ma purskar BaaojapurI gaayakI ko ilae imalaa hO vah daonaaoM maihlaa gaaiyakaAaoM ko naama hI hO. ijasamaoM phlaI hOM svagaI-ya ivaMQyavaaisanaI dovaI AaOr dUsarI hOM EaImatI Saarda isanha¸ AaOr yao daonaaoM BaI ABaaojapurI Eaoya kI hI BaaojapurI gaaiyaka rhI hO. 
klpnaa jaI BaI [saI Ëma maoM AatI hOM. At: ]nakI [sa saflata ko ilayao maMgalakamanaa ko saaqa AaSaa hO klpnaa jaI kI gaayakI ko trkSa sao [sa trh ko AaOr elabama hmaoM imalaoMgao.

A musical documentation of Bhikari Thakur, the Bhojpuri icon, brings him to the international platform.

A Bhojpuri music album for Rs.195. Quite unusual, most would say, but singer Kalpana Patowary has clinched that deal with EMI/Virgin Records. The subject of her musical exploration — Bhikari Thakur — is unusual too, where not many have ventured. “My aim is to reach the classes, introduce Bhikari Thakur's work and legacy on an international platform, so it needed that kind of pricing. Bhojpuri music isn't just about double-meaning songs — even I have sung so many — and that's what I want to highlight through this work,” explains the artiste, who has also sung and produced the album.

Titled The Legacy of Bhikari Thakur , the album comprising nine tracks is out and has been launched in France and Mauritius and will be launched in London as well, according to the singer.

So, who was Bhikari Thakur and how did an Assamese artiste who has been singing Bhojpuri songs for over nine years come to a point where she could no longer ignore his work?

“For an average person of Bihar, Bhikari Thakur is the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri literature, who was born in 1887 in a village called Kutubpur responsible for creating a theatre form called Bidesia. Here and there a few of his songs have been used, but I would say people are still largely ignorant about his work. He had with his music and writing dared to talk about such issues, that too at that time. For instance, he has written about a woman in a village whose husband leaves the village to work in a but she still has physical desires, so she gets involved with another man and has a child. He was raising the issues of unemployment and migration at that time. I felt there was a need to raise awareness regarding his work.”

All the tracks on the album were written by Bhikari Thakur, and Kalpana, using minimal acoustics, tries to retain the original flavour. The album starts from ‘Bhikari parichay', an auto-biographical narrative rendered by Kalpana.

In one of the tracks, ‘Kalyug prem', Bhikari Thakur talks about the anguish of women whose husbands have taken to drinking. “Born into a family of barbers, he, like so many fellow natives, moved to Calcutta for work. There when he saw the difference between the social conditions of his village and Calcutta and came to learn of Raja Ram Mohan Roy's work in that direction, he was deeply affected.”

Surprisingly, the man who went on to pen songs questioning the redundant ways and customs of the society of those times was an unlettered man initially. “It was a baniya in Calcutta who taught him to read and write,” she adds.

He came back to his village a changed man and formed Bhikari Thakur Natak Mandali. He went around performing his plays with a view to raise awareness.

Kalpana was lucky to find a dancer from that troupe in his village. “Now 98, he helped me a lot. I documented him and then tried to authenticate and check the pronunciations and spellings in the book Bhikari Thakur Ratnavali by Rashtra Bhasha Parishad. There was hardly any material available on him in the market.”

SHAILAJA TRIPATHI

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3534122.ece

Making Bihar Proud - Comments.

Hrishikesh Sulabh – All India Radio & Doordarshan - Patna Bihar.

·         कल्‍पना,.....स्‍नेह.....आपका मैत्री का आमंत्रण पाकर अच्‍छा लगा।......कोलकाता में उस दि‍न मंच पर आपके साथ खड़ा होकर आपकी बातें सुनने के बाद और भि‍खारी ठाकुर के गीतों को आपने जि‍स आत्‍मीयता और गम्‍भीरता से गाया है उसे सुनने के बाद मैं बेहद प्रसन्‍न हुआ।....;आम तौर पर भोजपुरी के आज के गायकों की मेरे मन में छवि‍ बहुत अच्‍छी नहीं है, पर आपने मेरी धारणा बदल दी।.....;आप सफल हों और आपका गायन भारतीय समाज के सुख-दुख की सहज अभि‍व्‍यक्‍ति‍ बने , यही कामना है। मेरी शुभकामनाएं.....आप अगर लि‍खना चाहें तो अंग्रेजी में भी लि‍ख सकती हैं।

Parvez Akhtar – Arts & Cultural Dept. Bihar.

 Dear Ms. Patowary,

It is a matter of pleasure for me to know that you are working on the project entitled - 'Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur'. Bhikhar Thakur traveled extensively- from Vrindavan to Bengal-Assam and and even Burma. Besides many performing art-forms; he was influenced greatly with Ankia-bhaona as well. Your project is really very exciting ! Best wishes.

Jay Prakash Singh said..

A really long waiting audio.Thank u Kalpana. Thank u very much. Such acts make an artist immortal.Bhikhari Thakur is still alive. Kalpana you will be also one. All the best.

A B Pandey

Thank u Kalpana for your endivour. I really appreciate for this type of work. About 18 years ago, when I was on my work place at Chapra I also searched the books and literatures of Bhikhari Thakur, but in vain. I heartly respect Bhikhari Thakur. Once again thank you Kalpana for ur courage to re – birth Bhikhari Thakur through ur album.

Thakur Vikas Sinha
Kalpana ji
Like any fan, I am delighted to have a post on my fb wall by an artiste that I really enjoy listening to. 

Having been brought up listening to folk songs of Bihar by the likes of Bindhyavasini Devi, I am exposed to the best traditions of bhojpuri music. And I must say, after Sharda Sinha, you have really kept upto that tradition. I should share some of the things that I really like about your renditions:

1. Though being from Assam, you have understood the soul of bhojpuri music as few others. Incidentally, I have equally enjoyed your few Assamese songs that I have heard, Hastir Koena for example.

2. You dont just sing, you get into the song with a lot of feeling. The 'bhav' of the song comes in your facial expressions and action also.

3. I really appreciate the way you have grown as an artiste, say from Arrah Hile rendition where you danced with bhojpuri actor Rinku to say your rendition of Bhikhari Thakur's self portrait.

I do hope we will continue to enjoy your beautiful bhojpuri songs in days to come.


Sagar Singh - Sikkim Manipal University.
bhikari thakur ki ijjat india nhi samajah paya bt Mauritius samajh gaya ..................... hatsss offf to SIR BHIKARI THAKUR.


Prabalika Sharma - Guwahati.
I have always admired you. U deserve more!U have chosen such a powerful theme. That will make it a meaningful venture. A message for the masses is always essential.

Sanjay Singh - Dhanbad.

Bhojpuri Kala Sanskriti kai Pitamah,Bhikhari Thakur kai Roshanmay Get ga kai Bhojpurean kai Dil mai Pyar kai Jawan Jyot Raua Jagawani oh khatir hum Rauaa kai hardek Abhar Parkat kara Tane.

Mukul Chandra Gogoi - Assam.

Just saw the interview of Kalpana Patowari in News Live. Impressed by her down to earth approach and honesty. Humane and intelligent person. Blessed are your parents and blessed are you too. Kudos !

Nilesh Zalte - Nagpur.
pahle to aapka abhaar ki bhikari thakur ko yaad dilvaayaa..aapke prati samman aur jyada badh gaya madam..best luck...kabhi nagpur aana hua to sampark kijiye..dhanyavaad...


Shandilya Siddharth - Gorakhpur.
‎"itihaas" k panno me darz hogi "bhikhari thakur" ko zinda karny ki ye koshish...badhai


Amar Jyoti - Journalist - Bhagalpur.
bhojpuri ke liye historical moment....


Dharmendra Kumar Tiwary - Siliguri.
Amawa mojari gailen ,Lage sarisaiya se,Din per din piyaraye videshiya;Ek din bahi Rama julumi beyariya se darh paat jaihen bhahray re bideshiya........

Bidesia's goes International - The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur.

'बिदेसियाÓ की धमक विदेश तक

'बिदेसियाÓ पहुंचा विदेश। माध्यम बनी भोजपुरी की मशहूर गायिका कल्पना पटवारी। लंदन की वर्जिन कंपनी ने कल्पना की आवाज में नौ गाने रिकार्ड किए हैं। नाम है : द लीगेसी आफ भिखारी ठाकुर। बेशक, इस आडियो कैसेट से भोजपुरी के शेक्सपियर कहे जाने वाले भिखारी ठाकुर को अब अंतरराष्ट्रीय पहचान मिलेगी। बिदेसिया भिखारी की लीजेंड रचना है। लंदन की इस मशहूर म्यूजिक कंपनी वर्जिन भिखारी ठाकुर को... पहली बार पेश कर रही है। पर, वर्जिन तक कैसे पहुंचे भिखारी ठाकुर, इसकी कहानी भी दिलचस्प है। यह सारा प्रयास कल्पना है।
भोजपुरी की रोटी तो बहुत लोग खाते हैं, खा रहे हैं। हर रोज भोजपुरी में गायक पैदा हो रहे हैं, लेकिन आज तक किसी गायक ने भिखारी पर ऐसा काम नहीं किया, जितना असम की इस गायिका ने। भूपेन हजारिका से प्रभावित कल्पना बताती हैं कि असम की आवाज भूपेन दा थे। ऐसे ही एक आवाज की तलाश बिहार की थी। कई नाम दिमाग में आए, विद्यापति, भिखारी ठाकुर, महेंदर मिसिर। लेकिन भिखारी ठाकुर पर दिमाग अटक गया। बड़ा अपोजिट नाम लगा। भिखारी...ठाकुर। इनके प्रति जिज्ञासा बढऩे लगी। पता चला, ये हज्जाम थे। नाई का काम करते थे। कलकत्ता (अब कोलकाता) में रहे। वहां राजाराम मोहन राय, स्वामी विवेकानंद एवं उस दौर में चल रहे सुधार आंदोलन या नव जागरण से काफी प्रभावित हुए। वहां की समस्या को बिहार में भी देखा। इसके बाद बिहार में अपनी मंडली बनाई। सामाजिक विसंगतियों-कुरुतियों, दहेज प्रथा, बाल विवाह आदि पर उनकी लेखनी चल पड़ी। ये सब जानकारी तीन साल के शोध से मिली। शोध के सिलसिले में बहुत लोगों से मिलना हुआ, लेकिन बहुतों ने बिदेसिया का जिक्र भर किया। इसके बाद फुलस्टाप। इतने बड़े लीजेंड पर कोई म्यूजिकली काम नहीं हुआ था। सो, इस दिशा में प्रयास किया। कल्पना उत्साहित हो बताती हैं, नौ गीतों का चयन किया। इसे विदेशी कंपनी से जारी करने की ठानी। कई कंपनियों से बात हुई। भिखारी का नाम सुनते ही वे न...न...न...कह देते। लंदन की वर्जिन से बात हुई। वे बात सुनते ही दो मिनट में राजी हो गए।
इस तरह भिखारी ठाकुर पहली बार, गीत के जरिए, दुनिया में पहुंचेंगे। अब ये माइकल जैक्सन के बगलगीर हो गए। वर्जिन ने माइकल के अलावा बहुत सारे ग्रैमी अवार्ड गायकों के आडियो निकाले हैं।
हम उम्मीद कर सकते हैं, दुनिया के 14 देशों में बोली जाने वाली भोजपुरी की अब प्रतिष्ठा और बढ़ेगी। और, देश की सरकार उसे आठवीं अनुसूची में शामिल करेगी।

कौन हैं भिखारी ठाकुर
भिखारी का जन्म 18 दिसंबर, 1887 को बिहार के कुतुबपुर दियारा में हुआ था और 10 जुलाई, सन 1971 को 84 साल की उम्र में उनका निधन हुआ। वे जीविकोपार्जन के लिये गांव छोड़कर खडगपुर चले गये। वहां उन्होंने काफी पैसा कमाया किन्तु वे अपने काम से संतुष्ट नहीं थे। रामलीला में उनका मन बस गया था। इसके बाद वे जगन्नाथ पुरी चले गए। अपने गांव आकर उन्होने एक नृत्य मण्डली बनायी और रामलीला खेलने लगे। इसके साथ ही वे गाना गाते एवं सामाजिक कार्यों से भी जुड़े।

Bhojpuri Academy Chairman - Bihar releases - The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur

Radhe - Shyam Bahar - The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur .

“doKava| mait jaarI– yao igarQarQaarI”

raQao–Syaama “bahar”

laaok–klaakar iBaKarI Wara ricat “raQaoSyaama “bahar” naaTk sao yah rcanaa laI ga[- hO. EaIkRYNa Wara yamaunaa tT pr panaI Barnao Aa[- gvaala–baalaaAaoM sao CoD,CaD, jaarI – barjaIrI¸ ijasao iBaKarI zakur nao DoZ, Baaojapuiryaa Sabdao¸ ‘jaarI AaOr rar’ kh kr saMbaaoiQat ikyaa hO. kRYNa–ilalaa ka yah p`saMga baD,a hI manaaohrI dRSya ]pisqat krta hO. EaIkRYNa Wara saiKyaaoM kao yah khnaa ik jamaunaa ka jala dUiYat hO. kuMe ka panaI ipAa¸ [sako pICo jaao rhsya Cupa hO¸ vah CoD,CaD, AaOr naaoMk–JaaoMk maoM AdRSya hao jaata hO. kailayaa naaga ko ja,hr sao yamaunaa ka jala vaastva maoM ja,hrIlaa hao cauka hO¸ ijasao saaMkoitk BaaYaa maoM kRYNa–gaaoipyaaoM kao batanaa caahto hOM… laoikna saiKyaaM [sa rhsya kao samaJa nahIM patI AaOr trh–trh ko [ljaama lagaatI hu[- vyaMga–vaaNaaoM ka baaOCar krtI hO. [sa pr EaIkRYNa dUsara bahanaa krto hOM ik yamaunaa sao jala Barnao ka dMD lagata hO AaOr dMD maoM jaIvanadana donaa pD,ogaa. tba jala Barnao dUMgaa yamaunaa sao. [sa baat pr saiKyaaM baaOKlaa jaatI hO AaOr khtI hO ApnaI jaarI mat idKaAao… jaarI Sabd BaaojapurI maoM jaarSaahI sao Aayaa hO.

risayaa maoM “jaarSaahI” ko samaya bala–p`yaaoga AaOr dbaMga[- ka jaao naMgaa–naR%ya huAa¸ vahI “jaar” Sabd BaaojapurI maoM “jaarI” ko $p maoM p`yaaoga haonao lagaa. “jaarI” yaanaI calatI calaanaa. “rar” ka Aqa- haota “rgaD,a–rgaD,I” yaanaI baomatlaba JagaD,a maaola laonaa… AaOr AnaIit ka matlaba hO naIit ko iKlaaf hao… eosao–eosao SabdaoM ka p`yaaoga EaIkRYNa ko ilae saiKyaaM krtI hO AaOr AMt maoM yahaM tk kh dotI hO ik yah vaTmaarI hO. yaanaI rahjanaI hO. Agar Aap pnaGaT CaoD, kr nahIM hTto hOM tao AapkI [jja,t Kraba hao jaaegaI. ifr BaI EaIkRYNa CoD,CaD, sao baaja nahIM Aato. ek saKI kI saaD,I pkD, kr KIMca doto hOM. maaoityaaoM kI maalaa ibaKr jaatI hO. hIro ka naga TUT jaata hO. [sa pr saiKyaaM BaD,k jaatI hO AaOr khtI hO ik tumharo saaro kla AaOr ga[ba ibaknaa¸ laoikna tumharo Gar ibak jaaeMgao¸ ifr BaI eosaI saaD,I¸ eosaa maaoityaaoM kI maalaa AaOr hIro ka naga nahIM imala sakta… [sa pr EaIkRYNa Apnao ivaYNau–sva$p kI duha[- doto hue khto hOM ik khao tao saaiD,yaaoM ka duvaar lagaa dUM. maaoityaaoM ka samandr lagaa dUM… hIro ka phaD, KD,a kr dUM… [nd` AaOr kubaor kao bandI banaa kr laa dUM. [sa pr saiKyaaM EaIkRYNa ka maja,ak ]D,atI hO AaOr khtI hO… kmbala AaoZ, kr gaaya caranao vaalaa¸ maaKna caura kr Kanao vaalaa tao DIMgao haMkogaa hI… laoikna EaIkRYNa pr kao[- Asar nahIM pD,ta¸ vao GaaT nahIM CaoD,to.

ifr saiKyaaM kuC ZIlaI pD, jaatI hOM AaOr GaaT CaoD,nao ko ilae saajana kh kr saMbaaoiQat krtI hO. naaoMk–JaaoMk jaba Apnao carma pr hOM¸ saiKyaaM ]nhoM caaor¸ badmaaSa AaOr JaUza kh caukI hOM… ifr ]nhoM manaanao ko ilae saajana Sabd ka p`yaaoga krtI hO. yahI baat samaJa maoM nahIM AatI… Agar baat p`omaI–p`oimaka kI hO¸ Aa%maa–prmaa%maa kI hO tao [tnao baD,o–baD,o [ljaama Apnao p`omaI¸ Apnao prmaa%maa pr lagaanao ka @yaa Aqa- hO. yah tao iBaKarI zakur hI jaanato hOM. KOr jaao hao EaIkRYNa GaaT nahIM CaoD,to AaOr saiKyaaM ]nakI baaMsaUrI CIna laotI hO AaOr majao lao–lao kr EaIkRYNa kao satatI hO. [sa pr EaIkRYNa ApnaI catura[- idKato hue khto hOM ik maorI baaMsaUrI do dao AaOr yauga–yauga jaInao ka AaiSavaa-d lao laao. [sa pr saiKyaaM ifr vyaMga–vaaNa maartI hOM ik tuma tao bacapna sao hI caaor hao… caaorI AaOr saInaa jaaorI ijasaka kama hao¸ vah AaiSavaa-d @yaaoM dogaa. [sa pr EaIkRYNa plaTvaar krto hue khto hOM ik jaIvana ka jaaor idKa kr tumalaaoga madao-M kao zgatI hao¸ zigana hao tuma laaoga.

[sa pr saiKyaaM EaIkRYNa kao QamakI dotI hO AaOr khtI hO ik yao saarI baatoM hma yaSaaoda ma[-yaa sao bataeoMgao¸ tumanao p`It kI rah CaoD, kr AnahIt kI rah pkD, laI hO. tumharI mait maarI ga[- hO. Aba tumharI [jjat jaaegaI. iBaKarI zakur kI [sa rcanaa kao maOM sat vaar namana krta hUM.

maaoitlaala maMjaUla

The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur - International report.

The Hon. Prime Minister - Mauritius - Mr Anil Kumar BACHOO, g.o.s.k,

Kalpana Patowary & Minister of Arts & Culture - Mauritius - Mr. Mookhesswur CHOONEE. 

The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur - A Review

samaIxaa -

BaaojapurI BaaYaa AaOr iBaKarI zakur ek doh dao p`aNa ko jaOsao hO. caaolaI–damana ka sambanQa hO… BaaojapurI BaaYaa AaOr iBaKarI zakur maoM. iBaKarI zakur BaaojapurI BaaYaa AaOr saMgaIt kI phcaana¸ Saana hO¸ gaumaana hO… laoikna iBaKarI zakur kI phcaana kI ivaSva pTla pr laanao ka Eaoya¸ klpnaa kao jaata hO.

iBaKarI zakur ko k[- naaTkaoM jaOsao: ivadoiSayaa¸ klayauga p`oma¸ baoTI baocavaa¸ gabar ibacaaor¸ raQaoSyaama bahar Aaid sao laaokip`ya gaItaoM ka cayana kr ek elabama “yao laogaosaI janaka iBaKarI zakur”¸ ijasanao ivaSva str pr irilaja ikyaa hO… yah pUro BaaojapurI samaaja ko ilae gaaOrva kI baat hO. iBaKarI zakur ko gaItaoM kao gaakr klpnaa tao Qanya hao ga[-. BaaojapurI BaaYaa evaM saMgaIt kao BaI Qanya kr ga[-.

sacamauca klpnaa nao klpnaa sao pro ek Ad\Baut kaya- ikyaa hO. ijasa kaya- kao Aaja tk BaaojapurI ko gaayak–gaaiyakaAaoM nao nahIM ikyaa. vah klpnaa kr ga[-. Asama kI baoTI klpnaa ibahar kI cahotI AaOr dulaarI bana ga[- hO. iBaKarI zakur ko gaItaoM kao gaakr. saaocata hO tao lagata hO¸ yah kaya- iktnaa kzIna qaa. iBaKarI zakur kI rcanaaAaoM ka saMga`h krnao ko ilae Kud klpnaa¸ “iBaKarI zakur kI maMDlaI” ko jaIivat sadsyaaoM sao imalaI¸ ]nasao zIk ]saI AMdaja maoM ]na gaItaoM kao gavaayaa… ijasa AMdaja evaM QaUna maoM iBaKarI zakur kI maMDlaI ko klaakar gaato qao. [sa kaya- maoM ]sao dao saala laga gayao. laoikna klpnaa nao ek saMklp ilayaa qaa¸ kuC kr gaujarnao ka. eosaa jaunaUna¸ eosaI lagana AaOr ek p@ka [rada¸ klpnaa maoM hI hao saktI hO.

klpnaa ka saMklp rMga laayaa AaOr Aaja vah laaok–kMz maoM rcanao–basanao jaa rha hO. [sa mahana kaya- ko ilae klpnaa kao baQaa[- AaiSavaa-d AaOr saaQauvaad¸ vah BaI ivaSaoYa $p sao @yaaoMik iBaKarI zakur hmaarI BaI AadSa- hOM AaOr rhoMgao AaOr Apnao AadSa- kao eosaI baulandI pr doK kr maMjaula mana kOsao nahIM GaUmaogaa.

elabama ko kuC gaItaoM jaOsa: Dgairyaa jaaohna naa¸ caaoiryaa sao Coiryaa banavala hao baabaUjaI¸ pD,la baanaI inasa[la ko plavaa hao¸ kao klpnaa nao [sa AMdaja maoM gaayaa hO ik saIQao klaojao kao baoQa jaata hO. AMdr sao fUT pD,ta )dya. klpnaa kI gaaiyakI maoM AaOr kMz maoM jaao Baaojapuiryaa Taona hO¸ vah [-SvarIya hO… maOM tao eosaa hI maanata hUM. raQaoSyaama bahar sao pnaGaT ko p`saMga vaalaa gaItaoM kI p`stuit baojaaoD, hO¸ laoikna [na gaItaoM maoM kaorsa rKnaa ja$rI qaa¸ ijasao klpnaa nao Akolao gaayaa. “gavar iCcaaor” vaalaa gaIt¸ A[sana ilaKla krma maoM ivaQaata¸ kao klpnaa bahut AcCa gaayaa hO. laoikna yah gaIt pu$Ya svar ka¸ ijasao klpnaa nao Kud svar idyaa. saaja–vaaja¸ tbalaa–Zaolak¸ harmyauinayama¸ AaOr saarMgaI hI rK gaItaoM kao irkaD- ikyaa hO. iBaKarI zakur kI maMDlaI maoM jaao saaja bajato hOM¸ vahI saaja bajato qao¸ vahI saaja rKo gayao hO¸ [sasao maaOilakta spYT JalaktI hO.

AMt maoM klpnaa ko ilae yahI khUMgaa ik “tumanao ek AnapZ, hIrao kao kaoihnaUr banaa idyaa¸ iBaKarI zakur kao maSahUr banaa idyaa. iBaKarI zakur pr banaa yah elabama BaaojapurI kI qaalaI hO. BaaojapurI ka svaaiBamaana hO klpnaa tU BaaojapurI @vaIna hO¸ hmaarI Saana hO

maaotIlaala maMjaula

Lok kalakar Bhikhari Thakur by Anil Ojha Neerad.

Ainala AaoJaa naIrd–kaolakata

baat iBaKarI zakur kI hO AaOr BaaojapurI BaaYaa Apnao kao gaaOrvaainvat mahsaUsa nahIM kroM¸ eosaa hao nahIM sakta. yah AklpnaIya hO. iBaKarI zakur BaaojapurI ko ]sa vyai@t nahIM¸ vyai@t%va ka naama hO¸ ijasanao BaaojapurI BaaYaa kao ]sa jamaanao maoM BaI maMca kI BaaYaa bananao ka gaaOrva p`dana ikyaa¸ ijasa jamaanao maoM gaaMva maoM BaI saaQaarNa pZ,–ilaKo laaoga BaI¸ jaba rasto maoM¸ baajaar maoM¸ yaa Apnao drvaajao dlaana baat krnao maoM Sama- mahsaUsa krto qao. [sao AnapZ,–gavaaraoM kI BaaYaa maana kr [saka Kulao maoM p`yaaoga krnaa¸ ]nakao¸ Apnao AiSaixat AaOr ipCD,o haonao ka ehsaasa krata qaa.

AaOr eosao samaya maoM BaI iBaKarI zakur kao Apnaa [sa baaolaI kao¸ maMca kI BaaYaa banaanao maoM ja,ra BaI iJaJak nahIM hu[-. hlaaMik iBaKarI kao[- pZ,o–ilaKo vyai@t nahIM qao¸ ]nhaoMnao tao Kud kha BaI hO ik

“pZ,o–ilaKo ko hala naa jaanaI¸ pt raK Saarda BavaanaI”

iBaKarI ]sa Gar maoM pOda huyoa qao¸ ijasao ]nako gaMva[- samaaja maoM prjaa–pvanaI ka djaa- p`aPt qaa. vah naa[- jaait maoM pOda hue qao ijasaka kama laaogaaoM kI mauFt hjaamat banaanaa qaa¸ Kasa kr Apnao jajamaainaka ko Aaohdodar laaogaaoM ka AaOr [sako evaja maoM ]nako pirvaar kao imalata qaa¸ vaYa- maoM dao baar KotaoM maoM pOda haonao vaalaI fsalaaoM ka ek baMQaa baMQaayaa¸ AaOr SaadI–ivavaah Aaid saMskaraoM maoM kuC naoga. jaba [sa doSa maoM Dak Gar nahIM qao¸ tba tk tao gaaMva Gar kI icaiz\zyaaM tk ek sao dUsaro gaaMva tk phuMcaanao ka kaya- BaI [nhIM ko Kanadana ko laaogaaoM ka puStOnaI poSaa qaa¸ vah BaI raobadar laaogaaoM kI icaz\zI mauFt AaOr ]sasao naIcao tbako ko laaogaaoM kao pOsao dao pOsao naoga pr.

[sa pirp`oxya maoM Aapka saaocanaa jaayaja hO ik ifr eosao pirvaar ka laD,ka AaiKr kOsao [tnaa baD,a laaok klaakar bana gayaa. [tnao naaTk¸ [tnao gaIt ilaK gayaa¸ gaayaa BaI¸ naacaa BaI¸ AiBanaya ikyaa AaOr gaaMva kI gaMva[- BaaojapurI baaolaI kao SahrI AaOr nagaraoM tk phuMcaa idyaa¸ vah BaI maMca pr. jabaik tba tk BaaojapurI BaaYaa isanaomaa kI BaaYaa BaI nahIM bana pa[- qaI. yah iBaKarI zakur AaOr ]nakI laaokip`yata kI hI dona hO ik BaaojapurI kao isanaomaa kI BaaYaa banaanao pr baad maoM laaogaaoM nao saaocaa¸ [sa pr kama ikyaa AaOr [sa isanaomaa ko janak banao¸ ihndI iflmaaoM ko mahana klaakar¸ pr mana–imajaaja sao KaMTI Baaojapuiryaa rho¸ janaaba najaIr husaOna saahba iBaKarI zakur ka pZ,a–ilaKa haonaa tao dUr¸ ]nhoM k[- vaYaao-M tk Axar &ana BaI nahIM huAa qaa. ]nhaoMnao Kud BaI kha hO ik…

“nava bairsa ko jaba hma ga[naI ivaVa pZ,na paz pr ga[naI¸

ek bairsa lao jabadla mait ilaKo naa Aa[la rayaa gaIt..

AaOr ApnaI [sa ijandgaI kI jalaalat sao tMga Aakr iBaKarI zakur ek idna Apnaa Gar CaoD, kr Baaga jaato hOM AaOr phuMcato hOM baMgaala ko maodnaIpUr… vahaM phlao tao Apnao jaIivakaopaja-na ko ilae vahI Apnaa puStOnaI poSaa Ai#tyaar krto hOM. pr baad maoM baMgaala kI klaa%mak ]va-ra BaUima¸ ]nako mana maoM iCpo klaakar kao jagaatI hO¸ iJaMJaaoD,tI hO¸ jaba vah¸ vahaM phlaI baar ramalaIlaa doKto hOM¸ ifr baMgaala kI p`isaw naaTk pwit jaayaa doKto hOM AaOr Apnao mana maoM BaI kuC vaOsaa hI krnao kI klpnaa palanao lagato hOM¸ ifr @yaa qaa¸ laaOT pD,to hOM Apnao gaaMva AaOr vahaM Aakr phlao tao Apnao ima~ Bagavaana dasa bainayaa sao Axar &ana p`aPt krto hOM¸ kuC ilaKnao pZ,nao BaI isaKto hOM AaOr ifr AQyayana krto hOM tulasaIdasa kRt ramacairtmaanasa kI.

AaOr ifr saakar hao jaatI hO ]nako mana kI klpnaa. Apnao daostaoM ko saaqa KD,I krto hOM ramalaIlaa maMDlaI¸ ipraonao lagato hOM Apnao mana BaavaaoM kao ApnaI BaaYaa maoM ramacair~ ko naayakaoM ka saMvaad¸ gaana AaOr ifr haota hO ek idna maMcanaa pUra gaaMva sarah ]zta hO. haOsalaa baZ,ta hO. pr maata–ipta kI vaja-naa baaQak banatI hO. pr Aba tao klaakar ko mana kao pMK laga gayao haoto hOM. [na saarI vaja-naaAaoM ko baavajaUd vah klaakar ivad`aoh krta hO¸ klaakar ivad`aohI nahIM huAa tao klaakar kOsaaÆ saao Aba banatI hO naaja maMDlaI… Sau$ haoto hOM naaTk ilaKnao ko isalaisalao. ek ko baad dUsara¸ tIsara¸ caaOqaa ifr jaanao iktnao. haonao lagato hOM maMcana. imalanao lagatI hO saflata… naaTkaoM kao¸ gaItaoM kao AaOr ek idna bana baOzta hO yah klaakar¸ BaaojapurI ka Ap`itma laaok klaakar. tba na jaakr ek idna Baart AaOr duinayaaM ko tkrIbana dja-na Bar BaaYaaAaoM ko &ata¸ parMgat ivawana¸ rcanaakar ivacaark¸ inamaalaaocak¸ laoKk pM• rahula saakR%yaayana kao khnaa pD,ta hO ik “iBaKarI zakur tao BaaojapurI BaaYaa ko Sao@sapIyar hO.

AaOr [saI BaaojapurI ko Sao@sapIyar ko naaTkaoM sao kuC cauinanda gaItaoM kao laokr ivaSva pTla pr rKnao calaIM hO “klpnaa pTvaarI jaI”.

klpnaa pTvaarI nao yah bahut hI saahsa ka kama ikyaa hO¸ karNa iBaKarI zakur ko gaIt naa tao AaQauinak ksaaOTI ko hO¸ naa hI ]namaoM kao[- AaQauinakta baaoQa hO. AaQauinakta sao maora ta%pya- Aaja kI fOSana prst AaOr piScamaI saByata kI trf laalaa[it¸ BaagatI¸ iKMcatI AaQaUinak pIZ,I sao hO. iBaKarI zakur ko gaItaoM maoM tao t%kailana BaaojapurI gaMva[- samaaja kI ]na dUiYat vyavasqaaAaoM kao jaIvaMt Baava sao ]kora gayaa hO ijanamaoM prmpra ko naama pr t%kailana saByata AaOr saMskRit ko naama pr¸ naarI ka ]%pID,na AsaM#ya trh sao ikyaa gayaa hO. iBaKarI zakur nao Apnao naaTkaoM¸ ivadoisayaa¸ baoTI baocavaa¸ Baa[- ivaraoQa¸ gabariQacaaor¸ pu~baQa Aaid ko maaQyama sao Apnao xao~ ivaSaoYa kI tsvaIr eosaI KIMcaI hO AaOr ]nakI maMcana [tnaa jaIvant ikyaa hO ik lagata hO Apnao samaaja ko saamanao ]naka Aa[-naa banaa kr rK idyaa hO Apnao hr naaTk maoM samaaja ko t%kailana zokodaraoM ko mauMh pr KIMca–KIMca kr tmaacaa jaD,a hO.

AaOr Aba ]na naaTkaoM sao ]sa trh ko gaItaoM kao cauna kr Agar Aaja ko idna klpnaa jaI [nhoM naa isaf- AaQauinak samaaja ko saamanao bailk pUro ivaSva ko saamanao Apnao AMdaja, maoM nayao saMgaIt ko saaqa Agar rKnao jaa rhI hO tao maOMnao galat @yaa kha ik yah baD,o saahsa ka kama hO.

vaOsao¸ [samaoM kao[- dao raya nahIM ik klpnaa jaI Apnao jaIvana maoM BaI ek saahisak maihlaa hOM… jaOsao iBaKarI zakur AnapZ, haoto hue BaI BaaojapurI ko AnagaZ, hIra hO¸ vaOsao klpnaa jaI BaI Kud ek BaaojapurI xao~ ³Asama´ kI haotI hu[- BaI ijasa trh sao BaaojapurI gaItaoM kao gaanao ka p`yaasa ikyaa hO yaa gaa laotI hOM¸ ]sasao tao yah khnaa khIM sao BaI galat nahIM haogaa ik vaao BaaojapurI gaayakI¸ Kasa kr maihlaa gaayakI kI¸ Aaja ko samaya kI¸ kMgaUra hOM¸ gauMbad hOM.

bahut hI saundr jaugalabaMdI haogaI¸ Aaja ko saMdBa- maoM laaok–klaakar iBaKarI zakur banaama laaokgaaiyaka klpnaa pTvaarI. ek trf haogaI BaaojapurI maanasa kI t%kalaIna jaIvant tsvaIr AaOr dUsarI trf Aaja kI BaaojapurI sauraoM kI maillaka kI Aavaaja, AaOr ]naka jaadU. klpnaa jaI svat: p`oirt Agar [sa BaaojapurI ko mahana saaih%yakar¸ klaakar kI trf JaUkIM hO AaOr ]nako gaItaoM kao puna: nayao saMdBa- maoM jaIvaMt krnao ka baID,a ]zayaa hO tao yah khnaa galat nahIM haogaa ik ]nhaoMnao ek mahana saaQanaa kI trf Apnao kdma baZ,ayaa hO AaOr BaaojapurI samaaja kao ek Anamaaola Qaraohr donao jaa rhI hO. maorI trf sao ]nhoM saaQauvaad² baQaa[-²² AaBaar²²

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भिखारी ठाकुर के प्रति संगीतमय श्रद्धांजलि

mana kI baatoM 

दोस्तों, मैं कल्पना हूं। वही कल्पना जिसे आपने भोजपुरी गाना गाते हुए सुना है। आज अपना बिहार के माध्यम से आप सभी के साथ कुछ विचार साझा करना चाहती हूं। संगीत मुझे अपने पिता विपिन पटवारी से विरासत में मिला है। मैं मूल रुप से आसाम के ग्वालपाड़ा जिले की रहने वाली हूं, जहां की लोकगायकी परंपरा भी बहुत समृद्ध है। पापा रेडियो आर्टिस्ट थे और उनके कारण मैंने 3 साल की उम्र से ही गाना सीखना प्रारंभ कर दिया। फ़िर पापा ने मेरी दिलचस्पी को देखते हुए शास्त्रीय संगीत सीखने को प्रोत्साहित किया। यह मेरे संगीतमय जीवन का वास्तविक प्रारंभ था।

समय के साथ मैंने आसाम के लोकगीत के अलावा पाश्चात्य संगीत शैली पर आधारित गाने गाये। लोगों ने खूब सराहा। तब लोगों की सलाह मानकर मैंने भी कैरियर संवारने मुंबई चली आई। मेरा पहला म्यूजिक एलबम वेस्टर्न म्यूजिक पर आधारित था। बाद में मैंने क्षेत्रीय भाषाओं में गाने गाये। वर्ष 2002 में मेरा साक्षात्कार भोजपुरी से हुआ।

मेरा पहला भोजपुरी एलबम होली गीतों पर आधारित था। जिसके बोल द्विअर्थी थे। हालांकि तब मुझे इसकी जानकारी नहीं थी। मसलन एक गाने में पिचकारी शब्द का इस्तेमाल किया गया था। यह शब्द आसाम में भी लोकप्रिय है और यहां इसका एक ही मतलब होता है और वह है रंग खेलने वाली पिचकारी। खैर, लोगों को मेरा गाना अच्छा लगा। इसके बाद भक्ति गीत “ए गणेश के पापा” मेरे लिए टर्निंग प्वायंट साबित हुआ। बिहारवासियों का प्यार मिलने लगा। मैंने एक से बढकर एक भक्ति गीत गाये। सभी ने मुक्त कंठ से सराहा। इसके बाद ससुरा बड़ा पईसावाला फ़िल्म में आईटम सांग गाने का अवसर मिला, जिसे भोजपुरीभाषियों ने सराहा।

वर्ष 2004 में लोगों ने मुझे भोजपुरी में सोलो एलबम के लिए प्रेरित किया और “गवनवा ले जा राजा जी” लोगों के बीच आ सका। इसे भी आशातीत सफ़लता मिली। बाद में महुआ चैनल पर एक टैलेंट हंट प्रोग्राम में जज बनने का अवसर मिला। उस दौरान मुझे यह जानकर सुखद अहसास हुआ कि आज की युवा पीढी भोजपुरी गाना जो सकारात्मक रुप में लेती है और वे मुझे आदर्श मानते हैं। इस अहसास ने एक और जिम्मेवारी का अहसास भी करा दिया। यह जिम्मेवारी थी भोजपुरी की खोयी हुई गरिमा को वापस लाने की।

मेरे लिये यह एक चुनौतीपूर्ण कार्य था। डा भूपेन हजारिका मेरे सबसे बड़े आदर्श हैं। आज वे इस दुनिया में नहीं हैं, लेकिन बावजूद इसके उनकी गायकी मेरे हर अंश में निहित है। इसकी वजह भी मेरे पापा विपिन पटवारी ही थे। वे भी डा हजारिका के बहुत बड़े प्रशंसक हैं। एक बार जब पापा को कैंसर डिटेक्ट हो गया और मुंबई के लीलावती अस्पताल में उन्हें आपरेशन थियेटर के लिए ले जाया जा रहा था, तब उन्होंने मुझे आम जनों के लिये गाने को कहा। ईश्वर की कृपा से पापा का आपरेशन सफ़ल रहा, लेकिन मेरे कानों में पापा के शब्द गूंज रहे थे। मैं भोजपुरी में एक ऐसा महानायक तलाश कर रही थी, जिन्होंने डा भूपेन हजारिका की तरह आम जनों के लिये गाया हो। विद्यापति, महेंद्र मिसिर और भिखारी ठाकुर।

एक बार आरा जिले के बखोरापुर काली मंदिर में संगीत कार्यक्रम के दौरान मुझे एक वयोवृद्ध कलाकार को सुनने का अवसर मिला। उनके बोल भोजपुरी के ही थे, लेकिन लीक से अलग हटकर थे। उनके बोल के साथ जो स्वर लहरियां गूंज रही थीं, वह सब सपने के जैसा था। मैंने कार्यक्रम के संयोजक सुनील भैया (बखोरापुर काली मंदिर के संस्थापक सचिव) से इस बारे में जानना चाहा तब उन्होंने भिखारी ठाकुर के बारे में बताया। यही से मन में लगन लग गई कि भिखारी ठाकुर की शैली को आज की युवा पीढी के समक्ष अवश्य प्रस्तुत करूंगी।

फ़िर बहुत जगह हाथ-पांव मारने के बाद बिहार राष्ट्रभाषा परिषद के द्वारा प्रकाशित भिखारी ठाकुर रचनावली को पढने का अवसर मिला। मेरे सपनों को पंख लग गये। मैंने उस किताब में वर्णित गीतों का चयन किया और उस वयोवृद्ध कलाकार का अनुकरण कर अपने सपनों को “द लीगेशी आफ़ भिखारी ठाकुर” को साकार किया। संभवतः यह पहला भोजपुरी म्यूजिक एलबम है जिसका अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर विमोचन किया जायेगा। आगामी 4 जून को मारीशस में वहां के राष्ट्रपति इसे रिलीज करेंगे।

अंत में केवल इतना ही कि “द लीगेशी आफ़ भिखारी ठाकुर” में चयनित गीतों का आनंद लें और भोजपुरी के शेक्सपीयर भिखारी ठाकुर को श्रद्धांजलि दें। वे हमारे गौरवशाली इतिहास हैं। मैंने तो अपने तरफ़ से महज एक छोटा सा प्रयास किया है। आप सभी बिहारवासियों को मेरा यह प्रयास पसंद आयेगा और आने वाली पीढी इस प्रयास को आगे बढायेगी, ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है।

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