Bhikhari Thakur

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                  [- jaana ko bahuto KuSaI Ba[la kI r]Aa Baaojapur ko saMskRit ko p`tIk ‘iBaKarI zakur’ ko CD The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur  pIZ,I dr pIZ,I tk jaIvaIt rKo ko Kaitr Aqak p`yaasa kr rhla baanaI. Baaojapur ko maaTI AaOrt iBaKarI zakur ko qaatI doSa ko pOmaanaa pr laavao ko p`yaasa ko ijatnaa BaI tariff k[la jaae ] kma baaTo. r]Aa ko [- AiBayaana maoM pUra–pUra sahyaaoga imalao AaOr r]Aa eh maoM safla hao[- [ho hmaar kamanaa baaTo.

Bhikhari Thakur - The Shakespeare of Bhojpuri Literature.

     ijanda hO vah jaao svaaqa- sao }pr ]zkr samaaja ko ilae jaIe¸ eosao qao– iBaKarI zakur

sauiva#yaat laaokklaakar raya bahadur iBaKarI zakur Aaja BaI ijaMda hOM¸ eosaa saunakr BaaojapurI BaaYaa–BaaiYayaaoM kao AaScaya- nahIM haota hO. @yaaoMik Aaja jaao laaoga svayaM kao BaaojapurI BaaYaa–BaaYaI khto hOM¸ ]nakI Aa%maa ko saaqa zakur jaI jaIivat hOM. BaaojapurI Qvaja ptaka ijatnaa }Ðcaa ]zogaI¸ zakur jaI kI }Ðcaa[- ]saI Anaupat maoM baZ,tI jaaegaI.

          gaaÐva–gaÐva[-¸ Kot–Kilahana AaOr AaÐgana–baaD,I maoM baaolaI jaanao vaalaI ‘baaolaI’ kao dUsaro ijalao ko laaoga SaahabaadI¸ Cpiryaa¸ dovairyaa[-¸ bailayaavaI BaaojapurI Aaid ko naama sao pukarto qao. vao saaro naama BaaojapurI ko hI qao. tba baaolaI maoM janapdIya Taona kI vajah sao ]pyau-@t naama iBannataeÐ AsvaBaaivak BaI nahIM qaI. Aaja ‘BaaojapurI’ BaaYaa ko $p maoM p`itiYzt hao caukI hO.

tba kI BaaojapurI baaolaI kao saMskairt evaM mayaa-idt krko saaihi%yak BaaYaa ko $p maoM sausaMsqaaipt krnao vaalao rho hOM –

                   “jaait hjaama maaora¸ kutubapur maaokama maaora

                   jaait hmaar poSaa baaTo¸ ivaVa nahIM baaTo baabaU jaI”

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                   “lagana naovatna caa$ Aaor¸ ca[t ko maMgayaa krt Ba[la Baaor”

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                   “kicayaa saor satuAa imacaa- naUna¸ baoSaI na p[ba Aa]r ekao baUna

                   Atnao p[ba ja[ba ja$r¸ naahIM t maair ko krba hma caUr”

]pyau-@t halaat maoM ]nakI iSaxaa–dIxaa ko baaro maoM kuC ivaSaoYa ]mmaId krnaa hI vyaqa-.

                   “naaO bairK ko jaba hma Ba[laIM¸ ivaVa pzna paz pr ga[laIM”

pazSaalaa maoM kdma rKto hI iSaxak nao pUCa qaa– “[- ko h–A roÆ” saMga ko saaiqayaaoM maoM sao iksaI nao kha qaa– “na]vaa.” “[hao pZogaaÆ” pZ,–ilaK ko to ka krogaa roÆ” sahpaizyaaoM kI p`itiËyaa BaI $icakr nahIM– “naaOvaa kaOvaa¸ baar banaaOvaa.” “hjaamat ko banaa[-Æ” skUla nahIM gaaMva samaaja maoM BaI kao[- maana mayaa-da nahIM. [na SabdaoM sao spYT haota hO ik vao ApnaI AaOpcaairk iSaxaa ko ilae p`itkUla maahaOla ko iSakar bana gae. ]nhaoMnao svayaM kha hO– “bairsa ek Qair jabadla matI¸ ilaKo na Aa[la ramaogait. “ivaValaya CaoD,kr gaaya caranao lagao. jaba kuC baD,o hue tao ipta nao jaatIya QaMQao maoM lagaa idyaa. [na kiznaa[-yaaoM sao jaUJato hue ]ma` 28–29 saala kI hao ga[-. ]nhaoMnao saaocaa jabajaagao tBaI ibahana. ivaVa ippasaa sao trf ]zo –

                   “maaqa kmaa[- naovatI icazI¸ ivaVa maoM laagala rho dIhzI

                   Bainayaa gau$ naama Bagavaanaa¸ khI kkhra saaqa pZ,anaa

                   Alap kala maoM ilaKo lagalaIM tokr baad KD,gapur BagalaIM.

          Apnao jaIvana ko ]natIsavaaM vaYa- pUra krto–krto ]nhaoMnao jaao kuC BaI doKa¸ ]sasao vao [sa inaYkYa- pr phuÐcao ik saba jagah ek trh kujaait–saujaait¸ CuAa–CUt¸ naanh–baD,¸ hraOrI–janaaOrI¸ baOz–baogaarI¸ A&ana–AiSaxaa¸ baoTI–baocanaa¸ duilhna–KrIdnaa¸ baala ivavaah¸ baomaola ivavaah¸ ivaQavaa–saMyaasa¸ ZaoMga–paKMD¸ AaoJaa–gauNaI¸ Da[na–jaaoigana¸ kaoza–klaalaI¸ saudKaorI¸ baoraojagaarI¸ p`doSa plaayana¸ caairi~k ivacalana¸ du%kar–fTkar kI tIxNa AaÐca maoM Jaulasato samaaja¸ krahto SaaoiYataoM kI pID,a ko p`%yaxadSaI- qao zakur jaI.

          yauga–yauga sao dasata kI baoD,I maoM jakD,I AaOr Gar–baahr pu$YaaoM kI paiSvakta ka iSakar banaI naarI kI )dya ivadark dud-Saa doKkr iBaKarI zakur dilataoM¸ pIiD,taoM evaM naairyaaoM ko ]war ko ilae saMkilpt hao ]z KD,o hue qao.

                   “tIsa barsa ko Ba[la ]mairyaa tba laagala jaIva trsao

                   khIM sao gaIt kiva<a khIM sao laagala Apnao barsao”

          [sa laaok klaakar sah laaok naayak ka ApnaI ivaiSaYTta ko saaqa ]dya t%kalaIna samaaja kI Ap`%yaaiSat GaTnaaeÐ qaI. vao saamaaijak kurIityaaoM AaOr saamaMtI maanaisakta ko p`%yaxadSaI- hI nahIM¸ bailk Bau@tBaaogaI BaI qao. [sailae vao eosao maaQayama kI baD,I vyaga`ta sao Kaoja kr rho qao ijasasao saaÐp BaI maro AaOr laazI BaI na TUTo. kuC saaocakr ramalaIlaa maMDlaI sao jauD,o. laoikna vahaM BaI ‘rama’ kI BaUimaka ko ilae p`staivat caar klaakaraoM–bacanamaa ³kaoyarI´¸ ramanavalaa ³kumaI-´¸ QanaI ³dusaaQa´¸ AaOr iSavahrKa ³rajapUt´ maoM naanh jaait ko laD,kaoM kao ramaanand isaMh nao ek svar maoM Kairja kr idyaa. jaba ramaanand isaMh jaOsao ]dark ho jaanao vaalao maanaisakta eosaI qaI¸ tba Anaudar laaogaaoM kI maanaisakta ka Andajaa lagaanaa inaraSaa janak pirNaama ka hI Vaotk haogaa.

          t%kalaIna laaogaaoM ko pasa manaaorMjana ko saaQana saIimat qao. prMpragat haolaI¸ ca[ta¸ ivarha¸ pratI¸ nacaarI¸ samadna¸ Bajana–kIt-na¸ ramaayaNa–paz¸ laaok gaaqaa AaOr laaokgaItaoM ko maaQyama sao iksaI trh ]nako manaaorMjana ka kama cala jaata qaa.ramaayaNa paz ko Alaavao laaoga kbaIr ko inargauNa AaOr naardIya Bajana sao BaI manaaorMjana krto qao. naTuAa ko naIcao ko Alaavao kTputlaI Aaor kzGaaoD,a ko naaca ko p`it BaI laaogaaoM maoM baD,a AakYa-Na qaa. naTuAa ka naaca doKnao laaoga dao–caar kaosa kI dUrI pOdla laaMGakr jaato Aato qao. vao baMgaala kI jaatra paTI AaOr rasa laIlaa doK cauko qao. naaOTMkI kI laaokip`yata ka BaI ]nhoM ehsaasa qaa. vao t%kalaIna samaaja maoM vyaaPt maanaisakta ko prma parKI qao¸ [sailae AiBavyai@t kI eosaI manaaoharI AaOr mama- BaodI maaQyama kI tlaaSa maoM qao jaao Apnao ivaSaoYaakYa-Na ko saaqa–saaqa samakalaIna maanaisakta ko manaaonaukUla pD,o. [saI Ëma maoM ]nhaoMnao ApnaI klpnaa AaOr saja-naaSai@t sao BaaojapurI BaaiYayaaoM kI $ica ko AnaukUla ‘tmaaSaa’ ka [-jaad ikyaa. ‘tmaaSaa’ nao Apnao p`aduBaa-va ko saaqa hI ‘naaca’ kao pICo Qakola idyaa. dSa-kaoM ko saaqa zIk vaOsaa hI huAa jaOsaa klaalaI maoM zra- pInao vaalaaoM kao vaoSakImatI [MgailaSa Saraba pInao ka casaka laga jaata hO. 

          ‘tmaaSaa’ ko pTkqaa laoKna sao laokr p`stuit tk kI p`iËyaa maoM saba kuC vahI haoto qao. ga`Ina $ma sao laokr p`kaSa vyavasqaa tk pr ]nakI najar rhtI qaI. ]nako klaakaraoM kI pirQaana vyavasqaa kI doK–roK BaI vahI krto qao. ]naka ‘tmaaSaa’ naaca¸ naaOTMkI¸ jaatra¸ svaaMga¸ labaarI–masKrI AaOr GaUÐGaT–GauÐGa$ ka samainvat $p qaa. ijasamaoM Daoma–kca AaOr jaT–jaT\Tina kI laaok–naaiTka kI trh saaMgaIitk saMvaad ko saaqa–saaqa isaMgaar hasya AaOr k$Na–rsa sao Baaivat gaVIya saMvaad kI laaxaNaIk AiBavyai@t dSa-kaoM evaM EaaotaAaoM ko mana p`aNa kao Aa(idt krta qaa. ‘tmaaSaa’ BaartIya laaok–klaa jagat maoM iBaKarI zakur k Ap`itma Avadana hO.

          ]nhaoMnao lagaBaga Za[- dja-na laaok naaTkaoM kI rcanaa kI. ]nako hr naaTk ka ivaYaya samaaja kI iksaI na iksaI samasyaa yaa baura[- jainat khanaI hO. tba jaba ]nhaoMnao ‘tmaaSaa’ AarMBa ikyaa qaa tao laaok–]phasa AaOr garIbaI kI caunaaOityaaoM kao dr iknaar krto hue inamna jaait ko yauvakaoM nao hI ]naka saaqa idyaa jaao gau$ gaaoivand isaMh ko pMca Pyaaro kI BaaÐit kubaa-naI kI vaodI pr inaQaD,k caZ, gae qao. yao vao laaoga qao ijanhaoMnao gaÐva[- baaolaI BaaojapurI kao gaVIya gairma sao maMiDt krto hue maMcaIya AiBavyai@t ka maaQyama banaayaa qaa. vao sacamauca BaaojapurI gaV ko xao~ maoM iWvaodI AaOr Baartondu qao. hma AaSaa krto hOM BaaojapurI saaih%ya sao jauD,o laaoga iBaKarI zakur ko pMca PyaaraoM ³]nako p`arimBak sahkima-yaaoM´¸ ijanakI maihmaa iSaSau ka paotD, Qaaonao AaOr tola–fulaola kI maailaSa krnao vaalaI mamatamayaI maaÐ sao ikMicat kma nahIM hO¸ kI Kaoja Kbar laoMgao.

          zakur jaI nao BaaojapurI laaok saaih%ya AaOr klaa kao baZ,avaa donao ko ilae Apnaa pUra jaIvana nyaaOCavar kr idyaa qaa. vao #yaait ko }Ðca iSaKr pr Aa$Z, hao gae qao¸ ikntu Apnao pirvaar kI maalaI halat ka sauQaar nahIM kr pae. Aaja BaI ]nako pirvaar ko laaoga inaQa-nata¸ inarxarta AaOr inamna strIya pairvaairk jaIvana ko saaqa ]nako iBaKarI naama kao saaqa-k kr rho hOM. ]nhIM ko SabdaoM maoM “sada iBaKarI rhma iBaKarI”.

          saD,k pr pD,o p%qar ko CaoTo–baD,o TukD,aoM yaa kaMTaoM kao masalakr calanaovaalaa kao[-–kao[- haota hO. Aama taOr pr laaoga rasta badla kr inakla jaato hOM. laoikna zakur Kayaa vyai@t jaba kaMTaoM AaOr p%qaraoM kao masala–masalakr QaUla banaanao maoM jauT jaata hO¸ tba vah barbasa dUsaraoM kI najaraoM kao ApnaI Aaor KIMca laota hO. zakur jaI dilataoM AaOr dud-imat is~yaaoM ko eosao hI masaIha qao ijanamaoM caumbakIya vyai@t%va qaa. samakalaIna samaaja maoM s~I–ivamaSa- kao ivastRt ivatana donaovaalao vao phlao vyai@t qao. ijanhaoMnao KotaoM maoM kama krnaovaalaI majadUirna sao laokr sampnna Gar kI GarinayaaoM AaOr ivaQavaaAaoM kI vyaqaa kao klaa%mak ZMga sao p`Baavaao%pad k AiBavyai@t doto hue naarI kI gairmaa maihmaa kao vyaavahairk taOr pr punaÁ sqaaipt krnao ka p`yaasa ikyaa qaa. inaÁsvaaqa- Baava sao samaaja AaOr raYT/ kI saovaa krnao vaalao saovak AaOr Ap`itma AnvaoYak kI maihmaa sao maMiDt vyai@t kBaI nahIM marta AaOr eosao hI qao laaoknaayak iBaKarI zakur jaao Aaja BaI jaIivat hOM.

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Bhikhari Thakur - Samvedenshil ki pratimurti Bhikhari Thakur.

saMvaodnaSaIlata kI p`itmaUit- iBaKarI zakur

      iBaKarI zakur ko dao tIna naaTkaoM ka maMcana maOMnao doKa hO. gabariGacaaor¸ baoTI baocavaa¸ ibadoisayaa Aaid naaTkaoM kao doKkr maOM bahut p`Baaivat hu[-. k[- baar AaÐKaoM maoM AaÐsaU Aa gayao. k[- baar KUba hMsaI qaI. iBaKarI zakur ko naaTkaoM maoM ek hI saaqa k[- rsaaoM kI ]%pi<a haotI hO. k$Na rsa ko saaqa hasya rsa BaI AaOr hasya rsa ko baIca hI k$Na rsa.

      mauJao yaad hO ik ]nako ek naaTk maoM ek pgalaI AaOr baagaD< yauvatI ka ikrdar qaa. yauvatI ivaixaPt tao hO hI¸ saaqa hI vah kuÐAarI BaI hO AaOr duBaa-gya yah hO ik vah gaBa-vatI BaI hO. ]saka poT fUlaa huAa hO. jaba vah maMca pr haotI hO tao laaoga ]sako pagalapna pr AaOr ]sakI baataoM pr hÐsato hOM. ikntu vah ikrdar hmaaro samaaja ko kuC iGanaaOnao pxa kao BaI baonakaba kr dota hO. eosaa A@sar haota hO ik saD,kaoM pr GaUmanao vaalaI iksaI manaaoraoga sao ga`st yauvatI ko saaqa kuC laaoga Apnaa mauÐh kalaa krto hOM. gaaÐva maoM AaOr BaahraoM maoM eosaI ABaagana knyaayaoM A@sar doKnao kao imala jaatI hOM. laaoga eosaI maihlaa kao doKkr hÐsato tao hOM¸ magar kao[-–kao[- hI ]nakI badhalaI AaOr ]nakI pID,a kao mahsaUsa krta hO. iBaKarI zakur ka saaih%ya Saayad [saIilae [tnaa mahana\ hao jaata hO¸ caUÐik vahaÐ samaaja ka dd- AiBavya@t huAa hO.

      iBaKarI zakur ka ek naaTk hO – gabar iGacaaor. [samaoM bahut hasya hO ikntu hasya AaOr vyaMgya ko baIca hI maaÐ ko idla ka saundr vaNa-na BaI hO. naarI )dya kI kaomalata ka AaOr saamaaijak jaIvana maoM vyaaPt saMvaodnahInata ka raocak ica~Na [sa naaTk maoM huAa hO. gabar iGacaaor ek baklaaola saa baalak hO¸ ijasakao laokr bahsa hao rhI hO. ]saka kanaUnaI baap klak<aa maoM gayaa haota hO¸ AaOr ]saI daOrana ]sakI maaÐ gaaÐva ko ek manacalao sao gaBa-vatI hao jaatI hO. gabar iGacaaor pr AiQakar kao laokr ivavaad pOda hao jaata hO. gabar iGacaaor pr daonaaoM baap Apnaa AiQakar batato hOM. gaaÐva sarpMca [sa pr fOsalaa saunaata hO. sarpMca ko Anausaar gabar iGacaaor pr isaf- daonaaoM baap ka hI nahIM¸ bailk maaÐ ka BaI AiQakar hO. gabar iGacaaor ko tIna TukD,o ikyao jaayaoMgao. ek TukD,a kanaUnaI baap kao¸ dUsara TukD,a ]sako AvaOQa pr vaastivak baap kao TukD,a ]sakI maaÐ kao imalaogaa. [sa ivavaad AaOr pcaD,o maoM maaÐ ko idla pr @yaa gaujar rhI hO¸ [saka baiZ,yaa AaOr Asardar ica~Na [sa naaTk maoM iBaKarI jaI nao ikyaa hO. ikntu jaba jallaad haqa maoM tlavaar laokr gabar iGacaaor kao kaTnao calata hO tao maaÐ Acaanak caIK ]ztI hO. daonaaoM kqaakiqak baap tap caupcaap KD,o rhto hOM ikntu maaÐ khtI hO ik ]sao Apnao laala ka kao[- ihssaa nahIM caaihe. ]sao tao Apnao baccao kI isaf- salaamatI caaihe. naaTk ko [sa @laa[-mao@sa maoM dSa-kaoM ko raoMgaTo KD,o hao jaato hOM. baD,o hI naaTkIya AMdaja maoM samaaja maoM vyaaPt ËUrta ka pircaya imalata hO. naaTk maoM sarpMca pMiDt kI baataoM pr BaI laaoga KUba hÐsato hOM¸ ikntu [saI vyaMgya–ivanaaod maoM saamaaijak ivaDMbanaaAaoM pr p`har BaI haota hO. kalpinak kqaanak maoM BaI jaIvana ka saca Aa[nao kI trh saaf idKta hO.

      iBaKarI zakur ko ek gaanao kI maorI irka^iD-Mga maumba[- maoM cala rhI qaI. maOM gaa rhI qaI¸ ikntu jaOsao hI ek pMi@t gaatI maora galaa $MQa jaata qaa AaOr maOM $k jaatI qaI. Anaok baar p`yaasa ko baad hI vah gaanaa irkaD- hao payaa. maooro myaUijakla Da[ro@Tr rajasqaana ko qao. vao samaJa nahI pa rho qao ik AaiKr [sap pMi@t maoM kaOna saI baat hO. maOM ]nhoM samaJaa BaI nahIM pa rhI qaI. vah pMi@t naIcao ilaK rhI hUÐ.

            “$pyaa iganaa[- laola pgalaa QaD,a[ dola

            caoiryaa ko Coiryaa¸ banavala e baabaU jaI

            saaf k ko AMganaa galaI

            CIpa laaoTa jaUzI malaI

            bana ko rhnaI maa[- ko

            ThlanaI e baabaU jaI.”

      [sa pMi@t maoM baoTI Apnao baap sao khtI hO ik jaba sao maOMnao haoSa saMBaalaa hO¸ Gar ko saaro kama krtI rhI. AaMgana galaI kao saaf ikyaa¸ bauhara. Gar ko jaUzo bartnaaoM kao maa^jatI rhI. maaÐ kI ThlanaI banaI rhI¸ ifr BaI Aapnao maorI SaadI ek baUZ,o vyai@t sao kOsao kr dIÆ AaiKr kaOna saI galatI mauJasao hu[-. yahaÐ ek bahut hI mah%vapUNa- AaOr saUxma baat yah hO ik baoTI kao Apnao baap sao kao[- igalaa BaI nahIM hO. baap ko p`it ]saka Pyaar BaI yaqaavat\ hO. ikntu yah isaf- ApnaI isqait kao laokr icaMta¸ saaoMca AaOr duK maoM DUba ga[- hO.

      iBaKarI zakur nao baap kao kao[- daoYa BaI nahIM idyaa. $pyaa baap kao kao[- daoYa BaI nahIM idea. $pyaa baap kao ja$r idyaa tqaa tIsara gayaa hO¸ ikntu ]sa ABaagao baap kao iksaI nao zgaa hO. ijandgaI ko baaoJa nao¸ duK nao ]sa baap kao [tnaa iSaiqala kr idyaa hO ik ]sakI ApnaI saaoca hI samaaPt hao ga[- hO AaOr vah pirisqaityaaoM ka dasa bana ko rh gayaa hO. AsalaI Klanaayak tao samaaja hO. iBaKarI zakur nao ]sa Klanaayak kao “AgauAa” ko $p maoM icai)t ikyaa hO. [saI gaIt kI ek AaOr pMi@t hO–

            “AgauAa ABaagaa rho¸ baD,a ro mauÐh lagaa rho

            pUrI Ka ko Cuiryaa calavalasa e baabau jaI”

yah gaanaa iBaKarI zakur nao naaTk “baoTI baocavaa” maoM Aayaa hO.

      iBaKarI zakur ko sarla–sahja SabdaoM maoM iktnaI tIva` Baavanaa kI AiBavyai@t haotI qaI [sao hma mahsaUsa kr sakto hOM. iBaKarI zakur jaI ka ek gaIt maOMnao Apnao ek Alabama “isapahI saM[yaa” maoM BaI gaayaa hO. yah gaanaa gaMgaa–snaana ko ]pr hO. [sa gaIt maoM hmaoM ApnaI BaaojapurI saMskRit ka svaad imalata hO. gaaMva kI maihlaayaoM jaba sa<aU AaOr zokuAa laokr gaMgaa snaana ko ilayao calatI hOM¸ tao ]nhoM iktnaa sauK imalata hO. na[- yauvaityaaÐ Apnaa EaRMgaar krtI hOM. gaIt ko baaola hOM –

            cala naa gaaoiryaa¸ kro gaMgaa snaanavaa

            saarI caaolaI pihna ko Aa]r ABarnavaa¸

            cala| naa gaaoiryaa kro gaMgaa snaanavaa

Sabd iktnao sarla AaOr sahja hO¸ ikntu vao hmaoM ApnaI BaaojapurI maaTI kI KuSabaU sao Bar doto hOM. [tnao mahana klaakar iBaKarI zakur jaI kao maOM namana krtI hUÐ. Pata nahIM ifr kBaI BaaojapurI maaTI sao eosaa hI kao[- dUsara klaakar janmaogaa BaI yaa nahIM. hmaoM iBaKarI zakur kI Qaraohr kao saMjaaokr rKnaa caaihe.

Bhikhari Thakur - Jivan ki Jamini Sacchai.

jaIvana kI jamaInaI saccaa[yaaoM ko icatoro iBaKarI zakur

iBaKarI zakur maa~ BaaojapurI saaih%ya ko hI nahIM Aiptu maanava saaih%ya ko Amar puMja hOM. iBaKarI zakur pr isaf- ibahar¸ ]<ar p`doSa maoM hI nahIM sampUNa- Baart saiht ]na saBaI doSaaoM maoM jahaM BaaojapurI AaOr BaaojapurIvaaisayaaoM ka ek BaI samaUh hO vahaÐ iBaKarI zakur ko saaih%ya kI cacaa- hO. &atvya hO ik [naka janma saarNa ko kutubapur maoM AT\zarh idsambar 1887 maoM A%yant saaQaarNa pirvaar maoM huAa. Aapko ipta gaaMva ko Andr laaogaaoM kI hjaamat–saovaa Wara Apnaa Gar–gaRhsqaI calaayaa krto qao. maaÐ GarolaU kama–kaja maoM hI rhIM. ifrMgaI Saasana ko iva$w sauga baugaahT ]%pnna krnao vaalaa vaatavarNa maoM AaOpcaairk iSaxaNa kI vyavasqaa sava-saaQaarNa ko ilayao idvaasvaPna qaI. svaaBaaivak $p sao Apnao ipta–iptmah Wara ]nhoM Alpayau maoM hI pOtRk vyavasaaya ko ilayao p`orNaa p`aPt haonao lagaI qaI¸ ifr BaI ipta nao Aapkao iSaxaa hotu iSaxak sao sampk- ikyaa qaa. svayaM iBaKarI zakur nao ilaKa hO Á–

“naaO bairsa ko jaba hma Ba[naI¸ ivaVa pZ,na paz pr ga[naI.

bairsa ek lak dla mait¸ ilaKo na Aa[la ramagait.

bainayaa gau$ naama Bagavaanaa¸ hI kkhra saaqa pZ,avaa.

Alap kala maoM ilaKo laganaI¸ tokra baad KD,gapur BagalaI..”

baalyavasqaa sao hI svayaM ko gaaMva maoM naaT\ya maNDilayaaÐ BaI yada–kda tmaaSa idKanao AatI qaI ijanako pa~aoM ko AiBanaya sao iBaKarI ka baala mana p`Baaivat haota qaa. Avasar pato hI vao [na maNDlaIyaaoM maoM ApnaI BaUimaka ZUÐZ laoto qao. svayaM ko baaro maoM ilaKa hO –

            “barjat rhlana baap matarI

            naaca maoM mat tU rh iBaKarI

            cauPpo Baaiga ko naaca maoM jaa[-

            baat banaa ko dama kmaa[-.

      p`aPt raojagaar ko saaQanaaoM sao ijaivaka inava-hna kizna jaana pD,a. bMagaala–Asama¸ vamaa- Aaid maoM ]plabQa raojagaar kI cacaa- sauna [naka mana BaI [sa idSaa maoM Aga`sar huAa. vao KD\gapur phuÐca gayao. Kudra majadUrI sao jaIvana–yaapna krnao lagao. maoidnaIpur maoM ramalaIlaa AaOr purI maoM kRYNa rasalaIlaa doKa tao ]nako AMdr ka saaihi%yak klaakar jaaga ]za. kiva ka kaomala )dya d`ivat hao gayaa. ]sa pr ibahar ]<ar p`doSa sao Aayao hma ]ma` naaOjavaanaaoM kI Aap baItI vyaqaa–kqaa nao Aaga maoM GaI ka kaya- kr AaMtirk jvaalaa kao AaOr BaD,ka idyaa. iBaKarI nao Aa%ma icaMtna maoM ilaKa –

            ‘tIsa bairsa ko Ba[la ]mairyaa

            tba laagala ijava trsaoÂ

            khUM sao gaIt kiba<a khUM sao

            laagala Apnao barsao.’

baMgaala kI saaihi%yak Qara ]nhoM bahut idnaaoM tk baaMQao rKnao maoM safla nahIM rhI [nako maistYk maoM Apnao xao~ kI ivaYaya pirisqaityaaÐ AaÐKaoM ko saamanao– naaca rhI qaI. samaaja maoM pnap caukI kup`qaaAaoM kukR%yaaoM ko iva$w ]naka mana ]Woilat hao rha qaa. ek kqaanausaar –

            laIk laIk tnaI calao¸ kayar ËUr kpUt.

            laIk CaoD, tIna calao Saayar SaUr sapUt..

      iBaKarI zakur BaI ApnaI pustOnaI laIk CaoD,kr navaInata ko maaga- pr inakla pD,o. ‘ivadoisayaa’ ka maMcana na isaf- safla rha bailk hjaaraoM dSa-kaoM ka Apar samaqa-na BaI p`aPt huAa. ]naka ]%saah baZ,ta gayaa¸ laoKnaI AaOr maMcana daonaaoM ]nakI AiBavyai@t ko saSa@t maaQyama bana gayao. ek navaaMkur kiva ³rajaoSa raja´ nao tukbandI krto huyao ilaKa hO –

            ‘lavaT iBaKarI A[lana gaaMva

            Gar Aa[la laxmaI ko paMva

            laaKaoM dSa-k pvalana nat-k

            baZ,la na baina ko samaapvat-k.’

      iBaKarI zakur nao BaI Apnao ek Bajana maoM ilaKa hO Á–

            rama rama kh mana dga bajavaaÂ

            qaklaa pr daÐt sao naa TUTI KJavaa.

            kht iBaKarI¸ hma naa h[- nacainayaaM.

            naicayao maoM GaUima–GaUima khIlaa khinayaaM..

      [sa naR%ya maNDlaI ko Wara maMicat naaTkaoM kao doKnao ko ilayao dsa–dsa¸ pnd`h–pnd`h hjaar laaogaaoM kI BaID, ek~ haonaa isaw krtI hO ik [sa maMcana maoM rsa hO. dSa-kaoM kI tRiPt BaI isaw hO. Apnao mana kI vyaakulata AaOr AkulaahT kao imaTa kr santaoYa AaOr SaaMit ka Ahsaasa panaa svaaBaaivak qaa.

      iBaKarI zakur nao p`%yaok¸ ]sa kR%ya kao lalakara ijasakI vajah sao samaaja kao nauksaana haonao kI saMBaavanaa laixat hu[-. kRYNa AaOr yaSaaoda kao p`tIk banaakr yauvakaoM ko ]cCMRKla vyavahar pr caaoT krto huyao ilaKa

            “gaÐ}Aa ko [jait naa baacaI e jaSaaoda¸

            kanha taor Ba[la AbaaTI.”

      ……… tao ABaava Baro jaIvana kI vyaqa kao jaamaa phnaato huyao kh ]zto hOM –

            “gaaoD,vaa maoM jaUta na[Ko¸ isarvaa pr Cata¸

            k[sao cailahoM rhtvaa e– sajanaI.

                                    ³ivadoisayaa´

      naarI kYT sao d`ivat AaÐKo ga`amaINa–baailakaAaoM kI vyaqaa kao doKkr rao pD,tI hO–

            “gaaobar krsaI k[laa sao

            ipyaha–Cuithr Qa[laa sao

            kvana krinayaa maoM cauklaI hao baabaujaI

                                    ³baoTI ivayaaoga´

      vaOQavya jaIvana ibatatI BaartIya naarI ta%kailana samaaja sao p`Sna krtI hO –

            kvana ksaur hma k[laI¸ Gar sao inakalala ga[naI.

            CUTla jaat baa na[hr sasaurvaa hao babauAa.

            pr pit saaqa rit kbahU naa Ba[la mait.

            Qanavaa krnavaaM toyaaga maoit hao babauAa..

                                    ³ivaQavaa ivalaap´

[sa p`kart ta%kailana ivakT samasyaaAaoM pr saBaI trh kI jamaInaI saccaa[yaaoM sao jaUJa rho samaaja kao dp-Na idKanao ko p`yaasa maoM Qaaima-k AaDmbar¸ pirvaar ivaGaTna¸ s~I AaBaUYaNa¸ vaOQavya~asadI¸ dhoja laaoBa¸ baomaola ivavaah¸ baala ivavaah¸ naSaaKaorI¸ ]CRMKla vyavahar pr naaT\ya maMcana evaM saMvaad gaIt p`stut kr na isaf- BaaojapurI samaaja¸ varna\ BaartIya laaok jaIvana maoM ek p`orNaa  sa`aot hOM. ]nakI [nap pMi@tyaaoM ]padoyata doKnao yaaogya hO –

            raja samaaja ko baZ,sa baD,a[-.

            JagaD,a–JaMJaT GauTsa laD,a[-..

            Saaint sa%ya p`oma caila Aavasau.

            sauK ko barKa rama bairsaavasau..

      iBaKarI zakur ko saaih%ya pr kuC ivaWanaaoM ko kqana kao punaÁ smarNa krnaa caahUMgaa¸ @yaaoMik [nako ABaava maoM idyaa gayaa kao[- ]i@t Apnao–Aap maoM AQaurI rh jaayaogaI. pTnaa vaasaI EaI prmaanand daoYaI nao ilaKa hO ik “ikSaaor mana iBaKarI maanavaIya BaavanaaAaoM sao pirpUNa- Apnaa Aivakisat¸ $iZ,ga`st samaaja kao ek na[- idSaa donao ko ilayao baocaOna qaa.” mahamaihma mahoSvaacaaya- jaI ka mat hO ik “Apnaa javaar maoM haot baura[na ko iBaKarI raoja doKt rhlana Aa doiK ko ]naka idla maoM pID,a haot rho|. } Aaoh baura[na ko laoko egaao tsvaIr tyyaar krt rhlana Aa samaaja ko saaoJaa naaTk ko $p maoM poSa krt rhlana.” BaaojapurI maaTI–kaolakata ko A@TUbar 2006 maoM tOyaba dusaOna pIiDt Apnaa AalaoK maoM khlao baaD,na ik – “vaNa- vyavasqaa maoM sahja doKat garIbaI¸ baaZ,–sauKar¸ Z,aoMga¸ prdoSa gamana ko ivavaSata¸ Qama- maoM ba(aDmbar¸ naSaaKaorI¸ AaOrtna ko gahnaa maaoh¸ bauZ,apa ko ~asadI Aaid pr Barpur klama calavalao baaD,na.

      Da^º ikrNa kumaarI  nao ilaKa hO– “Aaoh samaya maoM javana jaD,ta ivad`Upta kurIit A$r ibasaMgaityana ko jaKIra rho Aaokra ko iBaKarI zakur Apnaa naaTkna maoM ]zavat rhlana A}r samaaja sao saIQao saMvaad krt rhlana.” ivaWana ivamala kumaar jaI pUra tho idla sao svaIkar krto hOM ik “EaI zakur nao laaok saaih%ya ko maaQyama sao saamaaijak jaiTlataAaoM AaOr kurIityaaoM pr p`har ikyaa.” jabaik Da^º jaTaSaMkr zakur nao [sao [sa p`kar vya@t ikyaa– “iBaKarI zakur nao Baaojapuiryaa laaok saMskRit sao jauD,o ivaiBanna AayaamaaoM kI samasyaaAaoM sao ]barnao hotu p`oirt ikyaa.”

      Da^º naUtna EaIvaastva ka mat [sa p`kar hO – “iBaKarI ka p`oma nar sao AiQak naarI ko saamaanya maanaisak Aa SaarIirk yaatnaapUNa- pID,a baina ko janamaanasa ko saamanao ]Bar rhla baa.” ivaYNaudova isaMh  nao kha hO – iBaKarI zakur ka naarI ivamaSa- BaartIya prmpra pxaQar AaOr AadSaao-nnmauK yaqaaqa-vaadI hO.” naagaond`naaqa paNDoya ³Aara´ svaIkar krto hOM ik – “iBaKarI zakur kI rcanaaeÐ gaaMva kI maaTI ko gaMQa sao Aaot–p`ot hO AaOr gaaMva ko ga`amaINaaoM ko duÁK–sauK kI gavaah hO.” Da^º QaIrond` bahadur caaÐd kI ]i@t [sa p`kar hO – “iBaKarI zakur ko saaOMdya- baaoQa laaok maMgala sao Barla baa. kma-Baava¸ vyavahar¸ ivacaar¸ vaaNaI Aa AiBavyai@t maoM hr jagah mayaa-da samaaiht baa.” p`aoº hirikSaaor paNDoya kI yah pMi@tyaa dRYTvya hO Á–

            “]nakra Sabd ka GauÐGauÐ$na maoM baaolala gaaMva ko pID,a

            [ha ko ]ima-lana ko laaja Baaojapuiryao maoM rih ga[la.

            Anaot ka gaaoDKula ko naaTk ka nahrnaI sao ]ksaavalana.

            jao doKla¸ hÐsa ko saih ga[la.

            } ek AaÐiK sao hÐsalana magar

            ek AaÐiK sao raovalana.

            rajaa BaaÐva iBaKarI naaÐva¸ gaaMvao–gaaMvao rh ga[la.

                                          ³BaaojapurI maaoTI sao ]wt´

]prao@t pMi@tyaaoM kao pZ,nao ko baad spYT hao jaata hO ik EaI maQaoSvar isaMh ka yah kqana saaqa-k hO – “iBaKarI zakur ka jaao samaaja kao ek na[- idSaa donao ka p`yaasa qaa ]sakao saccao Aqaao- maoM laaogaaoM nao nahIM Apnaayaa¸ Aja vahI ivakRityaaÐ samaaja kao hmaarI saMskRit sao Alaga krtI najar Aa rhI hO.”

      doSa ko p`qama p`QaanamaM~I pMº javaahr laala naoh$ nao ApnaI pustk “ivaSva [ithasa kI Jalak” maoM ‘AMitma p~’ naamak laoK maoM ilaKa hO – “baIta huAa samaya hmaaro ilayao Anaok ]phar CaoD, gayaa hOÂ saca tao yah hO ik saByata¸ iva&ana yaa sa%ya ko kuC AMSa &ana ko $p maoM¸ Aaja jaao kuC hmaaro pasa hO¸ vah saba saudUr AtIt yaa inakT AtIt kI hI dona hO. [sailayao yaid hma AtIt ko [sa ?Na kao svaIkar krto hOM tao yah ]icat hI hO. prntu hmaara kt-vya yaa ?Na kovala AtIt ko saaqa hI samaaPt nahIM hao jaata. BaivaYya ko p`it BaI hmaara kuC kt-vya hO AaOr yah ?Na Saayad ]sa ?Na sao baD,a hO jaao hmaoM AtIt kao caukanaa hO¸ @yaaoMik AtIt tao bait cauka hO AaOr K%ma hao gayaa hO – hma ]sao badla nahIM sakto. Parntu BaivaYya ABaI Aanao vaalaa hO AaOr Saayad hma ]sao kuC bacaa sako. yaid AtIt nao sa%ya ka kuC AMSa hmaoM idyaa hO tao BaivaYya ko gaBa- maoM BaI sa%ya ko AMga iCpo huyao hOM AaOr vah hmaoM ]nhoM ZUMZ, inakalanao kao baulaa rha hO.”

      yahI Aaga`h hmaoM smaairka 2010 maoM samaajasaovaI Syaamanandna jaI ka p`aPt hO – “BaaojapurI gairmaa kao punasqaa-ipt krnao ko ilayao¸ ivaSva maoM BaaojapurI ko Qvaja kao lahranao ko ilayao BaaojapurI Aandaolana kao idSaa donao ko ilayao Aapko nayao AvatrNa kI ja$rt hO.

jaya Baart jaya BaaojapurI²

p`stuit AaQaar maoM sahyaaogaI

saMdBa- pi~kaeÐ –

³1´ jagarma – ba@sar ³2´ BaaojapurI laaok–laKna} ³3´ BaaojaprI maaTI–kaolakata        ³4´ iBaKarI zakur – smaairka –2010–Aara ³5´ ivaSva [ithasa kI Jalak. 

The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur - A Review

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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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        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 “ilaKo –pZ,o  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.

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           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. baQaa[-²²

Virgin Records / EMI Music forays into Bhojpuri Music.

Album Out Now

              Virgin Records / EMI Music releases their first musical documentation Bhojpuri album The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur by Assamese singer & Bhojpuri icon Kalpana Patowary recently.

The album is conceived and inspired by the life and works of one of the most popular and prolific poets of Bhojpuri literature.

              Kalpana brings the original vibrancy and richness of the Bhikari Thakur folk forms to the World wide so that people from the world over can experience the originality and richness of Bhojpuri music. The songs give listeners space and time of that era. Bhikari Thakur songs treat life with an experienced simplicity. Kalpana believes…this is an Endeavour with a cause. “In an era of pop and rock, we are losing the basic foundation of our culture i.e.  Folk”…clarifies Kalpana who conceptualized this idea.

               Says T. Suresh, general manager, Virgin Records / EMI Music group, EMI is happy with their entry into Bhojpuri music with songs of Shakespeare of Bhojpuri literature - Bhikhari Thakur. This album is a perfect combination of the singer Kalpana, and the lyrics of the poet himself. Both the singer & music are by Kalpana Patowary.

              This album features 9 songs. It will be available across all mobile and other digital platforms and all leading Malls, Planet M’s etc.

check out

http://www.qobuz.com/album/the-legacy-of-bhikhari-thakur-kalpana-patowary/5099963561555

http://www.amazon.fr/The-Legacy-Of-Bhikhari-Thakur/dp/B007X7ACFG

To know more about Kalpana Patowary checkout Official Blog

http://singerkalpana.blogspot.com/

Bhojpuri Artistic Tradition and Bhikhari Thakur.

      

                    I am an artist interested in to explore BHOJPURI ARTISTIC TRADITION and BHIKHARI THAKUR.

               Bhojpuri is a lokbhasha or folklore spoken in 14 nations all over the world and in major towns, cities of India.  It is widely spoken in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and some parts of Madhya Pradesh. Lokbhasha is a document of society, civilization and culture. Feelings such as happiness, sadness, etc. are expressed by this of common people.

              Bhikari Thakur was a Bhojpuri author popularly known as the "Shakespeare  of Bhojpuri Literature“. Thakur was born in a barber-family on 18 December 1887 at Kutubpur (Diyara) Village in Saran District now in Bihar. He is best known for the creation of the twentieth century theatre form “Bidesia”. Bhikari Thakur was a barber (a backward Caste) who abandoned home and hearth to form a group of actors who dealt with issues of confrontation: between the traditional and the modern, between urban and rural, between the haves and the have-nots. Appreciative native Bhojpuri audiences consider Bhikari Thakur as the incomparable founder father, propagator and exponent par excellence of this form. He was a folk poet, a folk singer, a folk dancer and actor.

               In ninteenth century when Bhikhari Thakur was struggling to end his meet, he was impressed and inspired by movement carried out then by famous Bengali social reformers such as Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ram Krishna Paramhans & Swami Viveka Nanda. This simple and poor young man, quiet impressed by Bengal’s ‘punarjagran andolan’, returned to his native place Qutubpur, and watched, noticed his society’s problems minutely and enriched and enlighten with ideas on every social level which can be seen and felt in his compositions. He took ‘the Renaissance spirit’ positively and decided to deliver it to the Bhojpuria society through songs, poem, drama, etc.

A person who was transformed from a simple barber into a BHOJPURI CULTURAL INSTITUTION, now after a decade I Kalpana Patowary want to explore him musically.

                RESEARCH QUESTIONS CENTRAL TO MY PROJECT

              In this reigning global music scenario Bhojpuri music really stands high. While Bhojpuri literature still needs a solid grounding, its music is big enough to cause even political parties to seek mileage from it. But do we really know where its roots stand, where does it comes from?        

              First, if we talk about Bhojpuri music, we should know about Bhojpur, named after the famous philosopher king and polymath of medieval India Raja Bhoj. Where it is …? Three districts ARA, CHHAPRA from BIHAR and BALIA from U.P make today’s BHOJPUR and the boli or language spoken in Bhojpur is actually Bhojpuri. It’s a different matter that now even Avadhi, Banarsi, Maghai, Angika and even to some extent Maithli is also included as a part of Bhojpuri culture as people know it nationally. But the core of Bhopuri boli is actually limited to only Ara, Chhapra and Balia. According to me, Bihar is not explored musically. It’s always the U.P side the nation knows as Bhojpuri. Even in Bollywood it’s always the U.P folk. My effort is to acquaint with the original Bhojpuri language music. When I put myself completely in Bhojpuri research work, my search stopped at two important persons,first Bhikhari Thakur and second Mahendra Mishra.I chose Bhikhari Thakur. How inspired I am by Bhikhari Thakur's life, how the legend has shaped the future of Bhojpuri music. Bhikhari Thakur songs are rich in imagery and heavy in Bhojpuri dialect.

               Secondly, I am very much concerned about the inheritance of Bhikhari legacy to my next GENERATION. We have to know the authenticity of Bhojpuri music in its original and raw form to present to the world especially to all those budding singers/artist. Today, if asked to the present day generations about Bhikhari Thakur, they will simply satisfy themselves saying he was THE SHAKESPERE OF BHOJPURI LITERATURE and……! And some will just sing a very polished version of Bidesia. Among the masses of Bihar and other Bhojpuri-speaking areas, he needs no introduction. But the so-called mainstream ‘culture’, like always, has conspired to keep mum about his contribution, actively avoiding, even mentioning his name and have full stopped him with giving the title of THE SHAKESPERE OF BHOJPURI LITERATURE. Hence, there are no serious documented accounts of his works till now. Why?? There are organizations who are also trying to revive HIM. But practically, none could bring out THE ARTISTE from the legend BHIKHARI THAKUR. Now here, I don’t want to take the credit, but yes I think I am blessed and the chosen one to think and document this project. It’s my turn to give something I can as a Bhojpuri artiste. I am trying to bring the original vibrancy and richness of the Bhikhari Thakur folk forms to the World wide so that people from the world over can experience the originality and richness of Bhojpuri music. This project will generate a mass interest on Bhojpuri music in a genre like WORLD MUSIC category.  I believe…this is an endeavor with a cause.

THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY THAT I SEEK TO FOLLOW AND/OR NEW METHODOLOGIES THAT I WISH TO PURSUE IN ORDER TO TACKLE the SUBJECT OF INQUIRY.

              

                 My methodology is some kind of autobiographical. The whole journey, from realizing the utmost need to captivate the legend musically, to the completion of the whole audio - is my methodology. Myself being the protagonist of “the Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur” I want to share this blissful experience with all concerned. When I realized that I have to take the responsibility to revive Bhikhari musical zone, I was actually worried. As a Bhojpuri singer it was my burning desire, but there was no such musical documentation anywhere. From where to start!

            I had visited to many remote areas in Bihar to gather knowledge about Bhikhari Thakur’s artistic practices. Then one fine day in a remote village called Bakhorapur in Ara,Bihar, I was about to experience a very sparkling moment of my life. I was there for a cultural show. Before my performance one very aged artiste, about 95 years old came and performed. His performance was so rustic, his voice, oh my god!! I gulped. I was thrilled to meet him as he was a nartak from the original Bhikhari Thakur mandali. I bowed and took ashirvaad from him and the dream to make an audio on Bhikhari Thakur musical era was going to transform into reality. I have heard many artiste singing Bidesia and in films also. It was good but somehow for me it was a polished version. This old man had a completely different presentation. Then I came back home to Mumbai, again got busy in professional commitments. But that desire was still living inside me. I tried to find BHIKHARI THAKUR on internet, failed. Searched books about him but in vain. Then one fine day, a local Patna artiste came up with the ‘Bhikhari Thakur Rachnawali’ by Rashtrabhasha Parishad, Bihar. I was so happy to get it in my hands and started studying it, about the inner facts of the whole social, political and spiritual elements of the Bhikhari time zone. But again one challenge raised, where to get the original thekas (rhythm) and original compositions as sung the way Bhikhari Thakur used to. Again I had to visit   Bakhorapur, meet that rustic nartak and request him to sing for me. He understood my intentions, agreed and the local villagers helped me to record the rustic nartak with his vadya mandali (musicians). Now I was ready with the documentation part. Second phase of this audio project was about to start in a professional music recording studio in Mumbai.

Ramagya Ram, rustic nartak
from Bhikhari Thakur Mandali.

I chose nine tracks –

1.       Bhikhari Parichay - …….an autobiographical introduction about the legend.

2.    Dagaria Johat Na - a folk form called “Jatsaar”. Household village women share their feelings and sometimes even their secret desires while grinding the wheel.

3.     Babu ji – This was a way Bhikhari Thakur raised his voice against gruesome  social custom  “child marriage”.

4.    Ram Lila Gaan – A song joyfully describing Lord Rama’s royal wedding procession from Ayodhya to Janakpuri.

5.     Piyaari Sundari  – Here Bhikhari Thakur deals with the passion of a newlywed  couple forced to be separated because of our most socio economic issue UNEMPLOYMENT.

6.     Kalyug Prem - Kalyug prem, here refers to “wine”. According to Hindu mythology,several thousand years before it was foretold during Samudra Manthan that “wine” will be  most sought after in Kalyug. This song is a painful expression of the many leading ladies of our society who daily faces their addicted drunkard husbands and how after sometime this family falls apart.

The Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur in Ranchi

7. Lagania - Bhikhari thakur was mainly a Rambhakt. He considered goswami Tulsidas as his Guru and 'Ramcharitmanas' as his 'aadhar grantha'. He used to get inspired by watching ramleela, raasleela and bengali yatra. He himself used to do 'raamleela', and considered it as a medium of 'mukti'.

8.     Raas Lila – A play of asthetics or more broadly “Dance of Divine Love" –here Bhikhari Thakur depicts the Krishna Bhakti tradition, the rasa-lila is considered to be one of the highest and most esoteric of Krishna's pastimes. In this tradition, romantic love between human beings in the material world is seen as merely a diminished, illusionary reflection of the soul’s original, ecstatic spiritual love for Krishna, God, in the spiritual world.

9.      Bidhata – This number also deals with a socio economic issue. Husband moves to distant places for employment, newlywed young wife left behind with burning physical desires and its outcome.

Now, with the helping hand of BHIKHARI THAKUR RACHNAWALI script was ready in my hands. To keep the music simple and of the legends time I chose to use a minimum acoustic instruments. Finally I was rendering my voice to the most esoteric singing moments of my career. I was very careful and particular while maintaining the raw Bhojpuria accent of Bhikhari Thakur’s time. Here I took inspiration from that respected aged nartak whom I recorded in Bakhorapur. At last the audio of the Legacy of Bhikhari Thakur is now complete!              

This desire to keep the legend alive and to introduce to the world the real Bhojpuri music, Bhikhari Thakur became my PASSION. This passion I am carrying can be taken to a different level with your support only.