Book

BHOJPURI SANSKAR GEET AUR PRASAR MADHYAM
WRITTEN BY
Dr. Shailesh Srivastava (Available on Amazon)

In my research I have made an effort to understand Indian Culture by focussing on the culturally-rich parts of our country (Eastern Uttar Pradesh /Western Bihar) with a view to keeping into the mind current cultural situation of India. And with the fact of little support of the media. This is a sincere effort to make today’s youth to understand, what we are losing. Our cultural values are deteriorating day today. Culture is an intrinsic part of rural India which comprises of 70% of India’s population. Our rich culture has ceremonies / ritual songs /enriched heritage and combined family traditions.

Bhojpuri is a language used by the people of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Western Bihar, approximately 3,86,878 in number. The Bhojpuri community is culturally very rich. There are rituals right after the conception of a baby till a person’s death. There are 48 Rituals to be followed. But actually we follow only 16 Rituals like Garbhadhan, Marriage, the Tonsuring Ceremony and the Death ceremony. On the occasion of any of these, folk songs are sung which are very melodious and soothing . The Bhojpuri community is enriched with a variety of folk songs, like Sohar, Khilona, Lullabies, the Sanskar Festival, Devotional, Harvest, Seasonal, Labour, Death Songs, etc.

With developments in today’s scenario, culture in India is also taking a new turn and is losing it’s rich roots of heritage.

The media has played very vital role. All India Radio and Doordarshan is an integral part of India’s media. The motto of AIR/Doordarshan is – Information, Education and Entertainment. All India Radio has been able to preserve our culture throught recordings and subsequently preserved them in their archives. Whereas Doordarshan has Nothing like this. In competing with other private channels, AIR and Doordarshan have lost roots of their main MOTTOS.

I hope my work will highlight all these points and help in preserving this beautiful tradition of our country.