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Revitalising the rashtrabhasha
Though Sanskrit is the mother of all languages in India, Hindi is the official language of the country. The language played a dominant role in the freedom struggle as most of the leaders used it as a platform to unite the people of the country for one goal. But, of late, the language has taken a back seat.
After the glorious era that saw stalwarts like Premchand, Harivanshrai Bacchan and Ramadevi Varma, we hardly see any person on the horizon to match their creative mind. Moreover, the originality of the language is taking a battering, courtesy, the wrong usage and regionalisation of the language in the Hindi films.
One organisation in the metro has taken up the task of revitalising Hindi. `Srijan', an association formed by like-minded people from different walks of life, has drawn a determined plan to promote the language, its culture and dramatics by organising seminars on literary works, hosting dramas and kavi goshties (meeting of poets) on a regular basis.
The founding of the association was the brainchild of T. Mahadeva Rao, J.P. Sinha and Nirav Kumar Verma. It was they who took the initiative to form a Hindi cultural forum to revive the language and its tradition.
Mahadeva Rao, who hails from Vizianagaram, spent most of his student days in Bilaspur and Raipur, where he fell in love with the language. After having completed his dual post-graduation in Hindi and Philosophy, he was awarded the doctorate for his research paper, `Characterisation in dramatic poetry of Hindi new poetry', by Andhra University in 2001. After a brief stint as journalist for a Hindi newspaper in Raipur he joined HPCL and has been working there as official language officer.
Apart from playing the pivotal role in forming Srijan he is also the author of `Jazbaat Ke Akshar' (letters of sentiments), a collection of ghazals and poems that he penned over the years. Till date he has written over 300 poems, 25 short stories and three playlets. A few of them were broadcast by AIR. Right now he is working on two books, `Kuch Kavitayeen - Kuch Geet' (a few poems - a few songs) and `Chubhthe Lamhen' (pinching moments).
`The movement that started in a small room in our office to promote Hindi has become a full-fledged cultural organisation with people joining us from all walks of life," says the vice-president of Srijan, Verma. He is an electrical engineer working with HPCL. He believes that this is the right moment to promote such a literary and cultural forum as there is a change in the mindset of the people. "The cosmopolitan culture is fast spreading in the city thus increasing the usage of Hindi in almost all pockets," says he.
"Another basic aim of the organisation is to bring out the local talent. Through our kavi ghoshtis a few talented youngsters have come to the fore. In this context, the organisation is planning to publish a book with the collection of poems written by local poets, titled `Abhivayakti', shortly," says the Srijan president, Sinha.
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