Sharda Sinha Book: Bhojpuri… a language whose sweetness still melts in the ears of the listeners. Bhojpuri is that sweet fragrance of fragrant soil, which reaches straight into the soul. This is not just a combination of a few words, but the heartbeat of the fields, chaupalas and festivals of the East. It is said that like the language, like the personality… A person who speaks a sweet language like Bhojpuri will also be gentle and simple like him. Sharda Sinha… is one such name, in whose personality the simplicity of Bhojpuri was so ingrained.
Sharda Sinha She was not just a singer, but was the most sacred heritage of Bihar’s cultural identity and folk tradition. Today Sharda ji is not among us, but writer and theater artist Veena Vadini Choubey ji has done the work of bringing her story in front of the world. It is also a surprising thing that one form of Mother Saraswati has written something on the other form.
Recently, in the National Executive Meeting of the World Bhojpuri Conference held in New Delhi, the book ‘Padam Shri Sharda Sinha’ based on the personality of late Sharda Sinha, the heritage of Bhojpuri folk music tradition, was released by the National President of Bhojpuri Sangam, Ajit Dubey. Recently, the author of the book, Veena ji had an interesting conversation with TV9 and told what Sharda Sinha ji changed in her life.
First question: How did the idea of writing about Sharda Sinha ji come?
answer: ‘When I was young, in third or fourth class, my father was in the Air Force, so he used to get transferred often. There is a place in the South called Belgaum, where my father was an educational instructor. At that time there were no holidays for Chhath Puja. So my three-four friends, all of them together built a ghat. The first voice that came to my notice after building the ghat was that of Sharda Sinha ji. Sharda Sinha was considered synonymous with Chhath. There are many such songs in Bihar which are sung by him only. When I was growing up, a film ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ was released, and again this voice echoed in my ears. That was the era of cassettes. When our father went to the village, he brought many of his cassettes. His cassettes were played everywhere. His songs were played not only during Chhath but on every Teej and festival. We felt connected to folk songs. When father was posted in Delhi and also went to Bihar, then we came to know what real music is. I did not meet her face to face, but she was always in my mind.
Question: Which is your favorite song sung by Sharda Sinha ji?
answer: ‘Apparently I like his Chhath song. He has put forward every aspect of literature, be it adornment or separation. One of his Shrangaar Paksha songs is – ‘Lele Aiha Ho Piya Sindoora Bengal Ke…’ I like it very much. Apart from this, I also like a song from Viyog Paksha, the lyrics of which are – ‘Kilein hum kavan kasoor, nayanvan se door keil balamun…’, all are very good songs.
Question: Do you see a glimpse of yourself in his life?
answer: ‘He struggled a lot in his life. She flourished in that era when playing songs or cinema-music was not looked upon favorably. To do this in that era and to take Bhojpuri music to this level is a big thing. People say that behind every successful man there is a woman, I believe that behind every successful woman there is a man. Her husband also has a big contribution behind her success, because her mother-in-law did not like her playing songs, but Sharda ji’s husband used to take her to the audience. She came forward in such adverse circumstances.
Question: What did Veena Vadini say on obscenity of language?
answer: It is very surprising that not much has been written on a personality like Sharda Sinha. So I thought that something should be written about him. It is my cultural debt that I should write about them. In today’s era, if we don’t write, then who else will? Writing, reading and talking are very important. I used to write poems and do street plays, but for me there is nothing bigger than just writing on them towards our culture. In today’s era, obscenity and noise are prevalent in the name of music. But he so absorbed Bhojpuri singing that it reached the international level.
Question: If you had a chance to meet him today, what would be the one thing you would tell him?
answer: ‘I would first touch his feet and hug him. Many of my colleagues had met him, I used to come and touch his feet, which sanctified every place. Made Bihar proud and hugged me. Two strong women hug each other and forget their pain, I would also forget it. I would say that keep increasing the honor and respect of Bihar like this and keep singing. Today he has been honored with many honours, but I wanted our culture to go further. One thing about him shakes my heart a lot… his last moments. I often watch her last video, where a myna is sitting outside her house and she is looking at the myna. I wonder why I couldn’t do anything. She says that ‘I also want to be free…’. It is such an unbelievable thing that he left his body on the day of Kharna in Chhath. Chhath Maiya called him to her on the same day. That Chhath had turned into despair.
Let us tell you that on the occasion of the release, poet KD Pathak appreciated the efforts being made by the Maithili Bhojpuri Academy of Delhi Government. Senior journalist Sultan Shahryar Khan, social cultural activist Siddharth Mani Tripathi, editor writer and president of Bhojpuri Sangam Ajit Singh, senior journalist Umesh Chaturvedi, poet Apoorva Narayan Tiwari, folk singer Vijay Lakshmi Upadhyay, social activist Kiran Pandey, Mantu Mishra, Arcade Foundation President Mohit Verma, Nirvikalp Pratishthan President Bhupendra Chahar, and many literary and cultural people congratulated the writer and praised Sharda Sinha’s personality and personality. Discussed creativity.
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