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वखत डिसीं ….

वखत डिसीं वॅवार ‘जानी’ ,
जगत मथे सउ कजा
वा वरंधे वरे विठी,
जीं मिंधर मथे धजा .
: कवि नेणसीं भानुसाली “जानी”
Vakhat desin veyvar ‘jaani’

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Indian Institute,Oxford gets Krantiguru Pandit Shyamji Krishna Vermas Portrait

On Monday 11 May, the Indian Institute received a new portrait for its collection to commemorate its little known association to the founder of the India Home Rule Society. Pandit Shyamji Krishna Varma (1857-1930) was a graduate of Balliol College and founder of the Indian Home Rule Society, India House and the Indian Sociologist. London’s India House was opened in 1905 as a hostel for Indian students, many of whom found it difficult to find accommodation while in England. The Indian Sociologist, launched the same year, was aimed at inspiring mass opposition to British rule and stimulated many intellectuals to fight for the freedom of India.

Although better-known as a political activist, Pandit Shyamji Krishnavarma was also a noted scholar of Sanskrit and other Indian languages. The portrait was generously donated to the library by Hemantkumar Gajanan Padhya, the President of the Hindu Swatantryavir Smruti Sansthanam, Milton Keynes, and a regular reader in the Indian Institute Reading Room.

Thanks to Hemantbhai for providing us with the details .

ગાલ ભનેં ઈ પાંજી !

આંઉં ચાં સે મુંજી ગાલ
અઇં ચો સે આંજી
મિલી કરે જ પાં કૂછોં
ત , ગાલ ભનેંઈ પાંજી.
:કવિ નેણશીં ભાનુશાલી “જાની”

मिणें न ….

मिणें न वें माठा जगमें
मिणें न वें कीं भला ,
तीं सजण हिन संसार में
कोक पिछाणीं कला .
: कवि नेणसीं भानुसाली “जानी”

સમાજ

માડુ હલેં બીં પગેં,
સમાજ જા પાઈયા ચાર .
હિકડા સાધુ સંત ,
બ્યા ડાનીં નેં દાતાર .
ત્રેયા બુધ્ધિજે બર મથે,
કરીએં વાટ વતાર .
ચોથો રક્ષણહાર પાઈઓ ,
હથ ખણ હથિયાર .
:કવિ નેણશીં ભાનુશાલી “જાની”

नमजे एतरो …

“जानी” नमजे एतरो,
नमे जेतरो कंध,
ऊ खपी वेया नाधान में,
जें छडई नमे जी हंध
: कवि नेणसीं भानुसाली “जानी”

મિલણ

મિલે તેંસેં મિલૉ
નકાં જુધાઈ મેં ટિલૉ ,
મોં ચડાઈ હલેં
તેં સેં સામેંનૂં કીં ખિલૉ
:વ્રજ ગજકંધ

कच्छी ओकलॅ आतमा …. !

लिखी सगां तो गुर्जरी , हिन्दी पण निर्वाण !
कच्छी ओकलॅ आतमा , वरसे परसे प्राण ! वरसे परसे प्राण !
   : कवि लालजी नानजी जोसी

Kutch Quiz 2

Refresh and test your knowledge about Kutch .
For Kutch Quiz 1 : click Kutch Quiz 1

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1. Which Kutchi writer has written the famous Kutchi patriotic song ‘Munjhi Matrubhoomi Ke Naman’

a. Narayan Joshi
b. Mahatma Niranjan
c. Madhav Joshi
d. Kavi Tej

2. Which of the below birds are found in Kutch

a. Chestnut bellied Sandgrouse
b. Steppe Eagle
c. Eurasian Marsh Harrier
d. Eurasian Spoonbill

3.Which month is the Hajipir Fair in Kutch celebrated

a. September
b. August
c. April
d. January

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माडी तोझी मानी : कच्छी गीत

मिणियां मूंके मिठी लगेती माडी तोझी मानी
माडी तोझी मानी में तां जोबन जोम जुवानी ….. मिणियां
धींगी कच्छडेजी धरती, धींगी बाजरजी मानी
धींगा तोजा हथडा माडी , धींगो कच्छी पाणी …… मिणियां
मेमाणें के मेमानीमें मान ज डींधल मानी
देवेंके पण दुरलभ एडो दान ज तोजो दानी …… मिणियां
माडी तोजे हथजी मानी , मुंजी इज कमाणी,
‘काराणी’ चे अमरत जेडी, मिठडी माजी मानी …… मिणियां
: कवी दुलेराय काराणी