Dhodia with footmark in the world of Gujarati Literature.
Mr. Bhagyendra Patel is an assistant editor at National Book trust, India. From a small village in Bhinar to a Gujarati voice at All India radio, Bhagyendra has come a long long way through sheer hardwork. He is also an awesome painter and in the college days used to paint advertisement boards to fund his education.
The NBT newsletter contributed by Mr. Bhagyendra Patel is included here.
The Little Dance Master
She is 12 years old and already a Bharatnatyam Arangetram (the highest degree in dance). The daughter of Mr. Hiren and Mrs. Hetal Patel is a 7th class student from Lourdes convent, Aathwa, Surat. She has done “Kalashree “ She is the pride of the institute of classical dance Bhratnatyam, SURAT and her dance guru Mrs. Dimpal Deputy. After graduating with the highest honour in dance and joining the Bharatnatyam Institute at Piplod as a Dance teacher, she must be the ONLY and YOUNGEST teacher in the community. But this isnt the full story of her achievement. She also has the credit of being one of the top rankers in her school, a third prize winner at the Science Olympiad and Special Price winner in UC-MAS. She is a daughter that does not only her parents and school but the Dhodia Community and also our national proud! Please join us in congratulating Vaidarbhi.
Anti-Alchohol Campaign at Butvada and Valvada and Vehval
“devI” AavI – sqIm>D5 na Sv½pma>
AaidvasI smajma> da½-taDI Ae Aga]nI piriS4itma> j½rI hta>,pr>tu samaNy rIte di9` gujrat na AaidvasIAo v2are pDtu> pIta nhota., grIb AaidvasIAonI da½-taDI pIvanI ku3ev nih p` pµit htI.,+vn na AD2a idvsoma> +vn 3kavva ma3e Aa ]|ejk pI`a nI j½r rhetI. +vnna drek 9eama> ‘pIv>u’ Ae iv6aykp`e gu>4a[ gyelu> htu>. Ae devnu> pI`u> htu>, jema> dEivxiKt htI ke je ta!-tDka A4va to Aitpir7m 3a`e hkaraTmk pir`am Aaptu>. Samaijk ivi2AonI kaydesrta Aena4I S4patI. =her ]Tsvo ke samaijk me5avDaAo ma> Aena4I ]Tsahno s>car 4to. Aem khI xkay ke AaidvasIAo na +vnck/ma> ‘pIv>u’ Ae ]>j` nI grj sartu>.
pr>tu Aena4I ]l3u> Tyare 4yu> Jyare A>g/ej srkarnI xo8`karI nIit na p/tape da½-taDI na pI#a> no pgpesro 4yo Ane Aej dEvI pI`u> 0etram`u> pI`u> bnI rÁu>. pI#ana s>calkoAe Aw` qrI p` da½-taDI no mapsrno ]pyog krvava5I p/=ne VyxnI p/= bnavvama> ko[ ksr n 0oDI. da½ pIta> pEsa pura 4ay Aeva s>=egoma> pI#ava5a AenI Aw`tano law l[ ]2ar pIvDavva krta> Anekg`u v2are dxaRvI da½DIyana name nv na nevu> krta. nvna nevu> na p/tape pI#ava5a AaidvasIAonI jmIn =gIr zu>3vI name kravI leta>, te4I j AaidvasIAo k<8ko m3Ine mjuro bNya,mjUr m3Ine ha5I bNya A>te temna gulam bNya.
0ev3e [.s.ÉÑÊÉ nI Aaspas su2arko na p/yTno 4kI ‘devI Aa>doln’ nI x½Aat 4[. Aa devI Aavva4I di9` gujrat na bhu2a AaidvasIAo da½-taDI na Vyxn 4I muKt bNya. 2rmpur na ivrvl gamna AaidvasI wgt idtIya bapa temj Aemna AnuyayIAo na ]pdex 4kI p` Aa ivStarna AaidvasIAo VyxnmuKt +vn +vta 4ya.idtIya bapa na AnuyayIAo ¹ara Aa c5v5 stt calu rhI 0e.
wart dex ne AazadI m5I Ane Tyar 4I Aaj pyRt gujrat raJy ma> da½b>2I AmlI 0e.pr>tu> A>g/ejka5ma> dEvI pI`u> AaidvasI smaj ma3e dETyma> fervayelu> te AazadI p0I p` da½b>2I hova 0ta> dexwrma> felayel w/*3acar na wag½p Aena Avgu`o felavtu> rÁu>. da½b>2I haSyaSpd leqa[.,#er #er berok3ok da½na gerkaydesr A¬aAo mdIra pIrsI rÁa 0e.hlkI k9a na da½ na p/tape ke3lIy bhenona se>4a na is>dUr wU>saya., ke3lIye ma> Ae idkraAo gumavvano vqt AaVyo Ane ke3lIy bhenoAe pI2ela pu½8o no ATyacar shn krvo po. kayda 6DnaraAo Ane kaydana rqeva5oAe xahm<gI nIit ApnavI jena kar`e aSt bhenoma> cetna no s>car 4yo Ane 0eDayu> Aek jbrjSt Aa>doln, Ane Ae Aa>doln p` Aevu ke pu½8o Ainme8 Aa zu>bex ne takI j rÁa!
ko[k jGyaAe ko[k qatu> reD krvanu> hoy Tyare bhu2a jene Tya> reD 4vanI hoy Tya> AagotrI =` 4[ jtI hoy 0e.Aavo 0e wartna w/*3carIAo no v`lQyo inym. Ae3le j surt na A>trIya5 mhuva taluka nI AaidvasI bheno Ae polIs same b5apo ka!ta> polIsna ]Cc Ai2karIAo temj gujratna muQym>aI7I su2I be2Dkp`e Ae vat pho>caDI ke “da½ nI bdI ne Damva bheno Ae wega 4[ da½ vecnaraAo na A¬aAo ]pr pIke3I>g kyuR> Tyare bu3legroAe dadagIrI sa4e kÁu> ke Amo polIsne hPto AapIAe 0IAe te4I Amaru> ko[ bgaDI levanu> n4I.” Aato vat 4[ ‘]l3a cor ko3val ko d>De.’ va5I p` bheno Ae4I htax 4[ nhI> Ane juSsawer da½na dETy ne na4va Aiwyan 0eu>. gamna f5IAe f5IAe frIne da½ na pI#a>Ao ne je gerkaydesr m>jurI AapI devama> AavI htI Aeno 6erav krI da½ no 2>2o krnaraAo ne sm=Vya ke Aa smg/ smaj ne nukxanktaR Vyvsay 0oDI datrDI l[ qetrma> va>ka v5o! je sm=v3 4I n smJya Tya> Kyarek cu>3ayela p/itin2IAo 2araswama> ke s>sdswama> qele 0e Aevo 3plIdav p` qelayo!
Aek 63na AevI bnI ke je Aa ivStarma> da½ na dETy same j>g 0eDva bheno ne jgaDI g[. mhuva talukana sa>ba game n+va zgDama> Aek VyxnIAe Aek bhen ne kuhaDIna 6a zI>kI dI6a Ane pir`am Sv½p Ae mihla ne dvaqana na bI0ane na>qIne Aeno pirvar mhamuisbtma> mukayo, humlaqor ne to polIs l[ g[ p` humlo kravnar da½ na dETyne gamma> ivcrto j 0oDI g[. te4I 0ev3e gamloko j =Gya Ane p>caytna ne= he#5 Aek#a 4ya. gamna mihla srp>c temj =g<t yuvanoAe hakl krI ke Aap`a gamma> jena kar`e nana mo3a zgDaAo-gunaAo 4ay 0e Aeva nxakark pda4oR ne Aap`e Aekmt 4[ =karo Aapvo. x½Aat ma> b>2a`IAo temj da½na Vyvsayma> qU>pela tTvoAe 4oDI AanakanI krI pr>tu mihlaAo Ane yuvano na p/yTn 4kI ÊË DIseMbr ÊÈÈÐ na roj gamma> ‘da½b>2I jn=g<it relI’ nu> Aayojn krvama> AaVyu> Tyare piriS4tI Ae htI ke gamma> da½ na veca` ma> s>k5ayela loko p` ¿dypirvRn sa4e Aa relI ma> samel 4ya Ane A>te da½b>2I no SveC0aAe Aml 4yo.
sa>ba gamnI SvEiC0k da½b>2I =e[ Aaspas na ke3lak gamna lokone p` da½b>2Ino cuSt Aml kravvo hto p` Aga] talukama> j temj ADIne Aavel tapI ijLla ma> da½b>2Ina gamlokona p/yTno ]pr pa`I reDta ma4aware bu3legro Ane AemnI ]pr polIst>anI rhemnjr na kar`e i¹2ama> hta. pr>tu v8oR4I je warelo AiGn dba[ rÁo hto Ae Acank Ë+ =NyuAarI ÊÈÈÑ na roj vhevl game4I wDkI ]#yo. vhevl gam Ae3le mhuva talukama> sO4I mo3u gam. gamma> Aa>g`vaDI kayRkr na magRdxRn he#5 bctjU4 yojna A>tgRt sqIm>D5onI p/v<i| x½ 4[ htI.Aa sqIm>D5nI bheno Jyare wegI 4tI Tyare da½na kar`e pirvaro wa>gI pa nI ccaR Ao 4tI., da½ temj da½ nu> sevn-veca` krnaraAo same ro8 wwUkI rÁo hto te`e 0ev3e ]g/ta 2ar` krI Ane sqIm>D5nI bheno nIk5I pDI da½na dETyne na4va. Ha4ma> da½na Vyxn ivro2I benro Ane da½samg/Ino nax krva d>Da. bhenoAe mhoLle mhoLle frI ne dexI-ivdexI da½na pI#a>Ao ]pr pIke3I>g krI Aa nxa ma> spDayelaAo ne sm=Vya, n maNya Tya> =te j toDfoD krIne da½no nax kyoR. Ke3lak bu3legro sama p` 4ya Ane kÁu> p` qru> ke ‘Ame polIsne hPto AapIAe 0IAe, Amaru> ko[ k>[ bgaDI xkvanu> n4I.’ Tyare bhenoAe r`c>DI nu> Sv½p2ar` krI prco btaVyo. pIke3I>g 3a`e polIsnI pol p` qulI g[ Ane wwUKyo ro8 polIst>a same. bhenoAe polIs Ai2karIAo ne p` prqavI dI2u> ke ‘Amone tmarI ]pr iv&vas rÁo n4I, tmo hPta qa[ ne bu3legro ne 0avro 0o. polIse pa>g5o bcav krta> da½b>2I no cuSt Aml kra[ rÁanI vat dohravI Tyare bhenoAe daruna j$4a sa4e bu3legrone pkDI btaVya Ane kÁu> ke polIse krvanI kamgIrI Aaje Amare krvI pDe 0e to tmarI vdIR Amone AapI do Ane AmarI b>gDIAo tme phero.
vhevlnI Aag 4I Aaspas na gamo p` daZya> Ane 0ev3e Aag fela[- da½ same! game gam relIAo nIk5I, pIke3I>g 4ya Ane da½nI !gleb>2 ba3lIAo no temj dexI da½ bnavvanI samg/Ino nax 4yo. ke3lak bu3legro Ae mar qa2o Ane polIs nI ko3DIma> p` puraya. polIs nI !IlI nIit same Aa¢ox sa4e sqIm>D5nI bheno game gam =g<t 4[ Ane da½ne =karo Aapva SaIxiKtna dxRn kraVya. Aevama> g/amswano AgIyarmo tbKko x½ 4yo j hto te4I g/amswama> p` bhenoAe si¢y wag wjvI game gam cuSt da½b>2I na Aml ma3e #ravo kraVya. Tyare gamna pu½8 Aagevano p` Acrj paMya ke qreqr pun: devI AavI, lacar bheno p/c>D takat sa4e AavI! Aa2at- p/Tya2at no inym Aih> p` lagu po.
Aam, vhevl gam na sqIm>D5 nI p/c>D takat 4I p/wavIt 4[ game gam nI sqIm>D5o Ae p/c>Dta dxaRvI da½ na iv8c¢ ne 2Imu paDI dI2u>. pr>tu kutranI pU0DI k>[ sI2I 4ay qrI? ke3lak npa`IyaAo raaIna smye da½ nu> ]Tpadn temj ivdexI da½nI herfer krva ma>Dya sqI m>D5o Ae bakI rhel takat lgavI raaIpIke3I>g krI. polIs ne btavI AaPyu> ke juAo h+ p` tme tmarI frj Ada n4I krI xKya Ane Aa loko da½ ne relm0el krva tlpapD 0e. bheno nI qumarI pamI gyela polIst>aAe p` na 0u3ke bu3legrone pkDI pkDIne pa>jre purva ma>Dya p` Aap`o kaydo p` A>te to kaydo j ne! bu3legro bapDa bI= dIvse to bhar frta 4[ =y! p` ha Aek vat coKks 4[ ke je ma4aware Asama+k tTvo ne polIs no Dr n hto Aene hve sqI m>D5no Dr stt staVya kre 0e. mhuva talukama> sqIm>D5o no hkaraTmk Dr talukane ADIne Aavel tapI ijLla, nvsarI ijLla su2I p/syoR. nvsarI, tapI, vlsaD vgere ijLlana gamDe p` sqI m>D5o bhar AaVya Ane hI>mtwer bolta 4ya ke Amara gamma> da½ nhI cale, nhI cale.
ke3lak rajkIy tTvoAe smy parqI sqIm>D5no potanI soDma> ta`va p/yTno kyoR p` bheno mKkm 0e.- rajkIy tTvo no potana Aa>dolnma> ]pyog krva. nhI> ke AemnI 0a0aya he#5 jvama> ! Ae shkar maGyo – srp>c, 2arasWy jeva cU>3ayela lokp/itin2IAo yoGy mdd½p n 4ta> Aem`e p` bhenonI b>gDIAono vrsad shn krvo pDyo Ane A>te bheno nI ha ma> ha krvI j pDI. sqIm>D5o no im=j parqI gyela polIst>aAe p` bhenonI pDqe rhI da½b>2I na cuSt Aml nI ifLmma> ihNdI ifLmo nI polIs jevo Aiwny Aapvo j pDI rÁo 0e. Aek bhene to kÁu> 0e p` qru> ke Aa polIs to ihNdI ifLmnI polIs jevI j 0e, Aemna 4I da½ pkDato n4I Ane Ame pkDIAe p0I A>tma Aave 0e.
mhuva talukana sqIm>D5o Ae s5gavel mxal 4kI game gam ]=s p4ra[ rÁo 0e. da½na rvaDe cDI fIKku> xrIr 2ravta lokona chera ]pr lalI AavI rhI 0e. potanI mjurI ma>4I AD2I mjurI no da½ pI jnar 2re xakwa+ na po3la> l[ jta 4ya 0e. game gam 4ta nana-mo3a zgDaAo na smacar s>w5ata b>2 4ya 0e. da½ na nxa ma> 4ta gunaAo – AkSmato ma> mo3o 23aDo no>2ayo 0e.Tyare polIs t>a ne p` war` Ao0u 4yu> 0e, p` ha coKks polIs ne sqIm>D5oAe doDta j½r krI dI2a 0e! 3u>k ma> drek Stre sam+k +vn ma> hkaraTmk ferfaro AaVya 0e. Tyare Aa>2/p/dex ma> da½ nI bdI same j>ge cDelI bheno na kar`e Tya> da½b>2I daql krvI pDel pr>tu pa05 4I ]#avI levama> Aavel tevu> n bne te ma3e di9` gujrat nI bheno ratidvs s=g rhe 0e Ae3le Aa c5v5 4kI rajkIy tTvoAe potana AaTmane !>!o5I kDk da½b>2Ino Aml 4ay Ae ma3e yoGy krvanI AavXykta 0e nih>tr jem wartma>4I A>g/=ene wgaDvama> Aavel Ane nvinmaR` Aa>doln 3a`e yuvano Ae w/*3acarIAone wagva mjbur krela tenu> punravtRn 4ay to nva[ nhI !
- kulIn p3el
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Anti-Alchohol campaign at Anaval
news given to us on January 9, 2009.
In the Dhodia community, drinking is a vice. When social drinking becomes an addiction it brings on erosion of fiances and destruction of
individual, their home and the society too. An anti drinking campaign was organized at Anaval. Below are the pictures.
Medical Camp: Medical Association of Dhodia Samaj and Samast Dhodia Samaj
Medical Association of Dhodia Samaj in collaboration with Samast Dhodia samaj organised a medical camp in Rumla. A number of renowned doctors from the Samaj found time to help the poor and the needy in the community and outside. Their services were given free of cost. Our sincere thanks to the doctors.
YASH the Wonder Kid
Physical fitness is a trademark of the tribals and YASH, the 6 year old from Kos Village of Mahuva taluka, Surat exhibits it to the hilt. This young master performed 993 cartwheels in 30 minutes on the high School ground at Anaval on 25th may 2008.
Dayaljibhai: The Artist
Tapping on the information provided by one of our volunteers, we sought to seek more information on Mr. Dayaljibhai. This 56 year old sculptor from Rabda village of valsad district is very camera shy. He postponed giving me a picture during my last visit to the tribal museum at Gujarat Vidyapeeth where he works as a freelancer. This perky artist has the entusiasm of 25 year old and he escorted us around the Museum at Tribal Research and Training Institute where his work has been showcased. The link to the webpage at vidyapeeth shows his work. The huts and the sculptures that you see in this link have been handcrafted by Dayaljibhai himself. Incidentally this artist was approached by Mr. MF Hussain. Hussain requested him to make a potrait of Madhuri Dixit. Tribal art is so much at the core of his creativity that this gentleman refused to entertain any other options.
This newlink Dayalji Patel from which information has been copy pasted below.
AHMEDABAD:A guy would give anything for a couple of minutes with the 'dhak dhak' girl, but not Dayalji Patel. This 56-year-old chose to be with Bhil women instead. This sculptor, a graduate from MS University of Baroda, spent a lifetime sculpting tribal men and women out of earth, for the Tribal museum at the Gujarat Vidyapith. In September 1999, famous painter M F Husain was visiting the Amdavad ni Gufa while making the controversial film 'Gaja Gamini' starring Madhuri Dixit and wanted him to make a sculpture of Madhuri carrying a pot on her head and a child in her arms. The assignment could have meant some 'exclusive time' with the Bollywood screen sizzler. Patel simply refused. Apparently, he did not want to take up commercial assignments and "he was too preoccupied with his tribal works". In the film , made in 2000, Madhuri was shown in various forms as the eternal woman. Some sculptors whom Husain met in the city recommended Patel to him and the artist then visited the Vidyapith museum. So impressed was he by Patel's works that he offered him the contract. Patel's creations also feature in tribal museums at Dharampur and Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. He has made life-like sculptures of various tribes in Gujarat and other states. Husain had also wanted Patel to make a fibreglass sculpture of a woman depicting India for one of the sets of the film. Patel, an expert on tribals, has worked extensively with fibreglass and Plaster of Paris. However, his favourite material has been terra cota and Plaster of Paris. "It gives you a flexibility for work, allowing you to make life-like statues," he says. The process of making a statue is a painstaking one. "I need an object to get inspiration. I am still in touch with many of my models," he says. After that, starts working on the clay model that needs heat and proper condition. The mould is made from clay into which the Plaster of Paris parts are cast. "If done properly, it can be maintained for about 100 years," he says.
Ph.D. Thesis on Dhodia at Gujarat Vidyapeeth
A Ph.D. thesis on the Dhodia is about to be submitted for the award of the Degree sometime soon. The researcher has addressed several issues regarding the economic and educational development in the Dhodia Community. We look forward to its publication.