Princess/Singer Pratima Barua Of Kochrajbongshi Royal Family

Pratima Barua (Kamatapuri: প্ৰতিমা বৰুৱা ) (3 October 1935 – 27 December 2002) was a popular Kamatapuri folk singer from the Kochrajbongshi royal family of Gauripur in Western Assam's Dhubri district. Pratima Barua , a national awardee, best known for her immortal Kamatapuri songs Hastir Kanya and Mur Mahut Bandhure, was the daughter of Maharaja Prakritish Chandra Barua and niece of famous filmmaker Pramathesh Barua of Devdas fame.

Pratima Barua was born on October 3, 1935, in Calcutta. She pursued her early education in the city’s Gokhale Memorial School, after which she came to Assam to study at the Girls’ High School, Gauripur, home of the royal family. She mostly spent her early years in between the din of Calcutta and the soothing environments of riverside "Gadadhar" at Gauripur. Although she learned

राजबंशी समुदायको गुरुहरुको परीचय

राजबंशी समुदायको आफ्नै किसीमको मौलीक रिती-रिवाज र परम्पराहरु र बिसेस किसिमको पहीचान बोकेको समुदाय हो |राजबंशी समुदायमा चाड-पर्व,बिहे-बारी,पुजा-पाठहरु गर्ने तरिकाहरु आफ्नै किसिमको छ र यो समुदायको धार्मिक कार्यहरु सम्पन्न गराउने धार्मिक गुरुहरु पनी यसै समुदायबाट हुन्छन जसलाई “गसै” भनिन्छ | यो समुदायको फरक-फरक किसीमको धार्मिक कार्यहरु सम्पन्न गराउने गुरु “गसै”हरु फरक-फरक किसीमको हुन्छन जुन बिसेस धार्मिक कार्यहरुमा आवस्यक पर्दछ |

१. गुरुगसै (कुल गुरु )

२. पण्डित

३. किर्तनिया गसै

४. गाइनगसै

१. गुरुगसै (कुल गुरु):----

गायक श्री Prajesh राजवंशी

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Garuwasi Paabni-Depawali Festival Of Rajbanshi Community

Depawali Festival is Known as Garuwasi Pabni in Rajbanshi language. It is celebrated among the people of Rajbanshi Community on the day of Kartik Chaturdashi by worshiping Goddess Laxmi and God Kuber. They celebrate this festival by collecting the Jute stick and making tripod (Tekthi) out of that and a torch (Hukka Hukki) . Those tipods made up of jute canes are used to hold lighted clay lamps (Dhifa ) during evening time before beginning the Laxmi puja. The Rajbanshi peoples visit their farmland during evening time where they builds a temporary Jute canes temple and keeps five horse made up of a type of aquatic plant named Kuiliya inside that temple. Rajbanshi peoples believe that the resemblances of horse is of God Gram Devata who visits the villages of Rajbanshi people and protects them from every type of evil powers and unforeseen diseases. In that temple the following Gods are prayed : Gram Devata, Lakhi Mata, Kali Mata, Tangwa tangwani, Syhal Thakur, Madan Thakur, Hulman, Shiva Bhagwan. Some Rajbanshi peoples offers Ganja (Narcotics ), Wine etc. for the lord Shiva in their farmland. They also offers Duck eggs in the farmland, cow shed and also offers colcasia (kachu) plant in the farmland. During that eve they also through mustard dust (Khaila) and Dried leaves of Citrus plant (Makash) after crushing it into powder. They lighten the way with Jute canes and they believe that the insects and pests will be attracted towards the light and will minimize the harm to the crops. They also chants a prayer slogan ----- Huka le re huki le.... Dado dadi ulile,

बरधनी / नन्दसि

बरधनी / नन्दसि ।

बरधनी मोर रसियानी वरधना नि बुझे वात
बासमतीर खिर छरिये खाय उस्ना चौलेर भात

नन्दसि नन्देर मरद बरधनिक भुलवा चाय
बारित अप्नार कदमा सरे कुम्ह्रार ताय बेराय

दाल भात भाजी बरधनी सवदिन केतेक खाय
कोयदिन रस्सा कोयदिन काञ्जीत जिभा ललचाय

लालच नि भाल नन्दसि बंशित माछ मारालजाय
जिभार लालचत खपात आगिन लाग्ले कि उपाय

मरद जात भमरा जानेर करे कायँ परवाय
फूलत भुलत हुलगुलत नि मरबाव डराय

ननद हामार सोझो सैतान सोझुवाय बुझे बात
थप्काय ना ते मरुवा पोरोक वहि सैतानेर हात

भोल भोल बुझागेल बरधनी छरी दी इला गप
बरधनी नन्दसिर नाता मजाक होल इला सप

हामाव जानि गुरुभेदी नन्दसिलार बात किरङ
मन जाँचुवार ताने हामार हय इला बात हिरङ

होक वा ना होक जेहोक तम्हाँ हामार बिचत रोह्क
ननदक ना सुनायदन तम्हाँर दिल जे कोहोक

कुम्ह्रा कद्दुत मन ना दौराय कदमा ते माजा हय
घरेर अन पानी बेर्छानी अपनाते आनन्दमय

लेखक रवि लाल कोचिल्दा ।