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Bhojpuri ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a language spoken in parts of north-central and eastern India. It is spoken in the western part of state of Bihar, the northwestern part of Jharkhand, and the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh (UP), as well as adjoining parts of the Nepal Terai.^[1] Bhojpuri is also spoken in Guyana, Suriname, Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago and Mauritius. The variant of Bhojpuri of the Surinamese Hindustanis is also referred to as Sarnami Hindustani, Sarnami Hindi or just Sarnami and has experienced considerable Creole and Dutch lexical influence. More Indians in Suriname know Bhojpuri compared to Guyana and Trinidad where the language is largely forgotten.

Bhojpuri is part of the Eastern-Hindi or Bengali continuum of languages which once extended from Assam and Bengal to Ballia. While the rest of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh slowly adopted the new Hindi standard (Khari Boli), the language remained strong in the areas between Patna and Benaras.Some scholar trace the literacy history of Bhojpuri from Siddha Sahitya itself, as early as 8th century A.D. Kabir’s contribution of ‘nirgun’ poetry to Sant Sahitya certainly qualifies as recorded literature in Bhojpuri in the 15th century.The nineteenth century has such works as Deviksaracarita by Ramdatta Shukla (1884), Badmasdarpan by Teg Ali Teg (1895), and Jangal me Mangal and Nagari Vilap by Ram Garib Chaube in the later half of the nineteenth century.

The scholar, polymath and polyglot Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan wrote some works in Bhojpuri.^[2] Other eminent writers include Viveki Rai. The number of Bhojpuri writers is small compared to the number of speakers. Some other notable Bhojpuri personalities are legendary freedom fighter Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, first president of India Rajendra Prasad, Manoj Bajpai, and former Indian prime ministers Lal Bahadur Shastri and Chandra Shekhar. Bihar Kokila Padma Shri Sharda Sinha is a famous Bhojpuri folk singer.

Number of speakers[link]

According to an article published in Times of India, a total of 150 million people in India speak Bhojpuri. An estimated 70 million people in Uttar Pradesh and 80 million people in Bihar speak Bhojpuri as their first or second language. There are 6 million Bhojpuri speakers living outside of Bihar and Purvanchal. These areas include Nepal, especially Birgunj, Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana, Uganda, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. This makes the total Bhojpuri speaking population in the world close to 90 million.[1] However, the official figures of the 2001 Indian Census are much lower, showing 33 million speakers of the Bhojpuri dialect under the Hindi language sub-family.^[3]

Bhojpuri dialects, varieties, and creoles are also spoken in various parts of the world, including Brazil, Fiji, Guyana, Mauritius, South Africa, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. During the late 19th century and early 20th century, many colonizers faced labor shortages and were unable to obtain slaves from Africa due to the abolition of slavery; thus, they imported many Indians as indentured servants to labor on plantations. Today, many Indians in the West Indies, Oceania, and South America still speak Bhojpuri as a native or second language. Bhojpuri speaking people belong to central-eastern zone of India.

The Bhojpuri language has been heavily influenced by other languages in many parts of the world. Mauritian Bhojpuri includes many Creole and English words, while the language spoken in Trinidad and Tobago includes Caribbean and English words.

The Sunday Indian, Bhojpuri Association of India and Global Bhojpuri Movement has launched a worldwide movement for the Recognition, Promotion and Preservation of Bhojpuri Language, Art, Culture, Literature and society.

Bhojpuri literature[link]

The Bhojpuri-speaking region, due to its rich tradition of creating leaders for building post-independence India such as first President Dr. Rajendra Prasad followed by many eminent politicians and humanitarians like Dr. Krishna Dev Upadhyaya, was never devoid of intellectual prominence which is evident in its literature.

Bhojpuri became one of the bases of the development of the official language of independent India, Hindi, in the past century. Bhartendu Harishchandra, who is considered the father of literary Hindi, was greatly influenced by the tone and style of Bhojpuri in his native region. Further development of Hindi was taken by prominent laureates such as Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi and Munshi Premchand from the Bhojpuri-speaking region. Bhikhari Thakur, known as the Shakespeare of Bhojpuri, has also given theater plays including the classics of Bidesiya. Pioneer Dr. Krishna Dev Upadhyaya from Ballia district devoted 60 years to researching and cataloging Bhojpuri folklore. Dr. H. S. Upadhyaya wrote the book Relationships of Hindu family as depicted in Bhojpuri folksongs (1996). Together they have cataloged thousands of Bhojpuri folksongs, riddles and proverbs from the Purvanchal U.P, Bihar, Jharkand and Chotta Nagpuri districts near Bengal. Bhojpuri Poet Manoj Bhawuk is face of new age of poetry. He came into limelight for his literary work in Bhojpuri 'Tasveer Zindagi ke' (Bhojpuri Ghazal Collection) and for his contributions in development of Bhojpuri Literature.

The Bhojpuri literature has always remained contemporary. It was more of a body of folklore with folk music and poems prevailing. Literature in the written form started in the early 20th century. During the British era, then known as the "Northern Frontier Province language", Bhojpuri adopted a patriotic tone and after independence it turned to community. In later periods, following the low economic development of the Bhojpuri-speaking region, the literary work is more skewed towards the human sentiments and struggles of life.

Bhojpuri over the course of time has been written in various scripts by various people. Bhojpuri until late 19th century was commonly written in Kaithi script as well as Nasta'liq (Persian) script.

Parichay Das is wellknown Writer, Thinker, Editor in Bhojpuri literature. He is pioneer poet in contemporary Bhojpuri Poetry. Bhojpuri post modern poetry begins from his writings. 'Chaaruta', 'Ek Naya Vinyaas', 'Sansad Bgavab Ju Chhat Per Khada Ho Ke', 'Prithivi Se Ras Le Ke', 'Yugpat Sameekaran Me', Akaksha Se Adhik Satvar', 'Dhoosar Kavita', 'Kavita Chaturthi', 'Lipi-Alipi'etc are his poetry collections. He is editor of 'Parichhan'- Maithili-Bhojpuri Magazine Published from Maithili-Bhojpuri Academy, Delhi Govt. He is also Editor of 'Indra Prasth Bhaarti'- Hindi Magazine, Published from Hindi Academy, Delhi Govt. He is Secretary Maithili-Bhojpuri Academy, Delhi Govt. and Secretary Hindi Academy, Delhi Govt.his original name is dr.ravindra nath srivastava. his wife vandana srivastava is welknown artist and painter of bhojpuri and modern style. He was born in Rampur Devlaaas Village (Mau district's Mohammadabad Tehseel in Uttar Pradesh, India).

Kaithi[link]

Kaithi script was used for administrative purposes in the Mughal era for writing Bhojpuri, Maithili, Bangla, Urdu, Magahi and Hindi from at least 16th century up to the first decade of 20th century. Government gazetteers report that Kaithi was used in a few districts of Bihar through the 1960s. It is possible that Kaithi is still used today in very limited capacity in these districts and in rural areas of north India. The significance of Kaithi grew when the British governments of the Bengal Presidency (of which Bihar and some southern districts of Nepal was territory) and the Northwestern provinces and Oudh selected the script for use in administration and education. The first impetus of growth was the standardization of written Kaithi in 1875 by the government of NWP&O for the purpose of adapting the script for use in formal education.

The second was the selection of Kaithi by the government of Bihar as the official script of the courts and administrative offices of the Bihar districts in 1880. Thereafter; Kaithi replaced the Persian script as the writing system of record in the judicial courts of Bihar. Additionally, on account of the rate of literacy in Kaithi, the governments of Bihar and NWP&O advocated Kaithi as the medium of written instruction in their primary schools.

Nasta'liq (Persian)[link]

Before 1880 all the administrative works in Bihar was done in this Persian script and possibly all the educated Muslims in the Bhojpuri speaking region wrote unofficial works in Nasta'liq script.

Devanagari[link]

By 1894, official works were carried out in both Kaithi and Devanagari in Bihar which probably started giving way to replacement of Kaithi completely by Devanagari. At present almost all the Bhojpuri works are done in Devanagari even in the overseas islands where Bhojpuri is spoken.

Bhojpuri Media[link]

• Many Bhojpuri magazines and papers are published in U P, Bihar West Bengal & Assam. The Sunday Indian, Bhojpuri is world's only regular National News Magazine in Bhojpuri published by Planman Media, owned by Prof. Arindam Chaudhary and Edited by Onkareshwar Pandey. Sanesh this is a first quarterly magazine from north east Guwahati. Bhojpuri Lok Lucknow^[4]
• Mahuaa TV and Hamar TV are Bhojpuri channels.

Phonology[link]

Bhojpuri speakers not acquainted with Hindi or Urdu would generally not be able to pronounce many of the above phonemes. The phonemes /q/, /x/, /ɣ/, /z/ and /f/ are not pronounced by most Bhojpuri-speakers, as they are loans from Persian.

Furthermore the labio-dental approximant /ʋ/ (va) is often realized as [b] (ba), while the palatal fricative /ʃ/ (sha) and the retroflex Fricative /ʂ/ (sha) are merged with /s/ by many speakers.

Comparison of Bhojpuri dialects[link]

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Bhojpuri has three dialects identified in the literature as

1- Standard Bhojpuri (also referred to as Southern Standard), 2- Northern Bhojpuri, 3- Western Bhojpuri

Southern Standard Bhojpuri covers the areas of Bhojpur, Rohtas, Saran, Bhabua, Buxar, Siwan, Gopalganj in Bihar, and Ballia and eastern Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. One may also come across a local name ‘Chaparahiya’ in Saran.

Northern Bhojpuri covers the areas of Deoria, Gorakhpur and Basti in Uttar Pradesh and parts of Champaran in Bihar. Local names include ‘Gorakhpuri’ for the language in Deoria and eastern Gorakhpur, and ‘Sarwariya’ in western Gorakhpur and Basti. The variety spoken cast of Gandak river between Gorakhpuri Bhojpuri and Maithili in Champaran has a local name Pachhimahwa.

Western Bhojpuri includes the areas of Varanasi, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh ‘Banarasi’ is a local name for the Banaras Bhojpuri. There is a very popular general name ‘ Purabiya’ for Western Bhojpur, obviously used by Hindi speakers to the west of them.

United Bhojpuri linguistic province has unfortunately been ignored by Indian Federalism, the reason could be the caste plagued politics in this region could not boast linguistic movement for Bhojpur or Purvanchal. Purvanchal means Eastern State. Caste rigidity could not unite people of Purvanchal. They are not Hindi speaking people and their language is quite different. Hindi heart land is Awadh and parts of Madhya Pradesh and south western Uttar Pradesh.

Bhojpuri in Nepal[link]

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Bhojpuri is spoken by at least 2.5 million people in Nepal (9% of the total population of Nepal), the districts categorised as Bhojpuria districts lying between the Mithilanchal and Awadh regions of Madhesh are: Rautahat, Bara, Parsa, Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Rupandehi. As people from hills have migrated in large numbers to these districts the native Bhojpuri language is suffering from adulteration and as Nepali has been imposed on people of these regions, most of the adulteration is due to Nepali language. However, the Nepali speakers in this region have somehow become modest speakers of Bhojpuri and can understand Bhojpuri quite well. And due to similarity, Maithili and Awadhi speakerscan also understand Bhojpuri quite well. Total Number of People who can understand the language in Nepal exceeds 12 million however who speak it as first or second tongue are around 4 million.

Some of the very popular local Radio stations in this region have been broadcasting news and entertainment materials in Bhojpuri, although due to Nepali speakers speaking bhojpuri in these radio stations, Bhojpuri sometimes appears awkward. Some of the popular radio stations for Bhojpuri are : Gadhimai FM, Indreni FM, Bijay FM, Rupandehi FM, Samyak FM, Radio Birgunj, Narayani FM and others are in the pipeline such as : Masti FM, Nobel FM, Kadambari FM, Rautahat FM, Gaur FM, Radio Namaste and Madhyabindu FM.

In Kathmandu, Music FM broadcasts Bhojpuri songs and some daily programmes in the language. on the internet no lack of website to listen bhojpuri songs. TOP singer in bhojpuri films Udit Narayan Top 5 site for Bhojpuri Songs.

• 1. www.bestbhojpurisongs.com
• 2. www.raaga.com
• 3. www.smashits.com
• 4. www.hungama.com
• 5. www.in.com

Radio Nepal, the state controlled radio broadcasts daily news in Bhojpuri at 6:05 PM local time daily. Above that, the state controlled Nepal Television 2 shows weekly Bhojpuri cultural programmes.

There are at least 5 Bhojpuri Newspapers being circulated on regular basis in this region.

See also[link]

	India portal
	Languages portal

• Hindustani language
• Bhojpuri cinema
• Manoj Bhawuk
• Languages with official status in India
• List of Indian languages by total speakers
• List of Bhojpuri poets
• Languages of Nepal

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2006/11/06/Bhojpuri-speakers-want-separate-state/UPI-98321162831282/

Bhojpuri-speaking people want state-hood

Notes and references[link]

Bhojpuri language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Om Prakash Singh is the leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislature party in Uttar Pradesh(UP) in India. He is a senior leader of the party and has earlier held cabinet minister positions in ministries led by Rajnath Singh, Kalyan Singh and Ram Prakash Gupta. He is MLA from Mirzapur district. He belong to magaraha a small village of chunar.

He is leader of BJP Legislative Party in 15th U P Assembly during 2007-2012.^[1]

References[link]

1. ^ "B L Joshi swarn in as U P Governor". http://news4u.co.in/tag/b-l-joshi/. Retrieved 5 March 2012. 

• http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/17/stories/2007051714310900.htm
• http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/may/16uppoll3.htm

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Om Prakash (19 December 1919 – 21 February 1998) was an Indian character actor. He was born in Jammu as Om Prakash Chibber. He used to play the role of Kamla in the stage play by the famous Dewan Mandir Natak Samaj Koliwada. Starting his career in 1942, he was a popular supporting actor from the 1950s until the 1980s. He was one of the elite of the film industry. Some of his performances were so memorable that the lead actor in the film attributed the success of the film to him.

Om Prakash played the leading man in films like Dus Lakh, Annadata and Charandas 'Sadhu aur Shaitan'. His pivotal roles in the films Dil Daulat Duniya, Chupke Chupke, Julie, Joroo Ka Ghulam, Aa Gale Lag Jaa, Pyar Kiye Jaa and Buddha Mil Gaya are considered to be among his best along with Daddu in Namak Halaal and De Silva in Zanjeer. His roles in 'Sharabi', 'Bharosa', 'Tere Ghar Ke Samne', 'Mere Humdum Mere Dost', 'Loafar', 'Dil Tera Diwana' were also appreciated.

He is known for his roles in comedy films. One of his best performances in his later years were Naukar Biwi Ka, Sharaabi (1984) and Chameli Ki Shaadi, where he played a role that was pivotal for the movie.

Early life and education[link]

Om Prakash Chibber was born in Jammu on 19 December 1919? He was fascinated by theatre, music and films. He started taking lessons in classical music when he was just twelve and was recognised as a master in no time.

Career[link]

He joined All India Radio in 1937 on a monthly salary of Rs 25. He was known as “Fateh Din”, a radio personality and his programmes made him popular all over Lahore and Punjab.

He was regaling people at a wedding one day when the well-known film-maker Dalsukh Pancholi spotted him and asked to see him in his Lahore office. Pancholi gave Prakash his first break as an actor in a film called Daasi. He was paid only Rs 80 but the film earned him the kind of recognition that would give him a means of livelihood for a lifetime. It was his first major role; he had played a bit role in Sharif Badmash, a silent film. He followed his good work in Daasi with Pancholi’s Dhamki and Aayee Bahar and became a force to reckon with.

Soon after the Partition he came to Delhi and then to Bombay (now Mumbai). Baldev Raj Chopra noticed his talent when he was a film journalist and critic; he urged Prakash to carry on with his acting career. He was sure Om Prakash had the talent to prove himself as a versatile actor. The actor had to face some struggle initially. He got his first big break in Bombay as a villain in a film called Lakhpati. It won him acclaim and got him more “meaty” roles in films like Lahore, Char Din and Raat Ki Rani. It was during this phase in his career that he did Azaad with Dilip Kumar, Sargam with Raj Kapoor and Miss Mary, Bahar, Pehli Jhalak, Asha and Manmauji with Kishore Kumar followed by Howrah Bridge with Ashok Kumar and then Tere Ghar Ke Samne with Dev Anand. He was marked out for his performance in both films in spite of the presence of powerful star personas like Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar and Dev Anand. He had developed a style of his own, a style which was going to take him places, make him a big name in the world of film entertainment for the next forty years.

Om Prakash soon became a household name. He was good in almost every character he played. He was the comedian, the family man burdened with problems, the munshi, the alcoholic fallen on bad days because of the evil designs of the villain, the nagged husband, the old man in love, the wily politician and the big brother with a heart of gold. He played an assortment of characters with the same ease and had some of the best directors opting for him every time they had a role which they felt only he could play.

Om Prakash was versatile actor with 307 films to his credit. One can never forget his comic performances in Howrah Bridge, Dus Lakh (he won his first major award for this performance), Pyar Kiye Jaa, Padosan, Sadhu Aur Shaitaan, Dil Daulat Duniya, Chupke Chupke, Namak Halaal, Gol Maal and Chameli Ki Shaadi. His performance as Dilip Kumar’s elder brother in Gopi gave his career a new impetus. He proved that he could play mature roles with the same ease, the same depth: Films like Chacha Zindabad, Khandan, Haryali Aur Raasta, Dil Apna Aur Preet Paraayi, Pati Patni, Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare, Mere Hamdam Mere Dost, Annadata, Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati, Doli, Chirag, Amar Prem, Aankh Micholi, Ek Hasina Do Diwane, Anuraag, Zanjeer, Sagina, Aa Gale Lag Jaa, Loafer, Roti, Julie, Khushboo, Laawaris, Bandish, Sharaabi and Chameli Ki Shaadi.

Om Prakash was one of the most loved and respected father figures in the industry. His ready wit, his earthy humour, his lack of airs, his disdain for hypocrites and hypocrisy, his benevolent nature in helping others to make the best of life and his eternal optimism and romantic nature made him a man in a class by himself, a cut above the rest.

Later years[link]

He lived in Union Park, Chembur, a suburb of Mumbai. The actor who was always so full of life was still full of life till just two days before his death. He knew he was not well. He knew he was suffering from complications but he never gave up his zest for life till his heart betrayed him. He kept calling friends to play a game of rummy or just chat. He had an office at the Roop Tara Studios which was only used for “rummy sessions” and “chat sessions”. Then, some years ago, he shifted his office to the suburbs to make it more convenient for his friends.

Family[link]

His wife Prabha predeceased him. He had no biological children. He lived with his younger brother Bakshi Ram Prakash Chibber who had five children, and he treated them as his children.

Illness and death[link]

He attended this office regularly till his health started failing him. He was confined to his bungalow (next to Ashok Kumar’s bungalow). He suffered his first heart attack in his own bedroom. He was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital where he suffered a second heart attack and went into a coma from which he never came out. He was declared dead at 1.30 pm on February 21. He died at age 78 in Mumbai, India of a heart attack. The news spread fast and the industry was shocked and stunned because he was the kind of man who could not be easily associated with something so sombre and solemn like death.

Filmography[link]

• Ghar Ki Izzat (1994) .... Mona's poor dad
• Pratikar (1991) .... Shankar Prasad
• Pati Patni Aur Tawaif (1990) .... Tarachand
• Ghar Ho To Aisa (1990)
• Halaal Ki Kamai (1988)
• Bees Saal Baad (1988) .... Nisha's Father
• Mohabbat Ke Dushman (1988) .... Pandit
• Hawalaat (1987) .... Raghu (old man, drug addict prisoner)
• Rahi (1987)
• Insaniyat Ke Dushman (1987) .... Saxena
• Imandar (1987)
• Kalyug Aur Ramayan (1987) .... Dashrath
• Muqaddar Ka Faisla (1987)
• Karamdaata (1986) .... Khan (doctor)
• Bhagwan Dada (1986) .... Drunken husband
• Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986) .... Mastram Pehalwan
• Kaanch Ki Deewar (1986)
• Alag Alag (1985) .... Khan
• Meetha Zehar (1985)
• Do Dilon Ki Dastaan (1985) .... Mr. Saxena
• Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasan (1984) .... Nawab
• Raaj Tilak (1984) .... Sardar Zuberi
• Raja Aur Rana (1984) .... Imran Khan
• Sharaabi (1984) .... Munshi Phoolchand
• Rang Birangi (1983) .... Retired Judge Ajit Bannerjee
• Naukar Biwi Ka (1983) .... Jagirdar Bishamber Nath
• Pyaasi Aankhen (1983)
• Shubh Kaamna (1983) .... Vithalbhai.
• Prem Rog (1982) .... Panditji
• Dharam Kanta (1982) .... Fakira
• Badle Ki Aag (1982) (uncredited)
• Dil-E-Nadan (1982) .... Asha's dad
• Johnny I Love You (1982)
• Namak Halaal (1982) .... Dasrath Singh (Daddu)
• Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (1981)
• Itni Si Baat (1981) .... Kandilal
• Biwi-O-Biwi (1981) (uncredited) .... Chander's Father
• Naram Garam (1981) .... Swamiji (Special appearance)
• Aas Paas (1981) .... Seema's Father
• Dhanwan (1981)
• Laawaris (1981) .... Dr. Goel
• Sharada (1981)
• Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) .... Ustad, Prisoner #203 (Guest Appearance)
• Do Premee (1980) .... Retd. Col. Bhagwant Singh
• Abdullah (1980) .... Pandit
• Bandish (1980/I) .... Kishan's dad
• Gol Maal (1979) .... Senior Police Officer
• Naya Daur (1978)
• Parmatma (1978) (voice) (uncredited) .... Hotel Clerk
• Aakhri Goli (1977)
• Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka (1977) .... Mr. Jamunadas
• Alaap (1977) .... Triloki Prasad
• Saheb Bahadur (1977)
• Maa (1976) .... Gopaldas (Nimmi's dad)
• Julie (1975) .... Maurice (Julie's Father)
• Aandhi (1975) .... Lallu Lal (Campaign Manager)
• Chupke Chupke (1975) .... Raghavendra Sharma (Raghav)
• Dhoti Lota Aur Chowpatty (1975)
• Khushboo (1975)
• Sunehra Sansar (1975)
• Roti (1974) .... Lalaji
• International Crook (1974) .... Havaldar Rao
• Do Chattane (1974)
• Chowkidar (1974) .... Shambhu
• Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam (1974)
• Sagina (1974)
• Zanjeer (1973) .... De Silva
• Loafer (1973) .... Gopinath
• Aa Gale Lag Jaa (1973) .... Preeti's father
• Phagun (1973)
• Joroo Ka Ghulam (1972) .... Shyamlal
• Annadata (1972) .... Ambarprasad
• Apna Desh (1972) .... Dharamdas
• Dil Daulat Duniya (1972)
• Ek Hasina Do Diwane (1972)
• Mom Ki Gudiya (1972)
• Amar Prem (1971) .... Natwarlal
• Buddha Mil Gaya (1971) .... Girdharilal Sharma
• Paraya Dhan (1971) .... Gangaram
• Parwana (1971) .... Ashok Varma
• Aansoo Aur Muskan (1970) .... Anwar
• Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani (1970)
• Gopi (1970) .... Girdharilal
• Mera Naam Joker (1970) .... Dr. Om Prakash (Gemini Circus) (Guest Appearance)
• Purab Aur Pachhim (1970) .... (Guest Appearance)
• Pushpanjali (1970) .... Major Bharti
• Suhana Safar (1970)
• Badi Didi (1969)
• Chirag (1969) .... Dr. O.P. Chibber
• Doli (1969) (as Om Parkash) .... Dwarka (Prem's dad)
• Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1969) .... Mama Ji/Choudhry Sahab
• Kanyadaan (1969) .... Bansi
• Pyaasi Sham (1969)
• Sajan (1969)
• Do Kaliyaan (1968) .... Kiran's Father
• Ek Kali Muskai (1968)
• Gauri (1968) .... Maniram
• Man Ka Meet (1968)
• Mere Hamdam Mere Dost (1968) .... Dhand Melaram
• Padosan (1968) .... Kunverji - friendly appearance
• Parivaar (1968)
• Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1968) .... Sadhuram
• Aman (1967) .... Hurato
• Around the World (1967)
• Laat Saheb (1967)
• Do Dilon Ki Dastaan (1966)
• Dus Lakh (1966)
• Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare (1966)
• Pati Patni (1966) .... Dhanprasad
• Pyaar Kiye Jaa (1966) .... Ramlal
• Khandaan (1965) .... Jeevandas Lal
• Naya Kanoon (1965) .... Om Prakash Munshi
• Aap Ki Parchhaiyan (1964) .... Asha's dad
• Door Ki Awaaz (1964)
• Jahan Ara (1964)
• Kaise Kahoon (1964)
• Mera Qasoor Kya Hai (1964)
• Raj Kumar (1964) .... Bimasal
• Suhagan (1964) .... Dukhiram
• Bharosa (1963) .... Laxmiprasad
• Nartakee (1963) .... Seth. Jamna Das
• Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963) .... Lala Jagannath, Rakesh's Father
• Dil Tera Diwana (1962) .... Captain Dayaram
• Half Ticket (1962)
• Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962) .... Joseph
• Manmauji (1962)
• Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan (1961) .... Prabha's dad
• Sanjog (1961)
• Bindya (1960)
• Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960) .... Girdhari
• Mehlon Ke Khwab (1960)
• Chacha Zindabad (1959)
• Kanhaiya (movie) (1959) .... Vedji
• Pyar Ki Rahen (1959)
• Baghi Sipahi (1958)
• Howrah Bridge (1958) .... Shyamu, Tangewala
• Police (1958)
• Sohni Mahiwal (1958)
• Aasha (1957) .... Hasmukhlal
• Bhabhi (1957) .... Lata's father in law
• Ek Jhalak (1957)
• Gateway of India (1957)
• Miss Mary (1957) .... Nakdau
• Sharada (1957) .... Mohan (Guest Appearance)
• Sheroo (1957)
• Basant Bahar (1956) .... Narsin
• Bhai Bhai (1956/II)
• Dhake Ki Malmal (1956)
• Shrimati 420 (1956)
• Albeli (1955)
• Azaad (1955) .... Cop
• Bhagwat Mahima (1955)
• Kundan (1955) (as Om Parkash) .... Uma's foster father
• Lagan (1955)
• Marine Drive (1955)
• Musafirkhana (1955)
• Pehli Jhalak (1955)
• Chor Bazar (1954)
• Danka (1954)
• Dost (1954)
• Kavi (1954)
• Pooja (1954)
• Aas (1953)
• Chalis Baba Ek Chor (1953)
• Ladki (1953) .... Hazurdas
• Rail Ka Dibba (1953) .... Nirogi
• Shikast (1953)
• Anhonee (1952)
• Ghungroo (1952)
• Hamari Duniya (1952)
• Poonam (1952)
• Bahar (1951)
• Khazana (1951)
• Nazneen (1951)
• Sargam (1950)
• Bansaria (1949)
• Char Din (1949)
• Lahore (1949)
• Naach (1949)
• Raat Ki Rani (1949)
• Sawan Bhadon (1949)
• Zameen Aasmaan (1946)

External links[link]

• Om Prakash at the Internet Movie Database

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Prakash Singh Chib
Born	1 April 1913 (1913-04) Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir
Died	17 February 1945(1945-02-17) (aged 31) Kanlan Ywathit, Burma (now Myanmar)
Allegiance	British India
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Rank	Jemadar
Unit	4/13th Frontier Force Rifles
Battles/wars	World War II Burma Campaign
Awards	Victoria Cross

Prakash Singh Chib VC (1 April 1913 – 17 February 1945) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Biography[link]

Chib was born in the now disputed Jammu and Kashmir region of the former British India, on 1 April 1913. He was 31 years old, and a Jemadar in the 4 /13th Frontier Force Rifles, in the Indian Army during World War II when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.

On 16/17 February 1945 at Kanlan Ywathit, Burma (now Myanmar), Jemadar Prakash Singh Chib was commanding a platoon which took the main weight of fierce enemy attacks. He was wounded in both ankles and relieved of his command, but when his second-in-command was also wounded, he crawled back and took command of his unit again, directing operations and encouraging his men. He was wounded in both legs a second time but he continued to direct the defense, dragging himself from place to place by his hands. When wounded a third time and final time, he lay shouting the Dogra war-cry as he died, inspiring his company that finally drove off the enemy.

A statue of Singh was built at the village of Nud, Tehsil Akhnoor in Jammu by the Chib Community under the guidance of Raghunath Singh Chib (IAS) of village Deva Batala, Teh- Bhimbar, Dist - Mirpur (whose family is presently in Jammu). In his memory a function is celebrated every year in the month of February. On this date Rs. 1000 (INR) is distributed to war widows (Veer Nariyan). The chairperson of this society is the Major General of 10 Div C/O 56 APO (Indian Army). Now his grandson Mr.Sunil Singh is the President of the above mentioned trust.

External links[link]

• Prakash Singh Chib

Manoj Tiwari
Born	1 February 1971 Atarwalia, Bihar, India
Other names	Mridul[1]
Occupation	Actor, singer, director, television presenter
Years active	1983 – present
Spouse	Rani Tiwari[2][clarification needed]
Children	One daughter[3]

Manoj Kumar Tiwari (born 1 February 1971)^[3] is a singer, actor, television presenter and music director^{[clarification needed]} from Bihar, India. He has acted in the Bhojpuri genre of the Indian film industry and in 2005 was reported to be one of the two leading male stars of that genre.

Early life[link]

Manoj Tiwari was born on 1 February 1971, one of the six children of Chandra Deo Tiwari and Lalita Devi.^[3] His birthplace was Atarwalia, a small village in Kaimur district of Bihar.^[4]

Career[link]

Prior to Tiwari's involvement in cinema, he had spent ten years working as a singer.^[5]

In 2003, he took a role in the film Sasura Bada Paise Wala. The BBC reported that the production costs of US$ 65,000 were turned into takings of US$ 3 million, while The Hindu reported a 35,000–40,000 lakh cost resulting in takings of 4.5 crore. Indian Express reported a figure of 6.5 crore as the takings. The Bihar Jharkhand Motion Picture Association saw this production as being a turning point for Bhojpuri cinema.^[6][7] He followed this with the successful films Daroga Babu I Love You and Bandhan Toote Na.^[5] Tiwari is reported to have said in 2005 that although the Bhojpuri genre had generally kept to its traditional storylines, "Gone are the double entendres, thin story lines and poor technical quality. Films have been slick and producers are willing to put in close to Rs 80 lakh in a film because the returns are not bad,"^[5]

The BBC reported in 2005 that Tiwari and Ravi Kishan were the biggest male stars in the flourishing Bhojpuri cinema market and that Tiwari was able to charge US$ 90,000 per film.^[6]

In 2010, Tiwari was a contestant in the fourth season of reality television show Bigg Boss.^[8] He was reported by Rediff to say that his wife, Rani, "is angry with me" because she suspected him of having an affair with a fellow contestant, Shweta Tiwari, and that "Arbaaz Khan tweeted and asked people to vote for Ashmit [Patel]. I felt little bad about this because his brother is the host of the show and he is asking people to vote. I somehow didn't understand that angle." When asked whether he thought that the votes were manipulated, he said "I am bound by my contract so I can't comment on this. But it is little hard to believe that I got lesser votes than Ashmit. I guess viewers enjoy watching Veena Malik and Ashmit's fake romance. I really don't understand why the channel is still keeping them inside the house."^[9] NDTV reported a similar story, adding that he had been separated from his wife and child for some months.^[10] Tiwari had previously worked with Shweta Tiwari in two films, Kab Aibu Anganwa Hamaar and Ae Bahuji ke Sister.^[2] By mid-2011 he and his wife, were involved in divorce proceedings regarding their eleven year marriage.^[2]

Tiwari continues to record music and release new albums. He performs around the world in concert.^[11] He released an album, Hey Mahadev, in 2009 that fused traditional music with contemporary genres.^[12] He is listed as being music director for numerous releases.^[13]

Politics[link]

In 2009, Tiwari contested elections for the 15th Lok Sabha as a candidate for the Samajwadi Party in the Gorakhpur constituency. He had been offered a choice of three constituencies and Zeenews reported him as saying that he was not "a political person but was concerned for the development of Poorvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh." His interest was in developing that region and he had "submitted my development proposals to industrialist Anil Ambani".^[14] He lost to Adityanath Yogi.^[15]

His house in Mumbai was allegedly attacked in November 2009 by a group of people angry with remarks that they claimed he had made about Shiv Sena. Tiwari denied having made any comment on the matter, which revolved around a dispute between the Shiv Sena leader, Bal Thackeray, and the Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.^[16]

In January 2011 Mid-Day reported that the BJP might invite him to join their party and that the association with him would assist their electoral efforts among North Indians. Tiwari dismissed the story as being hypothetical, although he would consider his options should an invitation emerge. He had been seen with BJP leaders at an event and had expressed admiration for Shatrughan Sinha, the BJP MP for Patna.^[17]

Tiwari was among the first celebrities to make an appearance in support of Ramdev's hunger strike at the Ramlila Ground protests on 4 June 2011. He sang various patriotic songs to the gathered protestors and claimed that he had ceased filming for a month in order to join the protest.^[18] In August of that year he was involved in protests surrounding the arrest of Anna Hazare, of whose popular anti-corruption movement he approved.^[19]

Support for cricket[link]

Tiwari is a keen supporter of cricket and played the sport at Benares Hindu University. He has tried to buy the franchise for an Indian Premier League team in order to boost the sport in his home region and is also involved with Kirti Azad's Association of Bihar Cricket, a body that is campaigning to be recognised by the BCCI as the official organisation for Bihar cricket.^[1]

In July 2011, Tiwari announced that he was going to build a 3 crore "temple" to the Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni on land owned by him in his home village. The "temple" would recognise the India cricket team that had won the 2011 Cricket World Cup and would be named after it. He intends to incorporate training facilities to assist in the development of young cricketers from Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, as well as a "world-class" cricket stadium.^[1][4] The "temple" is expected to open in January 2012 and at that time discussions were under way regarding staging international matches at the 40 acres (16 ha) site that he had bought for construction of the stadium.^[20]

Selected filmography[link]

Actor[link]

• Daroga Babu I Love You^[5]
• Bandhan Toote Na^[5]
• Kab Aibu Anganwa Hamaar^[2]
• Ae Bahuji ke Sister^[2]
• Deshdrohi^[21]
• 2006 – Ganga
• 2008 – Bhole Shankar
• 2010 – Hello Darling (Hindi)
• 2011 – Insaaf^[22]
• 2012 – Hello (Hindi)

Television[link]

• Bigg Boss 4 (2010) – Himself
• Sur Sangram (season 1 & 2) – Host^[12]
• Nehle pe Dehla – Host

References[link]