Bhojpuri's inclusion in 8th schedule of the Constitution demand by Akhil Bharatiya Bhojpuri Sahitya Sammelan.Patna.

 

The two-day silver jubilee convention of Akhil Bharatiya Bhojpuri Sahitya Sammelan (ABBSS), being held here from December 23, would be attended by the lawmakers of all parties from the state, and would forcefully demand inclusion of the Bhojpuri language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution by adopting a resolution to this effect.

Incidentally, Bhojpuri is spoken in 14 countries and in various metros and towns of India. However, nationally, its core area comprises 27 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In Bihar, Bhojpuri is one of the five local languages, the other four being Maithili, Magahi, Angika and Vajjika. Of the five.
Maithili is the only language included in the eighth schedule of the Constitution.

 
Bihar legislative council chairman Awadhesh Narayan Singh, who heads the ABBSS reception committee, said Bhojpuri is a living and rich language. It is the language of people who are rooted in the soil. "A resolution demanding its inclusion in the eighth schedule of the Constitution would certainly be adopted."

He said formal invitations have been sent to all the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members from the state, besides MLAs and MLCs. CM Nitish Kumar had been invited, but he had other engagements on the two days, Singh said, adding that Kerala governor Nikhil Kumar would inaugurate the opening function while Bihar governor D Y Patil is expected to grace the concluding function.

ABBSS national general secretary Gurucharan Singh, a resident of Rohtas district, said around 300 delegates from within the country would participate in the convention. Jagdish Govardhan and Sarita Budhu, from Nepal and Mauritius, respectively, would provide international colour to it. Bhojpuri language has been given due "constitutional recognition" in the two countries, said Gurucharan Singh.

Patna had hosted the ABBSS convention for the first time in 1976, which was presided over by famous Hindi litterateur Hajari Prasad Dwivedi.

The cultural functions to be held during the convention include discussions on Bhojpuri literature, present status and direction of Bhojpuri language cinema and release of new books written in the language. Artists and stars from the Bhojpuri language film industry would perform songs and dance.

On Sunday, Bihar legislative council chairman and Gurucharan Singh, among others, released a book of ghazals titled 'Rangmahal' written in Bhojpuri by Jauhar Shafiabadi from Chhattisgarh.

source : Abhay singh TNN