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Karanth's release ends Bhawans stupor

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NK SINGH Bharat Bhawan, the controversial "House of Arts" at Bhopal, has started limping back to normalcy with the release on bail of B.V. Karanth—the noted drama director who was recently arrested on the charge of attempted murder. The lake-side multi-arts complex, constructed with public funds and run by a private trust headed by the ruling Congress (1) leader, Mr Arjun Singh, became the centre of unsavoury public attention in the wake of the sensational Vibha-Karanth affair. Normal functioning of the cultural complex was disturbed and the Bharat Bhawan repertory, Rangmandal, was almost paralysed following the arrest of its director, Karanth, and the serious burn injuries sustained by the leading actress of the troupe, Vibha Mishra. Over the last month, little had happened in Bharat Bhawan apart from two minor programmes and a campaign launched to defend the institution against public criticism. Now with Karanth back in action, Bharat Bhawan is restarting its cultural activ...
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A tribal folk song and ‘Haria’, the rice beer

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Haria, rice beer
Haria. Pic source Wikipedia

NK SINGH


O my beloved you have gone far away
You have gone far away indeed
Where shall we meet
Where shall we see each other
When the Hasa Jatra (fair) will be held
We will meet each other
We will see each other again.
If I meet you in Bamani fair, I will give you a garland
I will give you a ring and then we will talk.
I will put the garland on your neck

 (Translated by anynmous)

Rice beer or ‘Haria’ is of great importance to the tribes of Chotanagpur, specially for the Mundas. ‘Haria’ is a kind of beer or wine prepared from rice. It is both beverage and food, but generally it is a drink.

The Oraons, the Mundas, the Hos and the Santhals drink it as frequently as drinking water. Important on all occasions, it plays a dominant role in the tribal culture of Chotanagpur.

For more details, please see my earlier article.

Excerpts from Frontier 16 August 1969



Frontier 16 August 1969 P1

Frontier 16 August 1969 P2



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