Manbodhan Singh

There is a village named Patan pur in Maudaha 12 km away from block. This region has given great patriot and freedom fighters like Bhagwan das Dwivedi, Hanuman Singh, Raghuwar and Surajbhan.they made their name glorious in Indian history.Another name is Manbodhan Singh, whose personality and attitude towards mother land could not be forgotten.He was born on 15 February 1901 in Veera village near Bindki district Fatehpur. In the childhood he was connected with the pupil of Dayanand Saraswati and became aarya Samaji. He was trained in Satyrth Prakash. His father name was Baldeo Singh. soon he converted his mind against uncultured system of society due to the connection of Aarya Society.

when he was 15 years old turned against the untraditional style of singing Kaber waani. His voice provide magical effect on people .this he unites the people and turned to freedom movement.he advocated to use Indian made article to each and every village in Hamirpur. He had to face family neglect ion due to his social work struggle.So he made Patanpur his workland accept Kanpur and Ghatampur and started cooperative farming.

He fraught against Zamindars and always progressive for the development of backward classes. His home in Patanpur was famous by the name of 'Daftar'.His wife and son died yet he was aggressive towards freedom struggle. Ram Harsh Singh Chauhan and his wife Hem rani had supported him in his problem and married their daughter with Mannodhan Singh. She was very Supportive. Manbodhan singh was the supporter of Deewaan Shatrughan Singh, Bhagwan Das Balendu, Arjariya, Mannilal Gurudeo Swami Brhmanand and shripati Sahay Rawat. He spent jail terms in Kanpur, Hamirpur and another jails.

He was famous by 'Verma ji' after getting freedom his social service was remain continued by providing Ayurvedic treatment to the poor. His repugnant was also like him .
He was died on 31 March 1983 but there is no work done for the glory of this freedom fighter. If we give the name to Mankraon-Patanpur rout by his name will be the good effort for his glory.

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Bhagwan Das Balendu

A nationalist, poet and the patriot of Hamirpur, Bhagwan Das Balendu was born in Kulpahad Samvat 1964. His father's name was Braj Gopal Arjariya who build a Vishnu temple in Rikhwaha in which three villages had donated their land.

His had done his basic education in local school and also studied Hindi, Urdu and English by self. He also qualified the Sahitya Sammelan Prayag examination. He married in Banaras to Kesari Devi,who later become a good lady patriot of Hamirpur district. His younger sister Bhuwneswari Devi with her husband Nathuram Tiwari also took part in freedom movement bravely.

Balendu was an inherent poet. His poetic works attracted the notice of Pt Shiv Ram Sharma and poet Chaturbhuj Parashar(Chaturesh).They gave him title 'Balendu' Thus he became Bhagwan Das Balendu.
He inspired with Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and started to write poems related to the national agitations.People inspired by his writings. Mahatma Gandhi was praised his poems too and selected one of his poems as a national collection.

All India literature and culture department rewarded him a title'Martand'. His contribution to India as a freedom fighter is also notable. He directed Hamirpur's cooperative movement in 1930 and was sent to jail with wife. Being absconded Bhagwan Das Balendu distributed the idea of independence in each and every village of Hamirpur. Balendu and Deewan Shatrughan Singh were fast friends.

British polish used many tricks to arrest him. They also announced rs.500 for those who will provide information about Bhagwan Das Balendu. But all the efforts of the British polish was failed.They couldn't arrest him.The continued publication of his writings and poems in 'Bundelkhand kesari' and 'Satyagrahi' made current District Magistrate Mr.Gordon in perplexity. He faced the confiscation of his property by the order of Mr.Gordon. This news spread in Kulpahar, Thathewara.Etaura,Akauna and Rikhwaha but this policy of repression could not make any effect over Balendu.

He was arrested in 1930, 1933, 1940 and also in Quick India Movement.of 1942 .He passed his six years in jail at Hamirpur, Naini, Fatehpur and Fatehgarh. Bhagwan Das Balendu went to the famous Lahore kongress Adhivesion with Sri Pati Sahay Rawat tooas a representive.

Source: Book 'Samar Gatha' by Bhawani Deen Basant Publication Mahoba 1995.

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Rath In Freedom Struggle

Sudarshan Bhai was a teacher in district council and had a close relation with Hari Bhai who was a nationalist. The father of Sudarshan Bhai named Gauri Shankar was related to Bundelkhand Gandhi Deewaan Shatrughan Singh. After some time Sudarshan regined thr post of teacherand joined khadi and recived popularity through khadi..ahe worked for Khadi for a long time in merut, Delhi and Banaras.He also worked in Kulpahar and Rath Gandhi ashram.

In 1932 he had got imprisonment for six months with penalty of 10 rupees due to his participation in civil disobedient movement.His wife Suvidya Devi also took part with other womens of the Hamirpur district and had got imprisonment for six months.Sudarshan Bhai also got penal servitude with penalty during quick India movement in 1942.He is out of world since 1978.

Vindrawan Lal verma was born in Rath in 1902. His education continued untill primary class and had to break study due to poverty. In 1920 in contacted with Deewaan Shatrughan Singh and from then he started service for the country. He began to sing national songs in congress metings for the awakning of general people. Arya Samaj had started a massive movement in 1938 against the Nizam of Hyderabad. In which Satyagrahi began to reach the Hyderabad from different parts of the country. Varma could not resist his feelings and with a group of people wnt to Hyderabad. Where he badly wounded and became a victims of the atrocity. There he got one and a half years of imprisonment. He started hunger strike against prison officials. And the stricke stopped after fulfilling the demands. He sentenced rigorous imprisonment of a year and a fine of Rs100 in 1930 personal movement. Verma ji passed his jail time in Lucknow Camp jail.

In Quit India Movement of 1942 a warrant was passed for him. So he escaped away with his camrades. He come to contact with public group due to the participation in Gowadh movement. after that he accepted membership of communist party. He participated in the Gowa movement. His wife Kanti Devi is also involved in a struggle for Indian freedom . Verma ji also participated in Bhoodan movement.

Ratan lal agrawal was born in Rath on 28 August 1918. His father's name was Munni Lal Agrawal. He joined  Aarya Samaj during his educatinal life. He continued his education till middle class. He endured jail life encluding 6 month penaltyin  1914 during the Personal Passive. His wife Ram Pyri Devi jumped  to the struggle and arrested in Jhansi during the personal passive.She faced first time one month in jail including penalty of two hundred rupees.She also spend six month again becouse of her unability to pay fine.
Ratan Lal Agrawal along with his friend break the salt low. He took membership of socialist party after inspired with Acharya Naeendra Deva . He is no more now.


Gajodhar Prasad Agrawal, the martial of Hamirpur was born and bred in a little village of Hamirpur named Rath.His father Bhairo Prasad Agrawal was a socialist.He converted the mentality of his son Gajodhar towards  social service when Gajodhar was under his childhood.Gajodhar Prasad was called Gajju-Chacha in Hamirpur district.He was a chief assistant of Deewan Shatrughan Singh.He played an exellent role in Indian freedom fight. He passed jail life in 1930 and 1941.Gajodhar Prasad will never be forgotten and always provide inspiration to Indian youth.

Ram sewak khare was born in March 1909 in Rath. His father Mr.Iswari Prasad Khare was a peskaar had claimed in the Department of Material.He was in class seventh when he was got a sudden intake of his father's death.His mother died befor his father.then his older brother named gaya Prasad Khare took the burden of his education.From student life he contacted with Deewaan Shatrughan Singh and Radheshyam Mishra, (convicted in 1929 of keeping the revolver) and began taking an active part in the freedom struggle from Banda.


He first conected with a revolutionary club. Then left in 1930.and accept Gandhian ideology. Ram Sewak Khare was arrested in 1930 .Under the Press Act he was given Rigorous imprisonment of a year. Thus Ram Sewak Khare played a glorius role in Indian Freedom Struggle.He was died on 5 july 1990. His Family Members and relatives is still is  following of his adopted doctrines.

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Irrigation Facilities in Hamirpur

Irrigation of agricultural crop through the Rivers, Dams, Canals and government and non government tubewels.

The rain is uncertain. Precipitation of rain is not throughout the year, it occures only 4 months from June to September while District such as Hamirpur, 64% of cultivated land is dependent on monsoons.
Only 30% of the agriculture area is comes under the irrigated land.

In Hamirpur there is 508  Government Tube wells and 1013 Private Tube wells . 13265 hectare of land irrigated through the govt tube wells while private tube wells provide irrigation for 9660 hectare of land. There are 3097 ponds in the district in which 927 are in Madaha, 498 are in Rath and 682 are in Sarila.

Since the 1990s tube wells have emerged as a major source of irrigation in Hamirpur. Tanks, ponds and wells, were the main resources for irrigation in  during British rule, when dams and canals were built.

A surface irrigation system of around 6800 km of canals, built during British rule, accounts for most of irrigation in the Jalaun, Banda and Hamirpur plains, covering over 300,000 hectares.


However, due to poor maintenance, the canal system built during British rule is out of use.

In 1910, a dam was built across the Dhasan at Lachura, from it irrigates the Hamirpur plain.

Some Dames and canals in Hamirpur which used for irrigation purpose.

1-Dhasan Canal-This canal is origins from the Lahchura dam and Rath is irrigated by it.

2-Arjun Dam Canal-This canal is rises from Arjun Dam and is a good source for the irrigation in Maudaha and Hamirpur.

3-Swami Dayanad Dam-This dam is located at the Gohand block of Hamirpur District over  the barma river.

4-Kabrai Dam Canal-this canal is passed out through the dam of Chandrawal river near Kabrai (Mahoba).

Four other pump canals are used for irrigation 
Patyora pump canal
Bilauta pump Canal
Chhani pump 

The first major project taken up after Independence was the multipurpose Matatila Dam across the Betwa, 23 km from Lalitpur town. With a  length of 6.30 km, height of 33.53 meters and lake area of 20.720 sq km, it is meant to generate power, provide drinking water to many district including Hamirpur.

Source: State-wise abstract of information from village schedule in Minor Irrigation Census 2000-2001. 

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Harnath Singh Yadav

Great patriot Harnath Singh Yadav was born in Jarakhar on 1923. His father's name was Matadeen Yadav. He got the opportunity to listen to the Prmanand who came Jarakher after enduring the chastisement of Kala Pani in 1937. Pt Parmanand's thoughts about Indian freedom turned his mind to the national service.

Pt Jawahar lal Nahru , dr Sampoornanand were prsented on that year in a historical conflux of congress held in Jarakhar. He was the member under congress on that political meeting. He studied in D.A.V college Orai and B.N.B college Rath.

In personal passive of 1940, he got imprisonment of one year with some fine and also arrested during quick India movement when he was in Chennai.

Inspired by the book 'Samar Gatha' by Dr.Bhawani Deen Basant Publication Mahoba

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Visweswar Dayal Pateriya and Saryu Devi

Visweswar Dayal Pateriya was born in Naugaon on 15 march 1906.He was Brahmin by caste His father's name was Pt. Dwarika Prasad was a affluent scholer of Sanskrit and English and his mother called by the name of Rajan Bai.Pt. Dwarika Prasad inhabited Srinagar (Hamirpur)from Naugaon.But after some time they come to mahoba.

Pt.Gaya Prasad Tiwari established an institute called Sanskrit Pathshala in Mahoba for Pt.Dwarika Prasad.That Pathshala now turned into D.A.V Inter College.The role of this college in education is great.

Visweswar Dayal Pateriya recived basic educatin from Srinagar.He passed middle class from Sanskrit Pathshala Mahoba.and Matric examination from Naugaon on 1924.He recived education till M.A with first divison.After that he started to work in D.A.V college in 25 to 280 repees as a teacher and was retired feom this college in 1960.

Visweswar Dayal Pateriya becaome the member of congress in 1929 when Mahatma Gandhi arrived Mahoba and participated activily in Gandhi's movement.Due to this activity the secretry of D.A.V college Mr.Ray Sahib was suspended him.He started to work for national movement with the iron man Rajjab Ali Azad.

Pateriya was arrested in 20 April 1932 and sent to jail for one year with the penalty of ten rupees .Once again he arrested in 24 April 1933. Mahoba court sentenced him 9 months in jail.He passed his jail life in Hamirpur and Faijabad jail.

A warrant was passed against him on 1942 but British police was unable to catch him .His wife Saryudevi Pateriya also Sentenced for two months and after it six months in 1932.She passed this punishment in Hamirpur and Banaras Jail.Mr.Pateriya was also the member of district council in 1948 to 1951.This couple worked for the awakening of masses in their entire life.

Source:the book 'Samar Gatha'written by Dr.Bhawani deen Basant Publication Mahoba

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Hamirpur Females in freedome struggle.

We record our homage and deep admiration for the Womanhood of Hamirpur District. who in the hour of peril for the motherland forsook the shelter of their homes and with unfailing courage and endurance stood shoulder to shoulder with their menfolk. Let us remember women of the freedom era who fought bravely for their country and contributed towards the achievement of independence of the country India. They are still a source of  inspiration to not only women but to all.

Woman's participation in India's freedom struggle began as early as 1817.The first name that comes to mind is that of the famous Rani Rajendra Kumari of Mangrauth. whose heroism and superb leadership laid an outstanding example for all future generations of women freedom fighters. Married to Deewan Shatrughan Singh who was called Hamirpur Gandhi. Anather memorable name is Urmila Devi of Rath the wife of laxmi Bhai Kostha. And Jamuna Devi Wife of Hari Bhai.

Though there are many but here is a list of some of them.

1. Rani Rajendra Kumari w/o Deewan Shatrughan Singh-Mangrauth.
2. Shanti Devi w/o Shripati Sahay Rawat-Jarakhar.
3. Raja Beti w/o Anandi Lal -Jarakhar.
4. Raja Beti - Chhote Lal- Jarakhar.
5. Sundari Devi w/o Thakur Das Rawat - Jarakhar.
6. Urmila Devi w/o Laxmi Bhai Koshtha-Rath.
7. Shrimati Sayyad w/o Maquabool - Rath.
8. Rampyari Devi w/o Ratan Lal Vidyarthi - Rath.
9. Kanti w/o Vrindawan Verma - Rath.
10. Bhagwati Devi Shukla w/o Shambhunath Shukla - Saidpur.
11. Gulab Devi w/o Babu Baijnath - Saidpur.
12.Savitri Devi w/o Bhagwan Das Tiwari - Manjhgawan.
13. Raja Bai w/o Battu - Etailiya.
14. Kasturi Devi w/o Bihari Lal - Sarila.
15. Ganga Devi w/o Uday Bhan - Jariya.
16. Kanti Devi w/ o Pt. Motilal - Hamirpur.
17. Kishori Devi w/o Pt. Motilal - Hamirpur.
18. Girja Devi w/o Nathu Lodhi - Gohand.
19. Girja Devi w/o Bhagwan Das Lodhi - Gohand.
20. Gulab Devi w/o Baijnath - Gohand.
21. Kamalti Devi - Masgaon.
22. Puniya Devi - Maudaha.
23. Shiv Devi - Sumerpur.
24. Bharat Putri w/o Nathu - Gohand.
25. Ganga Devi w/o Udde - Gohand.
26. Manorma Devi w/o Punya Dev Ji - Patna.
27. Rama Devi - Maudaha.
28. Jamuna Devi w/ o Hari Bhai - Rath.

29. Jayanti Devi Agrawal w/ o Madan Mohan Waishya - Hamirpur.

Credit:Samar Gatha by Dr Bhawani deen.

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Laxmi Narayan and his wife

Rath, the virat nagri of Mahabharat period have its own glory in history. Laxmi Narayan was born in Rath in 1895. He adopted to work for Khadi from his progeny. He had spent his childhood near Deewan Shatrughan Singh and SriPati Sahay Rawat . Thus he connected to many national movenents held inside the district when he was in his prime of age. He arranged an another marriage with Urmila Devi in 1923 after the death of his first wife.

Urmila Devi was also a good patriot lady. Laxmi Narayan got punishment of three months due to his participation in 1932. disobey movement. Once again in 1933 he had to passed jail life. Urmila Devi was punished with six months jail and penalty of 10 rupees. We lost this great patriots in 1936 untimely. 

Source: Samar Gatha By Dr.Bhawani Deen

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Women Safety

Women as well as Girls in villages across Hamirpur District are at risk of sexual assault.They are not safe.......

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Folk Dances

The Dance activities and manners in both man and women are peculiar in the District. There are lots of changes comes in it.

Man dances usually in happiness such as Marriage ceremony, they used there hands and head spicily in dance. 

while womens method of using there hands and butt is really attractive in Bundeli dance.One can see women Dance during marriage ceremony and other occasion.

During Dance, Music and songs people used thease instruments like the dholak (in diwari), nagada, Majeera, Harmonium and pakhawaj, tambura, wind instruments like the flute and shennai and several other rare instruments like the algoja, .

Diwari

Diwari dance in Hamirpur is performed every year during the festival of light called Deepawali in the end of October or November. Diwari dances are performed by acrobatic male groups dressed in colourful and unusual attire. 

In this connection the epic story goes that "in Gokul” when Lord Krishna raised Goverdhan Parvat  on his finger to save the local people,  they danced in joy. The dancers wear multi-coloured apparels and the chief dancer holds the peacock feathers in his hands and the rest stick those feathers in their half pants. 

The main instruments used in this dance are ‘Dholak’ and ‘Nagada’. The male dancers with long sticks show the marshal arts when the beats of drums inspire their energy and emotions. This dance is also performed as a ‘thanks giving’ after harvesting.

Ravela

Ravala dance in Hamirpur is basically called a dance drama. The farm labour community of Hamirpur performs Ravala during marriages. It is performed with very funny expressions and humorous dialogues. The audiences are entertained by these expressions of dance and the dialogues of drama.

Badhaiya

BadhaiyaThis is a ceremonial dance. It is performed on child birth and marriages to celebrate happiness and joy. The collective moments of dancers show the unique expressions of their faces. With rhythm and movements they greet for the occasion.

Raai

Through the centuries Raai has been the folk dance which has touched its peak as a classical dance.Rai dance is performed by women dancers as well as men during Dashera. Later Raai had degenerated its aesthetical value and lost its classical expression. Today it remains simply as a folk dance. Raai means a mustard seed. When a mustard seed is thrown into a saucer, the seed starts to swings around. This way mustard seed moves in the saucer, the dancers also swings and when the singers sing the lyrics of the song the dancers follow the beats with foot steps. It is a duet and the competition is between the beats of the drum and foot steps of the dancer. The drummer and the dancer try to win each other and this competition leads towards the bliss.

Dil-Dil Ghodi

Befor the past some years It was a ceremonial dance performed during the marriage ceremony for the entertaining "Baratis"by a person packed in a horshe shaped attire.Currently it changes it form. A trained horse with the loud beats of heave drums called Rabbi. With graceful movements, the horse follows beats of the drum with its four steps and the horse rider performs the gymnastics gestures. Typically horse dance follows the ceremonial marriage processions.

DJ Dance

New youngsters likes to dance in  ear touching sound of Dj. Jagatraj and Dj vicky are very popular in Dj mixing.

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