MeraPahad Community Of Uttarakhand Lovers

From: Laxman Bisht <laxman_tendulkar@yahoo.co.in>
To: "apnauttarakhand.com" <members@apnauttarakhand.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 17:26:50 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Re: [Members-Apna-Uttarakhand] [Members-Uttarakhand Community] WhyDo We Hestitate in Speaking Uttarakhandi Language

Thankin for remembering me to using my own languange, now i will try for it eventhough i havn't garhwali friends and i am living here in lucknow lonely with my brother.

Bikul sahi Joshi,

Even i have some friends from that area who speak both the languages kumaoni and Neptali.

Mera vichaar me  jahaan jis Bhaashaa ki jarurat  hoti hai log wo Bhaashaa  ka prayog karne ke liya baadhy hote hain. Jaise agar aap jhulaghat, dharchula jaise indo-nepal boarder ke town me  jaayan  to   aap  dekhenge wohaan ke locals nepali customers aur passengers ke saath hindi se jyadaa  kumaouni bhaashaa ka prayog karte  hain  jab ki aapas me hind jyadaa bolte hain . 
 Nepal ke mahendra nagar jo plain hone par bhi wohaan 80 percent population pahadiyon ka hain wohaan ke tharu ya  nepali bhaashi bhi  baitada ya dotyali  me baat karte dikhaai  detein hain . Ye un ki baadhyta hai . agar uttarakhand me kumaouni aur gadwali ka  prayog aniwaary hota to  sharmaane se kaam nahi chaltaa.

From: Hemlata Upreti <hemlataupreti@yahoo.co.in>
To: "apnauttarakhand.com" <members@apnauttarakhand.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 15:33:36 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Re: [Members-Apna-Uttarakhand] [Members-Uttarakhand Community] WhyDo We Hestitate in Speaking Uttarakhandi Language

i m so happy to see all these things..i m residing in dubai...n whenever we meet with some of our relatives[here all paharee's r relative of each other]we speak in paharee...still some body from lohaghat.some from ranikhet. some from dharchoola.n some from  gerwal also...we all the comman paharee n gerwali....so we all r perfectr in speaking paharee n garwali..both...i m proud of my language n will try to teach  to my kids also...they can read arabic.why not paharee???i will surely do that !!! thanx alot......
 
Hamu.

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From: stock market <stockmkt_2005@yahoo.co.in>
To: "apnauttarakhand.com" <members@apnauttarakhand.com>
Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 11:33:51 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Re: [Members-Apna-Uttarakhand] [Members-Uttarakhand Community] WhyDo We Hestitate in Speaking Uttarakhandi Language
Dear all,
first of i would like to say proudly that " i am an uttranchali and proud to be a pahadi". at the outset, i introduce myself as uttranchali and whenever i come across ppls from my land, i feel great and believe me, i am first to say that i am a pahdi like others we are. i am happy to see all our ppls settled at diffterent high esteem positions and wish to urge them to help others by motivating them to achieve for what we are striding.
 
myself narendra singh uniyal, hailing from pauri. although i hav been born and brought up in delhi but i miss no chance to visit our motherland " Uttrakhand formely uttranchal". i feel a little perturbed that no development in respect of youths employment are taking place despite being a seprate state now.
 
i request all my fellow that they must take the opportunity and help others like us to achieve their target.
 
i am in business for last many years, education, stocks trading and also practicing lawyer in high court, delhi.
 
i extend my help to ppl from my mother land.,
 
regards,
 
narendra singh uniyal,
advocate
 
ph: 9891316870

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From: jaman_shalu@yahoo.co.in
To: members@apnauttarakhand.com
Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 10:58:43 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Why do we hesitate to speak in uttarakhandi language ?
Dear All,
             It was interesting to read comments of our uttarakhandi brotherens on the above.We often see other people like Punjabi,Bengali,Tamils,Malyalis etc.when they meet and come to know who they are,they immediately switch over to their own language,even in the presence of others ignoring them.Where as we UK's avoid talking our own "matra bhasha",perhaps feeling low.Our brothers from Garhwal are better then us Kumaunis,I have seen them talkiing their own language.I have an incident to narrate. Few years ago I visited my native village in Naini Tal Dist.and met my two classfellows after 30 years,who were identified to me by my uncle(Chachaji).It was a nostalgic meeting.Due to my habbit I spoke in my mother tongue(Kumaoni) but they spoke in Hindi during the meeting.Later my uncle advised me to speak in Hindi during my stay there.I asked why was that? The answer was Hindiwalla is respected more.I was shockd to hear the truth !!.I think many will agree with me.
     I think we should create an awarenss among our people.We should be proud to talk in our own language.Our politicians can take a lead as they talk only in Hindi,ignoring Uttarakhandi languages.During election compaigns how many of them give their speech in Uttarakhandi? I think very few or nil.Whreras in other places they speak in their native languages. For me I try to speak Kumaoni as far as possible even after 50 years of leving my village.Let us try,we can.
                                                  Dr.JamanLal (Rtd.Dy.Adviser,GOI