back to roots

a tree can be as long as eucalyptus and as wide as banyan,but it can't leave its roots.similarly a man can't go away from his culture in which he's been brought up.i spent a lot of time away from my state and village.i encountered many cultures,punjabi,nepali,kashmiri,metro due to my father's frequent transfers but the holidays inbetween gave me a chance to feel my own culture.i can still listen the evening bhajans coming out of my village's temple's loudspeaker in my subconsious mind.i can feel every nook and corner of our old haveli like home in village made by my grandfather.i think culture is something pre natal,it just comes through placenta from our mother to us when we are still in womb of mother,remember the abhimanyu's case in mahabharat.the culture of haryana is very rich.haryana is famous(or should i call notorious) for its straight and witty language.the two most famous characters in haryana are its policemen and conductors.remember the trademark joke of a haryanvi policeman(police aale ne challan kaatan katar ek motorcycle aala pakad liya,bola 100 rapiye de,aagla bola ji nahi hain,pher bola 50 rapiye de,aagla bola gi ve bhi nahi hai,jade baat 5 rapiye tak aa gi ar vo bhi ni the,police aala tang aake nu bola chal ek bidi e pyaa de,aagla bola ji vo bhi nahi hai,police aale k uth gya choo aer nu bola;bete free main to tene main bhi ni jaan du,nu kar mere thodi khaaj karjya) and that of a conductor(ek baar ek conductor ka naya naya bhyaa hoya,suhagraat katar kamre mein gaya to bed pe bethi aapni lugaai te bolya;bebe thodi side mein hoyae ek savari aur bethagee).
a haryanvi is born with a trace of wit in him,one can witness this if he joins the card playing toli in a village.ragni is the local song sung in haryana,the competition is called saang.there is a lot of energy needed to sing a raagni so much so that the lungs come in mouth virtually.haryanvi language is very rich in itself.i can prove this by an example,in english language different words to explain the type of rain are-drizzle,downpour,shower,mizzle etc.in comparison there are more haryanvi words to describe rain like-bundabaandi,chaderbheej,musladhhar,kyaribhar,khhudbhar,ro etc.
haryanvi language is full of interesting proverbs,being posted in a village i get to know a few of them.here i am presenting some of them and will try to explain them in english-
1. dusre ki thaali mein ghana ghee dikhyae karey-grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
2.thothaa chana,baaje ghana-an empty pot makes much noise.
3.kutte ne maargi bijli,aer miraad ne dekhke kukave e kukave-a burnt child dreads the fire.
4.thaada maare ron ni de,khaat khosle sone ni de-might is right.
5.sut na punni,julaye gelaya latham lath-to fight issuelessly.
6.kae to ganja khujavae ni,kae lahhu kaadle-either one will not act and when does so,overacts.
7.chor chori te jaave par herapheri te ni jaave-a snake may cast its slough but not venom.
8.chor k mann mein doom ka dhanda-a shrewd man can only fool a weak.
9.gaam basaa ni mangte pehle aa ge-to expect the result of something even before it is done.
10.khadaa daraaba khet mein,na khaa na khaan de-a stingy man neither eats himself nor let others eat.
11.chaaj to bole chaalni bi k bole jisme satar chhed-kettle calling the pot black.
12.aandhya ki maakhi ram hataave-those who have nobody are nursed by god.
13.taate paaniya te dhoond ni jala karde-to serve a guest doesnot cost much.
14.byahi hoyi daga dede,par baayhe hoyi daga na de-your wife may fail you,but your ploughing won't.
15.pahaad tele ki to dikh gi,paa tele ki dikhi ni-all men can see the mote in their brothers eyes,but not the beam in their own.
16.padhe hoye te kadhya hoya baadh re je hai-an experienced man is more worthy than the educated one.
17.bhyaa k saare geet saache nahi hoya karde-not everything said should be believed.
18.kuch to buaa jaane ne taiyar baithi thi,kuch fufaa len aageya-an unexpected good event following another.
19.aapna maare chaa mein gere-blood is always thicker than water.
20.dhoondh to jalaegaa par musaaya ke aankh ho jaengee-what if i have to bear a loss,but the enemy will get a lesson.
21.haandi to gayi par kutte ki jaath ka bera patgaya-what if i had to bear a loss,but i got a lesson.
22.putt ke paa paalne mein hi dikh je hain-an intelligent kid shows early signs.
23.musae ne paagi haldi ki gaanth,usne socha tu e pansaari ban gaya-an unworthy man doesn't know how to use his power.
24.utt gharan ki chitthi banche satyanashi-it is not wise to imitate a rich man.
25.kaatag ki dupahari aur maali ka gaabru thode hi din k hove hain-many things like the two named here are ephemeral.
26.teli ne tel ki aur masaudi ne khal ki-a man will expect according to his level.
27.gud khhake gulgula te parhej-doing one thing but dreading the similar.
28.godi mein chora aur desh dhindhora-to look for what you have with you out of ignorance.
29.mein aayi thhare tu chadhi chubaare-i have just come and you are leaving.
30.jaat ne merya jab maaniye jab holey terahmi-don't believe anything until it is finished.
31.ghar mein do baasan honge to khadkaenge-if their are two pots in a house,they will make noise.
32.ghani shaani do be povae aur paache te bhukhi sovae-an oversmart suffers in last.
33.shudhi chipkali ghane maacher khaya kare-an innocent man may be shrewd inside.
34.gaadad ki taul mein ber ni pakka karde-haste makes waste.
35.ronda jaave meraa ki khabar lyave-doom trails disinterest.
36.fuud chaale saara ghar haale-a funny man distorts everything.
37.dikhdi maakhi kaun khaave-who embraces a clear danger.
38.jab daant the to chane ni the aur jab chane hoye to daant nahi rahe-a thing makes no sense if it doesn't happen at right time.
39.maa pe puut pita pe ghoda ghana nahi to thoda thoda-a progeny will definitely inherit some parental characters.
40.kutte k ghee hazam ni hoya karda-it is of no use to cast pearls before swine.