Bundelkhand is the heart of India, which is now called Bundelkhand, but earlier it was called Dasharn, Jejabhukti and Jujhauti. Bundela Thakurs ruled here for a long time. Ever since Bundela Kshatriyas established their rule, it came to be known as Bundelkhand. In Bundelkhand a introduction, we know about Bundelkhand situated between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Dasarn (Bundelkhand) is the oldest language and culture of the world. Dasharn means the area with ‘ten’ (or many) rivers. ‘Dhasan’ is the corrupt form of Dasharn. Modern Bundelkhand, whose earlier name was Dasharn, means the confluence of 10 rivers.
1- Yamuna 2- Dhasan 3- Sindh 4- Betwa 5- Pahuj
6- Narmada 7- Sunar 8- Ken 9- Chambal 10 – Tons
This area of Bundelkhand was called Jaijakbhukti, Vindhya Jujhauti battlefield. Literature developed in the era of Shishupal Chedi. After this, the era of Lord Krishna came as the ruler of this region, who composed the epic Geeta. Krishna Dwaipayan composed the Puranas in this region.
Ved Vyas, Valmiki, Bhakt Prahlad, Alha-Udal etc. have made Bundelkhand proud by being born in it. Bundelkhand is the region which has been called the best by many world travelers. Impressed by the bravery of the heroes here, Akbar gave an important place to the Bundela heroes in his army and history was written by them.
The history of Bundelkhand is very ancient and in ancient times, Guru Dronacharya of Mahabharata was born in a village named Baghaat (Wakat) east of Jhansi in the region of Bundelkhand. A high hill in Baghaat village is adorned with caves and in one of these caves, ancient paintings have been painted which is a symbol of ancient painting.
Apart from this, Bundelkhand has been the land of meditation of Tulsi Das, Sur Das, exile of Lord Shri Ram, Narayani Sena of Lord Shri Krishna, Kavi Bhumi of Keshav and art land of Triveni poets. In ancient times, the elephants that were caught in India were caught from the forests here.
Vindhyachal mountain has great importance in ancient Indian history and literature. In history, many references and interesting stories of Vindhyachal mountain of Bundelkhand are found.
Bundelkhand has been a land of tales of valor and valor and the cooperation of this land has been invaluable for the protection of Indian culture and civilization. In this land, brave women like Rani Lakshmi bai and Jhalkari bai gave a tough time to the British and sacrificed their lives for the protection of their country. They adorned the word brave woman in the world. History is a witness to this.
This brave land has given birth to many warriors like Alha-Udal, Virata Ki Padyini, Veersingh Judev, Maharaja Chhatrasal, Hardaul, Durgavati, Maharani Laxmi Bai, Mardan Singh etc. who have helped in making Bundelkhand proud by defeating the enemies with their valour and courage.
Bundelkhand united and raised its voice against the foreign rulers British and this Bundelkhand became the first center of the freedom struggle where Maharani Laxmibai, Raja Mardan Singh of Banpur, Nawab of Banda, Diwan Nahar Singh, Raja Khalak Singh, Dowan Jawahar Singh, Diwan Shatrughan Singh, Baba Prithvi Singh, Pandit Parmanand, Chandrashekhar Azad, Ghasi Ram Vyas, Bhagwandas Mahor, Vishwanath Gangadhar, Vaishampayan, Master Rudra Narayan Singh Saxena and Sadashiv Rao Malkapur etc. have played their extraordinary role.
In the war of Independence, Bundelkhand has shown its sacrifice and renunciation by sacrificing thousands of warriors and by dedicating everything for national unity.
The history of Bundelkhand is as inspiring and thrilling as that of any other region in the world. Bundelkhand has been very fortunate from educational, cultural, artistic, natural and religious perspectives. Since the Puranic period, many books in Bundeli and Khari Boli have been written here.
For ages, many great poets and writers of Sanskrit and Hindi have increased the glory of this region through their sadhana. The culture and civilization of Bundelkhand has been at the peak of progress.
Valmiki, Ved Vyas, Bhavbhuti, Jagnik, Tulsi, Keshav, Bihari Matiram have lived on the land of Bundelkhand. Padmakar, Rai Praveen, Isuri, Munshi Ajmeri, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, national poet Maithili Sharan Gupta, Siyaram Sharan Gupta, Dr. Ramkumar Verma, Viyogi Hari, Dr. Ramvilas Sharma, Dr. Vrindavan Lal Verma, Seth Govind Das, Ghasiram Vyas, Kavindra Nathuram Mahor, Ghanshyam Das Pandey, Narottam Pandey, Gunasagar Sharma “Satyarthi”, Narmada Prasad Gupta, Ram Charan Hayaran “Mitra”, Moti Lal Tripathi ‘Ashant’, Dr. Balbhadra Tiwari, people’s poet Nathuram Sahu ‘Kakkaju’, Bahadur Singh Parmar, Madan Mohan Vaidya, etc. writers were born.
Bundelkhand had a bright and glorious past. Today we get emotional as soon as we remember the past. The past is written in the golden pages of history and inspires us to progress. This is the same Bundelkhand which has shown its greatness by producing heroes, poets, painters, artists and singers from time to time.
Unparalleled streams of literature, music and art flowed here. It is the influence of Bundelkhand that artists like music emperor Tansen, Baiju, Mridangacharya Kudau, Ragini expert Adil Khan, Pandit Gopal Rao, Master Purandare etc. have increased its glory through their raginis. Artists like world conqueror Gama, Imam Baksh, hockey magician Major Dhyan Chand, famous player Roop Singh, and painter Kali Charan and sculptor Master Rudra Narayan are the gifts of this glorious Bundelkhand.
Bundelkhand has been the center of art where the sculpture of the temples amazes the world. Even today, the ruins of forts, palaces and temples hum the tale of their glory like silent seekers. On this sacred land, Khajuraho, Devgarh, Ajaygarh, Chanderi and Gwalior etc. archaeological and architectural centers and Chitrakoot, Orchha, Kalinjar, Sonagiri, Sun Temple Unnao (Balaji) etc. pilgrimage places have come together which are a special center of attraction for tourists from all over the world.
Bundelkhand has been a unit in all aspects of history, culture, language, etc. Here, Bundelkhand has the blessing of lakhs of acres of fertile land, Betwa, Ken, Dhasan, Chambal, Narmada, Sindh, Pahuj etc. rivers for the farmers. It is a matter of pride for India that in the Vindhya ranges of Bundelkhand, the heart of India, there are diamond mines of Panna, marble of Bhedaghat, and the immense mineral wealth of gold, silver, manganese, zinc, copper, iron, mica and gaura, which are safely stored underground.
Bundelkhand has indeed contributed significantly to the development of India. Its past is extremely glorious. A strange history is hidden at every step in this land and the ruins of innumerable forts, palaces and temples here are continuously singing the tales of its glory in their silent voice.
Reference-
बुंदेलखंड दर्शन- मोतीलाल त्रिपाठी ‘अशांत’
बुंदेली लोक काव्य – डॉ. बलभद्र तिवारी
बुंदेलखंड की संस्कृति और साहित्य- रामचरण हरण ‘मित्र’
बुंदेली लोक साहित्य परंपरा और इतिहास- नर्मदा प्रसाद गुप्त
बुंदेली संस्कृति और साहित्य- नर्मदा प्रसाद गुप्त
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