VANISHING TREND OF PHAGUA SINGING

VANISHING TREND OF PHAGUA SINGING

3-MARCH-ENG 1

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA----------------------------On the occasion of Holi, a "Kavitai Phaguwa" Holi gathering was organized at Rainbow Kids Play School at Chandwa Mod under the banner of the literary organization Kavitai - Navsarjan Ki Dhara. The event began with the lighting of lamps by literary figures Professor Baliraj Thakur, Professor Nandji Dubey, former MLA Siddhnath Rai, senior poet Janardan Mishra, Santosh Shreyansh, Dr. Vijay Gupta, Dr. Kunal, Dr. Nilesh Singh, Dr. Jitendra Shukla, senior advocate Anand Vatsyayan, Kaushal Kumar, and Sanjay Shashwat. Singer Akanksha Ojha then recited a prayer to Goddess Saraswati. All guests then offered flowers to Goddess Saraswati and applied abir and gulal to each other.

This Kavitai Phaguwa program featured pure and traditional Phaguwa singing. Traditional village singers Sitaram Yadav, flute player Lalit Mohan Ojha, Nandkumar Yadav, Madan Mohan Pandey, Guddu Ojha, Madan Pandit, Manoj Thakur, Hirakant Ojha, Umakant Ojha, Rakesh Ojha, and Ashwini Pandey, all from the Diyara region, sang Fagua songs with great enthusiasm. During the event, everyone was seen singing and dancing to Fagua songs, including "Bangla me ude la abeer... Aaj khele hori..." Humorous and romantic poems also delighted the audience. Senior poets Janardan Mishra, Madhulika Sinha, Jayamangal Mishra, Deepak Singh Nikumbh, Vikas Pandey, and Chandan Singh recited poems on love and romance, while ophthalmologist Dr. Nilesh Singh, Rakesh Guddu Ojha, and Roopendra Mishra made everyone laugh with their poems.

Honoring everyone, former MLA Siddhnath Rai said that it is the responsibility of literature to preserve the old traditional genre. The Kavitai Sanstha is doing this work brilliantly. The Fagua singing made everyone dance, and the poets also made them laugh a lot. Literary figure Professor Nandji Dubey said that this style of singing is rarely seen these days. The new generation is chasing film songs. In the name of Holi, there is more vulgarity. Professor Baliraj Thakur said that listening to Fagua took me back to my village. There is a unique joy in listening to traditional Gawanai. Senior advocate Anand Vatsyayan said that the current generation is not familiar with the traditional style of Fagua and Chaita singing. Such an event is necessary for this generation. Professor Dinesh Prasad Sinha said that both the Fagua singing and the poems were excellent. This is the first time we have seen such a confluence. This is true service to literature.=

The organization's president, Madhulika Sinha, said that this event was organized by integrating literature and traditional Gawanai. People are forgetting the old traditional Fagua songs. That is why we organized this Gawanai. Jitendra Shukla, former municipal councilor, social worker, and vice president of the organization, said that such programs connect our generations and provide education. Such events are essential during the festival of love, Holi.

Dr. Vijay Gupta, Dr. Nilesh Singh, Dr. Kunal Kumar, and patron Kaushal Kumar also danced to the tune of Fagua.

The program was conducted by Roopendra Mishra, and the vote of thanks was given by Ashish Upadhyay. The contributions of Shubhika Anjali, Vamika Kaushal, Adrika Kaushal, Abhishek Vatsyayan, and Raj were commendable in making the program a success.

Senior poet Janardan Mishra, Srijanlok editor Santosh Shreyansh, senior advocate Anand Vatsyayan, Dr. Harendra Ojha, Kaushal Kumar, Sanjay Shashwat, Krishna Yadav Krishnandu, Shashikala Dixit, Vikas Singh, Rahul Kumar Sinha, Vikas Pandey, Jayamangal, Deepak Singh Nikumbh, Deepak Pandey, Manoj Ojha, Raju Mishra, Sunny Pandey, Arpit Shukla, Manoj Mishra, and many others were present.