Importance of community/ Regional newspapers and Magazines as Hilans

(Review of Kumauni and Garhwali Literature published in ‘Hilans’ a community/regional magazine -2)

                                                     Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on Importance of community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Garhwali community Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Kumauni community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Uttarakhandi community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Mid Himalayan community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Himalayan community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of North Indian community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Indian community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of South Asian community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Asian community/Regional newspapers and Magazines]

         There is more importance or significance of Importance of community/regional newspapers and magazines as Hilans in globalization era for economic growth. Community/regional newspapers and magazines are the medium of interaction of concepts among the community members. Community/regional newspapers and magazines bring news of different aspects for awareness in the community. Community/regional newspapers and magazines are always the platform for discussion various issues of the community.  Community/regional newspapers and magazines as Hilans also alert the people about misdeeds of leaders or administration. Community/regional newspapers and magazines are always helpful in promoting community culture. Community/regional newspapers and magazines also create awareness about regional languages literature as Hilans used to publish Kumauni and Garhwali literature. Community/regional newspapers and magazines also are the medium of protecting regional language literature as proved by Hilans for protecting Kumauni and Garhwali literature.

                              Hilans (issue-may 1979)

Garhwali Bhasha sansthan- In seventies and eighties, there were repeated discussions on the importance of Garhwali Bhasha Sansthan among Garhwali literature creative and intellectuals in the tune of Marathi Bhasha Sansthan. Rama Prasad Pahadi provides the five purposes -

1-Office in Garhwal

2-Musium for various uses

3-Research and Publication of old manuscripts

4- Gadhwali bhasha Kosh or publication of Garhwali dictionary including geography and history

5-Radio Station in Shri nagar  

Gadh des myaro a Garhwali poem by Bhagwati Prasad Pokhariyal – The poem is an imagery poem describing geographical beauty of Garhwal

  With the continuous publication of ‘Hilans’ for more than decade till his illness , Arjun Singh Gusain provided the issues related to Kumaunis and Garhwali communities.

That is the reason that great Himalayan personality Dr. Shekhar Pathak states as

Dear Bhishma jee,

Thanks for remembering Arjun Singh Gusain.  We all remember him so much. He very creatively compelled our generation to write and also to write in Kumaoni and Garhwali etc.

May I suggest that in this advance age of camera and computers, we must scan all the issues of Hilans and made them available not only to us all but also to coming generations.

Baduli,

Shekhar Pathak

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 27/8/2012

Notes on Importance of community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Garhwali community Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Kumauni community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Uttarakhandi community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Mid Himalayan community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Himalayan community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of North Indian community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Indian community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of South Asian community/Regional newspapers and Magazines; Importance of Asian community/Regional newspapers and Magazines to be continued…