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Humans of Patna
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Born in 1896, Muzaffarpur, Yogendra Shukla was considered the most prominent leader of Indian revolutionaries in Bihar by the British government as revealed by a study of contemporary CID and police records.
Shukla led many revolutionary activities. He even trained Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutta. Police arrested him on 11 June, 1930 and was sentenced for 10 years in 1931.
His organization was classified as a Criminal Tribe by the British. He was kept in bar fetters at Bhagalpur, where he started a hunger strike against the inhuman treatment. After 18 days of hunger strike, he was shifted to Hazaribagh jail and then to Alipore jail. He was then sent to The Kala Pani in Dec 1932. There he again went on a hunger strike for 46 days which stirred the nation and resulted in the transfer of him and many others to Hazaribagh in 1937.
He was released in March, 1938 along with other revolutionaries. After his release, Shukla joined the anti colonial labour movement without any delay. In June 1940, he replaced Swami Sahajananda in the Central Committee of All India Kisan Sabha. In a matter of a few weeks the British arrested him again for leading the peasants against the colonial government.
When GandhiJi launched the Quit India Movement in 1942, the political prisoners decided they could not stay in any longer. So, on Diwali night, they planned their heroic escape. He scaled the wall of Hazaribagh Central Jail along with JP Narayan and others. JP Narayan was very ill then, so Shukla carried him on his shoulders for 124 kms to Gaya.
The British announced Rs 5000 award on Shukla’s head. On 4 Dec 1942, he helped 4 revolutionaries escape from Muzaffarpur Jail. He was sent to Buxar Jail on 7 Dec 1942. He was kept in bar fetters for three years. In March 1944, he launched hunger-strike in the jail where he lost his eyesight because of years of torture in prisons.
He was released in April, 1946. In 1958, he was nominated a member of the Bihar Legislative Council and continued there till 1960. Shukla spent almost 17 years of his life in prisons for this country and it had taken a serious toll on him. He lived to breathe in an independent India and passed away on 19 Nov 1960.
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WE HAVE FORGOTTEN SO MANY PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT FOR INDIA’S INDEPENDENCE. SO, THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY WE BRING TO YOU THE STORY OF ONE SUCH REVOLUTIONARY, YOGENDRA SHUKLA, WHO DESPITE HAVING MENTORED AND WORKED ALONGSIDE SOME OF THE BRAVEST FREEDOM FIGHTERS, DIED AN UNSUNG HERO, IS ONE OF THEM.
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“Growing up in a family with three sisters and a little brother with cerebral palsy, we got to hear all kinds of things from the society, “How are they going to manage three daughters”, “Having a son is so important, who’s gonna carry on the family name” and so on. My sisters and I never let it get to us though, and I had to prove them wrong and that daughters can be enough.
I wanted to be a doctor. The credit goes to my father who is a doctor by profession. So I took Science in Class 11th. But the passion for writing was somewhere stored in the core areas of my mind. I’ve been fond of writing ever since I was a kid. I enjoyed writing about my thoughts and experiences.
In high school, I had to put a hold on writing to focus on my academics. Our complex academic structure creates hurdles in gaining new experiences.
When I learned about Mass Communication as a subject, I spent half an hour at a cyber cafe researching this course. I knew it was for me. But my father was against this. I fetched out my pocket money, brought the registration form for Patna Women’s College as it was one of the very few colleges in the town offering this course. I got selected!
My father still disagreed but I had support from my father’s friend. Finally I got admission into Patna Women’s College.
After graduating in 2016, I was working with press releases, events and social media. I joined a local news channel. I learnt a lot. But it was not my cup of tea.
I wanted to channelise my blogs. So, I chose the name “Her Chubby Talks” and started sharing stories from society on this platform. I created a website and a social media page, and started posting regularly. Appreciation from my readers is a big motivating factor.
I joined @patnabeats in March 2019. Since 2017, until recently, I have been a radio host at All India Radio. I am an explorer, and these experiences have been great learning opportunities.So when I gave a guest lecture at my current university, I realized that teaching is something I want to try out. I thought I couldn’t teach, but then I saw this as an experience where one can grow while helping others. I love teaching but I won’t stop exploring and will continue blogging"
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“A young slum girl was sitting outside her house, studying. I was in 12th std when I saw her and
thought of all the other kids like her. I wanted to do something for them. I met Rohit, who was
planning to start an initiative to distribute basic stationery to small kids, to help them start
studying. Our first campaign drive was on 26th October, 2016, in the Gandhi Maidan area. It
was named 'Har Mod Par Bachpan Bikta hai'. We were five people and we reached 60-70 kids that day.
I slept very peacefully that night, their happy faces were relieving and motivating. We did
campaign drives on festivals, like Diwali, Children’s day. We also got a lot of help from many
people and a studio.
After our first drive, we joined social media. The goal was to get more people who would want
help, and we needed a lot of people. The number of kids gradually increased from 60 to 100 per
drive.
This was all going well until at the end of 2018. There was a conflict and I decided to leave the
original campaign and to continue with the social welfare with some friends and my brother,
Abhinav Pandey. This wasn't full time work then. I had to leave Patna after graduating from
college, and no one was here to carry out the drive.
Recently, during the lockdown, I started with social work again. I came back home on March
15th. Now there were many more mouths to feed, as the lockdown had affected a lot of people,
very badly. With the help of my brother and my best friend, I distributed raw food materials and
sometimes, cooked food for people, all while taking necessary precautions.
Four people, including my brother and my best friend, Anshu, have been a constant support
from the time I started this. Abhishek bhaiya and Yoshita Patwardhan were the other two guys.
From 28th march to 17th May, we were able to reach 7000 to 8000 people. There was
something inside me which said, 'Ye toh karna hi hai'.
Once, a small kid came up to me and hugged me saying, 'Bhaiya aapke karan mere bhaiya ab
padhne jate hai'. That moment felt like a blessing for me. I want to help more, and am doing
whatever I can. Even if it is a small step by me, it might help someone else take a giant leap"
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“Three years back, in 2017, I saw a dog who was badly injured and I really wanted to help him, so along with my neighbours I rescued him and now he is a part of my family. He fought and survived like a champ; and so was his name, “Champion”. My next rescue was a cow. She was frail. Her legs were badly injured and she couldn’t even stand. I immediately called Patna Municipal Corporation, and with their help, I succeeded in another rescue.
It was during moments like these when I realised that there were a lot of animals that go through such pain and suffering everyday. And very few were actually concerned about them. Many NGOs work for people. But only a few were actually helping animals. I knew I had to do something for them.
So, I started helping more and more animals, and I was alone in this, bringing them home and doing whatever I could. I knew that I needed some help if I wanted this to work, and as I started reaching out, I realised that there are people who are actually willing to help! So I found some very good people and was able to help more of them.
I was advised to reach out to people through social media to convey the message that they, too, could join us in this noble cause. Slowly with time we got more people to volunteer and work with us and this was the beginning of the Bhoori Foundation. Bhoori, the name because there are a lot of street dogs in India, in Patna, practically everywhere, and whenever you think of a street dog, the one that pops up in your head is mostly brown or bhoora, well it did in my case.
Now, we are a group of 10-15 people and till now, we rescued more than 100 dogs, a few cows and a few birds too. It’s still growing and we hope to rescue more everyday and grow more.
I feel that if you have a vision and compassion to start something, or help someone, there’s no stopping you. It might take some time, but you’ll get there.”
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I love to teach, always have. Even when I was really bad at it. Any class that I taught wanted to change their batch. The first two years of my teaching life, I struggled to keep my jobs going. Coaching industry is first about student satisfaction, second about showmanship and if there is any energy left, you can strive for knowledge. Some even said that I failed to get acceptance in the class because of how I looked.
But growing with Fibrous Dysplasia on my face, had made me tough to the bones. I stopped caring what people thought of me and tried to find solutions. I knew that finding solutions to complex situations made people likeable.
I had a complex problem - My students came to learn physics without answering a single question - why do I want to learn this subject?
The superficial reasons were obvious- IIT, social pressure, parents asking them to do so... But they still hadn’t answered the why. Seeking an answer to this made me grow over the years as a coach.
A human is always hungry for more and so am I. Writing was an outcome of this. It was my effort to prove that any craft can be mastered with consistency and dedication; even in my age, when the top priority isn’t seeking new dimensions in life.
It was February 2017, when I started to write a short story. It took me half an hour to scribble 200 words. Asking for help was imminent at this point. A week of head hunting in Patna, I came across Frank Kirshner -ex editor and lecturer of creative writing and media studies. It took three mails and two meetings to convince him.
It was also the year my son was born. My wife, Ragini, was having postpartum effects. The entire family, of seven people, was living in a two-bedroom flat. Writing a book was impossible.
I found a place, besides a barber’s kiosk, beneath a banyan tree by the roadside. There was still no silence with all vehicles that crossed but nobody disturbed me. I wrote my entire book on a phone and rewrote it many times until my guru found it acceptable.
I believe that the path to achievement is hard but consistency and hunger takes you there. It doesn’t matter how fast you run. Keep on running and enjoy the view of life. Latter is very important.
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[14/06/2020] The day brought us the catastrophic news of Sushant’s death. It was hard to believe the
truth. Perhaps the first time, many realised that 2020 is not coincidentally a year of cursed headlines.
Having grown up as a Patna boy, he was the reason for many to be proud of what this city has given to
the world. “For some reason Biharis think that they can do anything,'' Sushant said in an interview. Having
completed his schooling from St. Karen’s High School, located in the Gola Road, he went on to be a
National Physics Olympiad winner. Sushant got AIR 7 in an engineering entrance exam, and cleared as
many as 11 other engineering entrance exams. The introverted guy tried himself in theatre and dance in
his college, and while acting he “hid behind the fascinating characters” he would play.
He dropped out of college after completing 3 years of engineering and went on to follow his passion in
acting. He always had the courage to do things differently. He was not afraid to stand out. Sushant had
dreams; saw the world the way many people did not.
His friend Arti shares in an interview, “It was our farewell day… I remember there were engineering
coaching centre people who had come to our school and given us sample papers in brown envelopes.
Sushant sat next to me. He looked at me and took my envelope and wrote, ‘Lots of love, Sushant' on it… I
was annoyed … and asked him to give me his envelope and take mine. That was when he gave the funny
response, ‘rakh le, baad mein line mein khade hone ke baad bhi kya pata na mile."
Sushant had seen struggle in his life. His hard work and talent paid off. But there was a void that he could
feel. “I didn’t like this version of success”. He realised that “the biggest lie was money plus recognition
equals to happiness is equals to success” he shares in a speech at IIT Bombay.
Sushant always went an extra mile. He learnt to live in the present. His Instagram was filled with posts of
science and his musings. He helped a few students under his education program to go to NASA. He was
even the first Indian actor to train at NASA for a role, but unfortunately, we won’t be seeing his genius at
work.
“We should never forget the inevitable, as we will lose everything eventually. So why fret over any kind of
security? The idea is to just fly and experience it all while it lasts.”
Sketch credits ~ Artist Shubham Dogra
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