Come, Walk with Me (Book 2)

By Harpreet Kaur Kapoor

The land of Royalty, sprinkled with vast sand deserts and colourful people, mystical practices, mythical heroes, famous warriors and women to die for. Everything but everything is charming, beautiful and attractive in Rajasthan, the colourful state that few words can describe it. You have to feel it to know – the people, the land, the art, architecture and everything that makes it. No one thing can be said that this explains it all. The love for something so beautiful and rich cannot be just explained. Read on to feel a little about my favourite place, maybe someday it will draw my readers to come to India, and Rajasthan to really see and feel it all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harpreet Kaur Kapoor
• Release date: May 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301888504

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Come Walk With Me – II

By Harpreet Kaur

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Rajput School of Chopasani

Rajasthan is filled with legends of Rajputs and one would love to see where it all begins in this day and age.  This institute is filled with the red blooded Rajputs from the various thikanas and families many of which have lost their estates but yet retain the pride and honour.

The walls of the hall are filled with pictures of students of yesteryears many of whom joined the First Rajput Regiment.

Although not a new institute this school still makes an impression in the mind and heart when mentioned. Begun in 1875 by Maharaja Pratap Singhji, this school was started for the wards of the Thakurs of Jodhpur state. This school was begun in the same year that Mayo College was begun.  

In 1914 His Excellency Lord Hardinge of Penshurst, Viceroy and Governor General of India on 8/2/1914 inaugurated the institution. Maharaja Sir Pratap Singhji, Regent, Jodhpur State, and Lady Hardinge, were present at the inauguration, the new elegant red sandstone built in Rajput Style having an enormous façade. A red sandstone inscription reads: This building was opened by Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, Viceroy and Governor General on 8th February, 1914.

The school was originally named Powlett Nobles Elgin Rajput School. A carved marble monogram displays this name at the top of the main school building façade and above it is inscribed Ran Banka Rathore  in Hindi. Four Boarding Houses were built and are called  Hardinge House,  Elgine House,  Powlett House and the last Pratap House.

What makes this school special is that it has two very important institutes within this school. These include Rajasthani Sabd Kosh that was begun by Sita Ram Lalas who has been compiling a dictionary and has given 40 years of service to this institute. The other Rajasthani Sodh Sansthan which is a research institute for the scholars and researchers to those who want to discover anything about Rajasthan.

Rajasthani Sabd Kosh

Rajasthani is a rich language and the need of a comprehensive Dictionary was desperately felt. This would facilitate not only the study in Rajasthani language but also of several languages in the Indo-European languages. Renowned linguist and lexicographer Sita Ram Lalas devoted 40 years of yeoman service in the compilation of this glorious work. His efforts were supported by Shri Uday Raj Ujjwal and Pt. Nitya Nand Dadheech. The task of publication of the Rajasthani Sabad-Kosh was taken up by Rajasthani Shodh Sansthan with the inspiration of the then chairperson of the Education Committee Shri Bheron Singh ji Khejadla and Secretary Shri Vijay Singh ji Siriyari. The f irst volume of the Sabad-Kosh with a long preface by Sansthan’s Director Dr. Narayan Singh Bhati was published in 1962. The volume was acclaimed as a significant academic work by Indian as well as foreign scholars. The volume included two hundred thousand (2 lakh) words. Rajasthan Government and the Government of India generously funded this project of Chopasni Shiksha Samiti and the sub-committee appointed by it utilized all resources available and the contribution of former secretary Col. Thakur (Late) Shyam Singhji has to be brought on record. The sabad-kos was published in nine volumes.

This Sabad-Kosh merits distinction in including thousands of words with examples from literature, dialects, sub-dialects, religion, philosophy, vedic wisdom, astrology and agriculture. Etymologies of each entry and its formations have been traced.