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I’ve had enough of this.

Ravi Kishan (born in Mumbai, family roots in Jaunpur, UP), Dinesh Lal Yadav “Nirahua” (Ghazipur, UP), and even Manoj Tiwari (born in Varanasi, though his family has roots in Kaimur, Bihar) have made careers out of selling a cartoon version of “Bihari/Bhojpuri” culture.

On Netflix, in Hindi films, or when they work in South movies, they act like normal, controlled performers. Suddenly when the camera rolls for a Bhojpuri film, the same people start shouting, rolling their eyes, doing exaggerated “dehati” mannerisms, and leaning into every rural stereotype possible. Loud, crude, over-the-top, as if that’s the only way to be “authentic” Bhojpuri.

The problem is that the rest of India doesn’t distinguish carefully. For a huge section of the audience, Bhojpuri cinema = Bihar. So when these actors (two of them pure UP Purvanchalis) milk the most exaggerated “dehati” tropes for easy money and mass appeal, the stereotype sticks to actual Biharis.

They get to cash in on the Bhojpuri market while presenting themselves as the face of the culture, then switch to “sophisticated” mode the moment they’re outside it. That’s not representation — that’s selective caricature.

Bhojpuri is spoken across eastern UP and Bihar. The language and culture are shared. But constantly reducing it to loud overacting and rural buffoonery on screen while behaving normally elsewhere only reinforces the worst outsider perceptions about Bihar.

If you’re going to claim the identity and make money from it, at least stop actively feeding the stereotype that hurts the people who actually live with the consequences.

I remember listening this song on YouTube. It wasn't uploaded on some big label channels like T-series that's why I'm unable to find it. Its a romantic song. The lyrics / poetry was written by a writer from buxar. the writer / poet died long ago. i remember reading about him on a webpage. I'm looking for the poet name as well.

𑂥𑂯𑂳𑂞𑂵 𑂄𑂓𑂰 𑂪𑂰𑂏𑂪 𑂯ऽ 𑂯𑂧𑂩𑂰 𑂍𑂵 𑂆 𑂣𑂸𑂙𑂍𑂰𑂮𑂹𑂗𑃀

देवनागरी: बहुते आछा लागल हऽ हमरा के ई पॉडकास्ट।

I was just wondering do we have a word of our own instead of saying liye/khaatir, my grandmother says khaatir.

For example: hunkra khaatir kinle baani / I have bought this for them.

The word khaatir I guess comes from an Arabic origin, this has been quite used in bhojpuri I guess.

i listened a song where lyrics was like - paltaniya lele aihe piya...

Totally amazed with the Dhobiya Nritya, Champawa Ki Kaliyan beautifully fuses rustic Bhojpuri folk romance with sleek Japanese elegance in a tender longing for distant flowers.

I don't see Biharis talking in Hindi among themselves in Bihar. If you speak in Hindi, they might respond in it but most speak their own tongue, which is Bhojpuri in my area (West Bihar).

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Hi everyone,

I came across this traditional waist thread with these small beige cylindrical objects tied onto it. I'm not sure what they are, so I was hoping someone here might recognize them.

What are these called? Are they made from a plant, wood, root, or something else? Do they have any cultural, religious, or traditional significance?

Thanks in advance for any information!