Well dude/gal, you have arrived at this web site because you either know Sanjeev Dwivedi or because you are
a resident of pratapgarh. In either case, be patient. Sanjeev is not really a
very serious student but he gets lazy often and has lot of things to do. Primary
of these things are: habit to sleep late and hence wake up late, photography,
meddling with Linux, biking and rollerblading and a sudden interest in dancing
and taekwondo.
Pratapgarh Railway Station/Junction
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Even though I am a Computer Scientist, time and again, something inside me just
craves to tell stories. People have told me that I am a good story-teller.
Whatever, sometimes I just feel this urgency to say something, to create
something beautiful. The feeling is so strong that if I don't do something right
away, I would probably burst open. Many of the stories and pages on this web
site are a result of this sudden outburst.
If you feel very frustrated at this site not having anything so far that you
want it to have, feel free to drop him a mail.
at sanjeev@pratapgarh.com . The
Narcissist in him is here.
Now, now, all that snarling is not good for your health. While you are at it, go ahead and drop a small mail to him, will ya?
-sanjeev
Aonla fruit at my Bareilly home
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This district (and an extremely beautiful one too), lies between 25
o
34' and 26
o 11' latitudes while between 81
o
19' and 82
o 27' longitudes
. Primarily, an agragrian district,
for a while now, Pratapgarh has risen in ranks as the top producer of Aonla
(According to haryana-online.com, Amla, phyllanthus emblica, is a medium-sized deciduous tree. It is also named
Emblica officinalis. It belongs to the plant family euphorbiaceae. It is also
called Aonla, Aola, Amalaki, Dharty and Indian Gooseberry. See
picture for illustration) fruit. It is a multi-purpose fruit, is extremely rich in vitamin C,
helps cure gastro-intestinal disorders, is said to encourage youth and
liveliness and is exported all over india and possibly over world in form of
sweets and medicines.
(Stats from http://upgov.up.nic.in/pratapgarh/history.htm)
Belha Bhawani Devi is worshipped as a deity in this place. Bhagwan Ram crossed the river Sai when going for Vanvas (exile) and paid his tribute at the banks of Sai.
Bhagwan Ram (see image to the right), was an incarnation of Lord Vishnu,
born to human parents, King Dashrath and Queen Kausilya. He was born to
fulfill the curse placed on Lord Vishnu by Brahma Rishi (ascetic) Narada.
He was the eldest among four valiant brothers, but when the time to take
the throne came, he was banished from the kingdom for twelve years by his
step mother Kaikeyi. He had to resort to live in the Dandakranya forest
for this duration, where he fought many Demons and eventually vanquished
Ravana, the greatest of all Demons.
Belha Bhawani Devi Temple
on the banks of Sai
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He is considered by the Hindu Mythology to be the perfect human being in
all aspects. He is worshipped all over India and the tale of his life is
told in epic poem books "Ram Charit Manas" and "Ramayana" respectively.
The village of
Parasrampur (my native village) is said to be founded by Alha. Alha and Udal were two valiant brothers. I will tell their story some other day.
