Media in Bihar

History

Biharbandhu was the first Hindi newspaper published from Bihar. It was started in 1872 by Madan Mohan Bhatta, a Maharashtrian Brahman settled in Biharsharif.^[1] Hindi journalism in Bihar, and specially Patna, could make little headway initially. It was mainly due to lack of respect for Hindi among the people at large. Many Hindi journals took birth and after a lapse of time vanished. Many journals were shelved even in the embryo.^[2] But once Hindi enlisted the official support, it started making a dent into the remote areas in Bihar. Hindi journalism also acquired wisdom and maturity and its longevity was prolonged. Hindi was introduced in the law courts in Bihar in 1880.^[1][3]

The beginning of the twentieth century was marked by a number of notable new publications. A monthly magazine named Bharat Ratna was started from Patna in 1901. It was followed by Kshtriya Hitaishi, Aryavarta from Dinapure, Patna, Udyoga and Chaitanya Chandrika.^[4] Udyog was edited by Vijyaanand Tripathy, a famous poet of the time and Chaitanya Chandrika by Krishna Chaitanya Goswami, a literary figures of that time. This literary activities were not confined to Patna alone but to many districts of Bihar.^[1][5]

Magahi Parishad, established in Patna in 1952, pioneered Magadhi journalism in Bihar. It started the monthly journal, Magadhi, which was later renamed Bihan.

Print Media

Newspapers

Dainik Jagran, Navbharat Times, Aaj,Hindustan Dainik and Prabhat Khabar are some of the popular Hindi news papers of Bihar. National English dailies like The Times of India,Hindustan Times and The Economic Times have reads in the urban regions.

E-Papers

E-papers, Bihar Times and Patna Daily have become very popular among the educated Biharis, specially the non-resident Biharis.

Jai Bihar is a similar e-paper, recently started by Kunwar Sanjeev Singh, is a huge hit among Biharis.^{[citation needed]} However, it has also been criticised for being blatantly biased against Congress Party of India. Kunwar Sanjeev Singh is also a member of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and a self confessed Hindu nationalist.^{[citation needed]} The magazine also has Anoop Mishra on its Editorial board. He is known for his controversial writings.^{[citation needed]}

Electronic Media

Televission

Several national and International Televission channels are popular in Bihar. DD Bihar, Sahara Bihar and ETV Bihar-Jharkhand are the television channels dedicated to Bihar. Recently couple of dedicated Bhojpuri channel, Mahuaa TV^[6][7] and Purva TV ^[8] has been launched.

Radio

Cinema

Bihar has a robust cinema industry for the Bhojpuri language. There is also a small Maithili and Angika film industry. First Bhojpuri Film was Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo. "Lagi nahin chute ram" was the alltime superhit Bhojpuri film which was released against "Mugle Azam" but was a superhit in all the eastern and northern sector. Nadiya Ke Paar is among the most famous Bhojpuri movies. Bhojpuri's history begins in 1962 with the well-received film Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo ("Mother Ganges, I will offer you a yellow sari"), which was directed by Kundan Kumar.^[11] Throughout the following decades, films were produced only in fits and starts. Films such as Bidesiya ("Foreigner," 1963, directed by S. N. Tripathi) and Ganga ("Ganges," 1965, directed by Kundan Kumar) were profitable and popular, but in general Bhojpuri films were not commonly produced in the 1960s and 1970s.

In the 1980s, enough Bhojpuri films were produced to tentatively make up an industry. Films such as Mai ("Mom," 1989, directed by Rajkumar Sharma) and Hamar Bhauji ("My Brother's Wife," 1983, directed by Kalpataru) continued to have at least sporadic success at the box office. However, this trend faded out by the end of the decade, and by 1990, the nascent industry seemed to be completely finished.^[12]

The industry took off again in 2001 with the super hit Saiyyan Hamar ("My Sweetheart," directed by Mohan Prasad), which shot the hero of that film, Ravi Kissan, to superstardom.^[13] The extremely rapid success of their films has led to dramatic increases in Bhojpuri cinema's visibility, and the industry now supports an awards show^[14] and a trade magazine, Bhojpuri City,^[15] which chronicles the production and release of what are now over one hundred films per year. Many of the major stars of mainstream Bollywood cinema, including Amitabh Bachchan, have also recently worked in Bhojpuri films.

Internet

Communication

See also

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Ahmad Qeyamuddin, Patna Through the ages: Glimpses of History, Society and Economy, Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi, 1988
2. ^ Rajendra Abhinandan Granth, "Nagri Pracharini Sabha", Arrah, 3 March 1950, pp. 353
3. ^ Kumar N., Journalism in Bihar, A Supplement to Bihar State Gazette pp. 28
4. ^ Bihar ki Sahityik Pragati, Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Patna 1956, pp. 73
5. ^ Jayanti Smarak Granth, pp. 583-585
6. ^ Bhojpuri Channel Mahuaa TV Launched
7. ^ Bhojpuri Channel MAHUAA TV launched
8. ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070223/asp/jamshedpur/story_7430366.asp
9. ^ ^{a b} http://www.asiawaves.net/india/bihar-radio.htm
10. ^ http://www.fmradiodhamaal.com/
11. ^ IMDB
12. ^ Tripathy, Ratnakar (2007) 'BHOJPURI CINEMA', South Asian Popular Culture, 5:2, 145 - 165
13. ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060414/asp/etc/story_6075200.asp
14. ^ http://www.bhojpurifilmaward.com/
15. ^ http://www.bhojpuricity.com/