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13-607: Purvanchal ( lit.   ' Eastern region ' ) is a subregion of the larger Bhojpuri region . Gorakhpur and Varanasi are important cities in this region. The Lal Bahadur Shashtri International Airport in Varanasi is the largest international airport in this region. It primarily consists of the Bhojpuri -speaking areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is a proposed state in the state of Uttar Pradesh for which people of this area have been fighting for quite some time. Since

26-568: A huge population. The culture of Bhojpur is also very much present today in Trinidad and Tobago , Jamaica , Guyana , Suriname , Fiji , Mauritius , and South Africa , due to the many Indian indentured laborers who were sent there by the ruling British in the mid 19th century to the early 20th century, and were from the Purvanchal -Bhojpur region. Bhojpuri language is a descendant of Magadhi Prakrit which started taking in shape during

39-455: Is a form of Hindustani Classical Music and includes a broad array of Bhojpuri language performances in distinct style, both traditional and modern. Bhojpuri painting is a folk painting style that has flourished in the Bhojpuri region thousands of years ago. This painting style is a type of wall painting primarily done on temple walls or on walls of the rooms of newly married couples and

52-1415: Is a style of food preparation common among the Bhojpuri people . Bhojpuri foods are mostly mild and tend to be less hot in terms of spices used. The cuisine consists of both vegetable and meat dishes. Bhojpuri language is spoken in the districts of Western Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh which is called Purvanchal . Bihar Patna division : Bhojpur district , Buxar district , Kaimur district and Rohtas district . Saran division : Saran district , Siwan district , Gopalganj district . Tirhut division : West Champaran district , East Champaran district , Muzaffarpur district Uttar Pradesh Varanasi division : Chandauli district , Ghazipur district , Jaunpur district , Varanasi district . Gorakhpur division : Deoria district , Gorakhpur district , Kushinagar district , Maharajganj district . Azamgarh division : Azamgarh district , Ballia district , Mau district . Mirzapur division : Mirzapur district , Sant Ravidas Nagar district , Sonbhadra district . Basti division : Sant Kabir Nagar district , Siddharthnagar district , Basti district Jharkhand Palamu division : Palamu district , Garhwa district Madhesh Province (Nepal) Bara district , Parsa district , Rautahat district Lumbini Province (Nepal) Parasi district , Rupandehi district Note that Bhojpur district of Koshi Pradesh

65-586: Is not an Indo-Aryan Bhojpuri ethnolinguistic region, although it shares the same name. According to the 2011 Census, Hindus form the majority in the Bhojpuri region, with 85.33% adhering to Hinduism. Islam is practiced by 14.5% of the population, while 0.52% profess other religions. Religion in Bhojpuri Region (2011) In India , there is an active movement in the Bhojpuri-speaking region of Uttar Pradesh , Bihar and Jharkhand , demanding

78-900: The Indo-Aryan languages is controversial. All scholars agree about a kernel that includes the Odia cluster and the Bengali–Assamese languages , while many also include the Bihari languages . The widest scope was proposed by Suniti Kumar Chatterji who included the Eastern Hindi varieties, but this has not been widely accepted. When the Bihari languages are included, the Eastern Indo-Aryan languages fall into four language groups in two broader categories: Grammatical features of

91-526: The formation of a separate Bhojpuri state. The proposed capital for this state is either Varanasi or Gorakhpur . There is a demand for a separate Bhojpura state in Nepal , formed by merging the Bhojpuri-speaking areas of Madhesh , Lumbini , Gandaki and Bagmati provinces, with Birgunj proposed as the capital city. Eastern Indo-Aryan languages The exact scope of the Eastern branch of

104-573: The late 20th century, there has been a demand for a separate Purvanchal state , carved out of the state of Uttar Pradesh. The region remains one of the most underdeveloped in India in terms of human development index and economic prosperity . Due to general lack of well-developed industries and employment opportunities, the region suffers significant brain drain . People from the Bhojpuri region have demanded separate statehood for Purvanchal, with Varanasi or Gorakhpur as its capital and Bhojpuri as

117-562: The main motifs are that of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Although in recent times motifs of natural objects and life and struggles of village people are also depicted to make the painting more acceptable among the common people and bring the style close to reality. Silk weaving is a manufacturing industry in Varanasi . Varanasi is known throughout India for its production of very fine silk and Banarasi saris and salwar suits . Bhojpuri cuisine ( Bhojpuri : 𑂦𑂷𑂔𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂲𑂨𑂰 𑂦𑂷𑂔 )

130-649: The official language of Purvanchal state. It is predominantly Bhojpuri -speaking region. Bhojpuri region Bhojpur is a ethnolinguistic and cultural area in the Indian subcontinent where the Bhojpuri language is spoken as a mother tongue. The Bhojpuri region encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar , Uttar Pradesh , and Jharkhand , and the Madhesh , Gandaki and Lumbini provinces of Nepal . The earliest known evidence of Human settlement in

143-626: The region are the Cave painting of Kaimur and Mirzapur . The first Neolithic settlement found in this region is in Chirand of Saran , which dates back 2500-1500 B.C. and is contemporary to the Harrapans . Historically, the region was part of Malla and Kashi Mahajanapadas. Varanasi , known as the center of the Bhojpuri cultural region is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. The Bhojpuri region received its name after

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156-934: The reign of the Vardhana dynasty . The earliest form of Bhojpuri can be traced in the Siddha Sahitya and Charyapada as early as 7th century A.D. It is an eastern Indo-Aryan language and one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. The Bhojpuri variant of Kaithi is the indigenous script of Bhojpuri language. Chhath Puja and Durga Puja are the biggest festivals of Bhojpuri region. Other important festivals include Phagwah , Saraswati Puja , Deepavali , Dussehra , Vishwakarma Puja , Ramnavami , Teej , Jitiya , Janmashtami , Anant Chaturdashi , Dev Deepawali , Pidiya, Bahura, Godhan, Chauk Chanda, Raksha Bandhan , Nag Nathaiya , Naga Panchami , Karma , etc. Bhojpuri music

169-527: The town of Bhojpur ( Arrah ), the headquarters of the Ujjainiya Rajputs of the former Shahabad district of Bihar. The speakers of Bhojpuri language are called Bhojpuriyas and are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group. There are an estimated 150 million Bhojpuriyas worldwide, with the vast majority being Hindu . The economic and industrial growth of this region had been greatly hindered because of caste-guided political in-fighting and

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