Desh Videsh Kee Lok Kathayein in HINDI: देश विदेश की लोक कथाएँ हिंदी में प्रकाशित

Sushma Gupta has translated more than 1200 foreign folktales from Africa, America, Canada and Europe etc. for Hindi speaking people in India and abroad: These folktales are being published in print and Digital media from different channels. I would like to place their information over here for our friends on social media:
1. A page has been created for these folktales on my face book for reading stories from various people and also information about the accessibility of folktales in other media:
DESH VIDESH KEE LOK KATHAYEIN:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hindifolktales/?ref=bookmarks;

Details about these stories about Ethiopian Folktales were published in earlier blog

Here are details of some more interesting stories about Italy published in RACHNAKAR.org;
In all, there are TEN Books of Folktales of Italy; 

Folktales from Italy-1 (15 folktales)

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/09/1-1_30.html

Folktales from Italy-2 (17 folktales)

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/2-1.html

Folktales from Italy-3 (10 folktales)

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/3-1.html

Folktales from Italy-4 (11 folktales)

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/4-1.html

Folktales from Italy-5 (18 folktales)

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/10/5-1-italy-lokkatha-5-seb-wali-ladki.html

 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–6

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/11/6-1-italy-ki-lokkatha-billiyan.html

 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–7

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/11/7-1-italy-ki-lokkatha-kaitherine.html

 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–8

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/12/8-1-italy-ki-lokkatha-patthar-se-roti.html

 [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–9

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/12/9-1-italy-ki-lok-katha-do-bahine.html

  [TlaI kI laaok kqaaeoM–10

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/12/10-1-italy-ki-lok-katha-teen-santre.html

LISTEN TEXT in your favourite LANGUAGE including HINDI

one can hear the stories or any other matter from a TEXT by using  ttsread  app.;

one can listen stories ( from Text) ; it is really good for children at home and in the school to tell the stories in the language they understand; Good for visually Handicapped Children who can not read the text from the books , they can enjoy listening the stories or benefit from the literature in any language to any language; Step by step procedure is given below as how to download the app on the computer; once installed on the computer then very simple to use by bringing the text to computer and clicking the RED SPEAKER Icon on the computer , normally on the upper RIGHT corner of the computer in the address bar; You may also use following links to know more about it:

विंडोज 7-8-10 पीसी के लिए - ( For Windows 7,8, and 10 PCs )
http://raviratlami.blogspot.in/2017/09/10.html
फ़ोन के लिए ट्यूटोरियल नुमा यहाँ है ( For Cell Phone ):
http://raviratlami.blogspot.in/2017/10/blog-post_77.html

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3, click on this button , then click 

4. This icon will show up at the top right corner of the chrome brower 

5.. Click on this new icon and another screen will come up.

 On which on the Right Hand Corner you will see a box stating language. 

Drop down that Menu by clicking it and select the language "Hindi"

 

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Among many speeds choose "Very Slow Speed",

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Click on the red icon again

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it before.

10. to read only a certain portion of the text, highlight that text in this new window and then press play.

FOREIGN FOLKTALES in HINDI-1

Sushma Gupta has translated more than 1200 foreign folktales from Africa, America, Canada and Europe etc. for Hindi speaking people in India and abroad: These folktales are being published in print and Digital media from different channels. I would like to place their information over here for our friends on social media:
1. A page has been created for these folktales on my face book for reading stories from various people and also information about the accessibility of folktales in other media:
DESH VIDESH KEE LOK KATHAYEIN:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hindifolktales/?ref=bookmarks

2. Folktales of Ethiopia: 
  (a)  In print media from very popular Publishers in India: PRABHAT PRAKASHAN:

         1.PRABHAT Publications:

https://www.prabhatbooks.com/ethiopia-ki-lok-kathayen-1-folk-tales-of-ethiopia.htm

https://www.prabhatbooks.com/ethiopia-ki-lok-kathayen-2-folk-tales-of-ethiopia.htm

3. published in digital media:

 

     

RACHNAKAR:

https://cse.google.co.in/cse?cx=partner-pub-1278744323386750:5187693473&ie=UTF-8&q=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE+#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE&gsc.page=1

Details:  

Here is the collection of 27 folktales from my book "Folktales of Ethiopia-1"

published on the Website of Rachanakar

१  न्याय में अन्तर

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/07/1-2.html

२  नौ हयीना और शेर

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/07/blog-post_46.html

 3 शेर का बंटवारा

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-3.html

 4 शेर का बच्चा

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-4.html

5 न्यायप्रिय राजा फिरदी

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-5.html

 6  नौ भाई 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-6.html

7  नौ बेवकूफ भाई

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-7.html

 8  बेवकूफ मामो 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-8.html

 9  बेवकूफ गधा

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-9.html

 10   एक कुत्ता और एक गधा 

 http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-10.html

 11  सीधा कुत्ता और चालाक भेड़िया

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-11.html

 12  चूहे ने बन्दर की पूंछ बचायी

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-12.html

 13 अक्लमन्द भेड़िया

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-13.html

 14  मगर और बन्दर

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-14.html

 15  गधे की पूंछ

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-15.html

 16  चतुर पिता

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-16.html

 17  आलसी बेटे 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-17.html

 18  होशियार बेटा 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-18.html

 19  चतुर गवैया

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-18_3.htm

20  चालाक पत्नी

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-20.html

21  लालची कुत्ता 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-21.html

22  काले से गोरा अच्छा

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-22.html

 23  नाचने वाली भेड़

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-23.html"

 24  दो धोखेबाज 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-24.html">

 25  एक अमीर भाई और एक गरीब भाई

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-25.html"

26  गरीब को परेशान करने का नतीजा

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-26.html

 27  पूंछ कटा बन्दर और राजा का शहद

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/1-27.html  

Here is the collection of 18 folktales from my book "Folktales of Ethiopia-2"

published on the Website of Rachanakar

१  धन के बच्चे

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-1.html

२  करामाती भाले

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-2.html

३  एक आदमी ने चोरी करना सीखा 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-3.html

४  चोर और कुरसी

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-4.html

५  चालाक चोर 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-5.html

६  एक डाकू और तीन चोर 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-6.html

७  औरतों ने अपना बडापन कैसे खोया

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-7.html  

8  औरतें और बरतन

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-8.html

९  एक औरत और एक शेर 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-9.html

१०  सुनहरा घोडा

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-10.html

११  सोना उगलने वाला गधा 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-11.html

१२  बोतल का साँप

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-12.html

१३  झूठी कसम खाने का फल 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-13.html

१४  दो यात्री 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-14.html

१५  एक विद्यार्थी की कहानी 

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-15.html 

१६  बेवकूफ नौकर

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-16.html

१७  होशियार चरवाहा

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-17.html

१८  सिनजैरो की कहानी

http://www.rachanakar.org/2017/08/2-18.html

Foreign Folktales in Hindi Ready-2

Till recently most foreign folktales were available only in English language. Very few folktales have been available in Hindi language. This project has been initiated only keeping this in mind that foreign folktales may be available to our Hindi readers in India and at other places.
Under this project more than 1,100 foreign folktales have been written in Hindi after reading from books and Internet and by hearing from people. Indian folktales are normally available in Hindi language that is why Indian folktales have not been included in this collection.
Besides where folktales from European countries are easily available in English, the whole folktale literature seems to be incomplete without their mention that is why some folktales have been included from those countries.
The following books have been prepared as e-Books (on CDs) in which more than 600 folktales have been given. These folktales are available to our Hindi readers any time – to tell children, to be read by children and adults alike, for reference and for research purposes, or for any other purpose the people find useful. The rest of the folktales are also being organized under various titles whose information will be made available at time to time.
This project does not stop at 1,100 folktales rather it is a continuous process so expect more to come in future.
Till now no single folktale collection has been as large as this one even in English language. The two large collectors of folktales known in Europe are: Grimm’s Brothers and the Andrew Lang. But even their collections are also not so large as this in Hindi language.
We are pleased that we could collect so many folktales at one place in Hindi language. We hope that this valuable collection will prove unique and useful to our Hindi folktale literature.

AFRICA
Folktales from Western Africa – 15 tales, 154 pages
Folktales from Eastern Africa – 9 tales, 106 pages
Folktales from Southern Africa – 15 tales, 146 pages

Folktales from Egypt – 8 tales, 126 pages
Folktales from Ethiopia-1 – 27 tales, 126 pages
Folktales from Ethiopia-2 – 23 tales, 126 pages
Queen of Sheba Makeda and King Solomon – 212 pages
King Solomon – 11 tales, 164 pages

Folktales from Nigeria-1 – 20 tales, 170 pages
Folktales from Nigeria-2 – 20 tales, 178 pages
Folktales from Ghana – 14 tales, 172 pages
Cunningness of Anansi Spider – 15 tales, 112 pages
Cunningness of Anansi Spider – 20 tales, 196 pages

Folktales from Zanzibar – 10 tales, 164 pages
Folktales from South Africa – 18 tales, 194 pages

AMERICA, NORTH
Folktales from North America-1 – 12 tales, 124 pages
Folktales from North America-2 – 12 tales, 120 pages
Folktales from Canada – 17 folktales, 112 pages
Folktales of Raven-1 – 20 tales, 124 pages
Folktales of Raven-2 – 20 tales, 126 pages
Folktales of Raven-3 – 3 modern tales, 126 pages

AMERICA, SOUTH
Folktales from South America – 8 tales,

ASIA
Folktales from Asia-1 – 26 tales, 196 pages
Folktales from China – 8 tales, 80 pages
China: Myths and Legends-1 – 18 tales, 190 pages
China: Myths and Legends-2 – 20 tales, 188 pages
Folktales from Russia – 22 tales, 264 pages

EUROPE
Folktales from Europe-2 – 22 tales, 214 pages
One Story many Colors-11 – Cinderella – 20 tales, 272 pages
Folktales from Italy-1 – 18 tales, 194 pages
Folktales from Italy-2 – 16 tales, 200 pages
Folktales from Italy-3 – 12 tales, 200 pages
Folktales from Italy-4 – 21 tales, 200 pages
Folktales from Italy-5 – 15 tales, 210 pages
Folktales from Italy-6 – 18 tales, 220 pages
Folktales from Italy-7 – 22 tales, 230 pages
Folktales from Italy-8 – 13 tales, 122 pages
Folktales from Norse-1 – 8 tales, 148 pages
Folktales from Norse-2 – 11 tales, 120 pages

WORLD
Christianity in Folktales – 23 tales, 258 pages
One Story Many Colors-12 – Cinderella – 10 tales, 112 pages

The e-Books published under the Series “Foreign Folktales in Hindi” are available now on CD-ROMs. To obtain further information about them or a copy of any book :
Please Contact : drsapnag@yahoo.com

Sushma Gupta
http://sushmajee.com/folktales/index-folktales.htm

We lost him young: My younger brother: Krishan Mohan Lal Garg

Krishan Mohan Lal Garg was our youngest  brother. We used to call him MOHAN. He had been happily settled and living with his family in DehraDun. He was only about 50 years when he suddenly died in an accident on November 21, 2002. He left behind his young widow, Rashmi, recently married girl Ruchi and two very young school going daughters, Anchal ( Chhotu) and Kalyani (Mona). In fact, this was not an accident . He was sick for  with very High Blood pressure and Cholesterol for quite some time.  He and no body paid any serious attention about his health. Adequate precaution and treatment was not given to him. He died of brain hemorrhage because of his acute and bad health due to these serious diseases.
He was the  simple , modest, very loving and caring person. He will accept any responsibility without any reservations . He had special consideration, respect and affection for me.
He came to see me off  at DehraDun Railway station when I was leaving for USA in August 2002. While departing , he was crying so much as if we were departing for ever. Perhaps, he had premonition about it.
In September , 2002 When Sarvesh (Chhutkoo) was born , he was so happy that he told my another brother, Virendra and my uncle , Shri Ved Prakash ji  and visited them with sweets.
He was very respectful for all his elders especially for me; always stood by me for any help. He was ever ready to help us wholeheartedly.
I feel very sorry and sad about his premature demise. I always feel his absence. Any way, he completed his mission of this life.
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My Childhood memories ; Primary School and Middle School

MYSELF:
My Childhood life: Primary and Middle school Education in Jhalu 

I was born in a simple family associated with very affectionate relatives and friends around. Jhalu (Bijnor ) was not a village  even to be called a town with diversified population of 8,000. It was a rural setting with minimum and necessary facilities available for the people. During early days of my life, there was only one primary school , one junior High School (middle school ) in a budding stage. I remember the inauguration of middle school  in a great way in a temporary and an old building where used to be our post office.  later. It was all because of the efforts of Maulvi Abul Hasan ji, a very dedicated person and teacher-perhaps, no body will know even his name as there is no foundation stone bearing his name.
My parents never knew as what I was studying at any stage of my education right from primary school to my M.Sc. Final; my mother not being herself adequately educated enough could not even watch my school work, my father was too busy in his medical practice, had no time to watch or even care as what I was doing . In fact, he did not care much about any one of us .
Primary Education:

Three pictures were taken recently in 2008 when I visited my village along with my family including my grandchildren. My grandchildren were thrilled to look at my school and wanted a photograph of the school with them.


Fortunately, school system was very good with very dedicated and selfless teachers; Preschool teacher, Resp. Haider Ali saheb was wonderful teacher taking full care of so many children in his class. Class one teacher; Shri Makhan Lal ji, very strict but very good teacher; second class: Shri Jaswant Singh ji was strict though very casual kind of person; third class: Resp. Munshi Ram Chandra Mal ji , most respected teacher in the community who used to teach like he has been teaching to his own children, very capable and patient person; Munshi Fateh Ulddin ji , very very strict and serious teacher , determined that we must learn whatever, he wanted to teach us, especially the history and geography; fifth class; Munshi Ram Krishna Lal, also the Head Master of the school, excellent teacher and disciplinarian, a good friend of my father. He was the person who registered my name and date of birth etc. in the school which I carry till now.
I bow and owe to my teachers who were so dedicated and so good; my initial learning has to be credited to them. The school learning environment was wonderful with multifaceted learning opportunities from reading writing and normal creative aspects to learning gardening, art and craft etc. Many of the students graduated from this school have achieved very good positions in their career and life. I only wonder if any body including myself has given back anything  in return to this great institution of initial learning. I finished my primary education in 1947.
My middle school education was done just in the adjacent building of  two and a half rooms without any additional facility of playground etc. We had only two rooms for class 5, 6 and 7,  the other room was half finished and without any roof. I can recall the names of various teachers like Maulvi Mohd Umar , Maulvi Hameeduddin, Shri Ghanshyam Singh, Shri Bundeshwari Prasad ,Shri Chandra Pal Singh.
Our Middle School was the only one with hostel facilities for the students from nearby villages. Education was a difficult concept in rural India in those days. I do remember some of the names of those students from nearby villages; Har Pal Singh, Har Pal  Singh (gora) from village Gadana ,  Ram Pal Singh ( though, he was Gupta), Charat Singh, Chhatar Singh, Sat Pal Singh, Bal Ram Singh etc.
The medium of education was Urdu ; Middle school Examination was conducted by the District Board - a kind of Public Examination System not a local one. A certificate was awarded by the Board to those who passed the examination.
Our examination was conducted in Bijnor for which, we have to stay over there for the entire period of examination. I passed my Middle School Examination in 1950.
No more education facility in the town. Students have to go out of the town. I went to Chandpur.

A lost Charitable Trust

A lost charitable Trust

A charitable trust which could have been a reality for a good cause of the society and community is lost for no reason. 

One of my uncle had very lucrative job and earned a lot of money even after his retirement from the active service. He had no children and while young , he wished to adopt one. My mother very clearly refused his request as he very keenly wanted to adopt me . He took me several times to live with him and lured me with many of the gifts and toys etc. He and my aunt were very much interested in adopting me as their child. They loved and cared for me a lot. I stayed with them in Meerut and Lucknow even though it was difficult for me to stay alone without the company of other children and especially my friends from the village. Finally, they adopted the daughter of my aunt’s sister.

My aunt died after a few years of my uncle’s retirement. She was never satisfied and happy in her life as she wanted children of her own. My uncle was very rich with wealth and property. His  adopted daughter also settled nicely with her family. Her family and children were all quite well off in their jobs, wealth and property, etc. The children of his extended family (like all of us and the children of my other uncle) were also well settled independently. None of us needed his money, wealth or property.

On various occasions, I mentioned to him that he should establish a charitable trust for the benefit of less privileged ones as he has no other responsibility and obligations for his friends, relatives including his daughter. I also tried to convince him through some anonymous letters that he should establish a trust in the name of my aunt to get at least some rewards of his good deeds in his next life. Perhaps, the influence of his daughter was so much that he could not do anything. The resources which could have been used for some good cause of the society went all to his daughter after his death in December, 2008. He certainly had some special interest in me. 

I intuitively visited him with Sameer and his family in September 2008. I have a special photograph showing him with me, Sameer and his chiIdren - a photograph showing four generation together. 

Having no children of his own, his karam Kshetra was limited which he could have easily extended by establishing this trust carrying on his memory and legacy. It is the destiny that my mother did not agree for the adoption, otherwise, those resources would have passed on to me and I would have put his wealth to good use for others. 

Otherwise also, as per my destiny based on my life experiences and reality, I am not destined to own unearned wealth and property. That is explained in another blog.