Bhojpuri people
The Bhojpuri people are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Indian subcontinent who speak the Bhojpuri language and inhabit the Bhojpuri-Purvanchal region. This area is now divided between the western part of the Indian state of Bihar, the eastern part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along with some neighbouring districts in the Madhesh of Nepal.[2][3] A significant diaspora population of Bhojpuris can be found in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, other parts of the Caribbean, Fiji, South Africa, and Mauritius.[4]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 51 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| India ["Bhojpuri region" (Western Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh) and Nepal (Madhesh) | |
| Languages | |
| Bhojpuri · Hindi · Urdu | |
| Religion | |
Majority:  HinduismMinority:  Islam ·  Buddhism ·  Jainism ·  Christianity · Others |
Language
Bhojpuri is spoken by around 50 million people.[5] It is native to Bhojpuri region of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Bhojpuri is sociolinguistically considered one of the "Hindi dialects" although it linguistically belongs to the geographic Bihari branch of Eastern Indo-Aryan languages.
Cuisine
Bhojpuri cuisine is part of North Indian cuisine. It is mild and spice is less used. It has majorly influenced the cuisine of the Caribbean, Fiji, Mauritius, and South Africa.
Notable people
- Bhikhari Thakur, Author
- Heera Dom, Poet
- Pratapdhavala, Khayaravala king in 11th century
- Shri Pratapa, Khayaravala king in 12th century
- Raj Mohan, Singer
- Dinesh Bhramar, Poet
- Amrapali Dubey, Actress
- Bindeshwari Dubey, freedom fighter and politician
- Sushil Kumar Upadhyay, Director in the Bhojpuri Film Industry
- Ravi Kishan, Actor and Politician
- Rakesh Mishra, Actor and Singer
- Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian independence activist and politician
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad, First President of India
- Om Prakash Rajbhar, Politician
- Saryu Rai, Politician
- Medini Ray, king of Palamu in 17th century
- Nilamber and Pitamber, freedom fighter
- Babu Veer Kunwar Singh, Maharaja of Jagdishpur estate
- Pawan Singh, Actor and Singer
- Chandan Tiwari, Folk singer
- Manoj Tiwari, Actor, singer and Politician
- Shweta Tiwari, Actress
- Pankaj Tripathi, Actor
- Dinesh Lal Yadav, Anchor, actor, producer
- Khesari Lal Yadav, Actor and Singer
- Lalu Prasad Yadav, Politician and Former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Tejashwi Yadav, Politician
- Ravi Bissambhar, Trinidadian musician
References
- "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- Roy Burman, B. K.; Chandra Sekhar, A. (1972). "Economic and Socio-cultural Dimensions of Regionalisation: An Indo-U.S.S.R. Collaborative Study". pp. 392–409. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- Brass, Paul R. (2005). Language, Religion and Politics in North India. p. 69. ISBN 9780595343942. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Journal of Mauritian Studies, Volume 2, Issue 1". 2003. pp. 34–37. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 August 2019.