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Articles: Devotion | Divine Inspiration
- Prof. venkata ramanamurty mallajosyula
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DIVINE - Inspiration –Ranchi
1. There ‘s something about the Ranchi climate and its greenery that has always inspired great men to greater things. Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad started writing his famous commentary on the Quran here. Jyothindranatk Tagore often spent a contemplative hour on Tagore Hill before composing his thoughts. Some content that Rabindranath Tagore was inspired to pen down literary classic Gitanjali right here in Ranchi. Even the wise British appointed it as the summer capital of Bihar and many officers chose to write their memories in its tranquil surroundings. With such an august assembly that had graced Ranch’s past, it was difficult for an ordinary writer like any other to even lift a pen.The best one could do was to at least go about discovering the land that inspired them.
2.On the northern periphery of Ranchi and about 5 km from the city center is its chief attraction. Tagore Hill. Showing great real estate acumen for his time, Jyothindranath Tagore bought a large patch of land on the Morhabadi Hill and its adjoining areas and made it his home. His fourteen long years of self-imposed exile were well spent in study and his love for the arts. It’s believed his younger brother Rabindranath often visited him from Calcuta, spending time musing on the hill. Over the years, the small hillock was simply dubbed Tagore Hill in memory of the elder brother , who lived there until his death in 1925. As you enter through the white – washed, mural – lined main gate and climb up the steps, the city of Ranchi begins to take form. The busy lanes disappear into a green landscape interrupted by small hillocks, lakes and distant signs of habitation. Halfway up the hill, is a white building that will eventually house a museum dedicated to the life and times of the Tagore Brothers. A pathway leads to the top, where an old chhatri built by the Tagores untidily lists out who loves who in Ranchi. If you can ignore the grafitti and amorous couples, the spot still remain an inspiring perch, offering tryst with the rising and setting sun.
3.Close to the Tagore Hill is Kanke Dam, with a rock garden landscaped within amusement park and water slides at the base of the hillock. Hjatia, the other waterbody , lies at the ether end of town and tends to be less crowded . After you have had your share of churches, temples and relics of the Raj, escape from the busy town to Ormanjhi, a 20 km excursion on Hazaribagh road. The Birsa Munda Jajvik Udyan (Biological Garden )
Is a repository of rare herbs, plants and animals.15kn ahead on the Ormanji – Sikidiri road, is the crocodile breeding center a Muta. With two crocodiles from the nearby Bhera river and the project was initiated in 1987,thenumbewrs have swollen to about 50.Back in town, the Jharkhand Tribal research Institute with its anthropological museum and library is the people and their rich culture.
4.As you leave the outer city limits, the trappings of a modern town slip away and the sole of the real Ranchi emerges. The road move past small villages, with chai stalls selling samosa and kachori. Young boys sat astride painted bicycles with glarish cluster of plastic flowers; some in school uniforms, some sporting goggles, a bright bandana and t-shirts with Dhoni’s portrait. If Tanushree Dutta hd placed Jamshedpur on the Bollywod center stage, Mahendrasingh Dhoni has hoisted Jhadkhand onto th international map. Petrol pumps around Ranchi proudly flaunted “Dhoni was here’ signs, feeding off dizzying fame of the bike – crazy cricketer.
5. this was the land of a myriad tribes, whose heart beats with the song of the river, the crash of a cascade and women with basketrs on their heads and children strapped to their backs singing an unknown tune.The popular couplet still rings true : Peech par chhoma, maath par khanchi;Jab dekho to samjho RanchI’…
Prof: Venkata Ramanamurty Mallajosyula
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