नौचन्दी मेला

nauchandi mela
nauchandi mela, merath|200px|center
vivaran	yah mela prati varsh lagata hai aur yah aitihasik hindoo-muslim ekata ka pratik hai.
samay	chaitr mas ke navaratri tyauhar se ek saptah pahale se (amooman aprail mean), lagabhag holi ke ek saptah bad lagata hai aur ek mah tak chalata hai.
sthan	merath, uttar pradesh
any janakari	nauchandi yani nav chandi. isi nam se yahaan ek mandir bhi hai. bagal mean hi bale miyaan ki majar hai. jahaan mandir mean rojana bhajan-kirtan hote haian vahian majar mean kavvali v kavi sammalen.

nauchandi mela uttar pradesh ke prasiddh meloan mean se ek hai. yah mela merath mean prati varsh lagata hai. yahaan ka aitihasik nauchandi mela hindoo-muslim ekata ka pratik hai. hajarat bale miyaan ki daragah evan navachandi devi (nauchandi devi) ka mandir ek doosare ke nikat hi sthit haian. mele ke dauran mandir ke ghantoan ke sath ajan ki avaz ek saanpradayik adhyatm ki pratidhvani deti hai. yah mela chaitr mas ke navaratri tyauhar se ek saptah pahale se, lagabhag holi ke ek saptah bad lagata hai aur ek mah tak chalata hai.thumb|left|nauchandi mela

itihas

nauchandi mele ka svaroop pauranik merath ke itihas se ju da hai. mugal kal se chale a rahe nauchandi mele ne shahar ke kee svatantrata aandolanoan ko mahasoos kiya. svatantrata senaniyoan ke sangharsh ki jahaan nauchandi gavah bani. vahian shahadat ke dard ko bhi mele ne karib se mahasoos kiya.

svatantrata sangram ka gavah

atyachar aur bagavat ke suroan ko bhi is nauchandi ne khoob suna. yahian nahian 1857 ka sangram dekhane ka gaurav bhi nauchandi se achhoota nahian raha. ajadi ki moorat bani nauchandi ne shahar ke kee utar chadhav dekhe, lekin mele ki raunak kabhi kam n huee. desh ajad hua to bantavare ka vakt aya. shahar mean kya samooche desh mean saanpradayik mahaul big da. kiantu chahe shasan mugaloan ka raha ho ya aangrezi hukoomat ya phir svatantrata sangram ya saanpradayik dange, aj tak aisa kabhi nahian hua ki shahar mean nauchandi ke mele ka ayojan n hua ho.

merath ki shan

aprail ke mahine mean lagane vala nauchandi mela merath ki shan hai. in dinoan mean yah mela apane poore shabab par hota hai. yah shahar ke aandar nauchandi maidan mean lagata hai. har taraph se ane jane ke sadhan siti basean, tampoo v riksha upalabdh haian. isaki ek khasiyat aur hai ki yah rat ko lagata hai. din mean to nauchandi maidan soona p da rahata hai.thumb|left|nauchandi mela

nauchandi athava nav chandi

nauchandi yani nav chandi. isi nam se yahaan ek mandir bhi hai. bagal mean hi bale miyaan ki majar hai. jahaan mandir mean rojana bhajan-kirtan hote haian vahian majar mean kavvali v kavi sammalen. isake alava ek b de mele mean jo kuchh hona chahie vo sab yahaan hai. bharapoor manoranjan, khana-khurak, bhi d-bha d, suraksha-vyavastha sab kuchh. pahale door door ke gavoan se log yahaan ate the. in dinoan har taraf nauchandi hi nauchandi rahati thi. sabhi saparivar program banate the nauchandi jane ka. do sal pahale maian bhi gaya tha- saikil se. ab rat ko apane gaanv mean koee vahan to chalata nahian. lekin pichhale kuchh saloan se yah mela hindoo-muslim sampradayikata ki bheant chadh raha hai. har sal kuchh n kuchh baval ho hi jata hai. gaanv vale to ab kam hi jate haian - mahaul kharab hai. phir bhi mela, mela hai. bharatiyata ki pahachan hai. ek bat aur, is nam se ek tren bhi chalati hai- nauchandi eksapres. merath se muradabad, lakhanoo ke raste ilahabad tak. merath se saharanapur tak liank ke roop mean chalati hai. merath ko rajadhani se jo dane vali ekamatr tren. to agar agale das-pandrah dinoan mean haridvar ya age jane ka program ho to is mele ko bhi dekh sakate haian.

iando-pak mushayara

iando-pak mushayara is mele ki jan hua karata tha. iando-pak mushayare mean hiandustan ke sath p dosi mulk ke shayaroan ko bhi nyauta diya jata tha. bataya jata hai ki nauchandi din ka mela dehat aur rat ko shahar ka hota tha. din mean door-daraj ke log is mele mean kharidari karane ate the, jabaki rat hote yahaan shaharavasiyoan ka jamav da lag jata tha. in saloan mean nauchandi ke svaroop mean aee tabdili par du:kh jahir karate hue kee log kahate haian ki ab nauchandi mela bas ek aupacharikata bhar rah gaya hai. adhikaansh log rat mean vahaan jana pasand nahian karate. ab mele mean sudhar ki bahut guanjaish hai.

sanskriti ki sanpoorn jhalak

desh ke kone-kone se vyapari akar yahaan bhinn-bhinn tarike ke utpad bechate the. isase n keval shahar ke logoan ko apani sanskriti ka bodh hota tha, balki desh ko arthik labh bhi hota tha. aangrez hukoomat ke dauran yahaan bahut b da pashu mela bhi lagata tha. is mele mean arabi gho doan ka vyapar kiya jata tha. sena apane gho de adhikaansh is mele se hi kharidati thi.

saanpradayik sauhard ka pratik

kaha to yah bhi jata hai ki shahar mean jab-jab saanpradayik dange hue, tab-tab nauchandi mele ne hi hindoo-muslim ke diloan ki k davahat door ki. dangoan ke bad bhi donoan hi paksh ke log nauchandi mele mean ek sath dekhe ge. shahar mean nauchandi mela 350 sal se lag raha hai. sanh 1672 mean nauchandi mele ki shuruat shahar sthit maan navachandi ke mandir se huee thi. shuruat mean isaka nam navachandi mela tha, jo bad mean nauchandi ke nam se jana gaya. varishth lekhak aur itihasakar dharmavir divakar ke anusar- "navaratr ke nauvean din yahaan mela bharana shuroo hua tha. dhire- dhire mela b da hota gaya aur isaka svaroop ek din se nikal kar dinoan mean tabdil ho gaya. purane samay samay mean nauchandi mela merath hi nahian, balki poore desh ki shan hua karata tha. mele mean hindoo-muslim ki sahabhagita se shahar ka saanpradayik sauhard bana rahata tha.

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bahari k diyaan

• kichhauchha daragah ka nauchandi mela
• Nav Chandi Fair 2014 - March 30 (Sunday)