Objection to the label 'Christian Mahar' (Marathi)

 JmdHw$gm~mhoaMm {¼ñVr g_mO,  H$m{_b nmaIo

gwJmdm àH$meZ, nwUo

8) ' {¼ñVr _hma ' eãXmbm Amjon

_hma Am{U _m§J `m Añn¥í` OmVtVyZ {¼ñVr Y_mªV àdoe Ho$boë`m bmoH$m§Zm `m Y_mªVam_wio EH$ Zdr AmoiI Am{U Apñ_Vm {_idyZ {Xbr. ho Y_mªVa åhUOo Añn¥í` àWo{déÜX, `m bmoH$m§da eVH$moZweVHo$ Ho$boë`m gm_m{OH$, Ym{_©H$ Am{U Am{W©H$ AÝ`m`m{déÜX Ho$bobm EH$ gm_wXm{`H$ {~Ðmoh, ~§S>M hmoVm. Y_mªVam_wio Ë`m§Zm EH$ AmË_gÝ_mZ àmá Pmbm. Ë`m_wio Amnë`mbm {¼ñVr _hma qH$dm {¼ñVr _m§J åhUyZ g§~moYUo Ë`m§Zm An_mZmñnX dmQy> bmJbo. `m _mZ{gH$Vobm H$mhr gm_m{OH$ g§X^© {ZpíMVM AmhoV. 'X _hma \$moH$' `m gZ 1938 gmbr AboŠPm§S>a am°~Q>©gZ `mZo {b{hboë`m nwñVH$mVhr darb _mZ{gH$VoMo dU©Z H$aÊ`mV Ambo.1 ''AZoH$ bmoH$XoIrb Ooìhm Vo _hma OmVrMo AmhoV Aer H$~wbr XoVmV Voìhm Ë`m§À`m AmdmOmV ñdm{^_mZmMm A^md d ea_oMr ~m~ AgVo. _hmam§VyZ {¼ñVr Pmbobo bmoH$ {¼ñVr Pmë`m~Ôb ñdm{^_mZ ~miJVmV d AmnU nyduMo _hma hmoVmo `m CJ_ñWmZmda Omoa XoV ZmhrV, Vgm C„oI H$aUo Q>miVmV.'' ho nwñVH$ {b{hë`mZ§Va nmD$Ueo dfmªMm H$mi CbQ>ë`mZ§Vahr `m n[apñWVrV \$magm ~Xb Pmbobm Zmhr.

eham§V dmñVã`mg Jobobo _amR>r {¼ñVr {_ñgogmR>r Xa a{ddmar qH$dm BVa Hw$R>ë`mM {Xder XodimV OmV Zmhr Aer VH«$ma H$aUmam boI \$mXa nm`g J¡gb `m§Zr '{Zamoß`m' À`m _mM© 1943À`m A§H$mV {b{hbm hmoVm. _mÌ Ë`m§À`m VH«$marÀ`m _yi {df`mnojm Ë`m§Zr ñWm{ZH$ {¼ñVr bmoH$m§Zm CÔoeyZ dmnabobm ' {¼ñVr _hma' hm eãXM ehadm{g`m§Zm Iyn Pm|~bm Ago {XgVo. \$mXa J¡gb Ë`mZ§Va AZoH$ df} Ah_XZJa {OëømVrb `oeyg§KmMo à_wI hmoVo, Ë`m ZmË`mZo Ë`m§Zr `m {OëømV _amR>r {¼ñVr bmoH$m§gmR>r VgoM ~hþg§»` g_mOmgmR>r emim, lram_nyaMo g§V byH$ hm°pñnQ>b gmaIo AZoH$ àH$ën \$mXa J¡gb `m§Zr Ë`mZ§VaÀ`m H$mimV gwê$ Ho$bo. Ë`m_wio {¼ñVr g_mOm{df`r Ë`m§Zm Agboë`m AmñWo{df`r _wirM e§H$m KoVm `oV Zmhr. _mÌ JmdJmS>çmVyZ EH$Xm ~mhoa nS>ë`mZ§Va '{¼ñVr _hma ' `m eãXà`moJmVyZ nwÝhm Ë`mV AS>Hy$Z nS>Ê`mMr `m g_mOmVrb ZmJar qH$dm {e{jV bmoH$m§Mr Ë`mdoirhr BÀN>m ZìhVr ho `mdê$Z ñnï> {XgyZ `oVo.

`mg§X^m©V \$m. J¡gb `m§À`m n{hë`m boImVrb gwê$dmVrMm n[aÀN>oX nw{T>bà_mUo hmoVm:

"JwìhoH$a OmVmV, _Ðmgr bmoH$ OmVmV, nU "

AmnU {_eZar H$mhr H$m_mH$[aVm nwÊ`mbm, IS>H$sbm, ZJambm OmVmo Voìhm Am_À`m H$mZm§da nwT>rb eãX nS>ë`m{edm` amhV ZmhrV: 'JwìhoH$a Xodmb`m§V `oVmV, _Ðmgr bmoH$ Xodmb`m§V `oVmV nU {¼ñVr _hma a{ddmargwÜXm `oVmV Va enW. nwîH$i OU A{VJ[a~r_wio a{ddmargwÜXm nmoQ> ^amdo åhUyZ H$m_ H$aVmV `m{df`r VH«$ma Zmhr. na§Vw n. {_ñgm ~hþVoH$ gdmªZm EoH$Uo eŠ` Amho, \$º$ _hma H$m_ H$aUmao _mUgo AmhoV H$m?? JwìhoH$a d _Ðmgr bmoH$ {Zìdi [aH$m_Q>oH$S>o AmhoV H$m?

Va _J Amnbo {¼ñVr _hma a{ddmar n. {_ñgm EoH$Ê`mMr h`J` H$aVmV `mMo H$m` H$maU Agmdo?''?2

`mZ§Va nwT>À`mM _{hÝ`mV åhUOo E{àb 1943À`m A§H$mV \$mXa J¡gb `m§Mm nwT>rb boI à{gÜX Pmbm hmoVm.

'' _hmamï´>r` {¼ñVr OZhmo

JmodoH$a OmVmV, _Ðmgr OmVmV nU-

`m _Wù`mImbr '{Zamoß`m'À`m _mM© _{hÝ`mÀ`m A§H$mV Omo boI _r à{gÜX Ho$bm Amho, Vmo {H$Ë`oH$m§Zm Q>mo§MUma Amho, `mMr _bm nyU© OmUrd hmoVr. Vw_À`m amJmMm ~mU Xwgè`m H$moUmda Z gwQ>mdm åhUyZ _mPr ghr _r Ho$bobr Amho; Agmo. Vwåhmbm Amnë`m ñdV:da åhUOo Amnë`m ñdV:À`m Xodmb`m§V OmÊ`mÀ`m h`JB©da amJ `oB©b Aer _bm JmoS> Amem hmoVr. na§Vw Vr Amem \$mob R>abr Ago {XgVo. Vw_À`m amJmMm {df` _r dmnabobm eãX ' {¼ñVr _hma' hmM Amho. Vwåhmbm XwImdÊ`mÀ`m hoVyZo hm eãX _r dmnabm Ago _bm AmoiIUmam H$moUrM åhUUma Zmhr hr _mPr ImÌr Amho. `m ~mOybm ~hþVoH$ gd© {¼ñVr A{^_mZmZo Amnë`mbm '_hma' åhUVmV. AWm©V _r IoS>oJmdMm AgyZ IoS>oJmdÀ`m ^mfoV ~mobbmo. Vwåhr ehamVbo AgyZ '_hma' `m eãXmMm ~{hîH$ma H$[aVm ho _bm H$moRy>Z R>mD$H$? åhUyZ _r H$m` H$ê$? Vwåhmbm H$go g§~moYmdo? 'JmodoH$a {¼ñVr'', ''_Ðmgr {¼ñVr'' Ago åhUVmV Va Vwåhmbm H$m` Zmd Úmdo? ''_hmamï´>r` {¼ñVr'' åhUmdo H$m`? Va g_Om {H$ ''_hmamï´> '' `m eãXmÀ`m ì`wËnÎmr~Ôb AWm©V AË`§V {dÛmZ bmoH$m§Zr nwT>o {Xë`mà_mUo MMm© Ho$br Amho. ''_hmamï´> åhUOo _hma + amï´> = _hmam§Mm Xoe Amho''. `m ì`wËnÎmrg Agm AmYma Amho {H$ , _hma OmVrMr dñVr _hmamï´>mV nwîH$iM Amho. Vwåhmbm VoUoH$ê$Z _hmamï´>r` {¼ñVr Oa g§~mo{Ybo Va H$moU OmUo Vw_Mm amJ COyZ (nwÝhm EH$Xm) _Oda ~gob. BH$S>o {dhra, {VH$S>o AmS> Aer _mPr pñWVr Pmbobr Amho. Ago AgVm AmnUmbm _r H$go g§~moYmdo åhUyZ H$idmb Va \$ma _oha~mZr hmoB©b.

Amnbm :- _hmamï´>r` Y_©Jwê$

nr. J¡gb

`m nÌmbm OmoSy>ZM '{Zamoß`m'À`m `wamo{n`Z {_eZar Agboë`m g§nmXH$m§Zr dmMH$m§À`m '_hma' `m eãXmÀ`m Amjonm~Ôb Imbrb {Q>nÊUr à{gÜX Ho$br hmoVr.3

"Vwåhmbm _hmam§Mm g§~§Y ZH$mo åhUyZ AmZ§X dmQ>Vmo. Va Vwåhr nwT>o ({¼ñVr Z Pmboë`m) _hmam§~amo~a b¾ gwÜXm H$aUma Zmhr Aer Amem YaVm `oB©b H$m?? Vwåhr _hmaH$s gmoSy>Z XoÊ`mg V`ma Amhm H$m`? '_amR>r {¼ñVr ' ho Zmd _mÝ` Amho H$m`?

(g§nmXH$)

_hma `m eãXmbm ehadm{g`m§Zr 1940À`m XeH$mV Amjon KoVbm. ñdmV§Í`moËVa H$mimV J«m_rU ^mJmVrb AZoH$ _amR>r bmoH$m§Zr eham§H$S>o dmQ>Mmb Ho$br. _mÌ ehar `m bmoH$m§Mm `m eãXm{df`rMm Vrd« Amjon H$m`_ am{hbm. gZ 1995 gmbr X{bV {¼ñVr _amR>r gm{hË` g§_obZmMo AÜ`j XodXÎm hþgio `m§À`m nwT>rb dmŠ`mVyZ hoM ñnï> hmoVo. ''IoS>çmV gdU© g_mO {¼íMZm§Zm AmS>nS>ÚmZo _hma, _m§J, ^§JrM g§~mo{YVmo, ho _w§~B©-nwÊ`mVë`m§Zm Jmdr Z `oVm H$go H$iUma? gË` n[apñWVrMr AZw^yVr ¿`m d _J ñdV:bm gdU© åhUm !'' Ago hþgio `m§Zr Amnë`m ^mfUmV åhQ>bo Amho.4

g§X^©"

1) AboŠPm§S>a am°~Q>©gZ, '_hma bmoH$ - _hmamï´>mVrb Añn¥í`m§Mm Aä`mg'. _amR>r ^mfm§Va {^wjw grd{b~moYr, ñ_aU X{hdbo, (Xwgar Amd¥Îmr 1991) (nmZ 9)

2)' {Zamoß`m' _m{gH$, _mM© 1943, (nmZ 152)

3)'{Zamoß`m' _m{gH$, E{àb 1943 (nmZ 173)

4) gwZrb í`m_gw§Xa AmT>md (g§nmXH$ d g_rjH$), 'Y_© {¼ñVmMm, {dMma gm{hË`mMm - eVH$mVrb {¼ñVr gm{hË` g§_obZmÜ`jr` ^mfUo Am{U Ë`mdarb g_rjm', (nmZ 346)

Pune Pimpri Chinchwad Cemeteries - too small, too few, too far

Cemeteries - too small, too few, too far

 Sakal Times

CAMIL PARKHE

The number of cemeteries for the Christian community in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have remained the same although the population of Christians in the city has increased during the past few decades. This has posed a problem for the members of the community who are forced to travel long distances to bury their dear ones.

Dapodi is the only burial ground available to the sizable Christian community in Pimpri Chinchwad and Khadki.

The other burial grounds are located at Hadapsar, Yerawada, and near the Holkar Bridge. Farther away, there is one more Christian cemetery in the jurisdiction of the Dehu Road Cantonment Board.

There is another cemetery – the War Cemetery in Khadki, but no fresh burials are allowed here. It was created to bury the remains of mostly Allied army combatants killed during the second World War and is more of a memorial.

All the cemeteries in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, barring the City Church cemetery at Nanapeth, are open to all Christians - Catholics as well as Protestants.

The burial grounds in Dapodi and Hadapsar have been existing since the British days and today these lands are owned by the civic bodies. These cemeteries are managed by committees having representatives of various Christian sects.

The permission for burial at the various cemeteries is given only on presentation of the death certificate issued by civic bodies and a letter from the representative of the church to which the deceased person belonged.

Due to the space crunch, the practice of selling land for construction of a tomb over the grave has been discontinued at all the cemeteries.

Encroachments on the periphery of burial grounds is another problem faced by almost all cemeteries as there are no resident care takers at these sites.

The area of the Dapodi cemetery shrunk a couple of years back when a portion of the graveyard was acquired for the widening of the Pune-Mumbai highway.

Fr Clement Raj, parish priest of St Ignatius Church in Khadki, said that Dapodi cemetery had also lost some land due to encroachments.

Unlike all other cemeteries, the City Church cemetery is used to bury only those belonging to the City Church parish and also Goans belonging to any parish in the city.

Explaining this peculiarity, City Church parish priets Fr Joe D’Souza said that the City Church, built in 1852, is the oldest church in the city and it also happens to be the only church in Maharashtra which came under the jurisdiction of the Goa diocese.

The cemetery was the property of the City Church and its parishioners were all Goans and therefore, for over a century, only Goans were buried there. In the recent past, this custom had created a conflict among the Goan and non-Goan parishioners of the church and therefore the cemetery was thrown open to all those belonging to this church.

Fr D’Souza said that due to the shrinking space at the burial ground, the church no longer permits permanent graves at the cemetery.

“The problem has become so acute that we do not allow anyone to build a permanent tomb even if the person is willing to offer Rs 50,000,” said the parish priest.

For the past few years, the City Church cemetery has been forced to follow the practice of using graves that are more than three years old for fresh burials. However, some very old tombs continue to exist in the cemetery. “It is difficult for the Church administration to seek removal of these very old graves as it is a sensitive issue,” said Fr D’Souza.

A Christian cemetery on an acre of land near Vadgaonsheri, given by the Pune Municipal Corporation, was dedicated by the Bishop of Pune on November 2, All Souls Day. The land on the banks of the Mula-Mutha was earmarked for cemetery for the past many years but no burials had taken place there due to some pending disputes, said Joe Kasbe, a local Christian leader.

Church welcomes cremation too

-Fr Joe Abraham, Chancellor of Pune diocese, said that the Catholic Church has no objection to people preferring cremation to burial as this solves the problem of space at the cemetery.

- There is no theological issue involved in this, Fr Abraham said, adding that “after cremation, the remains of the departed persons can be kept in niches on the compound walls of the cemetery.”

- Fr Abraham informed that at least three Catholics were cremated in Pune during the past decade. “The custom of cremation has been accepted more by Catholics in Mumbai,” he added.