Draft:Kanha and Veliya

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Kana and Vela
Born
Died1971
Cause of deathpoison by Balwant Singh Bakhasar
Nationality (legal)Indian
CitizenshipIndian
Known forDacoity, helping poor and Big devote of Sundha Mata
PartnerChampa Bharwad(Sister but not by blood)
Details
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Kanha Singh and Vel Singh Or Kanha and Veliya the two brothers are the Dacoits of Jalore and Big devote of Sundha Mata. They have boom of Sundha mata that no one can kill them in Sundha mountain and advice them to not leave mountain. They were known for helping poor people by giving money of Dacoity and they never looted any poor and middle class people. They respect the girls and never rape a girl like other dacoities.[1]

Early life edit

Kanha and Vela were born in Dhandal Rathore family(clan of pabuji) of Ravana Rajput community in Bhinmal, their Father Dhannaji Dhandal was a farmer and their earning was depending on agriculture[2]. According to the folk songs they know as the son of Bhatiyani as well as their mother was Bhati, Ravana Rajput.[3]

Robbery edit

At the young age they started small robberies. When they caught by police and put in Jaswantpura jail, they left the robbery work but whenever any robbery was done in their village which was not done by them the police put Kanha and Vela in jail without knowing the who was real thief. After many incidents like this they decided to become real dacoits. First they looted small villages surrounding Bhinmal and Sanchore. [1] According to folk songs one day they traveled in train, they ask ticket to train master but master refuse to give them ticket, for this behavior of train master they looted whole train and donated the half loot to Sundha Mata Temple.[4]

Champa Bharwad edit

Champa was a Bharwad girl of Gadariya caste, she was a dacoit of Gujarat when she heard about Kanha and Vela, she came to meet them and asked them to join their gang. First they rejected it but after Champa's convince they agreed. After this Champa became the sworn sister (Dharam Bhen) of Kanah and Vela.[2]

Death edit

After many robberies and dacoities the police was unable to catch them so Rajasthan government ask help to Balwant Singh Bakhasar (a dacoit who help Indian Army during 1971 war[5]) . Balwant Singh invite Kanha, Vela and Champa to join Balwant Singh gang in Bakhasar. Champa first rejected it and remember Kanha, Vela the boon of Sundha mata to not leave Sundha mountain but Kanha and Vela did not hear her advice and left Sundha Mountain. Balwant organized a party of Opium to welcome Kanha and Vela in which he offer special drink which contain poison, by drinking that drink they die and after their death Champa kill herself and their bodies were given to hand of Bhinmal police.[1]

In popular culture edit

Their life story were famous by many folk song and movies of Rajasthan like Kana Veliya Katha.[6][7] During Holi the Meghwal community of Gorwar sang a Phalguna song of Kana Veliya[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Kumar, Sarvan (5 June 2023). "Kanha and Valiya dacoits Story of Khukhal dacoits of Jalore district कोनिया और वेलियाडाकूओं जालोर जिले के खुखाल डाकूओं की कहानी जानें". Jalore News | जालोर न्यूज़ | जालोर समाचार | Jalore News Today (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Parmar, Mahendra kumar (2006). કાના-વેલા (Kanha-Vela) [Kana-Vela] (in Gujarati) (1 ed.). Gujarat: Matrubharti. pp. 1–25. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ Bisnoi, Shyam (2016). The Bhinmal City nagar palika (in Hindi). Bhinmal megin. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b Foudation, Rekha. "होळी फाग गीत, भीनमाल, मारवाड़ होळी, 2023 | अंजस". anjas.org (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 January 2024. गोडवाड़ खेतर रै सोनाणा-खेतळा जी मांय बीबळसर गांव रै मेघवाल समुदाय रै लोगां कान जी, वैल जी रै किस्सा माथै फाग प्रस्तुत करी। इण फाग रा मांय दरज विरतांत रै अनुसार कान जी, वैल जी भीनमाल परगणे रा डाकू हता, पैल तो छोटी-मोटी चोरी करतां पण अेक दिन रेल रे बाबू चोरी रो मैणो देय टिकट देवण सूं मना कर दियो, जणै उवां रेल लूट ली। रेल लूट वा लोग सुंधा माता रा दरशन कर आधी धाडी सुंधा माता मन्दर मां चढा दीवी। इण किस्से रो आज भी बखाण आपा नै गोड़वाड़ रै फाग मां सुणण नै मिले।
  5. ^ "वीरता और देशभक्ति की बड़ी मिसाल: डाकू बलवंतसिंह बन गए थे सेना के हीरो, उनके बताए रास्ते से भारत ने किया था कराची फतेह | india-pak 1971 war: dacoit balwant singh history in hindi". Patrika News (in Hindi). 23 February 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ^ Kana Veliya Katha - Chunnilal, Pakhal, 1 January 2009, retrieved 6 January 2024, Kana Veliya Katha is a Rajasthani album released in 2009. There are a total of 4 songs in Kana Veliya Katha. The songs were composed by talented musicians such as Pakhal and Chunnilal.
  7. ^ Methi, Champa, Kana Veliya Geet, retrieved 9 January 2024, Kana Veliya New Geet was released in the year Aug (1998). Champa Methi, has sung this beautiful masterpiece. This Song belongs to the "Marwadi Raja" album.