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Step 1

Wash green beans

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Step 2

Dice them small.

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Step 3

Prepare Green Chilli, Ginger, Garlic

A recipe for gujarati shaak to pass on to my kids

Potato Green Bean Subji

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Rajdev Yadav, from Amwa village in the Champaran district of Bihar, recites this droll yarn about a liar’s competition attended by people from neighbouring districts. Such tales have been a staple in routine evening gatherings on village verandahs for generations. This recital adds a dash of the modern by referencing words such as ‘hi-tech’ and ‘hybrid’ while relating rural routines, showcasing how folk has always reflected its current reality. 

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Rajdev Yadav

The Liars’ Competition

A man travels across the seven seas on a quest to wake up his destiny, sleeping in an island cave without a care. In this off-beat Bhojpuri folk tale, Seema Verma, a rural healthcare worker, enkindles the magic and wonder of a fairy tale world. Stories like this kept the daily evening gatherings bright and alive on dim-lit rural verandahs in a less technologically-connected era.

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Seema Verma

A Quest for a Destiny 

A 100-year old mandali singer, Badri Das, shares an urban legend about Saint Bhikham Das's mystical interactions with the world around him. From a fellow saint visiting Bhikam Das on a tiger to his disciple helping people manage a pandemic, this story is an ensemble of multiple popular events near Saint Bhikam Das. Bihar has a rich culture of poet-saints, and this narration in Bhojpuri reveals how intertwined the legacies of these unique personas are in the lives of the regular folk.

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Badri Das

A Saint Meets a Tiger

Represent Bihar

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walter

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Samson's Channel

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Celebrating NY!

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State Fair 2024