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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

Green Bean Subji

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Celebrating NY!

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NY State Fair

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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.

Green Bean Subji

NY State Fair

Represent Bihar

UX4ME Demo