Kameshwar’s eldest son is TNJ. He was very intelligent in his primary stage. Having fair complexion his physical appearance was very attractive. The only minus point was his short height. He is perhaps 5’ 4” tall. He is a good orator. He can speak for several days uninterrupted. He knows all shastras. He is jack-of-all-trades but master of none. He has little school knowledge. He never visited any modern school. However, he has gained some knowledge of Sanskrit in traditional school of old time, Brahmacharyashram.
Mithila is famous for Sanskrit education. Janak, Gautam, Yagyawalkya, Maitrey, Kanad, Mandan Mishra where Shankaracharya was defeated, Sir Ganganath Jha, Amarnath jha, Vidya Vachaspati Madhushudan Mishra, Umesh Mishra, Jay Madhav Thakur, Munishwarjha, Jaymant Mishra, Sadanand Jha and so many uncounted scholars have taken birth here who are the pride of our country. There is a Sanskrit vidyalaya at Karmauli. This vidyalaya is about 100 year old. Previously it was called Vidyapati Brahmacharyashram Sanskrit Vidyalaya. Now it is called Sanskrit Uchcha Vidyalaya. When it was Brahmacharyashram, all Sanskrit subjects (Veda,Vyakaran-grammar,Jyotish, Sahitya etc) were taught here. Teachers were great scholars. I have seen Gurujee-Pt. Jaymadhav Thakur, Vidya Kaka-Pt. Vidyanand Jha, Jyotshijee-Pt Raghavendra Jha, Vaidikjee-Pt. Harishchandra Mishra teaching students there. They all were well versed in their subjects. The Acharya level (M.A.) teaching was given in the vidyalaya. Great scholars were created there. When it was converted to Sanskrit Uchcha Vidyalaya, teaching of so many modern subjects was started. What was the necessity to start the teachings of physics, chemistry, mathematics, English, history etc. in Sanskrit school, is beyond my understanding. There are so many established modern high schools for the better education of these subjects. Perhaps there was long-term politics to destroy the Sanskrit education. Moreover, it became so and anty sanskrit persons became successful in their mission. Now there is no student and no teacher there. Due to government policies, the 100-year-old vidyalaya could not get recognition, while the new born vidyalayas managed to get it. Ignorance, simplicity and laziness of teachers also caused the event.
Guruji was teaching Sahitya and Vyakaran, but he had the knowledge of all subjects. All Sanskrit scholars of the area honored him too much. Most of them were his students, some were friends and a few were seniors. Pt. Vidyanand taught Sahitya and Vyakaran. Pt. Raghvenra taught Jyotish and Vaidik Harishchandra taught Vedas. All these teachers were Guruji’s students also. When Vedas were recited by brahmacharis, passersby stayed for a while to listen and enjoyed too much.
Brahmacharyashram was beside the main road. There was a playground beside it. A beautiful garden was before it. Flowers of different varieties were there. The vidyalaya was east facing. Walls were mud built and the roof was thatched. In the back, there were big trees of kaners (funnel shaped yellowish or white small flowers). In the north, there was a Karauna bush (fruits are smaller size like small berry; taste is sour and are used as sauce or pickle). In the front (eastern side), there was a 4’0” wide pathway in the middle of the garden. Bigger size Genda was main attraction. East to the garden there was a small lawn of size 40’*40’. There was beautiful green grass there. In the evening people used to sit in the lawn. Sometimes Guruji also sat with some disciples there. Generally, Guruji sat in the vidyalaya on a cot and people sat around him. In the eastern side of the lawn, there was 8’ pathway north to south. It started from the main road and ended to the primary school, which was latter converted to middle school. East to the pathway there was a garden of bigger flowers’ trees. Kaner, Goldmohar, Ashok, Kadamb etc were the main attraction. It was under primary school. Naiyayakji (Pt. Tofalal) was the headmaster. Jyotshiji (Pt. Bhagirath) was assistant teacher. There was a teacher of Babupali. A teacher Tatma Master was very tough and well known in the area for beating students. Nevertheless, the teaching was very good. The headmaster Naiyayakji was very coward. He became nervous whenever deputy inspector of schools visited the school. Jyotshiji was a balanced person and was managing things. At the age of five, when I was a student of class one in the school, the deputy inspector was the biggest officer for us. It was because we were afraid of the teachers and they were afraid of the deputy inspector. I was always thinking to be a deputy inspector to take revenge from the teachers.
TNJ was a student of Brahmacharyashram. Brahmacharis begged in the villages. Collected grains and other materials were their meal. They brought wood from the forest and brought water from pond to cook and to drink. They slept on the ground. Their duty was to serve guruji. When guruji was pleased, he taught one lesson. They got the lesson by heart. Then next lesson was taught. Again, it was repeatedly recited to get by heart. The lessons were recited loudly in groups. So this was stable lifelong. TNJ, Nathuni and so many others have all those shlokas in their memory even today, although they are in eighties. Karmachariji (Shrikrishna thakur) took the brahmacharis to nearby villages in-group to rich persons. They gave grains, woods, bamboos and grass for thatching the roof. TNJ was most intelligent brahmachari. His brain was very sharp. Contrarily Nathuni was very dull. Bramacharis visited yagyas. Scholars took their interviews. TNJ was always selected to participate. TNJ’s cousin KNJ was in railways at Ashansole. Once he fled with his cousin to Ashansole. He worked for some days with A.H.Wheeler & Co. Latter started job in railways. He became a good driver. He was the driver of Howrah- Delhi Rajdhani express also. He retired in 1995. Since then he lives at Karmauli.
At Karmauli he has no work at all. His younger HNJ retired in 1996 one year later after TNJ. However, he is a good farmer and is always busy in farming. TNJ goes Durga Mandir in the morning and evening regularly. In the evening pandits (Sanskrit scholars) gather at durga mandir. They recite Sanskrit shlokas about two hours. Among them Pt. Lakshaman, Pt. Raghav, Pt. Bhagirath, Pt. Harishchandra, Abhaykant, Tnj, Nathuni and so many others were regular. Last year resp. Abhaykant died. This is a great attraction and reputation of Karmauli. People of far off villages praise karmauli. Previously due to Guruji, the evening was famous. Scholars gathered around him and discussed different shastras. In the last of durga puja festival, after immersion of statues, we gather at durga mandir every year. We talk about Bhagvati and her grace and prayers are offered by scholars. Scholars preach and audiences are advantaged. This function is also praised in the area.-----------contd.
Mithila is famous for Sanskrit education. Janak, Gautam, Yagyawalkya, Maitrey, Kanad, Mandan Mishra where Shankaracharya was defeated, Sir Ganganath Jha, Amarnath jha, Vidya Vachaspati Madhushudan Mishra, Umesh Mishra, Jay Madhav Thakur, Munishwarjha, Jaymant Mishra, Sadanand Jha and so many uncounted scholars have taken birth here who are the pride of our country. There is a Sanskrit vidyalaya at Karmauli. This vidyalaya is about 100 year old. Previously it was called Vidyapati Brahmacharyashram Sanskrit Vidyalaya. Now it is called Sanskrit Uchcha Vidyalaya. When it was Brahmacharyashram, all Sanskrit subjects (Veda,Vyakaran-grammar,Jyotish, Sahitya etc) were taught here. Teachers were great scholars. I have seen Gurujee-Pt. Jaymadhav Thakur, Vidya Kaka-Pt. Vidyanand Jha, Jyotshijee-Pt Raghavendra Jha, Vaidikjee-Pt. Harishchandra Mishra teaching students there. They all were well versed in their subjects. The Acharya level (M.A.) teaching was given in the vidyalaya. Great scholars were created there. When it was converted to Sanskrit Uchcha Vidyalaya, teaching of so many modern subjects was started. What was the necessity to start the teachings of physics, chemistry, mathematics, English, history etc. in Sanskrit school, is beyond my understanding. There are so many established modern high schools for the better education of these subjects. Perhaps there was long-term politics to destroy the Sanskrit education. Moreover, it became so and anty sanskrit persons became successful in their mission. Now there is no student and no teacher there. Due to government policies, the 100-year-old vidyalaya could not get recognition, while the new born vidyalayas managed to get it. Ignorance, simplicity and laziness of teachers also caused the event.
Guruji was teaching Sahitya and Vyakaran, but he had the knowledge of all subjects. All Sanskrit scholars of the area honored him too much. Most of them were his students, some were friends and a few were seniors. Pt. Vidyanand taught Sahitya and Vyakaran. Pt. Raghvenra taught Jyotish and Vaidik Harishchandra taught Vedas. All these teachers were Guruji’s students also. When Vedas were recited by brahmacharis, passersby stayed for a while to listen and enjoyed too much.
Brahmacharyashram was beside the main road. There was a playground beside it. A beautiful garden was before it. Flowers of different varieties were there. The vidyalaya was east facing. Walls were mud built and the roof was thatched. In the back, there were big trees of kaners (funnel shaped yellowish or white small flowers). In the north, there was a Karauna bush (fruits are smaller size like small berry; taste is sour and are used as sauce or pickle). In the front (eastern side), there was a 4’0” wide pathway in the middle of the garden. Bigger size Genda was main attraction. East to the garden there was a small lawn of size 40’*40’. There was beautiful green grass there. In the evening people used to sit in the lawn. Sometimes Guruji also sat with some disciples there. Generally, Guruji sat in the vidyalaya on a cot and people sat around him. In the eastern side of the lawn, there was 8’ pathway north to south. It started from the main road and ended to the primary school, which was latter converted to middle school. East to the pathway there was a garden of bigger flowers’ trees. Kaner, Goldmohar, Ashok, Kadamb etc were the main attraction. It was under primary school. Naiyayakji (Pt. Tofalal) was the headmaster. Jyotshiji (Pt. Bhagirath) was assistant teacher. There was a teacher of Babupali. A teacher Tatma Master was very tough and well known in the area for beating students. Nevertheless, the teaching was very good. The headmaster Naiyayakji was very coward. He became nervous whenever deputy inspector of schools visited the school. Jyotshiji was a balanced person and was managing things. At the age of five, when I was a student of class one in the school, the deputy inspector was the biggest officer for us. It was because we were afraid of the teachers and they were afraid of the deputy inspector. I was always thinking to be a deputy inspector to take revenge from the teachers.
TNJ was a student of Brahmacharyashram. Brahmacharis begged in the villages. Collected grains and other materials were their meal. They brought wood from the forest and brought water from pond to cook and to drink. They slept on the ground. Their duty was to serve guruji. When guruji was pleased, he taught one lesson. They got the lesson by heart. Then next lesson was taught. Again, it was repeatedly recited to get by heart. The lessons were recited loudly in groups. So this was stable lifelong. TNJ, Nathuni and so many others have all those shlokas in their memory even today, although they are in eighties. Karmachariji (Shrikrishna thakur) took the brahmacharis to nearby villages in-group to rich persons. They gave grains, woods, bamboos and grass for thatching the roof. TNJ was most intelligent brahmachari. His brain was very sharp. Contrarily Nathuni was very dull. Bramacharis visited yagyas. Scholars took their interviews. TNJ was always selected to participate. TNJ’s cousin KNJ was in railways at Ashansole. Once he fled with his cousin to Ashansole. He worked for some days with A.H.Wheeler & Co. Latter started job in railways. He became a good driver. He was the driver of Howrah- Delhi Rajdhani express also. He retired in 1995. Since then he lives at Karmauli.
At Karmauli he has no work at all. His younger HNJ retired in 1996 one year later after TNJ. However, he is a good farmer and is always busy in farming. TNJ goes Durga Mandir in the morning and evening regularly. In the evening pandits (Sanskrit scholars) gather at durga mandir. They recite Sanskrit shlokas about two hours. Among them Pt. Lakshaman, Pt. Raghav, Pt. Bhagirath, Pt. Harishchandra, Abhaykant, Tnj, Nathuni and so many others were regular. Last year resp. Abhaykant died. This is a great attraction and reputation of Karmauli. People of far off villages praise karmauli. Previously due to Guruji, the evening was famous. Scholars gathered around him and discussed different shastras. In the last of durga puja festival, after immersion of statues, we gather at durga mandir every year. We talk about Bhagvati and her grace and prayers are offered by scholars. Scholars preach and audiences are advantaged. This function is also praised in the area.-----------contd.
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