कविता-यह पटना हाई स्कूल हमारा एवम् हम पी० एच० एस० के बच्चे

 कविता १ 

हम पी० एच० एस० के बच्चे 
                                       
 हम पी० एच० एस० के बच्चे,आगे कदम बढ़ाएंगे;
 मिले हजारों बाधाएँ पर कभी न घबड़ाएँगे ;
पी० एच० एस०  है अपना विद्यालय;
अटल सदा है इसका गौरव,जैसे अटल है हिमालय

विद्या के इस मंदिर में हम ज्ञान का दीपक जलाएंगे,

हम बच्चे पी० एच० एस० के प्यारे,आगे कदम बढ़ाएंगे ;
                                                                                                              

 सच्चाई और सत्य अहिंसा,हमको सदा से है प्यारा ;
 प्रेम का जग में दीप जलाना,यह सन्देश है हमारा ;
 वीर सिपाही पी० एच० एस० के हम,देश का नाम बढ़ाएंगे ;
 हम बच्चे पी० एच० एस० के प्यारे,आगे कदम बढ़ाएंगे 
                                                                          
पी० एच० एस० के सब सपूत कदम-कदम पर बढे चलो;
जब भी दुशमन पैर बढ़ावे, हिम्मत से तुम लड़े चलो ;

देश की शान मिटने पर हम सब मिल खून बहायेंगे ;

हम बच्चे पी० एच० एस० के प्यारे आगे कदम बढ़ाएंगे  
            

कविता -२

यह पटना हाई स्कूल हमारा 

यह पटना हाई स्कूल हमारा       

सुंदर स्वच्छ, मुखरित अनुशासित
कर्मठता से सदा प्रकाशित
प्रतिदिन प्रगति पथ पर चलता

विज्ञान प्रदर्शनी का आयोजन करता
रंग -बिरंगे शिशु -सुमन सुवासित

जहाँ प्रवाहित अब एकता धारा
यह पटना हाई स्कूल हमारा  

होती प्रार्थना और पढाई                              
होती हरगिज नहीं लड़ाई 
रहते यहाँ सब मिल- जुल कर
मानो सभी सहोदर भाई
हँसता गाता जीवन सारा

यह पटना हाई स्कूल हमारा

अभिषेक कुमार 

 वर्ग -9 

क्रमांक -03

"मातृभूमि की कन्या संतान - पहले और अब"

उज्जवल कुमार 

हमारी मातृभूमि नारी-जीवन की विभिन्न भूमिकाओं की गौरव गाथा के साथ विस्तृत वर्णन करती हैं | स्त्री काल-कन्या तथा मृत्यु-कन्या के रूप में जानी जाती हैं | वह नारी के शरीर के रूप में जन्म लेकर परिस्थिति के अनुकूल प्रेम तथा बलिदान की प्रतिमूर्ति बनती हैं | उसे अपनी मातृभूमि की कन्या संतान होने पर गर्व हैं | नारी के जीवन को चार चरणों में बांटा गया हैं , जिनमें बचपन, किशोरावस्था, युवा-वस्था और वृधावस्था हैं | इनके जीवन की सबसे खेदपूर्ण तथ्य यह है कि जीवन के हर पड़ाव पर स्त्री जाती उपयोग कि वस्तु  बनी रहती हैं | इसके बावजूद भी नारी जाति को मातृभूमि की महान कन्या-संतान कही जाती हैं | 
                                                     मातृभूमि को दुःख इस बात का हैं कि हर जगह चाहे वह  सिनेमा हो या विज्ञापन , घर अथवा झुग्गी-झोपड़ी हो या प्रदर्शनि ,  हर जगह उसकि नुमाईश होती हैं | इस हास्यास्पद घटना के बावजूद नारी-जाती को बड़े-बड़े आभूषणों से विभूषित किया जाता हैं |
              मातृभूमि नारी के सौभाग्य तथा दुर्भाग्य को लेकर अत्यंत ही विचाराधीन हैं | कभी उसे लाल चुनरी में दुल्हन बनाया जाता है, तो कभी विधवा होने पर कही काला और कही उजला घूँघट ओढने के लिए मजबूर कर दिया जाता हैं | इस धरती पर उनके साथ इस तरह से व्यवहार किया जाता हैं जैसे कि वह अपने शरीर का स्वयं मालिक ना हो | हर तरह अंकुश, पर्दा, स्वतंत्रता एवं समानता का सीमांकन किया जाना, अनेक सामाजिक समस्याओं का सरलता से शिकार हो जाना आदि | इसके बावजूद भी नारी-जाती को अपनी मातृभूमि की महान कन्या संतान कही जाती हैं |
       लेकिन आज के इस आधुनिकीकरण और तकनिकी युग में स्त्री ने प्रतिनिधि स्वरूप से युक्त होकर, सारे बन्धनों को तोड़कर जीवन की गहराई में प्रवेश कर गई हैं | इस रूप में वह अपनी वास्तविकता को पूर्ण रूप में समझ कर मातृभूमि की महानतम कन्याओं में अपनी उत्कृष्टता स्थापित कर ली हैं |

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उज्जवल कुमार 

(पूर्ववर्ती छात्र )

पटना हाई स्कूल,

गर्दनीबाग पटना -२ 

                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            

History of Patna and places of interest.

PATNA

 Patna, earlier known as Patliputra, is one of the most ancient cities of India, situated on the banks of the holy river Ganga. Being the capital of Bihar, Patna is known for its magnificent past and the historical buildings.

Patna is the gateway to the Buddhist and Jain pilgrim centers of Vaishali, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bodhgaya and Pawapuri, all located in the state of Bihar.  

Geographical Background

Patna is located on the south bank of the Ganges River and it has a very long riverline. It is surrounded by rivers—the Ganga, the Sone, and the Poonpun. In the north of Patna, flows another popular river, the Gandak .

The summer temperatures of Patna rise very high as the hot tropical sun beats down with all its intensity coupled with a heat wave and it has high humidity throughout the year.

 (Patali, literally Trumpet flower)

 Historical Background

Patna has been known by different names : Pataligram, Pataliputra,  Pa-lin-fou,Palibothra, Kusumpur, Pushpapura, Azimabad, and the present day Patna.

Patna derives its name from the word Pattan, which means port in Sanskrit. It may be indicative of the location of this place on the confluence of four rivers namely Ganga , Sone, Punpun, Gandak, which functioned as a port.

It is also believed that the city derived its name from Patan Devi, the presiding deity of the city, and her temple is one of the Shakti Peethas.

One legend ascribes the origin of Patna to a mythological king, Putraka, who created Patna by a magic stroke for his queen Patali, literally Trumpet flower, which gives it its ancient name Pataligram (Gram is the Sanskrit for a village) It is said that in honour of the first born to the queen, the city was named Pataliputra (Putra means a son).

Ajatashatru, is thought to have ruled from 491-461 BCE and moved his capital of the Magadha kingdom from Rajgriha to Patliputra.Ajatasatru with the help of his two ministers Sunidh and Vassakara built a fort near the banks of River Ganges to strengthen the defence of Magadha and named it Patli Grama(village) .Later it got developed into a city, which soon became popular as Patliputra,which is now known as Patna, the capital of Bihar. Udayabhadra eventually succeeded his father, Ajatashatru. Under him Patliputra became the largest city in the world.

According to Mahaparinirvana sutta, when Patliputra was being erected, by chance the Buddha came there and praised the city of Patliputra, and pointed three things which may prove fatal to the city i.e. Fire, water and mutual split among the people.

Pataliputra, was the capital of the Magadha Empire under the Haryanka, Nanda, Mauryan(Chandragupta Maurya, Bindusara & Ashoka), Sunga, Gupta (Chandragupta I, Samudragupta,Chandragupta Vikramaditya,Kumaragupta I and Skandagupta),Pala and Suri dynasties.

When the Bengal Presidency was partitioned in 1912 to carve out a separate province, Patna was made the capital of the new province of Bihâr and Orissa. 

The city limits were stretched westwards to accommodate the administrative base, and the township of Bankipore took shape along the Bailey Road (originally spelt as Bayley Road, after the first Lt. Governor, Charles Stuart Bayley. This area was called theNew Capital Area.

Places of Interest in Patna

Golghar   

Golghar near Gandhi Maidan

The huge, beehive structured building was built to store grains, following a terrible famine in 1786. The 29 meter high building offers a scenic view of river Ganga and Patna city. This granary was never used for the desired purpose.

Buddha Smriti Park

Buddha Smriti Park near Railway station in Patna

Relics of the Buddhist era brought from Sri Lanka, Japan, Thailand, Myanmar and South Korea were installed in the Park built by Bihar government to commemorate the 2550th anniversary of ‘mahanirvana’ (salvation) of Lord Buddha.Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama,  planted a sapling of the Mahabodhi banyan tree brought from Sri Lanka on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.
A 126-feet tall stupa having three 'parikramas' will come up in the construction area. This is the place where urns containing ashes of Lord Buddha which were excavated in the 1950s will be kept. Apart from this, there will be 60 meditation rooms in five blocks facing the stupa, fully soundproof and air-conditioned, There will be a 'Park of Memories' on the campus which will have 34 miniature replicas of stupas sent by 34 countries. The campus will also have a museum of items connected to the life of Lord Buddha during his stay in Bihar. A multistoried car parking system is also under construction. Each of the three storeys will have the capacity to park 120 cars. The cars will drive up and down the ramp.

                           

Museum in Patna

Museum

The city museum is a collection of metal and stone sculptures of the Maurya and Gupta Periods, terracota figurines and archaeological finds from different sites in Bihar. It has the Ashes of Buddha, image of Yakshini (3rd century BC), and a 16 meter long fossilized tree.

 Har Mandir Sahib in Patna Saheb

Har Mandir Sahib

A holy shrine of Sikhs, this is said to be the second-most important Gurudwara in India. The Gurudwara was built by Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th guru of the Sikhs. Built in white marbles, with kiosks on the terraces, it consecrates the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh.

Khuda Baksh Oriental Library

Khuda Baksh Oriental Library

One of the national libraries of India, it has a rare collection of Persian and Arabic manuscript. It also host paintings during Rajput and Mughal rule in India. A very unique collection; a One-inch wide Quran is also kept here.

Martyrs Memorial called Satmurty in Patna

Martyrs Memorial

                                                                   
The memorial in front of the old secretariat, shows seven young men facing the bullets and sacrificing their lives during the '1942 Quit India movement'.

Hanuman Mandir near Patna Railway Station 

Hanuman Mandir

The favourite Deity of the Patnaite. It is situated right in front of the Patna Junction, the central railway station of the City. Long winding queues can be seen at the temple on saturdays and tuesdays, the traditional worshipping days of the deity.

Qila House (Jalan House)

Qila House (Jalan House) in Patna city

This houses is an interesting museum famous for its jade collection, Chinese paintings and other far eastern work of art, Collected by Diwan Bahadur Radhakrishan Jalan.

Darbhanga House

Darbhanga House in Patna

Pillar found during excavation in Kumhrar

This is also called as Nav Lakha building which was built by Maharaja Sir Kameshwar Singh of Darbhanga. This beautiful building on the banks of Ganges now houses the post graduate departments of Patna University. It houses the Kali Mandir, which has been a place of worship of the goddess.

KUMHRAR
Kumrahar is the remains of an ancient city of Pataliputra, located 5 km from Patna Railway Station, on Kankarbagh Road, Patna, Bihar.

The archaeological remains of the Mauryan period (322–185 BCE), has been discovered here. This include the ruins of a hypostyle 80-pillared hall ^. The excavation finding here dates back to 600 B.C , and marks the ancient capital of Ajatshatru, Chandragupta and Ashoka, and collectively the relics range from four continuous periods from 600 BC to 600 AD. 

During excavation archeologists found the marks of ‘Arogya Vihar’ which was headed by famous physician Dhanvantri. One can visit Kumhrar to experience the glorious history of Pataliputra and the Magadh Empire.

Compiled by- Ravi Ranjan

                   Lecturer in Physics