{"id":5538,"date":"2016-12-23T00:10:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=5538"},"modified":"2018-07-31T13:13:03","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T13:13:03","slug":"daakiya-daak-laaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/daakiya-daak-laaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Daakiya Daak Laaya"},"content":{"rendered":"

December is upon us and another year \u0938\u093e\u0932\u00a0(saal)<\/i> draws to an end \u0905\u0902\u0924\u00a0(unth)<\/i>. This month \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u093e\u00a0(maheena)\u00a0<\/i>usually sees a hubbub of activity \u0939\u0932\u091a\u0932\u00a0(hul-chul)<\/i>\u00a0with people shopping \u0916\u0930\u0940\u0926\u0940\u00a0(khareedi)<\/i>\u00a0for the holidays \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u0949\u0902\u00a0(chhuttiyaan)\u00a0<\/i>or others taking advantage \u092b\u093e\u092f\u0926\u093e\u00a0(faayda)<\/i> of the year-end discounts \u091b\u0942\u091f\u00a0(chhoot)<\/i>. At this time of the year, the postal service in the United States shifts into high gear and mail trucks delivering holiday messages and gifts can be seen as late as 9 p.m. at night.<\/p>\n

The postal \u0921\u093e\u0915\u00a0(daak)\u00a0<\/i>service in India is known as India Post <\/a>or \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0921\u093e\u0915\u00a0(Bharatiya Daak).<\/i>\u00a0It was established \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u093f\u0924\u00a0(sthaapit)<\/i> over 150 (\u0967\u096b\u0966)\u00a0<\/i>years ago. Today it serves India’s billion-plus population \u0906\u092c\u093e\u0926\u0940\u00a0(aabaadi)\u00a0<\/i>through\u00a01, 55,015 post offices, thus making it the most widely distributed postal network in the world. In the same way that the United States uses the zip code, Australia uses the postcode, etc., India uses the pin code system to\u00a0simplify the sorting and delivery\u00a0of mail. The pin code is 6 digits long. In addition to delivering mail, the postal agency also offers other services \u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e\u00a0<\/i>to the Indian public \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e (juntaa)<\/i>\u00a0through a variety of small savings \u092c\u091a\u0924 schemes\u00a0\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928\u093e\u00a0(yojana)<\/i>\u00a0as well as life insurance (jeevan beema) <\/i>plans.<\/div>\n
Like anywhere else, the mailman, or postman \u0921\u093e\u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\u00a0(daakiya)<\/i>\u00a0as he is known in India,\u00a0<\/i>has a large responsibility \u091c\u093c\u093f\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930\u0940\u00a0(zimmedaari) <\/i>to deliver tidings, both good and bad, as well as gifts, important documents, money orders, and communication between people. They carry out this job diligently and tirelessly, in rain \u092c\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0936\u00a0(baarish)<\/i> or shine \u0927\u0942\u092a\u00a0(dhoop)<\/i>, on bicycle \u0938\u093e\u092f\u0915\u093f\u0932\u00a0(saaykil)<\/i> or foot \u092a\u0948\u0926\u0932\u00a0(paidal). <\/i>In villages \u0917\u093e\u0945\u0902\u0935\u00a0(gaanv) <\/i>where a recipient may be illiterate, they often read the letter\/message \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\/\u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930\u00a0(patra\/samaachaar) <\/i>and pen a return response \u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930\u00a0(uttar)<\/i>.<\/div>\n
In the 1977 Hindi film \u092a\u0932\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902\u00a0Palkon ke Chaaon Mein<\/i> (which literally means “in the shade of your eyelids”), superstar Rajesh Khanna plays the role of a village postman whose job is beautifully depicted through this song \u0921\u093e\u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0921\u093e\u0915 \u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e\u00a0Daakiya daak laaya<\/a> <\/i>(the postman has brought mail … ).<\/div>\n
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Listen to the song Daakiya daak laaya<\/a>. <\/i><\/b><\/span>
\nThe following lines of the chorus effectively capture the nature of a postman’s job. As you watch the video, try using contextual clues to guess the messages he is conveying to various villagers.<\/p>\n

\u0921\u093e\u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0921\u093e\u0915 \u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e, \u0921\u093e\u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0921\u093e\u0915 \u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0921\u093e\u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0921\u093e\u0915 \u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964
\n(Daakiya daak laaya, daakiya daak laaya.)
\n<\/em>The postman has brought mail.<\/p>\n

\u0959\u0941\u0936\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u092f\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0939\u0940\u0902, \u0915\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0928\u093e\u0915 \u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0964
\n(Khushi ka payaam kahin, kahin dardnaak laaya.)
\n<\/em>Happy messages for some …\u00a0painful\/sad messages for some others.<\/p>\n

\nVocabulary<\/b><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u092a\u092f\u093e\u092e<\/td>\npayaam<\/em><\/td>\nmessage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0959\u0941\u0936\u0940<\/td>\nkhushi<\/em><\/td>\nhappiness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0926\u0930\u094d\u0926\u0928\u093e\u0915<\/td>\ndardnaak<\/em><\/td>\npainful\/sorrowful<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0915\u0939\u0940\u0902<\/td>\nkahin<\/em><\/td>\nin some places\/somewhere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u093e\u0932<\/td>\nsaal<\/em><\/td>\nyear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0905\u0902\u0924<\/td>\nunth<\/em><\/td>\nend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u093e<\/td>\nmaheena<\/em><\/td>\nmonth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u0932\u091a\u0932<\/td>\nhul-chul<\/em><\/td>\nactivity\/movement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0916\u0930\u0940\u0926\u0940<\/td>\nkhareedi<\/em><\/td>\nshopping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u0949\u0902<\/td>\nchhuttiyaan<\/em><\/td>\nholidays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092b\u093e\u092f\u0926\u093e<\/td>\nfaayda<\/em><\/td>\nadvantage\/benefit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091b\u0942\u091f<\/td>\nchhoot<\/em><\/td>\ndiscount (in this context)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0921\u093e\u0915<\/td>\ndaak<\/em><\/td>\npost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u092a\u093f\u0924<\/td>\nsthaapit<\/em><\/td>\nestablished<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0967\u096b\u0966<\/td>\nek sau pachaas<\/em><\/td>\n150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0906\u092c\u093e\u0926\u0940<\/td>\naabaadi<\/em><\/td>\npopulation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e<\/td>\njuntaa<\/em><\/td>\nthe public<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u091a\u0924<\/td>\nbachat<\/em><\/td>\nsavings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928\u093e<\/td>\nyojana<\/em><\/td>\nscheme\/program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091c\u0940\u0935\u0928 \u092c\u0940\u092e\u093e<\/td>\njeevan beema<\/em><\/td>\njeevan = life; beema = insurance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0921\u093e\u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e<\/td>\ndaakiya<\/em><\/td>\npostman\/mailman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091c\u093c\u093f\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0947\u0926\u093e\u0930\u0940<\/td>\nzimmedaari<\/em><\/td>\nresponsibility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092c\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0936<\/td>\nbaarish<\/em><\/td>\nrain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0927\u0942\u092a<\/td>\ndhoop<\/em><\/td>\nsunshine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0938\u093e\u092f\u0915\u093f\u0932<\/td>\nsaaykil<\/em><\/td>\ncycle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0948\u0926\u0932<\/td>\npaidal<\/em><\/td>\non foot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0917\u093e\u0945\u0902\u0935<\/td>\ngaanv<\/em><\/td>\nvillage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\/\u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930<\/td>\npatra\/samaachaar<\/em><\/td>\nletter\/message or news<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0909\u0924\u094d\u0924\u0930<\/td>\nuttar<\/em><\/td>\nanswer\/reply (noun)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u0932\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u091b\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902<\/td>\npalkon ki chhaaon mein<\/em><\/td>\npalkon ki = of eyelids; palkein = eyelids; chhaaon = shade; mein = in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0921\u093e\u0915 \u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e<\/td>\ndaak laaya<\/em><\/td>\nhas brought mail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

December is upon us and another year \u0938\u093e\u0932\u00a0(saal) draws to an end \u0905\u0902\u0924\u00a0(unth). This month \u092e\u0939\u0940\u0928\u093e\u00a0(maheena)\u00a0usually sees a hubbub of activity \u0939\u0932\u091a\u0932\u00a0(hul-chul)\u00a0with people shopping \u0916\u0930\u0940\u0926\u0940\u00a0(khareedi)\u00a0for the holidays \u091b\u0941\u091f\u094d\u091f\u093f\u092f\u0949\u0902\u00a0(chhuttiyaan)\u00a0or others taking advantage \u092b\u093e\u092f\u0926\u093e\u00a0(faayda) of the year-end discounts \u091b\u0942\u091f\u00a0(chhoot). At this time of the year, the postal service in the United States shifts into high gear and…<\/p>\n

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