Mehmaan khana

This article is about the sitting rooms of North India and Pakistan. For other uses of term Baithak, see Baithak (disambiguation).

Mehman Khana is derived from Persian, an Urdu word alternative for Hujra. But Hujra is a typical sitting of Pashtun living in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is as old as Pashtun history, therefore, different tribes living around Pashtun areas barrowed the hujra word and translated into their local language. A mehmaan khana (Hindustani مہمان خانہ, मेहमान ख़ाना, Bengali: মেহমান খানা) is a drawing room where guests are entertained in many houses in North India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Alternative names include hujra, Deera, and baithak. These rooms were a typical feature of many Mughal era havelis palaces and mansions in the region. Many houses in the rural areas of Bangladesh, Pakistan and India still have mehmaan khanas for guests.

Hujra Origin:

Hujra word is gotten from the Arabic language signifies 'room or cell' in Bangladesh a room of Imam in Mosques, in Pashto, implies a 'particular public spot to sit in' In Punjab a 'Deera' word rather than Hujra.

History of Hujra:

Hujra used to be a particular public spot to sit in and is just about as old as the historical backdrop of Pushtoon. It is equivalent to Greek, Rome city board and Aristotle's Lyceum Academia. The "Hujra" word has an immense variety in its importance and it is because of its assorted commitment in the existence of Pushtoon. Sheik Milli Baba, an unmistakable Scholar assigned Hujra as a fundamental administration and improvement unit in Pushtoon society.

The Purpose of Hujra:

Hujra is the epic community for a counsel to give space to between family and intra-family gatherings, which improved the solidarity and cohesiveness of the general public. Individuals living in the area around Hujra partook in various functions coordinated on everyday schedule. Hujra assumes a vital part as a public spot for commending social and social occasions. Hujra has a perpetual Jirga, consistently accessible to determine clashes between neighbors, which are speedy, modest, impartial, and respected by individuals, since all the choices are taken by and large with extraordinary coordinated effort and meeting.

Hujra is gone about as a data dividing focus between individuals. Hujra is a decent contact place for a wide range of guests. Hujra is a casual preparing foundation. The seniors instructed the youthful in morals, social science, culture, arranging, history, administration advancement, and legislative issues. Hujra gives space to visitors during relationships, circumcisions, memorial services, and different functions locally.

The similarity with other local area:

Hujra isn't just mainstream in Pushtoon people group however comparable local area sitting spot is utilized by others, as in Punjab, Deera is utilized, in India Punchaiyt is doing likewise work. However, in Pushtoon people group it has an extremely large job since it's an epic place in the area which is utilized to resemble a parliament, with full power to annulment and make rules for the government assistance of the local area.

Part of Hujra:

Part of Hujra is exceptionally lively in nature since it covers all parts of the existence of an individual or local area. It merits referencing that part of Hujra isn't kept to nearby calamity the executives and philanthropic help yet in addition managing appreciation to neighborhood issues. Hujra is a perpetual volunteer's middle, where volunteers are accessible constantly and in any such fiasco, it is utilized to help individuals. Volunteers hurry to the site for conceivable alleviation, I recollected when I was kid, my granddad advised me to call the neighbors for "Hasher (wheat cutting)" and to my astonished, all were assembled and accomplished all the work willfully. The Hujra job is dynamic and essential in a period of necessities like assistance the individual socially just as monetarily, just as being a gathering for conversation, arranging, help techniques, and restoration. Human asset the board is arranged in Hujra. "What, how and who will do?" is talked about in Hujra.

Individuals of environmental factors share their assets and bring to Hujra for conveyance among the poor. In the midst of fiasco, the alleviation products, volunteers, supporters, and by and large advancement of recovery work is checked in Hujra. Conversations of achievement and disappointments are likewise partaken in Hujra.

Living Example in regards to Hujra

There were instances of change or redistribution and delivery the land from land mafias, the glaring model is a Jirga coordinated in Peshawar by local people to get the land and its position. I realized I was a child, my granddad and father alongside many individuals assembled in a Hujra and chose to get back the land, and they managed with no damage. The land is still with the Jirga and attempted to disperse land calmly among the genuine proprietors. Despite the fact that there are a few group who cut a digger to Jirga occasionally and it was and it happened on the grounds that the land mafias appropriated cash and got them. It is human instinct, if the villain is inside you, material increases carry it into the surface, and show your actual face to the overall population. These fiends are as yet making an issue however the strength of Jirga is just about as high as True God.

The effect of that Jirga is that individuals who were living in different houses, presently they are living in their own and that is a direct result of that Jirga. The genuine proprietors get cash, and they once said we have no land since they couldn't remain against the mafias, because of Hujra, an aggregate choice and strength make it conceivable to get back the land.

Jirga, an Important Pillar of Hujra

It is viewed as the most unmistakable job of a Hujra. In the event that I say, the entire Pushtoon people group's practices spin around it, it would not be bogus. That is the reason I give a different spot to it. Jirga is an older board (some portion of Hujra) used to settle questions locally. They have incredible forces to rebuff, prize or absolution the offender. For the most part, the all around rumored, shrewd, matured, deferential and insightful are the individuals from this willful Jirga. In Pakistan, even the choice of Jirga has been acknowledged in an official courtroom. The court can't conflict with the decision of Jirga on the off chance that it is considered just. The glaring model is a Jirga comprised in Afghanistan to settle the Afghan questions with the United States in a serene manner. As of late a Jirga was gathered by the Taliban to examine the exit from the issues in Afghanistan in Qatar. So it is evident in my view that Jirga is the most essential mainstay of the Hujra or Pushtoon people group which holds the Pushtoon customs and customs firmly.

Meaning of Hujra

Its importance isn't decreased in this advanced time even, in light of the fact that serving individuals deprived on the whole regard is currently more fundamental in this materialistic world. Individuals who are in issues are encouraged to go into where they can see and feel the only answer for their issues. The issues might be monetary, minor disagreements regarding connection, marriage, land, or some other sort have the best arrangement in Hujra. To the greatest advantage of the local area, this foundation of government assistance ought to be put flawless however solid as it seemed to be previously.

Effect Hujra on society

There will never be at any point seen a negative effect of Hujra in the Pushtoon people group, that is the reason it is as yet used to settle the questions even in the worldwide level. Pakistan Army has settled numerous issues in ancestral territories with the Taliban through Jirga (Hujra). Individuals generally Pushtoon people group attempt to settle their debates outside the court in Hujra in light of the fact that, it is modest equity, no requirement for legal advisor and so forth so individuals are liking to take care of the issues in Hujra cheerfully. Along these lines, the effect of Hujra is still just about as high as the sky.

Fall of Hujra

Undoubtedly the job of Hujra is diminished in this cutting edge world in light of the fact that the local area based Hujra is reducing now, individual Hujra framework happens, which is the fundamental driver, however there are still regions in Pushtoon people group which have local area Hujra framework. In Peshawar, the capital of KP, Pakistan, actually has a local area based Hujra framework, the sparkling model is Laowara Hujra (high raised Hujra) in Tango Ada.

Option of Hujra

The beithic framework is occurring of Hujra, however it can never accomplish that mush greatness as did by Hujra. So we should have to fortify this foundation more rather to supplant it with a nonfunctional beithic framework.

End

In the end para, I should say that the Hujra framework is the most twilight organization on the planet in the Pushtoon people group, which makes Pushtoon more lively, savvy, serene and majority rule. Pushtoon is projected by the media oppositely like radical, fundamentalist or devotee however as a general rule, they are over all these low words and that is a direct result of HUJRA.

Etymology

The term mehmān khānā is direct derivation from Persian and means "guest house or room." In Iran and adjoining areas, the term can refer to hotels. The term (also spelled memonkhona in Latin script) is also used to describe a guest room in other parts of Central Asia. The term baithak (بیٹهک, बैठक or বৈঠক) literally means sitting room in Hindustani and Bengali. Hujra is derived from Arabic and means room or cell. In non-Pashtun Muslim households or North India and Pakistan, the term hujra (حجره, हुजरा or হুজরা) can also refer to a dedicated prayer room . In Bangladesh, hujra usually refers to the sitting room of Imam in a Mosque.

Mehmaan Khana

Mehmaankhana at Taj Mahal.

To the east side of the Taj Mahal is this Guest House or Mehmankhana resembling the Mosque, Naqqar Khana and to give symmetry to the facade.