Female weeper / weeping woman / professional mourners – In some part of Rajasthan, India, women (of a specific caste ) are hired as professional mourners . They are know as “rudaali” /female weeper/ weeping woman . Their job is to publicly express grief for family members who are not permitted to display emotion due to social status.
कुछ लोग हँस कर ,
और कुछ हँसा कर
कमाते हैं.
कुछ लोग रो कर (रुदाली )
और कुछ लोगों को रुला कर.
रुलाने वाले क्या जवाब देंगे ?
जब
ऊपर वाला उनसे पूछेगा –
उन्होंने क्या कमाया ?
राजस्थान में कुछ स्थानों पर ऐसी प्रथा हैं. जिसमें सम्पन्न परिवारों में रो कर मातम मानने के लिये रुदाली ( जाति विशेष की महिलायें ) बुलायी जाती हैं.

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you mean like when there is a death in their family, they hire people to cry ?
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Yes exactly buddy.
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it is weird as well as funny. sorry to say funny but if their tears don’t come at their loved one’s death, then whats the logic of hiring other people who have no feeling for the dead but just doing it as a drama for the sake of money. really strange world it is….
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Yes, you are right. The female weeper / weeping women are hired , as family members are not permitted to display emotion due to social status.
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I know its weird, but this is realty of life – जिंदगी के रंग.
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I just came to know this from your post now..and yes thats right.. 😊
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Hmmm ..you confirmed it from internet ?
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I asked to my dad actually 😛..and he said it happens in some areas of rajasthan and he also told me about a movie named rudali of dimple kapadia, mother of twinkle khanna 😊..
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Good. Yes, that movie was based on this theme. Keep reading and keep smiling too. 😊😊
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Thanks and same to you 😊..
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Thanks :))
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Welcome.
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:))
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Truly weird rituals in Rajasthan. Some of which I hate.
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Yes Anupriya. Some are doing this for money and some for status symbol.
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Exactly . I hate all the rituals where girls are dominated. Ughh!!! Nothing to say about such people!!!!
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Its sad but true . There was a movie based on this theme.
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Which one?
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Movie “s name is Rudali. Dimpal kaparia in leading role.
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Thanx…..
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Always Welcome 😊
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एक कलाकार की वेदना को बहुत ही खूबसूरत अंदाज़ में पेश किया है आपने रेखा जी,
वाकई आप बधाई की पात्र हैं!
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लिखने के समय मैं सोंचा रहीं थी – मैं सही विषय पर लिख रहीं हूँ या नहीँ ? तारीफ और हौसला बढ़ाने के लिये धन्यवाद. 😊
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स्वागत है आपका रेखा जी,
आपका हर लिखने वाला विषय बहुत खूबसूरत और अर्थपूर्ण होता है!
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यह तो आपका बड़प्पन हैं. बहुत शुक्रिया 😊
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आपसे ज़्यादा नहीं रेखा जी
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😊😊
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Thanks.
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Welcome
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Hi I have nominated your name for award.
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Thanks Again?Rekha ji.
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😊welcome
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My Pleasure Rekha ji.
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Keep writing….😊
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Okay Ma’am.U Too Rekha ji.
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Pl check my todays post for details.
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Okay Rekha ji.
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There was an advt on t.v i dont know exactly but i guess its radio mirchi’s advt in which they showed these type womans weeping . I first thought it was only to entertain us bt through ur blog i came to know that its real. Weird bt part of india 🙂
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There was a movie based on this theme – Rudali. Yes, our multi cultural country has many such weird costumes.Thanks Akhzar for reading the poem and sharing you views.
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Btw nice !
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😊 thanks you so much.
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Very well writ rekha 👌👍
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Thanks friend. 😊😊
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Dear. Interesting lectures. Go on. I like it very much. Ciao.
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Thanks buddy. Keep reading and keep smiling 😊😊
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I recently came across this ritual and couldn’t just believe myself. This is unbelievable. And I think such customs prevail not only in Rajasthan but in many parts of India. People just can’t get enough of these.
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I agree with you , Our country is multi cultural. It has both good and bad customs and rituals. We need to change our mindset.
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Yeah it’s strange but truth indeed.
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Yes , a wired custom….
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If we see in today’s perspective it’s totally make no sense !
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Its only a status symbol.
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True !😊
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Wow ! You have portrayed it so beautifully and in just few lines ! Awesome
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Thanks a lot Sheetal. Keep smiling and keep blogging.😊😊
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I’ve come across them, I feel it is an essential part of their tradition .
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yes, its a tradition, but wearied one.
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yes and an aid of ..I think Fm Channel .broadcasting on tv todays is also too much irritating ….Ours society was really mysterious and the customs were really strange ..nice thoughtful post
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Thanks Ajay for liking the post.
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Beautifully expressed. There was a movie based on this. The rudalis are very few now and this ritual is thankfully dying down.
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It’s a good news 😊. Thanks for reading and appreciating the poem.
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I remember the movie ‘Rudali’ with Dimple Kapadia as the protagonist. The ritual is really strange…why should someone else shed tears when a beloved one passes away!
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This is really wired. I guess , its nothing but a but status symbol.
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Right!…Spot on…
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These rituals should be discouraged.
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i heard about this ritual, but did not know exactly where it happens.
this poem is superb and strong.
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Hi Jyotirmoy , some areas of Rajsthan is known for this ritual. Just now a blogger buddy of mine told me , that this custom was also present in some part of Punjab.
Thank you so much for appreciating the post. Keep reading and blogging too.
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बहुत ही अच्छी कविता है रेखा जी । रोने वालों ने तो अपनी रोज़ी कमाई लेकिन रुलाने वालों ने क्या कमाया ? मर्म पर चोट करता हुआ प्रश्न पूछा है आपने । यह प्रथा केवल राजस्थान में ही नहीं, पंजाब के भी कई भागों में चलती रही है । यशपाल जी के कालजयी वृहत् उपन्यास – ‘झूठा-सच’ का पहला ही प्रसंग इसी घटना को लिए हुए है जबकि लाहौर में बसे हुए एक संयुक्त परिवार की बुजुर्ग महिला के देहांत पर रोने (सियापा करने) के लिए कौलां नाऊन और उसके दल को बुलाया जाता है जिनका यह पेशा है । पूरा दृश्य अत्यंत रोचक है । उपन्यास के इस दृश्य का कालखंड 1943 में बताया गया है । इससे यह पता चलता है कि यह प्रथा कितनी पुरानी है । श्री जयनाथ नलिन के चर्चित हास्य एकांकी – ‘संवेदना सदन’ की विषय-वस्तु भी इसी प्रथा पर आधारित है । यह कैसी विडम्बना है कि परिवार के एक सदस्य के संसार से चले जाने पर अन्य सदस्यों को दुख की अनुभूति ही नहीं होती और दुख की अभिव्यक्ति के लिए भी शुल्क देकर बाहर से लोग बुलाए जाते हैं ।
जितेन्द्र माथुर
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मेरी कविता को आपने दिल से महसूस किया है। बहुत धन्यवाद जितेंद्र जी। यशपाल जी अौर जयनाथ नलिन जी की रचनाअौं जानकारी के लिये भी बहुत धन्यवाद। आपकी बात शत-प्रतिशत सही है, अपने किसी के संसार जाने पर दुख, रुदन अौर आसूं तो अपने आप हीं आ जाते हैं। पेशेवर लोग तो नियम की खानापुर्ती मात्र हीं कर सकते हैं।
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is seen ko hm tv ke add me bhi dekhte hai
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इस विषय पर movie भी थी.
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well written…
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It’s not common for me to see articles that are in the same class as yours.
I shared this on my instagram. Many thanks to you for writing this!
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