PUBLIC LIFE & VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATIONS

PUBLIC LIFE

Social service organisations which have a definite impact on the social advancement of the community of people, shape the public life in any particular district. These organisations contribute to the development of society and enrich public life. Public life constitutes the life of the community of people. It reflects the culture and civilisation of the community as a whole. Bhir district has not a very rich tradition of active public life. The district has, however, a good record of partaking in the national liberation movement. A number of patriots from Bhir took an active part in the uprisings of 1857. During the subsequent years also there were militant efforts to throw away the yoke of foreign rule. In the satyagraha of 1941, Mahatma Gandhi had chosen one celebrated satyagrahi from Bhir district. The young enthusiasts in the district played an active role in the national movement.

Bhir district has a rich tradition of saints and pious persons, The saint and poet, Mukundraj, who has been famous as one of the early poets of Marathi, left an excellent social heritage.  Dasopant's literary works (Pasodi) did much to enrich the social life of the district. The district is proud of the manuscript volume of the celebrated Dnyaneshwari where it was first found.

The political parties in the district are the Congress, the Peasants and Workers party, the Republican party and the Jan Sangh. At present the district is represented in the Lok Sabha by one member. The Bhir Samachar, a Marathi weekly, is the only newspaper published in this district. It is published on every Thursday and mainly covers local news, announcements and advertisements, as also news from the neighbouring districts of Parbhani, Nanded and Aurangabad. From time to time this weekly has aired the grievances of the people and fought for their interests.

Another weekly, the Zunjar Neta, which had dedicated to the cause of the backward classes, has been closed after running for a short period.

A number of dailies and weeklies which are published outside the district have a wide circulation. They are listed below: —