Cheel (Est. 1974)

Cheel is a fortnightly, bilingual journal based in Jodhpur, (Rajasthan) India, and was established in 1974 by Mr.Dalpat Singh.

Dr.Mahendra Patwa continue Cheel in order to provide an educational tool for the student community, to serve as a means for creative expression for students, as well as to be a source for local news and cultural events affecting the student population of which he was a member. In print since 1974, Cheel is currently circulated in all over India and accepts submissions from anyone who is interested in writing for this news magazine. We are having more then 300 students’ correspondent all over India in different schools and colleges.If any student who wants to join Cheel can contact the Editor.

Currently published in Hindi and English, so as to best fulfill the needs of the  student population, Cheel contains a very wide range of subjects, ranging from academic papers, opinion/editorials and cultural affairs.  In addition to non-fiction articles about student related issues, Cheel also features poetry, narrative fiction, photography and just about anything that the its providers feel compelled to submit.

(This new, electronic version of Cheel will be accepting submissions in any language, on any subject appropriate to the life of students the world over.  Feel free to submit your work to the editorial staff at your leisure; guidelines for publishing are few, but articles should be limited to 1,000-1,500 words, and photos should be reasonably sized.)

Dr. Patwa and his wife, Mrs. Chanchal Patwa, edit and publish Cheel from the office above PANCEA Homeopathic Clinic, located at Sojati Gate in Jodhpur, India; their offices can be reached by email at Cheel1974@rediffmail.com, and  on the telephone at +(0)291-2670864; Submissions for publication will be received at their office, as well as to the supervisor of Cheel’s electronic version, G.T. Garfinkle, via email at  TheNRG@gmail.com.

Editorial (19th, September 1974)

Friends, “Cheel”, shall be your fortnightly companion.  It shall be free of all prejudices and shall be a candid camera, focusing primarily on the affairs of campus life or anything concerned with it, directly or indirectly.  This bulletin, objective as well as laconic, shall be a pal to you, available to suggest, advice and willing to accept.

But why name this paper “Cheel”? The reason is simple.  The “Cheel” or the Eagle, happens to be the University emblem.  Besides like a “Cheel” this “TIT-BITS’ shall be a vigilant eye on University matters and activities.  Pointing out, to the best of its knowledge and capacity, the flaws as well as credits of the campus scene.

The aim of “Cheel” will be to critically appraise the rising malady and mismanagement of our University.  To strike at the roots of certain problems of which you are already aware but fail to acknowledge and ponder over due to indifference.  this phamplet shall raise certain issues of importance and make you think and question them–the way of finding solutions and remedies.  Thus, we fell, this process of reasoning, questioning and answering shall liquidate the spiralling apathy clouding the campus.

Moreover, it shall try to motivate you to think upon poloitics and electi8ons scientifically and logically.  That is to excercise you power of franchise in favour of one who is not only popular but capable too.  In simple words, it will mould you to accept “Principles prior to politics.”

Lastly, it shall make the students aware of the undesirable policies of the establishment and University “Pundits”.  From circumstancial evidences, the observation is that the establishment is least interested in the happenings iin the campus.  The intellgentsia, on the other hand, has deeply plunged into politics.

To wind up, in short, “Cheel” shall endeavour to keep you infomred of the campus cene and at the same time, try to divert your mind towards constructive work.

–Dalpat Singh (Editor)

A Day in an Indian village – Kittu

A Day in an Indian Village

While the sun rises from East,

we see the bathing of priest.

The cows go to graze,

beyond the field of maize.

The women to to well,

after the temples’ bell.

The men go to the field

so as to get a good yield.

Some go to pool,

while others go to school.

The boys go to play,

while the women pray.

Some go to work,

enjoying the carts jerk,

In evening they meet,

on a stone as a seat.

–Kittu