Sudama-- Charitra (Balan Sudama):
Subtitle: Urdu Book of Sri Hoshyar Narayan (1864 - 1911) of Subhanpur,  Nawada District, Bihar ( India)
By: Heirloom of Grand father who was received from my uncle, Late Sri Sheonandan Sahay of Gaya
Publisher: Manuscript
Number of pages: 150
Description: Sri Hoshyar Narayan was born at  village Subhanour in the year 1864. He received  his education at his own home. He got education in Urdu, Persian and Kaithi--Hindi  at Guru--pinda and Makhtab  at Subhanpur. In those days, there was no Upper or Primary schools  in  Subhanpur or any other neighbouring villages, managed by the Boards as now we have got almost everywhere. It  was  the usual practice in the village that a Maulvi or a Guru would necessarily be there to impart education to the children of the various classes of the people who resided there. There would be kept a Maulvi regularly at the house  too -- a practice which continued till all the children of the family began to receive English education. Sri Narayan had acquired his proficiency in Urdu and Persian and he also qualified himself as a Mokhtiyar in Urdu. 
Sri Hoshyar Narayan sometimes went out of employment during which period he had to face great monetary diffuculty. Inspite of all efforts he could not find any employment for a long time. Ultimately, one night he saw a dream in which he found someone telling him that he should write down Sadama--Charitra (Balan Sudama -- a life sketch of Sri Sudama Ji) and then all his troubles would be over.Sri Hoshyar Narayan, then began to write down this Charitra  of Sri Sudama Ji . He wrote out the entire story in Urdu--Persian verses. He also composed a fairly large number of hymns in the Urdu language in praise of Sr Hanuman Ji. The manuscript also contains spiritual and philosophical thoughts and at the same time the praise of the 'Muslim God' (Bismillah Hirrahamaner Raheem), some classical or semi--classical folksong songs like Thumri, Chaita, Tarana, Dadra, Kafi, Kajri, Holi and the like. He also includes 5 sketches connected with Sudama Ji , Lord Krishna along with his Queens, Palace and demon etc.
The manuscript was  finished on the 16th day of Push 1291, Fasli at Gaya corresponding to the month ofd December, 1883 or the month of January, 1884. This according  to the  inspiration that he received in his dream, all his difficulties were received and he found employment in the Estate of Sri Dalmirpuri, the then Mahanth of  Budhauli where he spent the remaining period of his life. The Sudama -Charitra of Sri Hoshyar Narayan was 'Kalmi' (manuscriopt i.e,. handwritten)  with 'sakista' style of Urdu and Persian (Farsi) which contains nearly 150 pages (77 leafs).
It appears, the manuscript of Sri Hoshyar Narayan after his death, shifted in the hands of some of his brothers  and some of his brothers -- Sri Raghunandan Sahay, Sri Hargauri  Sahay, Sri Jadunandan Sahay  and Sri Harnandan Sahay, and whenever they took the manuscript, some of them noted down some memorabilias (death of relatives, dates etc.) with signature. As I had close interactions with my uncle (Sri Sheonandan Sahay), he handed over this manuscript to me around 1974 for 'salvaging' it.  Later on, I had been to the famous Khuda Bax Library of Patna and explored the possibility of publishing the Mss. , but it was not possible. Then I asked Mohammad Akhtar, my Research Investigator under me to translate the text to the Hindi script, and to the best of his ability he did it in 1996. Its reference has already been given to one of my booka -- Social Anthropology in India, K.N.Sahay, Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi, 1999, one of the chapters being -- Hindu--Muslim Heritage : The Kaithi and an Urdu Way  of Life  in Bihar, Pp. 306--334. (Few pages of the manuscript -- mostly towards the end, are 'mystic' and  meanings are not  clear).
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