My name is Avdhesh Tondak.
I was born in Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar, in Western Uttar Pradesh. I spent my early years there, later lived in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, and now reside in Delhi.
I work with voice and language for a living, and that closeness has deepened my respect for everyday speech.
For a long time, I felt the need to stand by my mother tongue — Khadi Boli — not as something to refine or defend, but as something already complete in itself. To document its everyday usage honestly and make it accessible online, I started Khadibolishabdkosh.com in 2019.
Although the website was officially launched on 5 November 2019, the work began much earlier. Since 2011, I have been collecting, organising, and sharing Khadi Boli words and observations on my personal website.
The work was already underway long before the Shabdkosh formally took shape. Below is a screenshot from one of those early posts.
This Shabdkosh exists to clear misconceptions and affirm the lived speech of Western Uttar Pradesh — speech that has always stood on its own.