Ghar Javain: A Hilarious, Satirical and Humorous Garhwali Drama

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               Ghar Javain: A Hilarious, Satirical and Humorous Garhwali Drama   

                 (Review of ‘Ghar Javain’ Drama by Lalit Mohan Thapliyal)

(Notes on Comedy, Humorous Dramas of World Literature; Indian Comedy, Humorous Dramas; Himalayan Comedy, Humorous Dramas; Uttarakhandi Comedy, Humorous Dramas; Garhwali Comedy, Humorous Dramas)

                                             Bhishm Kukreti

                    ‘Ghar Javain’ is one of the humorous and satirical dramas of famous Garhwali playwright Lalit Mohan Thapliyal. Lalit Mohan Thapliyal wrote his four great dramas in Garhwali from 1958 to-1964. Garhwali Sangit Natak samaj New Delhi published the hilarious drama ‘Ghar Javain’ 1964. However, before its publication, the Garhwali community organizations in various cities staged this humorous and amusing drama ‘Ghar Javain’.

                   ‘Ghar Javain’ means the bride lives in bride’s home and is settled there forever.

            The story of humorous and thoughtful drama ‘Ghar Javain’ is having humor and morality too.  The cunning persons of the village instigate ‘Ghar Javain’ to have alcohol and then these conning people activate the ‘Ghar Javain’ for gambling. In gambling, by shrewdness, a cunning person wins the wife of Ghar Javain’. The aim was that these crooked ones would take money ‘sinuously ‘from the wife of Ghar Javain.  However, in reality, it turns just opposite and unexpected. The wife of Ghar Javain’ asks the winner of her in gambling to become Ghar Javain’. The crooked one has to become Ghar Javain and she takes all house hold hard work from the crooked one as Ghar Javain’. The crooked one runs away from the new situation.

          Without preaching the playwright provides a couple of message against alcohol and gambling. In India, there is a certain image of a Ghar Javain’ and the drama writer Lalit Mohan Thapliyal cashes on the same images by showing the insulting situation of a Ghar Javain’. The humorous drama is very successful in binding audience.

              The story and the dialogues   of ‘Ghar Javain’ a comedy drama are entertaining and create laughter. The characters look real ones.

             Marvva (bald se) – ankwae, ankwe! Lola lamsingya tathga mijaj ni kaudi. Bheentaa und podi gau. Kauthig t paunchhi ja sukhi santi-kain leenaa ik singtutto.

                Everybody will appreciate the imagination power of playwright of humorous drama ‘Ghar Javain’ The speed of the drama is again exclusivity of Lalit Mohan Thapliyal.

          Humorous, hilarious and at the same time moral provider ‘Ghar Javain’ a comedy drama is one of the finest dramas of Garhwali language.

References:

1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Garhwali Dramas from beginning till 1990)

2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Garhwali dramas from beginning till 1975)

3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka  Rangmanch (Garhwali Dramas  from beginning till 1985)

4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Garhwali Dramas and plays staged in Delhi, Karachi, Mumbai, Dehradun and other places)

5- Dr Hari Datt Bhatt Shailesh, Garhwali Natak evam Rangmanch: Ek Vihngam Avlokan (Garhwali Drams and theatres from beginning till 1985)

6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: Barrister Mukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Garhwali dramatists or theatres playwrights till 1985

7-Dr Nand Kishor Dhoundiyal, Garhwal ki Divangat Vibhutiyan (pp108-116, about contribution of Bhagwati Prasad Panthri for developing Garhwali drama)

Copyright@ Bhishm Kukreti

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