Chakrachal: a Modern Garhwali Drama about Generational Conflict

Chakrachal: a Modern Garhwali Drama about Generational Conflict  

(Review of ‘Chakrachal ‘a Modern Garhwali Drama about Generational Conflict written by Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna)

Notes on Modern Asian  Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Indian  Drama about Generational Conflict,  Modern North Indian  Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Himalayan Drama about Generational Conflict ,Modern Uttarakhandi Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Garhwali Drama about Generational Conflict

                                          By- Bhishma Kukreti

                  Human beings feel generational conflicts in every society and in every era. The old generation set certain norms for the society members. However, when new generation sets new norms there is cultural conflicts between two generations.

           There are dramas in all languages about Generational Conflict. Awake and Sing by Clifford Odets; Fences by August Wilson; Tiki Taka an Iranian drama by Attila Pesiyani; Dr Stephannie Gearhart provides many accounts of politics of Generational Conflict in Shakespeare‘s dramas; Lonnie offers examples of many ancient dramas about Generational Conflict; Susan Hayward and G.Vincendeau provides examples of French films about Generational Conflict; Cecil William Davis presents examples of German dramas dealing with Generational Conflict ; Stanley Hochman offers good examples of world dramas dealing with Generational Conflict  his great volumes Encyclopedia of world Dramas; Xiaomei Chen presents many examples of Chinese dramas about Generational Conflict ; Robert Rolf details many Japanese dramas about the subject of Generational Conflict etc provide us sufficient proof that the subject of  Generational Conflict is there in every language dramas.

                              ‘Chakrachal’ a Garhwali drama is radio drama written by Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna. The drama deals with conflict between parents (Lakheda and his wife Chandrama) and their foreign return son who marries a foreign girl in Mauritius. There are standing and logical views from both the generations in the drama. At the end Mrs. Chandrama Lakheda or old generation concludes

लखेड़ा - गिरीसै मा , बथौं आणू च तै द्वार ढौक द्या.

Lakheda- Shut the door to stop storm  

चंद्रमा (द्वार बन्द करद) - अब क्य रोकण बथौं जब सरा चक्रचाळ ह्वेगे

Chandrma (closing door)  – What to stop when cyclone has already come

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

Notes on Modern Asian  Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Indian  Drama about Generational Conflict,  Modern North Indian  Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Himalayan Drama about Generational Conflict ,Modern Uttarakhandi Drama about Generational Conflict, Modern Garhwali Drama about Generational Conflict  to be continued…..