Chaudandi: A Humorous Garhwali Drama about Disadvantages of Gigantic Joint Family

Chaudandi: A Humorous Garhwali Drama about Disadvantages of Gigantic Joint Family

(Review of a Humorous Garhwali Drama ‘Chaudandi’ (1975) written by Nitya Nand Maithani)

Notes on Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Asian Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, South Asian Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Indian Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, North Indian Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Himalayan  Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Uttarakhandi Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Garhwali Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family

                    

                                                  Bhishma Kukreti  

                   There are advantages and disadvantages of Joint Family system. In a Garhwali Drama ‘Chaudandi’ (1975, Nitya Nand Maithani showed the a disadvantage of Joint family through humorous methodology. The biggest problem of gigantic joint family is that slowly family members ignore other’s emotions and problems or the family members do not care for other’s urgency.  Makan Singh has a gigantic family of fifty members. There are all six daughters, their unemployed husbands and their children of Makan Singh in the family. Makan singh has only one son Teetu and his wife in this big family of fifty members.  Teetu’s wife advised Teetu to run away from home. Teetu run away from home. Later the wife of Teetu shivers that Baba Narsingh’s spirit has come on her body. When she is asked about solution, she replies that there is ‘Pachas Sungrun Dosh (curse because of fifty boars living in house).As incarnation of Narsingh baba she says that all bores from home should be dispatched immediately.

               The drama is humorous and attacks on the family members not caring for other’s privacy or needs.   The drama ‘Chaudandi’ (1975) by Nitya Nand Maithani is hilarious one. The specialty of Nitya Nand Maithani had been that his dialogues create perfect images into the mind of audience.

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 Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Asian Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, South Asian Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Indian Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, North Indian Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Himalayan Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Uttarakhandi Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family, Garhwali Dramas about Disadvantages of Joint Family to be continued……..