Chyun: A Garhwali Drama Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness

Chyun: A Garhwali Drama Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness

                    (Review of A Modern Garhwali Drama ‘Chyun’ by Nitya Nand Maithani)

                   Notes on Asian Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, South Asian Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, Indian Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, North Indian Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, Himalayan Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, Uttarakhandi language Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, Garhwali Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness

                                Bhishma Kukreti

                    Nitya Nand Maithani a prolific Garhwali fiction writer and playwright took entertainment through drams very seriously. Many of his dramas are investigating the human tendencies, human ambitions and aspiration besides foolishness and ignorance.   

    The modern Garhwali drama ‘Chyun’ by Nitya Nand Maithani is in the form of folk story. The main character is a foolish young man Sundaru who is getting married. His would be wife saw a dream that a demon caught her seven brothers and all are in stomach of demon. The life of demon is in a special kind of mushroom (‘Chyun’) posed by parrot staying in a Dainkan tree. Sundaru goes in search of parrot and mushroom (‘Chyun’). He met a woman in the way and she tells a lie that a prince killed demon. Sundaru comes back.

                 The drama definitely attacks on blind faith, ignorance and foolishness. However, the drama is not in preaching style but story construction and dialogues tell the objectives of the drama. Nitya Nand Maithani is expert of entertaining with focused objective of communicating moral objectives of life. ‘Chyun’ drama entertains and communicates the moral too.

References:

1-Dr Anil Dabral, Garhwali Gady Parampara (Modern, Contemporary Garhwali Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness from beginning till 1990)

2-Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, Gad Myateki Ganga (Modern, Contemporary Garhwali dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishnessfrom beginning till 1975)

3-Dr Sudharani, Garhwal ka Rangmanch (Modern, Contemporary Garhwali Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness from beginning till 1985)

4-Drama special issue of Chitthi Patri magazine (Modern, Contemporary 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 (Modern, Contemporary Garhwali Drams and theatres from beginning till 1985)

6-Dr Bhakt Darshan: Barrister Mukandi Lal Srmriti Granth (Modern, Contemporary 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 Modern, Contemporary Garhwali drama)

8- Abodh Bandhu Bahuguna, 1986, ‘Chakrchal’, 16 Modern, Contemporary Garhwali Drama collection, B2 -B48, Janakpuri, New Delhi -110058

Copyright@ Bhishm Kukreti, Mumbai, India

Notes on Asian Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, South Asian Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, Indian Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, North Indian Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, Himalayan Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, Uttarakhandi language Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness, Garhwali Dramas Criticizing Blind Faith and Foolishness to be continued….