(Review of a Satirical , Political Maneuvering based
Garhwali Drama ‘Bakharon Gwer Syal’ (1989) by Bhishma Kukreti)
Notes on Satirical
Dramas about Political Maneuvering; Asian Satirical Dramas about Political
Maneuvering; South Asian Satirical Dramas about Political Maneuvering; SAARC
countries Satirical Dramas about Political Maneuvering; Indian subcontinent
Satirical Dramas about Political Maneuvering; Indian Satirical Dramas about Political
Maneuvering; North Indian Satirical
Dramas about Political Maneuvering; Himalayan Satirical Dramas about Political
Maneuvering; Mid Himalayan Satirical Dramas about Political Maneuvering;
Uttarakhandi Satirical Dramas about Political Maneuvering; Kumauni Satirical
Dramas about Political Maneuvering; Garhwali Satirical Dramas about Political
Maneuvering
Mahabharata is first record of drams of political genre wherein
political maneuvering is part and partial of political power struggle. The list
of political dramas/films provided at the end of review is proof that there is
relevancy of political dramas in this era too.
The plot
of Political Maneuvering based one act Garhwali Drama ‘Bakharon Gwer Syal’ is about wrong medicines for well diagnosed
patient. When the villagers require real developmental schemes, the gram
Pradhan is busy in political maneuvering for his grand ambition of becoming
state leader. There are two other village politicians having grand ambitions. The political base drama ‘Bakharon Gwer Syal’ has potentiality to
be played as street stage play. The political base drama ‘Bakharon Gwer Syal’ is contemporary in its immediate appeal. The
drama asks many questions about people’s fate when the system does not support
development.
The initial background dialogues declare the intension of
political maneuvering in the drama.
(पर्दा बैक
गौंड मा आम
पाहडी गावक चित्र
पैथर बिटेन कुछ
आवाज )
एक जनानी क
बाच (अवाज)- छि
भै ए गाँव
मा त नाम
लीणो क्वी असल
चीज बि नि
मिलदी .मेरी डिल्ली
मा ल़े ......
हैंकि जनानी क
बाच - ए भूलि
कब ऐ तू
डिल्ली बिटेन? तीन
ऊं तै बि
द्याख उख ? तीन
मैना ह्व़े गेन
मन्योडर नि भ्याज ...इख
लाला रोज तून
देणु रौंद..
तीसरी जनानी - पल्ली
गां ले बांजुं
पर मौळयार ऐ
गे अर हमर
गांवक बांजुं फर
अबि बि बंजगोळि फुळणा
छन
एक हैंकि जनानी
क बाच- ए
जी ! यू नौनु
भूकन रुणु च.
क्या जी कौरू
?
बुडड़ी क बाच-
ये ब्वारी तू
तैक हथ मा
खिल्वणि पकडै दि बौगे
जालो.
( टन टन
टन स्कुलै घंटी
बजदी )
एक नौनु बाच
- बाबा मी स्कूल
जाणो छौं ! आज
छमै इम्तान च
..!
बुबा की किड़कताळ - उत्कू
घस्सा . स्कूल जाणो
छे अर स्यू
छ्वटु भुला तेरी
ननि न पकड़ण
. जा भुला तैं
पकड़ .
एक नौनी क
बाच - ये बौ
, ये बौ मी
जरा झाड़ा जाणु
छौं
हैंकि जनानी क
अवाज - हाँ हाँ
झाड़ा हैं झाड़ा
. अर स्यू उबर
तेरी काणि ब्वेन
लिपण? दुफरा मा
लगै तै पुटकी
पर आग .
हैंकि जनानी क
बाच - ये दीदी
म्यार छ्वटु तै
अखळ लगीं छन.
सुबेर बिटेन उन्द
अर उब ..
हैंकि जनानी - इ
राम दां ये
मुलक मा हस्पताळ ल़े
हुंद त ..इन
कौर डाम धौरी
दे
The leader uses common resources of people for his fame gain. The
intellectuals could make awareness but they are
Xxxxx
The dialogues are as per the
social and economical status of the each character as:
परधान - (रुसेक ) द्याखो
जी ! तुम प्रधानो तिबारी
मा अयाँ छंवां.
त मी तै
परधान जी परधान
जी बोलीक भट्याओ
रिख्वा - कनो अब
त्वे तैं गजे
बिटा गजे बिटा
कौरिक नि भट्याण?
परधान - नही अब
मै इस बगत
सिराफ ग्राम प्रधान
हूं
रिख्वा (खौंळेक) ये
मेरी ब्व़े ! हैं
क्या जमानो ऐ
गे. अब परधान
मनिख नि राई.
हैं ! पण पैल
बि हमर इख
थोकदार होंदा छया
पण ओ त
नाता रिश्ता कबि
नि बिसरदा छया.
हैं ...कुज्याण कळजुग
मा
Xxxxxx
The playwright is successful
in showing the cruelty of political maneuvering for gaining the political
ambitions and the political leaders don’t hesitate in taking the lives of
innocent people for expanding their political region.
धर्मा - क्या बुना
छंवां ? कु सच्च
मानल ?
धिंग्वा - अरे बिचकीं छुँयुं
फर , बथों फर
सौब भर्वस करदन
.
धर्मा - पण वा
ब्वारी त सती
साबितरी च वीन सती
ब्वारी क बदनामी
करण भली बात
नि च !
धिंग्वा- अरे बेवकूफ, लाटो
, राजनीति क अठ्वाड़ मा
कै ना कै
तैं ब्याला बणाण
जरोरी च. राजनीति मा
ना क्वी ब्वारी
होंद ना क्वी
बेटी बस नाम
इ बड़ी चीज
होंद
धर्मा .पण ..
धिंग्वा - ईं राजनीति क
अठ्वाड़ मा बळि
को ब्याला खुज्याण इ
पोडल . अब बन्वारी क
सती साबितरी जन
ब्वारी इ सै
.
The
Garhwali phrases are definitely satirical. The political maneuvering drama has dialogues
and situations of real life. Many real life incidents as Mayvati’s construction
of Ambedkar parks in Uttar Pradesh in 2010-2011 are there in political
base drama ‘Bakharon Gwer Syal’
written in 1989 and published in weekly ’Rant Raibar’ , Dehradun in series in
2003. There is suspense for audience to be curious about next scene of the
play. The characters are of political maneuvering drama ‘Bakharon Gwer Syal’ not from elsewhere but from the real world. There is
suspense for audience to be curious about next scene of the play.
The
Garhwali satirical drama ‘Bakharon
Gwer Syal’ is one of the dramas with
political maneuvering subject is the strong proof that modern Garhwali dramas
developed with more speed than modern Garhwali fiction literature.
Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 22/5/2012
List
of a few political dramas or movies and comments on them
A: Amzon list by M. Henke is as
Nixon – Master piece among political maneuvering dramas
Primary Colors – truly great film/drama from political
maneuvering angle
All the President’s men – perfection in dramatization from
political maneuvering angle
Bulworth- best political satire film means that there
is political maneuvering in the drama/film
Dave- A feel good comedy, means there is political drama in
the film
JFK- Definitely is full of scenes of political maneuvering
dramatic scenes in the drama/film
B- List of Films/dramas based on politics and
political maneuvering
Ashes and
diamonds (1958) is a Polish film/drama about
war and political maneuvering.
The Battle
of Algiers (1966) is a film/drama about war maneuvering
and political maneuvering
The
assassination of Tortsky (1972) is
a British film/drama of political maneuvering
The
candidate (1972) is an American film/drama
about how political machine corrupts and methods for winning election through
political maneuvering
The Man (1972) is an American film/drama about ambitions and
political maneuvering in high places.
Mephisto (1981) is a Multilanguage film/drama is about political maneuvering with different style.
Asesinto
en el Senado de la Nacion (1984) is
an Argentine film/drama showing crimes and political maneuvering by
politicians.
New Delhi
Times (1986) is a Hindi film/drama about
political maneuvering.
Though The
Deadline (1987) is war film/drama but is
with political maneuvering too.
The
Brighter Summer Day (1991) is a Taiwanese film/drama
about political environment and political maneuvering of an age in Taiwan.
The City
of Hope (1991) is an American film/drama
about corruption in the system and politician’s maneuvering
Carla’s
Song (1996) is a British film/drama
about suffering of victims due to political struggle and political maneuvering.
City Hall (1996) is an American film/drama about fulfilling grand
ambitions and political maneuvering.
Angel Face (1998) - is an Argentinean Spanish film/drama about
political maneuvering genre.
Tea with
Mussolini (1999) is an Anglo-Italian
film/drama with full political
maneuvering
Chronicle
of an Escape (2006) is an Argentine (Spanish
language) film/drama about military political maneuvering.
4 Months, 3 weeks and 2 days (2007); A Romanian film/drama
based on political maneuvering genre.
Captive (2005) is an Argentine film/drama of different political
maneuvering genre.
C -Shakespeare’s dramas about political maneuvering
Alexander Leggatt discusses in details about political
maneuvering in the dramas of Shakespeare in the book ‘Shakespeare’s Political
Dramas’.
E- Miscellaneous briefs about dramas about political maneuvering
Stanley Hochman provides many examples of dramas of
political maneuvering and political ambitions in ‘McGraw encyclopedia of World
drama’ as – The Clique or the Helping Hand (1837) is a satirical political
maneuvering drama, Bertrand and Raton
i(1832) is a political comedy showing political maneuvering. Longino and Longino
provide briefs of dramas about political maneuvering in the book ‘Orientalism
in French Classical drama’. William J.
Slater provides details of drama of Roman era in the book ‘Roman theatre and Society. R.G
Hogan illustrates many examples of Irish dramas about political maneuvering in
the book ‘After the Irish Renaissance: A critical history of Irish Drama’. Gainor offers a good examples of dramas about
political maneuvering in the book ‘Imperialism and Theatre:’ Brockett et all
(History of theatre) ; Watson et all (A
cultural history of Theatre); Cohen (Theatre); Magill (Critical survey of
Drama); Quinn (Reader’s Encyclopedia of World Drama) ; Burstein (Theatre of
Revolt); Dharwadkar (Theatres of Independence); Nathans (Early American theatres from Revolution to
Jefferson) ; Wagner (Contemporary historical Chinese dramas ) ; Chen (Acting
the Right Part); illustrate dramas about
the subject of political maneuvering.
F- A few Top Political Maneuvering, Satirical Dramas /Films
First lady (1937) is satirical drama and film depicting
political maneuverings by two political rivals.
The Great Dictator film (1940) shows political maneuvering
through satirical methodology.
The Great McGinti (1940) a satirical film and drama is about
political maneuvering by two competitors in other fields.
All the King’s Man (1949) film is full of political
maneuvering, satirical drama.
Being There (1979) film has satirical genre and political
maneuvering drama
The candidate (1972) film has political maneuvering in
political campaign and is with satirical genre in the film-drama.
The Front (1976) film is a satirical, political maneuvering
drama in entertainment world.
Revolution 1 A Red Comedy (1991) film is another example of
satirical and political maneuvering in film’s drama
Bob Roberts (1992) film is good example of dramas based on
satirical base and political maneuvering.
Casino Jack (2010) – a satirical film is about supper
lobbyist with full of satire and political maneuvering drama.
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