Bhoot ku Chuffa Hath: A Garhwali Story depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject of concerns

(Review of Garhwali short Story Collection ‘ Ek Dhanga se Sakshatkar’ (1988) by Bhagwati Prasad Joshi)

                                       By: Bhishma Kukreti

[Notes on Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Garhwali Story depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Uttarakhandi Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Mid Himalayan Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Himalayan Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; North Indian Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Indian Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; South Asian Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Asian Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject]

     No doubt, the story ‘Bhoot ku Chuffa Hath’ is a moral story. However, the story writer shows the contemporary issues of society and their main concerns. A strong built man, very active in his agriculture works Nathu was village Padhan (jameedar). He did not send his son Gabdu   to school. Gabdu got unwanted friendship.  After the death of Nathu, Gabdu did not come in line and was busy with his lazy friends. The family started losing farms and balance farms were not producing food enough for the family. One day, his wife found that there are no cereals at all to cook. She goes to steal the crop (Kauni) from the Seth’s farm. Gabdu became conscious of his wife’s activity, goes behind his wife and when Gabdu finds the reality he was shocked.

  The story depicts the laziness of male partners of village families and their unawareness about new changes taking place.

 The tale telling style is attractive.

Reference-

Dr Anil Dabral, 2007, Garhwali Gady Parampara

(Bhagwati Prasad Joshi ‘Himwantwasi’ died in 1988, when the story collection book ‘ Ek Dhanga se Sakshatkar’ was in final stage for publishing)

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 28/6/2012

Notes on Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Garhwali Story depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Uttarakhandi Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Mid Himalayan Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Himalayan Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; North Indian Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Indian Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; South Asian Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject; Asian Stories depicting Social Mood with Contemporary Subject